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!['Further deaths': Experts' fears over Polkinghorne media coverage - the court's response](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Further deaths': Experts' fears over Polkinghorne media coverage - the court's response
Open justice prevails as media coverage of murder trial defended.
![Sky TV's profit falls slightly as customers drop to 5-year low; critical rugby negotiations loom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Sky TV's profit falls slightly as customers drop to 5-year low; critical rugby negotiations loom
Sky has delivered a 'solid' result in a tough market - and despite losing customers.
![Ad industry anger: Top creative agencies miss out in Govt crackdown on public spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Ad industry anger: Top creative agencies miss out in Govt crackdown on public spending
Ad industry likens dealing with MBIE to 'flat earthers'; MBIE defends cost-savings move.
![TVNZ set to move into pay-TV and sports rights; Fair Go star's business move](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
TVNZ set to move into pay-TV and sports rights; Fair Go star's business move
Who's in line to be Stuff's next CEO?; The NZ Olympics media dream team.
![Stuff CEO quits to work for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, owner Sinead Boucher to take reins again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Stuff CEO quits to work for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, owner Sinead Boucher to take reins again
Laura Maxwell leaves for Australia after just over a year in the CEO role.
![Be 'more ambitious': Minister puts heat on RNZ over trust; Motherhood: It's Amelia, then Tova](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Be 'more ambitious': Minister puts heat on RNZ over trust; Motherhood: It's Amelia, then Tova
Tova O'Brien: 'It’s hard to imagine being any happier'; Big changes at PR agency.
!['Abhorrent' ad: Legal experts on why it was 'misleading'; Hobson's Pledge stands firm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Abhorrent' ad: Legal experts on why it was 'misleading'; Hobson's Pledge stands firm
Group says Hobson’s Pledge entitled to 'robust opinion' but not to deceive people.
![NZ Herald rejects new Hobson's Pledge ad amid heated reaction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
NZ Herald rejects new Hobson's Pledge ad amid heated reaction
Herald publisher NZME says it is reviewing the use of advocacy advertising.
!['Distressing': TVNZ removes Casketeers episode; RNZ radio ratings languish; TV3 news takes a hit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Distressing': TVNZ removes Casketeers episode; RNZ radio ratings languish; TV3 news takes a hit
Top name set for TVNZ board; Herald reviews AI rules; Agency wins big retail pitch.
!['Deeply distressing': Govt funding agencies confirm Casketeers star won't appear in new TV series](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Deeply distressing': Govt funding agencies confirm Casketeers star won't appear in new TV series
TV producers: 'We feel great sympathy for the families affected first and foremost.'
!['Noses out of joint': Ex-Breakfast host and the internal documents; TVNZ CEO's Olympics trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Noses out of joint': Ex-Breakfast host and the internal documents; TVNZ CEO's Olympics trip
Who will replace Simon Barnett? Herald's AI error of judgment; New All Blacks media boss.
![Fears of more job losses, show cuts as TVNZ confirms it needs to find $30m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Fears of more job losses, show cuts as TVNZ confirms it needs to find $30m
'We are concerned that TVNZ is looking into significant changes [and] even larger cuts.'
![Warner Bros Discovery posts massive $138.2m loss – finances behind Newshub closure revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Warner Bros Discovery posts massive $138.2m loss – finances behind Newshub closure revealed
The closure of Newshub and other job cuts are likely to cost $14 million in redundancies.
![Sky TV paid a hefty fee for Olympics in a different era – its business quest to strike gold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Sky TV paid a hefty fee for Olympics in a different era – its business quest to strike gold
Are we seeing too many ads with the Olympics on pay TV? Sky opens up on the financials.
!['You won't have a TV station': TVNZ chair defends cuts to the man who appointed him](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'You won't have a TV station': TVNZ chair defends cuts to the man who appointed him
The RNZ chief and a former minister go head to head over Māori content.
![PR 'earthquake': Top lobbying firm to close NZ operations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
PR 'earthquake': Top lobbying firm to close NZ operations
The firm will close tomorrow after 21 years in NZ including its own time in the spotlight.
!['Pain in the ass': Hosking's crack at All Blacks; Shock as US TV duo chase sheep, slit throat in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Pain in the ass': Hosking's crack at All Blacks; Shock as US TV duo chase sheep, slit throat in NZ
TVNZ's Breakfast ratings boost; The NZ media reps at Olympics; Agencies team up for haka.
!['Offensive, demeaning': The mayor, the TV star and a car-crash interview](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
'Offensive, demeaning': The mayor, the TV star and a car-crash interview
Independent review finds mayor breached code of conduct for use of n-word.
![Reality TV contestant kicked off US show after killing, eating protected weka bird in NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Reality TV contestant kicked off US show after killing, eating protected weka bird in NZ
Starving contestant apologises for eating bird; DoC says the incident is 'unacceptable'.
![He made the Crunchie, Dear John and Bugger TV ads - his grief for creativity; Murder case doco](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
He made the Crunchie, Dear John and Bugger TV ads - his grief for creativity; Murder case doco
Taxpayer funding for Polkinghorne murder case TV doco; TVNZ sports host's new role.
![Trump shooting: TVNZ surges as TV3 viewers wait 8 hours; Sponsors blacked out for ABs test](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=820)
Trump shooting: TVNZ surges as TV3 viewers wait 8 hours; Sponsors blacked out for ABs test
Ron Brierley is back investing in media; Rupert Murdoch's newspaper prediction.