When television arrived in New Zealand 50 years ago a consumer's main decision was whether to buy a console TV or one that had legs.

Michael Laws is stepping down for family reasons, despite suggestions he could win again.

TVNZ's 50th birthday bash was a rubbish celebration of local TV history full of meaningless montages of past presenters, writes Russell Baillie.

The BBC is hoping to combat "sensationalist" and "biased" reporting by launching a TV news service in Pakistan.

The BBC is keeping pace with technological change.

A leading Maori journalist is threatening to walk away from TVNZ if proposals to revamp the Maori-focused current affairs show Marae go ahead, insiders say.

Trailblazing film-maker Merata Mita collapsed and died yesterday while at Maori Television to discuss a documentary.

Radio bosses are singing the blues after a 58 per cent rise in the royalties music stations pay record companies and performers.

To lose one personal fortune might be considered bad luck; to lose two looks distinctly careless.

Readers now have the option of turning digital rather than paper pages after yesterday's launch of Whitcoulls' e-book service.

One of the US' largest newspapers has a new rival with the launch of a nonprofit website that's part of a growing trend reshaping US journalism.

There's some pretty dire stuff out there but every so often an ad comes along that's a true rib-tickler

Media: Perigo radio stint sparks diction friction

Mike Hosking has defended Hanover co-founder Mark Hotchin, describing the businessman as a victim of tall-poppy syndrome.

Charlotte Grimshaw's fourth novel The Night Book is set among Auckland's wealthy political elite and tells of women with more money than dress sense, decked out in "yards of ruffle and flounce and skirt and boot".

Kylie Bax returns to modelling in spectacular form - gracing the pages of Italian Vogue in her first major spread in years.