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Sky TV extends Optus satellite deal
Fri, 21 Dec 2018 20:14:51 +1300 | BusinessDesk
Dec. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Sky Network Television says it has extended its satellite service agreement with Optus Networks for a further 10 years. More >>
Top news stories for 2018
Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:59:09 +1300 | UMR Research Ltd
The top news stories of the year were the rising fuel costs in October, and the rescue of the boys from a cave in Thailand in July. More >>
Spark Sport adds NBA TV, World Rally Championship and LTV
Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:08:29 +1300 | Spark
Spark Sport announced today it will distribute NBA (National Basketball Association) TV to fans in New Zealand. NBA TV is the NBA’s 24/7 dedicated channel. Spark Sport subscribers will be able to watch 6-7 NBA games per week on Spark Sport. A range ...More >>
Jenny Suo to front 1 NEWS Tonight
Thu, 20 Dec 2018 10:40:08 +1300 | TVNZ
Prior to this, she worked at Three for eight years as a journalist, and most recently hosted Newshub Late. More >>
Journalism educators are calling for action
Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:16:42 +1300 | Journalism Education Association of New Zealand
Conference Communique: Journalism Education Association of New Zealand Journalism educators are calling for action to support journalism at a time of falling student numbers and journalism school closures.More >>
Google taking measures after Millane murder-accused named
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:28:54 +1300 | RNZ
Google says it is taking measures to ensure it doesn't breach New Zealand's suppression laws, after the man accused of killing Grace Millane was made public. More >>
Scotty Stevenson presenter for Rugby World Cup 2019
Sat, 15 Dec 2018 11:47:13 +1300 | Spark
Spark Sport and TVNZ announce Scotty Stevenson as lead commentator and presenter for Rugby World Cup 2019 More >>
PHD New Zealand wins Silver
Fri, 14 Dec 2018 14:52:30 +1300 | Spark PR and Activate
Auckland | 14 December, 2018 – PHD New Zealand’s successful year of award wins has culminated in the agency being named Campaign Asia-Pacific’s Media Agency of the Year – Silver for 2018. The results were announced at an awards ceremony in ...More >>
Radio Sport is the Home for Summer Cricket
Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:48:30 +1300 | NZME.
14 November 2018 – Radio Sport is your home for the summer of cricket ahead, bringing you live ball-by-ball commentary of all Blackcaps home games as well as the White Ferns T20 series and the domestic Super Smash competition.More >>
Viva Scoop 3.0! Rounding Up 2018 and Looking Ahead
Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:42:17 +1300 | Joseph Cederwall
2018 has been quite a year for Scoop. We are so thrilled to have successfully met the funding target for the first stage of the ‘Scoop 3.0’ plan raising $36,000. This means we can now proceed with the planning phase for the delivery of this bold ...More >>
Change in the air for RNZ National
Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:42:14 +1300 | Radio New Zealand Limited
Change is in the air for RNZ National in the New Year with presentation roles to change and the proposed launch of a new 5am programme on weekday mornings. More >>
Agency Partners Academic on ‘World First' App
Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:26:28 +1300 | RUN ad agency
Creative agency RUN is working with a University of Auckland academic to develop a novelty stress relief app. Called BadGood, the app will provide a fun way for users to let out their everyday frustrations.More >>
Winner of the Next Women in Media Scholarship Announced
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 14:09:13 +1300 | Bauer Media
NEXT Magazine and Bauer Media are pleased to announce that the winner of the NEXT Women in Media Scholarship for 2018 is Jane Stanley, Managing Director of Annalect, OMD.More >>
QMS pulls out A$35M from NZ unit in MediaWorks merger
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:19:02 +1300 | BusinessDesk
Dec. 10 (BusinessDesk) - QMS Media will pocket A$35 million in a tie-up with free-to-air New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks, despite the Australian outdoor advertising firm being the junior partner. More >>
Fairfax raids Stuff kitty in lead up to Nine merger
Fri, 7 Dec 2018 12:40:02 +1300 | BusinessDesk
Dec. 7 (BusinessDesk) - Australia's Fairfax Media Group raided Stuff's kitty ahead of a planned merger with broadcaster Nine Entertainment Co, which doesn't see a home for the New Zealand unit. More >>
Lighten up with lots of brand new screen comedy next year
Fri, 7 Dec 2018 10:20:48 +1300 | NZ On Air
Five brand new screen drama and comedy projects and one internationally successful returning series will provide more opportunities for audiences to see and hear authentically New Zealand stories in 2019.More >>
RNZ Audiences Increase Year on Year
Thu, 6 Dec 2018 13:25:02 +1300 | Radio New Zealand
RNZ Audiences Increase Year on Year The final nationwide GfK radio industry survey for 2018 reflects a strong twelve months for RNZ with year-on-year growth for live listening across the two networks RNZ National and RNZ Concert. More >>
Legal protection sought to preserve haka in Germany
Thu, 6 Dec 2018 12:14:38 +1300 | RNZ
A Māori cultural advisor is looking at taking legal action to protect the haka in Germany. More >>
Arrest following Police Ten 7 appeal
Wed, 5 Dec 2018 17:18:11 +1300 | New Zealand Police
Following the screening on Police Ten 7 last Thursday night Police have arrested a 23-year old Porirua man in relation to a serious assault that occurred at Countdown on Carlyle Street in Napier on the 1st of February.More >>
Gordon Campbell on why we politely fake political obituaries
Wed, 5 Dec 2018 11:01:20 +1300 | Gordon Campbell
One unfortunate side effect of “personality politics” is that when prominent politicians die, the niceties we observe at the death of private individuals get automatically extended to them as well.More >>
