Radio New Zealand has taken Mary Wilson off air to make room for a new show "with a visual element" featuring John Campbell, writes John Drinnan.

New TVNZ chairwoman Joan Withers describes TV One's rating success from 6pm to 7.30pm as "stunning".

NZ On Air will decide on Wednesday whether to fund a new 5:30pm soap opera which TV3 hopes will help boost ratings for 3News, writes John Drinnan.

Foreign firms are believed to get more than half the grants made by NZ On Air, writes John Drinnan.

Sean Plunket's comments describing Eleanor Catton as an "ungrateful hua" and a "traitor" were not in breach of broadcasting standards.

TV3 has upped the ante in the battle for the news ratings.

Major changes are expected for flagship shows on Radio NZ National after the latest survey showed no improvement, writes John Drinnan.

Respected producer Annabelle Lee has resigned from Maori Television's Native Affairs programme, according to former colleague Mihingarangi Forbes.

The future of TV3 news and current affairs rests on the success of the new current affairs show called Story, writes John Drinnan.

Boycotting TV3 is big news. But what if there's no one around to report it? Karl Puschmann asks the hard questions.

Former Maori TV presenter to take up new role as Maori affairs special correspondent at Radio New Zealand.

US hedge fund Oaktree Capital has completed its takeover of MediaWorks Investments, confirming rumours it had taken 100 per cent ownership of the media company.

Labour Party folk were stunned when journalist Paddy Gower embarked on a radio tirade, saying the party was "rotten to the core", writes John Drinnan.

It's hard to know what else Hauraki could do to alert listeners to the fact that Like Mike is a piss-take, writes Paul Thomas.

Campbell Live’s final broadcast last night received the show’s highest ratings ever, with more than half a million viewers tuning in.

Powerful telepath Steve Braunias reveals the hidden thoughts of prominent New Zealanders as Campbell Live beamed out across the nation one final time.

TV3 management keeps chopping and changing its direction and if I was silly enough to be a TV3 shareholder, I'd be concerned, writes Myles Thomas.

John Campbell ended today's broadcast with thanks and confirmation that tonight's show wasn't the last.

Herald will be "the last to know" once a decision on the show's future has been reached, says MediaWorks chairman Rod McGeoch.

Advocates for global mode and open internet access are undermining local content and the survival of the New Zealand production industry, writes John Drinnan.

Increase a brazen move when Sky's prices are already an issue and we are in the first days of a competitive pay TV market, writes John Drinnan.

Television New Zealand says it should be allowed to drop some of its election coverage because of terrible ratings.

Online rallying of Campbell Live fans shows the power of web campaigns as a democratic instrument, writes ActionStation national director Marianne Elliott.

Since it was announced that Campbell Live was under review, three petitions to save the show have gathered more than 95,000 signatures.

In television it's often said you live or die by the ratings. But just who is watching what we're watching?

John Campbell has called in lawyer Linda Clark to fight his corner as MediaWorks confirms the company is looking for a homegrown soap to replace Campbell Live.

Does the demise of Campbell Live signal the end of serious current affairs on prime-time television? Geoff Cumming, Matt Nippert and Phil Taylor report.

A comment made by National MP for Clutha-Southland Todd Barclay on his Facebook page regarding Campbell Live has left people seething.