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![Augusta Capital buys NZME House for $115.8m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Augusta Capital buys NZME House for $115.8m
Augusta Capital has bought NZME House in Auckland for $115.8 million with plans to bundle the property into a syndication investment offer.
![Power couple ready for landmark show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power couple ready for landmark show
Laura McGoldrick's biggest fan - her husband Martin Guptill - will tune in from India tomorrow to watch her debut on a groundbreaking digital news show.
![New York Times to invest $50m in digital expansion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New York Times to invest $50m in digital expansion
The New York Times publication will invest $50 million over the next three years to increase its digital audience.
![NZME launches farming show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZME launches farming show
NZME is launching The Country, which will see its radio, digital and print brands merge to become the hub for all rural content.
![John Drinnan: Rialto setting its sights on Asia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Drinnan: Rialto setting its sights on Asia
Rialto Channel is moving into the Asian pay TV market and taking a "significant" investment in a Hong Kong-based TV distributor, writes John Drinnan.
![Interest rate cut leaked by MediaWorks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Interest rate cut leaked by MediaWorks
"The leak is a serious and disappointing breach of many years of trust," Governor Graeme Wheeler said.
![What advertising do you hate the most?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What advertising do you hate the most?
Telemarketing and auto-play online ads are the most annoying types of advertising.
![NZME partners with FCM for digital broadcast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZME partners with FCM for digital broadcast
NZME's new digital news show will be sponsored by global corporate travel management company FCM Travel Solutions Partners.
![Al-Qaeda offers its analysis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Al-Qaeda offers its analysis
A digital newspaper that is connected to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has published an article detailing the US presidential election.
![Duncan Greive: MediaWorks serves up fresh celeb hybrid hell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Duncan Greive: MediaWorks serves up fresh celeb hybrid hell
So - was Celebrity Family Feud cross-promotional heaven or hell, asks Duncan Greive.
![John Drinnan: PM's squabbles come at a cost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Drinnan: PM's squabbles come at a cost
COMMENT: Incidents involving three freelancers questioning the Government have led to costly legal action.
![Snakk Media falls victim to online scam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Snakk Media falls victim to online scam
Snakk Media says it has become the victim of an online scam that could cost as much as $215,000.
![Herald launches daily video news show](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Herald launches daily video news show
NZ Herald Focus will be hosted by former Campbell Live reporter Tristram Clayton, SKY Sport's Laura McGoldrick and NZME's Niva Retimanu and Tony Veitch.
![Australian media moves begin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australian media moves begin
Nine Entertainment has taken a 9.99 per cent stake in regional broadcaster Southern Cross Media, in the first of expected moves in the sector.
![John Drinnan: Filthy Rich lacks courage as networks become more risk-averse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Drinnan: Filthy Rich lacks courage as networks become more risk-averse
COMMENT: Free-to-air networks are fighting for a bigger share of diminishing TV advertising revenue, and drama is at the costly edge of that battle.
![Fairfax staff on strike until Monday](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fairfax staff on strike until Monday
Fairfax staff at the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Financial Review are now on strike following the announcement of more redundancy.
![CEO a contender from day one](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
CEO a contender from day one
Michael Boggs' fingerprints were all over NZME before he was announced as the new chief executive.
![NZ media agendas 'most male-dominated'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ media agendas 'most male-dominated'
The Global Media Monitoring Project has found that women declined from 26 per cent of people reported in NZ news stories in 2005 to 23 per cent in 2010 and just 18 per cent last year.
![The Insider: Spend in haste ...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Insider: Spend in haste ...
Last year's Budget was remarkable in how much of it was written so late in the process.
![John Drinnan: On-demand services boosted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Drinnan: On-demand services boosted
MediaWorks is taking initiatives to improve its on-demand offering on 3Now.
![Knock-on effect of Australia media changes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Knock-on effect of Australia media changes
Prospective liberalisation of Australia's media ownership laws could spark a shakeup here.
![Australia's media sector shake up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australia's media sector shake up
Australia's media ownership laws are being shaken up. What rules are being scrapped, and how might it affect the sector?
![TVNZ first-half profit drops 36pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
TVNZ first-half profit drops 36pc
Slowing advertising market and reduced government funding eats into Television New Zealand's revenue.
![John Drinnan: Jennings exit leaves big gap at TV3](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Drinnan: Jennings exit leaves big gap at TV3
Broadcast news veteran has many fans among MediaWorks staff, writes John Drinnan.
![Herald readership, digital audiences soar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Herald readership, digital audiences soar
Herald on Sunday now NZ's best-read Sunday newspaper.
![Fairfax NZ earnings drop as print sales fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fairfax NZ earnings drop as print sales fall
Fairfax Media's New Zealand division posted a 12 percent drop in first-half earnings as online revenue gains didn't offset the ongoing advertising decline in print publications.
![John Drinnan: Blogs become new channel for marketers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John Drinnan: Blogs become new channel for marketers
NZ bloggers are trailing the US, Britain and Australia when it comes to commercially capitalising on their profiles.
![Dozens of Fairfax jobs on the line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dozens of Fairfax jobs on the line
Dozens of New Zealand jobs are in the air after Fairfax Media decided to end an experiment sharing work between its Australian and New Zealand operations.