The New Zealand Herald's Matt Nippert won the news category in the EY business journalism awards, announced today.

The TVNZ journalist leaked to by Paula Bennett's press secretary was Rebecca Wright.

NZME will soon be listed on the NZX, after APN shareholders this morning approved a de-merger.

COMMENT: Predictably NZ's free trade sceptics were not impressed with Todd McClay's effort to inject glasnost into the RCEP negotiations.

Broadcaster MediaWorks is in merger discussions with state broadcaster TVNZ, according to reports in Australian media.

Business magnate Sir Richard Branson believes "praise, not criticism" is the best method of leadership.

The Commerce Commission will look at whether there are separate digital and print media markets as part of its assessment of the proposed NZME-Fairfax merger.

COMMENT: Another day, another media merger. The combination of Sky TV and Vodafone amounts to a takeover of Sky.

20-year-old says Sir Richard Branson is an inspiration.

COMMENT: Bill English gave Maori TV n a $10.6 million boost in the Budget, although it has a $12.9 million nest egg built up over years of taxpayer funding.

New Zealand researchers are calling for TV shows that feature smoking scenes to be rated R.

The newspaper industry is upping its tactics in the fight against ad blockers.

NZME yesterday applied to the Commerce Commission for approval of a merger with its main rival in the business.

A merger between Fairfax's New Zealand operations and APN's NZME unit would have 11.7 per cent of New Zealand's digital advertising market.

Application to Commerce Commission to create New Zealand's biggest stand alone media company kicks off merger process.

NZME and Fairfax Media have filed an application to the Commerce Commission to create New Zealand's biggest standalone media company.

NZME and Fairfax NZ believe their planned merger will free up investment for high-quality journalism.

Media company exploring options, including a sale, as it fights a $140 million damages award in a defamation lawsuit.

COMMENT: When the all-but-inevitable merger of media companies NZME and Fairfax was announced, journalistic reaction fell into two camps.

Some will see the proposed merger of Fairfax New Zealand and NZME as the beginning of the end of an era for New Zealand media.

COMMENT: The proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax NZ is a further sign that media companies continue to look for viable business models.

COMMENT: NZME has "first mover" advantage when it comes to the shakeup of the New Zealand media industry.

Shares rallied at the start of trading on the ASX after APN successfully raised A$160 million through a rights issue.

COMMENT: Two media giants into one? Changed market makes NZME-Fairfax tie-up a real prospect.

Fairfax Media's New Zealand business is worth just 5 Australian cents to the cmpany's stock price, a brockerage says.

COMMENT: This week, it seems, we are through the looking glass, writes Raybon Kan.

Australia's APN and rival publisher Fairfax say they are in talks to merge their NZ businesses which would create the biggest stand-alone media company.

APN News & Media and its NZME unit in New Zealand would become more attractive takeover targets after demerging.