COMMENT: Incidents involving three freelancers questioning the Government have led to costly legal action.

Snakk Media says it has become the victim of an online scam that could cost as much as $215,000.

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.

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.

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 at the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Financial Review are now on strike following the announcement of more redundancy.

Michael Boggs' fingerprints were all over NZME before he was announced as the new chief executive.

Why did a row involving Mihingarangi Forbes and Annabelle Lee challenging Willie Jackson wind up before a Crown entity, asks John Drinnan.

Media boss will be replaced by the company's chief financial officer, Michael Boggs.

MediaWorks is taking initiatives to improve its on-demand offering on 3Now.

Prospective liberalisation of Australia's media ownership laws could spark a shakeup here.

Australia's media ownership laws are being shaken up. What rules are being scrapped, and how might it affect the sector?

Slowing advertising market and reduced government funding eats into Television New Zealand's revenue.

Broadcast news veteran has many fans among MediaWorks staff, writes John Drinnan.

Herald on Sunday now NZ's best-read Sunday newspaper.

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.

NZ bloggers are trailing the US, Britain and Australia when it comes to commercially capitalising on their profiles.

Julie Christie told NZ on Air bosses she would consider resigning from the MediaWorks board over perceived attacks from the funding body on her integrity.

As keen polo-goers start hunting down their glad rags for the day, ponies from around New Zealand are being transported to Clevedon polo grounds in preparation for the 2016 NZ Polo Open.

News Corp is cutting costs at its Australian and British newspapers after its digital real estate business failed to offset lower advertising revenue.

Revamped TV3 news is rating well - even if it isn't yet living up to its multi-media billing, writes John Drinnan.

3 News lost its brazen, agenda-setting way. Its traditionally younger, hipper and digitally-connected audience all-but deserted it.

Long-awaited Australian law reform could shake up New Zealand media, too.

Mothers - the not-so-secret weapons conquering the viral internet.

MediaWorks' imminent canning of its 3 News brand in favour of a new, cross-platform Newshub service has been described as both "bold" and "sad" by industry observers.

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge and wife of Britain's Prince William, is to act as guest editor of online news service, the Huffington Post.