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APN unveils Queensland web paywalls
APN News & Media will launch digital subscriptions for its Queensland-based daily regional newspapers this year.
Is Campbell Live staying alive?
A cryptic tweet from Campbell Live reporter Ali Ikram has fuelled speculation on the future of the show.
Will new tax affect The Block?
Properties renovated on prime time reality television show The Block are likely to be caught by the Government's new capital gains rules.
Election broadcasts a giant turn off
Political parties need to listen carefully when TVNZ asks to be relieved of its obligation to screen their election broadcasts.
Streaming video usage surges
Internet data usage has seen a huge rise in the past three months as users embrace a "video streaming revolution".
Australian media tycoon lunged at burger exec with broken wine glass
An alcohol-fueled three-hour long lunch came to a dramatic end when an Australian media tycoon took a swing at the owner of burger chain Hungry Jack's.
Driven matches Autotrader audience
NZME's website Driven has matched the Autotrader audience after just a month in market.
TVNZ wants less of election
Television New Zealand says it should be allowed to drop some of its election coverage because of terrible ratings.
Netflix, iTunes face paying GST
John Drinnan says New Zealand plans to impose new tax rules so overseas media companies such as Netflix have to pay GST.
Paul Henry capturing less than 1pc of target demographic
Paul Henry's new morning show is capturing less than one per cent share of its target demographic according to new AC Neilsen figures.
Big US deal for Kiwi cinema firm
Kiwi cinema software developer Vista Group International has signed a deal with the second-largest theatre chain in the United States, AMC Theatres.
Judge asks jurors if they'll be impartial
The judge in the Blessie Gotingco murder trial will take the rare step of asking each jury member whether they can be impartial after they have heard all the evidence.
Mag printed with HIV blood
A men’s magazine has printed its latest issue using ink infused with HIV-positive blood in a bid to break the taboo associated with the disease.
Bloodstained car part found in garage
A police officer says he found a "heavily bloodstained" car part hidden in the garage of the man accused of killing Blessie Gotingco.
Sky gets ready for internet
Sky TV is taking a big step on to the internet with a launch planned for some time in July.
John Drinnan: What now for MediaWorks?
MediaWorks is now wholly owned by United States-based investment funds. Oaktree Capital was this week revealed as having increased its stake in MediaWorks - parent of TV3 - to 78 per cent. Oaktree....
From chopping block to death row
After a lift in ratings, broadcaster MediaWorks has extended the review of the Campbell Live indefinitely.
Film studio option for ex-airbase
An Auckland Council entity has commissioned a study into Hobsonville Point land becoming this city's Wellywood.
Political pressure cuts both ways
An unusual aspect of the campaign to save Campbell Live is the number of people who see political meddling as a factor in its likely demise.
Another senior TVNZ newswoman quits
Current affairs producer Briar McCormack has resigned from TVNZ and is the third senior female manager to leave the newsroom in the past few months.
Campbell's knighthood crusade a ghoulish step
John Campbell and his team have been trying every trick in the book to try to escape TV3's death row.