John Drinnan: Film benefits drift off plot
One argument is that you should allocate money more on benefits you can count, rather than those you can only guess at, writes John Drinnan.
One argument is that you should allocate money more on benefits you can count, rather than those you can only guess at, writes John Drinnan.
APN News & Media is gearing up for a subscription model at the nzherald.co.nz website.
The British are known for their hugely popular tabloid newspapers and a love of all things royal.
A New Zealand university's student magazine has put its own spin on a famous Rolling Stone cover, replicating a John Lennon and Yoko Ono shot for a sex-themed issue.
Radio New Zealand staff marked the end of an era on Wednesday night with a waiata for the recently departed chief executive of the state radio company, Peter Cavanagh.
Rupert Murdoch has expressed regret for questioning the competence of police carrying out an investigation into wrongdoing at his UK newspapers, but says the probe has gone on too long.
A camera operator from TVNZ's Maori news service Te Karere had his camera pushed away in an exchange at a Maori education hui yesterday, the broadcaster says.
Ray Richards was a modest man who made a significant impact on New Zealand publishing.
Duncan Garner's high and mighty commentary on RadioLive, combined with the implication on Twitter that a move was imminent, was bad, writes John Drinnan.
The future of New Zealand's local television drama industry has found an advocate in TV star Shane Cortese.
The future of the MediaWorks network Four is at stake as the cash-strapped company tries to renegotiate programming deals with Hollywood studios.
The third series of Almighty Johnsons - which was revived at late notice - will be launching during a pivotal time for TV3 owner MediaWorks.
Telecom is hoping to drive customers on to faster broadband services with a deal to offer discounted online access to the English Premier League football.
The National Party's relationship with big entertainment firms is back in the limelight, with John Key talking down the prospects of recovering MediaWorks' $22 million tax debt.
Sky Sport has apologised for an ad which played midway through the first half of last night's rugby test between the All Blacks and France.
Has the latest receivership been solely driven by MediaWorks' desire to avoid paying $22 million to the IRD?
Viewers wanting internet-based broadcasting can choose from a multitude of devices but their viewing experience will be dictated by their internet connection.
The loss of English Premier League soccer to online broadcaster Coliseum Sports Media may signal the end of Sky's virtual monopoly of quality sports content.
Coliseum Sports Media is set to deliver to New Zealanders all 380 games of the English football premier league via a pay-per-view online platform.
Labour will be watching the government "like a hawk" over MediaWorks tax dispute because of past treatment for the media company which owns TV3 and RadioLive.
Shareholders' Association founder Bruce Sheppard plans to call 25 witnesses defending the defamation case brought against him by Hanover Finance's Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson.
KordaMentha, the receivers for MediaWorks, could hand over control to a new firm by the end of next month, according to insiders.
Fran O'Sullivan asks: "Is the MediaWorks receivership simply the first move in a long-running play that will ultimately return more media assets into NZ ownership?"
Sky TV has lost the rights to broadcast English Premier League football in New Zealand next season.