Footage has emerged of the brawl between Australian media mogul James Packer and Nine boss David Gyngell which shows three men trying to restrain the pair.

If it hadn't been for a fortuitously placed paparazzo, who caught the 'Battle of Bondi' on camera, people might never have believed how Aussie's most powerful men settled scores.

Labour is considering blocking former TVNZ broadcaster Shane Taurima as a candidate if a TVNZ investigation is too damaging for him and the party.

A blogger and political consultant to Mana and the Internet Party has warned he will not support closer ties with the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.

One of the most successful authors in British history, with legions of fans and millions of pounds to her name is not immune to pressure.

John Drinnan writes in his media column that NZ's biggest newsroom has taken the unusual step of setting up a register to formally identify 'risks' in its coverage.

It was the country's first trial covered by social media and live television - so what effect has the Pistorius murder trial had on South Africa's media?

Commercial radio networks have emerged from the latest radio ratings survey without any major upheaval for its DJs.

After decades of inter-marrying and living in relative harmony, Rwandan Hutus rose en masse and began mutilating, raping, torturing and murdering their Tutsi neighbours.

Taxpayers are paying a corporate lobbying and public relations firm top dollar to run a website that the opposition says could be run by public servants for much less.

Money is money and nobody wants to look a gift horsepower in the mouth, writes John Drinnan. Mazda now owns sponsorship rights to 7pm shows from Sunday through to Friday.

John Key has branded criticism of the release of royal routes as "nonsense", and the man responsible for the remarks "an idiot".

The country's longest-running employment case has been won by Radio New Zealand, the broadcaster is reporting.

If a broadcaster is reliant on advertisers and sponsors it will become, in some sense, beholden to them, and this will compromise its editorial independence, writes Sue Kedgley.

The percentage of Maori fluent in te reo fell by almost 5 per cent between 2006 and 2013, Census figures show, but Maori Television insists it is fulfilling its core purpose of boosting the revitalisation of the language.

When the Seddon earthquake rocked Robyn Carter's home last July, she turned to television to tell her what was happening, but found it useless.

The long serving head of news at Radio New Zealand - Don Rood - is among several senior executives at Radio New Zealand asked to reapply for their jobs.

Blogs like WhaleOil and Kiwiblog may soon be subject to the same rules as newspapers under expansion at The Press Council, writes John Drinnan.

Our vacuum cleaner is clogged with long orange hair. When you clean it, you get a little orange mat. This is life living with Samantha Hayes, my colleague and friend of almost a decade.

The Maori Television board last month rejected major changes as it pushed for the appointment of a contentious applicant for the chief executive's job.

The Government is facing flak on two fronts over issues affecting Maori Television, amid staff concerns about plans to realign its news and current affairs department.

Maori broadcasters have weaved a tangled web of politics with upheavals at both Television New Zealand and Maori TV, writes John Drinnan.

The Maori TV board is pushing ahead with plans to appoint controversial broadcaster Paora Maxwell as chief executive in the next two weeks, broadcasting sources say.