Media industry backs bid for new watchdog
A proposal for a single, independent watchdog for print, broadcasting and online news has been generally welcomed by the industry.
A proposal for a single, independent watchdog for print, broadcasting and online news has been generally welcomed by the industry.
Editorial: The Law Commission's final suggestions for media regulation were tabled in Parliament yesterday and they are a good deal better than its proposal of 15 months ago.
Bruce Sheppard says alleged past "misconducts" of Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson should be considered when considering their defamation case, a court has heard.
Defamation action launched by Hanover's Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson against the former chairman of the Shareholders Association is not complex enough to be "outside the ordinary".
Mark Hotchin and Eric Watson's defamation action against Bruce Sheppard should be heard by a judge without a jury, says the pair's lawyer.
New Zealand Post has appointed Christina Domecq as chief executive for its directories division, The Localist.
The Australian queen of women's magazines has tagged today's glossies as "boring" and says they need to up their game.
I hear two hedge funds - Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) - looked at taking over Rupert Murdoch's 43 per cent stake in Sky Television, but talks failed over the price.
He was the Terminator, then a governor, and now Arnold Schwarzenegger is an editor.
Shares in Sky TV will resume trading on the NZX this morning, after the company said News Corp had successfully sold its 43.6pc stake in the company.
Rupert Murdoch's selling out of Sky Television comes at to the end of a long golden period for the business, writes John Drinnan.
News Corp has confirmed it is selling out of New Zealand's Sky TV, netting $815m for its nearly 44 per cent stake in the country's dominant pay TV operator.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is understood to be selling out of New Zealand's Sky Television, and shares are expected to go on a trading halt this morning.
Who is looking after New Zealand's interests now that Ireland's Independent News & Media (INM) is firmly back in control at New Zealand Herald publisher APN News & Media?
APN News & Media has appointed long serving board member Peter Cosgrove to chairman in the wake of a clearout, which saw chief executive Brett Chenoweth and half the APN board resign on Monday.
APN shares are down 11.7pc in early trading on the ASX, after the shock resignation of the media company's chief executive and several board members.
Ireland's Independent News & Media has been successful in engineering a major exodus from the APN News & Media board, and in putting a stop to a planned capital raising.