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Sky monitors move to online
Sky TV is catching up with the move to online television by developing the subscription video on demand service Neon and building catch-up services such as Sky Go.

More eyes on the Herald
Latest readership figures show our combined print and online audience lifting to 844,000 readers a day and 1.34 million across the week.

Key to publishing blockbusters
The publishing industry is using online tools to tailor its publications to what readers want — which means what’s hot on the web is what comes off the printing press.

Kiwis stick with TV and radio
A NZ on Air report into media consumption has concluded that kiwis are sticking to traditional platforms despite the big push toward to digital.

Playboy's shift to licensing
Playboy is getting more time to transform itself into a licensing company from an aging publisher as readers desert print.

12 Questions: Russell Brown
Bright. I was always bright. I had bronchial issues for most of my childhood which meant quite a bit of time off school and I liked that, sitting around reading books and comics.

Media giants team up to freeze Dotcom
Music and movie giants have joined forces to freeze Kim Dotcom's assets, but they'll have to negotiate conditions first.

John Drinnan: Newspapers edge closer to online news charges
Newspapers are at the coalface of the media revolution this year as they push ahead with the switch in focus from print publications to online, writes John Drinnan.

TV magic fades for advertisers
Advertisers are warning of a "tipping point" in the value of TV time that will affect spending habits this year.

TV blow up 'personal animosity'
Simon Bridges' "uncontrolled blowout" on TV's 'Campbell Live' while discussing deep sea oil drilling was probably due to personal animosity with the host.

Paper emerges from the ashes as 'world's daily' reborn
A little piece of Paris and a part of media history steps into a new era today when the International Herald Tribune dies and is reborn as the International New York Times.

Delays over Sky inquiry spark worry
Slow progress in completing an inquiry is fuelling concern that the Commerce Commission is backing away from challenging Sky TV's hold on video content.

John Drinnan: PR sharks circle Fonterra
Public relations sharks are circling Fonterra and what is believed to be New Zealand's biggest image handling contract.

CBD billboard ads go digital
Billboard company APN Outdoor yesterday flicked the switch on the Auckland central business district's first digital advertising billboard.

APN executives resign
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.

Broadband cost 'too high' - survey
More than 60 per cent of New Zealanders believe they're paying too much for broadband, a new survey that examines our online habits shows.

Government to announce future of grants
The Government expects to make announcements about the future of film and television production grants worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Violent, ugly abuse on Melbourne bus
Police are investigating the violent abuse of a group of French women on a Melbourne bus, captured on video and posted on YouTube by another passenger.

Watching the private eyes
On TV, there is a shady mystique to the job of a private investigator. The reality is one of hard work and sometimes operating at the edge of the law.

Patrick Stokes: You're not entitled to your opinion
Not every Tom, Dick or Harry's views deserve to be treated as expert and aired in public discourse, writes Patrick Stokes.

The new-look New Zealand Herald
Today's edition of the New Zealand Herald marks a profound change in the way we bring you the news. After 148 years and nine months of daily publication, its also stakes its claim to a clear and important role in the digital world.