COMMENT: Spark-owned Lightbox is developing its pay TV offering and an announcement on its next move is expected soon.

Nine Entertainment has taken a 9.99 per cent stake in regional broadcaster Southern Cross Media, in the first of expected moves in the sector.

Fairfax staff at the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Financial Review are now on strike following the announcement of more redundancy.

Fairfax Media's New Zealand division posted a 12 percent drop in first-half earnings as online revenue gains didn't offset the ongoing advertising decline in print publications.

Dozens of New Zealand jobs are in the air after Fairfax Media decided to end an experiment sharing work between its Australian and New Zealand operations.

"This is the best time to be a storyteller," was the message NZ Herald managing editor Shayne Currie brought back to journalists from the World News Media Congress.

The Smalley debate brings up the importance for diversity in media. But empathy for minorities is just as important, writes Lee Suckling.

The big winner at the PANZ Book Design Awards 2015 was Cardboard Cathedral by Andrew Barrie which won the best illustrated and best typography categories of the awards for designer Janson Chau and publisher Auckland University Press.

As fast as they come off the production line, they sensibly up sticks for the big smoke, writes Bob Jones. "There's a reverse flow from city to country by plain, husband-seeking fat girls."

Bryce Edwards examines the murky world of the media, NZ politicians and the professional and unprofessional relationships between the two.

War is declared, not for the first time, between France and Britain. The conflict might be called "Michelin star wars" or "the gastronomic empire strikes back".

APN News & Media has increased its presence in the Australian broadcasting scene through the purchase of Perth radio station 96FM from rival publisher Fairfax Media.

The world is going digital, but MediaWorks and NZME. are still spending millions of dollars on ye olde radio frequencies.

New Zealand Herald sports editor at large Dylan Cleaver tonight cleaned up the print and online categories at the Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards.

APN News & Media has appointed brokers Credit Suisse/First NZ and Forsyth Barr to advise the company on the possible IPO and float of NZME.

APN is still considering floating its NZ media unit with a board appointment announcement this afternoon expected to show the Australian parent isn't considering a trade sale.

Miranda Kerr sparked controversy last week when she appeared in Japanese Vogue dressed in a kimono.

The publisher of the NZ Herald plans to sell 60pc of its New Zealand business, generating gross proceeds of A$309m.

A fund manager says Australia's APN News & Media may have picked an opportune time to float its Kiwi assets.

Australia's APN News & Media is considering an IPO and sharemarket float for its NZ assets, which include the Herald, Newstalk ZB and the online bargain website GrabOne.

The publisher of the New Zealand Herald, has announced it is considering an initial public offer and sharemarket float for its New Zealand business.

Fairfax Media reversed a slide in earnings from its NZ business as cost cutting helped make up from a continued decline in advertising and circulation.

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.

APN News & Media has bought out its partner in a Hong Kong outdoor advertising joint venture for A$14 million.