
Media: Battle over sleaze on screen heats up
Broadcasters are appealing to the High Court in an attempt to stop tightening of controls for sexual content on television.
Broadcasters are appealing to the High Court in an attempt to stop tightening of controls for sexual content on television.
Struggling media company MediaWorks is up-to-date with its broadcasting licence payments and has not received a bail-out loan from the Government, Communications Minister Steven Joyce says.
The Government has thrown a lifeline to ailing private media company MediaWorks, which owns TV3, Four, and about half New Zealand's commercial radio stations.
Kiwi blokes are shipping in mail-order brides, new research suggests, because well-educated New Zealand women turn up their noses at their male counterparts.
APN News & Media said its New Zealand media business had a solid year in 2010 with revenue growth of 1.7pc and earnings growth of 9.6pc.
A radio station's controversial 'win a wife' competition is going ahead - with a tongue-in-cheek name change - despite allegations it devalues marriage and violates human dignity.
A radio promotion offering the chance to win a 'hot' wife from Ukraine has offended New Zealand immigrants from the eastern European country.
Two of the best Maori broadcasters in NZ are at odds over how best to preserve the Maori language.
The Business Herald's media writer takes a look at the year just gone and what's coming up in 2011.
Connor Nestor and Vince Wynn will take over the 95bFM Breakfast Show from this Monday.
Hours after announcing his resignation from the 95bFM Breakfast Show, Matt Heath has been confirmed as the new Drive show host on Radio Hauraki.
bFM Breakfast Show host Matt Heath is leaving bFM, 8 months after taking over the show from Mikey Havoc.
For a young person in a competitive job market, getting your foot in the door in your chosen industry is key.
This speech was delivered at the 2010 SPADA conference, on Friday November 12th.
Controversial broadcaster Iain Stables is expected to get the chop from Radio Hauraki this week.
The Jetstar check-in assistant accused of attacking radio "shock-jock" Iain Stables at Auckland Airport will fight the charges.
TVNZ is considering five formal complaints against Paul Holmes covering the Hobbit dispute on TV One show Q&A on Labour weekend.