The set-top box is emerging as a key driver of boosting engagement in pay-TV following the release of details on the proposed merger.

Sidewalk Karaoke has been picked up by FreemantleMedia, the same company which owns the formats for Got Talent, Idol, X-Factor and more.

More than 100,000 people are thought to have viewed the fight via Facebook and other internet back doors.

Sky TV bosses say Television New Zealand is grabbing too much of its exclusive sports footage to use on news bulletins and websites.

A new report shows too much New Zealand television is being made by Pakeha men and we need to diversify.

Paula Bosher, of the Alaskan Malamute Club, said they often get inquiries from people wanting a dog because they'd seen them on a TV show or movie.

Character actor Ian Watkin - whose face is familiar in roles such as the train guard in the classic Crunchie television ad - has died. He was 76.

R&R and Back Benches are seriously entertaining - but you need commitment to catch them, writes Duncan Greive.

COMMENT: Two media giants into one? Changed market makes NZME-Fairfax tie-up a real prospect.

Changes at the top of the beleaguered MediaWorks are not over, as speculation mounts it could soon have a new chairman.

Hilary Barry's decision had festered for some time but was deliberate when it was made. She was determined to go.

Shares in Sky Network TV fell back to Earth yesterday after the company said its subscriber numbers were expected to fall further this financial year.

COMMENT: Here are some sizzling thoughts on how to present the news of the week.

Sky TV says it expects subscriber numbers to keep falling this year as it blames diminishing impact of post Rugby World Cup churn.

COMMENT: When MediaWorks chief executive Mark Weldon resigned, the tribute flowed in. That's not a typo, writes Raybon Kan.

The fear is MediaWorks is losing too much talent. It needs to show it is still a serious competitor for visual news and current affairs.

MediaWorks and America's NBCUniversal International Networks have formed a joint venture to rebrand Channel Four as Bravo New Zealand.

The departure of TV3 star Hilary Barry is down to "the Axe-Factor" rather than lucrative offers of work elsewhere, a trusted associate says.

After 37 years on our screens, broadcaster Peter Williams has outlasted them all. Greg Bruce meets the mild-mannered icon.

Spark home broadband customers will now receive a free subscription to Lightbox for the entirety of their plan.

A leaked email from Channel Nine's CEO reveals the Australian broadcaster plans to conduct a full review to "ascertain what went wrong".

The size of the New Zealand film and TV industry jumped $66m to $3.2b last year, despite a fall in the Wellington area.

COMMENT: US states looking to pass 'religious freedom' laws are coming up against the power of corporate - and Hollywood - values.

The first episode of the British adventurer's new show The Island With Bear Grylls contains a whopping 95 swear words in just 45 minutes.

So - was Celebrity Family Feud cross-promotional heaven or hell, asks Duncan Greive.

The man who put a Hawke's Bay fisherman through a lie detector test over disputed catch stands by the results but admits the test isn't perfect.

Details have emerged about how an angler allegedly failed a lie detector test after reeling in a huge marlin.

Much of the $5 billion Netflix is spending this year on movies and TV shows will be spent on fare for the playground set.

EXCLUSIVE: Primetime local television is about to feature its first transgender actor playing a transgender character in a long-running storyline.