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.

Hilary Barry is expected to join TVNZ's Breakfast after her shock defection from TV3 - and TVNZ is reportedly writing a half-million dollar cheque for her.

The shock resignation of Hilary Barry from Mediaworks represents a bigger blow than any of the other high profile TV3 newsroom departures, says Duncan Greive.

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".

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.

Charlie Sheen has sold his profit participation rights to comedy series Two and a Half Men for nearly $US27 million ($NZ40 million).

Rising costs of securing content have pushed Sky TV half-year profits down 5.8 per cent.

Watch out Netflix - notorious illegal download site Pirate Bay is moving into streaming.

Revamped TV3 news is rating well - even if it isn't yet living up to its multi-media billing, writes John Drinnan.

The world's most outrageous and cattiest celebrity reality TV show is set for a Kiwi reboot.

Chinese news and programmes in Japanese and Korean languages will not be broadcast on Sky TV from March.

TVNZ will trial a binge-watching strategy normally used by pay-for-view broadcasters in a bid to hook viewers into new drama Doctor Foster.

Auckland's Four Knights Film has emerged as the face of a re-energised film industry.

Streaming service crackdown means New Zealand will no longer be able to use US Netflix.

Netflix founder and chief executive Reed Hastings is creating a $100 million foundation for education.

Angry and frustrated customers have lamented a new update as slow, causing the picture to lag, and say it has a small, difficult-to-read font.

Leading New Zealand fashion designer says Television New Zealand's new casual dress code is the wrong cut for the image-driven industry.

TVNZ has asked its female reporters to look less glamorous and men have been told to be more blokey under 2016's new dress code.

The mainstream battle for pay TV subscribers will likely heat up during the New Year.