With a regal price tag of $170 million, Netflix's The Crown might be the most expensive TV show ever.

A business claiming it is "backed up" by MediaWorks is taking on Sky and entering the streaming box market.

Torrent website has devised a plan to outsmart Google and the rights holders trying to shut it down.

He says thanks to things like Xena, Lord of the Rings and Avatar we've got "a great trained crew base in doing fantastic stuff".

Sky and Vodafone have the next two weeks to try to allay the ComCom's worries about the pair's planned $3.4 billion merger.

New Zealand shares were mixed, with Sky Network Television, Restaurant Brands New Zealand and A2 Milk Co dropping while Spark New Zealand rose.

Survivor advocate Louise Nicholas says she was "gutted" by Paul Henry's latest comments about women.

The company reported total revenue of $US2.29 billion and 3.57 million new streaming subscribers.

A streaming service provider marketed as "Bye Bye Sky" and a "Netflix killer" is selling fast in New Zealand, despite an internet piracy expert's warnings.

COMMENT: Hal Crawford is now driving broadcaster MediaWorks' news operation.

More than 20 cast and crew from The Apprentice have lifted the lid on Donald Trump's behaviour behind the scenes.

His contribution to NZ animation and advertising "pales in comparison to the impact he had on the lives of those who loved him".

Popular Shortland Street star Amelia Reid-Meredith, who plays Bella Durville, has announced she is leaving the soap opera after six years.

COMMENT: The Real Housewives' race fiasco rumbles on, with the parties no doubt wishing it would all just go away.

TVNZ today announced a brand overhaul in which it will abandon more than 40 years of history to rename TV One to TVNZ 1. It will

NZOA's changing up its funding, creating one fund to rule them all and applying it to a whole bunch of new platforms.

COMMENT: The biggest shake up to NZ On Air is coming, John Drinnan writes.

Creators say movie studios could use the software to analyse films and compare men's and women's roles.

Kiwi Michelle Ang was nominated for an Emmy this year and while she didn't win, she's still having a ball.

Netflix is likely to ignore half of its customers willing to pay a premium to watch US content.

Swearing, sex - everything you can't normally put on TV. No wonder streaming's taking off.

NZME is celebrating a magnificent seven awards for excellence in marketing and advertising innovation.

Free-to-air TV won't face such dramatic upheaval as the print media, believes TVNZ head of television Jeff Latch.

Free-to-air live coverage of of the Olympic Games is back on the political agenda as Sky Television is making New Zealanders pay for the privilege.

After years of explosive growth that killed many a print publication, the online advertising market may be maturing.

Protesters say The Block NZ promotes property speculation at a time of housing crisis

She doesn't remember the night she nearly died, but 18 months after the broadcaster's brain surgery, Kim Knight finds Susan Wood in buoyant form.

Naz posted a picture on Facebook of herself tucking into a plate of hospital food. She looked vulnerable in her standard-issue garment, without her usual makeup.

A new TV series on Boomers and their lovely homes feels wrong amid the housing crisis they helped cause, says one TV critic.

COMMENT: TVNZ's declaration that it will find a prime-time spot for Terry Teo will quieten cries that it might only be shown through OnDemand.