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.

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.

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.

The Internet giant is getting interested in building next-gen cable boxes.

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.