'Thank you for watching' - Campbell
The 24-year relationship between TV3 and high-profile host John Campbell ended yesterday.
The 24-year relationship between TV3 and high-profile host John Campbell ended yesterday.
John Campbell will leave Campbell Live, with a new current affairs show continuing in his time slot four days a week, with two presenters. Campbell has rejected the chance to co-host a revamped version of his television show and quit MediaWorks, the company says.
John Campbell ended today's broadcast with thanks and confirmation that tonight's show wasn't the last.
MediaWorks has already made it clear the new show would not be just a tweaking of Campbell Live, writes John Drinnan.
John Key rejects suggestions that the two men did not get along. "Off camera we've always had a pretty healthy and respectful relationship."
Herald will be "the last to know" once a decision on the show's future has been reached, says MediaWorks chairman Rod McGeoch.
A cryptic tweet from Campbell Live reporter Ali Ikram has fuelled speculation on the future of the show.
Advocates for global mode and open internet access are undermining local content and the survival of the New Zealand production industry, writes John Drinnan.
Political parties need to listen carefully when TVNZ asks to be relieved of its obligation to screen their election broadcasts.
Campbell Live supporters have voted with their remote controllers raising the low-ratings programme to the highest level in years.
Paul Henry's new morning show is capturing less than one per cent share of its target demographic according to new AC Neilsen figures.
Sky TV is taking a big step on to the internet with a launch planned for some time in July.
Actor Peter Elliott shares eclectic details of his ‘funny old life’, including his worries and nerves - and a tale about an awful actress.
After a lift in ratings, broadcaster MediaWorks has extended the review of the Campbell Live indefinitely.
Critics of The Bachelor NZ achieved a small victory last night, with one contestant's step-mother describing the show's star Art Green as an "arse".
There’s a lot of anger about TV current affairs at the moment – sparked by the threats to Campbell Live. But there’s also humour, writes Bryce Edwards.
John Campbell and his team have been trying every trick in the book to try to escape TV3's death row.
Media studies lecturer Peter Thompson says a finite pot of advertising revenue has made it less attractive to produce local content.
Whatever happens in the John Campbell saga, one thing's for sure. The man will turn up suited up and looking good.
People are jumping up and down about Campbell Live, saying that it's due to be axed, when all we're doing is a review, with a view to replacing it with a soap opera.
Lightbox, MediaWorks, SKY and TVNZ have announced they are going ahead with legal action against CallPlus over the company's Global Mode service.
John Drinnan on Fairfax Media's Herculean task in trying to rescue its huge photo archive from a legal quagmire.
There is an ideological dimension to this, writes Paul Thomas. If Campbell was studiously apolitical or unapologetically conservative, would he be getting the same level of support from the same people?
Kiwi film great Sir Peter Jackson was described as one of the "most controlling film makers" in the world.
Online rallying of Campbell Live fans shows the power of web campaigns as a democratic instrument, writes ActionStation national director Marianne Elliott.
Slingshot and Orcon subscribers with backdoor access to American pay TV services have survived a 5pm deadline and will keep their global mode services, for the time being.