A senior TVNZ staff member has apologised to Louise Nicholas after the broadcaster inadvertently aired an ad for condoms during a telemovie about her life.

Boycotting TV3 is big news. But what if there's no one around to report it? Karl Puschmann asks the hard questions.

Spark was this week given a lesson - if one were needed - that it is dangerous to mix with a toxic brand like the Whale Oil website, writes John Drinnan.

Viewers have reacted angrily to news that a New Zealand version of Come Dine With Me will premiere next Monday night in the spot vacated by Campbell Live.

Art Green's undies were to blame for viewers missing out on the first real kiss on The Bachelor NZ.

Alan Perrott talks to TV’s most eccentric star, David Farrier, about abandoning convention, the abrupt ending of his medical studies and being ‘post-modern gay’.

TV identity opens up on being rude, the art of calculated embarrassment and why she has knickers in her handbag.

Maori TV’s star broadcaster Mihingarangi Forbes quit yesterday after complaining of management interference in the Native Affairs current affairs show.

Labour Party folk were stunned when journalist Paddy Gower embarked on a radio tirade, saying the party was "rotten to the core", writes John Drinnan.

Campbell Live's final broadcast last night received the show's highest ratings ever. It was watched by 484,000 viewers live and a further 48,000 on TV3 + 1.

Campbell Live’s final broadcast last night received the show’s highest ratings ever, with more than half a million viewers tuning in.

Powerful telepath Steve Braunias reveals the hidden thoughts of prominent New Zealanders as Campbell Live beamed out across the nation one final time.

It has been a spluttering start for the Paul Henry show and alarm bells should be ringing at MediaWorks, writes John Drinnan.

TV3 management keeps chopping and changing its direction and if I was silly enough to be a TV3 shareholder, I'd be concerned, writes Myles Thomas.

Media writer John Drinnan says the last executive survivor at

Reality television show Road Cops has been confirmed as the interim replacement for embattled current affairs show Campbell Live.

Film-makers face an average 20 per cent hike in Auckland Council fees if they want thundering surf scenes like those in The Piano.

MediaWorks has confirmed that Campbell Live will end this Friday, and will be replaced by episodes of Road Cops, according to TV3's online TV Guide.

The Herald won a number of Canon Media Awards tonight for its achievements in reporting, digital media, design and photography.

Staff cut from 22 to 16, with interviews with current staff to fill the reduced job pool to take place next week.

John Drinnan says Radio New Zealand would not have the money to lure John Campbell even if it wanted to.

To answer the question of who will replace John Campbell, we need to understand who TV3 is targeting.

The advertising world has gone digital - and not just indoors, writes John Drinnan. Outdoor advertising firms Adshel and iSite are both increasing their digital foothold in the Auckland streetscape.

MediaWorks will be tempted to put Paul Henry in the 7pm slot being vacated by John Campbell.

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.