
John Drinnan: Spark aims to be in Sky's league
The Spark-owned video-on-demand service Lightbox will be bidding for streaming rights for NRL games, forcing Sky to defend its stranglehold on mainstream TV sport.
The Spark-owned video-on-demand service Lightbox will be bidding for streaming rights for NRL games, forcing Sky to defend its stranglehold on mainstream TV sport.
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.
You have heard of Keeping Up with the Kardashians - now three Northland sisters are in a reality television show of their own, which could potentially be seen worldwide.
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.
He played hard. He played smart. And, by many accounts, he was funnier than the other guy.
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."