Producers of The Block NZ have sent letters to residents of an Auckland suburb informing of “building and filming activity in your area”.

Spark chief executive Simon Moutter has taken a swipe at new competitor Netflix, saying the TV streaming company is taking advantage of GST loopholes.

Lawyers representing a company which funded the animated comedy series Bro'Town and the IRD have reached a confidential out-of-court settlement.

Are you ready to join the cult of Netflix? Chris Schulz meets the men selling the television streaming service to New Zealand.

Jeremy Clarkson and producer Oisin Tymon are believed to have now given their evidence to the BBC's inquiry into the Top Gear fracas.

How about this for a conundrum. There is a TV show I really want to watch, but I'm not going to.

"There is evidence - albeit not fully conclusive - that exposure to violence in the media contributes to violent behaviour in children and adolescents."

Netflix is expected to launch in the next few days bringing NZ more directly into the corporate world of global pay television.

Some sections of society seem to have done an Alice in Wonderland down the rabbit hole this week. One minute, they were in Aotearoa 2015; the next, they were back in 1980s New Zild.

Freeview says the new digital service will provide "vastly improved" navigation. Details will be announced closer to the launch, possibly in July.

Sky Television will launch its new internet TV service Neon tomorrow after delays caused by technical glitches.

Sky TV is powerless to change on-screen graphics which a media commentator says are "ugly, visual garbage" and will get between viewers and Cricket World Cup action.

He witnessed a suicide. He saw gangs at the Ritz Carlton. Or did he? NBC newsman Brian Williams' Katrina reporting is broken down and analysed.

NBC News anchor Brian Williams conceded yesterday that a story he had told repeatedly about being under fire while covering the invasion of Iraq in 2003 was false.

The arrival of global entertainment giant Net­flix in New Zealand next month is sparking an unprecedented battle for TV eyeballs.

Film and television incentives have lifted the screen production industry out of the doldrums, prompting the Auckland Council to back new studios in West Auckland.

Some staff are unhappy about TVNZ's new editor of newsgathering, with noses reportedly out of joint.

Thank God it's over, is about all I can say. And I'm talking strictly about the television, of course.

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A stint as a schoolyard human billboard urging teachers to vote for United Future sparked a political passion that has led to a dream job for television journalist Heather du Plessis-Allan.

The most complained about television show in New Zealand this year was ... the news. Nine of the top 10 programmes targeted by disgruntled viewers were flagship news and current affairs offerings on TVNZ, TV3, Prime and Maori Television.

Sky Television has delayed the launch of its Neon subscription video on demand service because of "technical glitches".

The battle of video-on-demand is stepping up as Spark's Lightbox announces a new studio deal with one of the world's biggest content providers.

Fans of lower-profile sports were dealt a blow yesterday when Sommet Sports was scrapped after less than 17 months on air.

The BBC is to turn shows such as Doctor Who, Top Gear and Sherlock into theme park attractions in Britain's answer to Disneyland.

Free-to-air sports channel Sommet Sports has shut down, ceasing transmission at noon today. "I'm totally gutted," its director Andrew Reeves said.