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Campbell Live win new low for Seven Sharp
TVNZ's Seven Sharp programme, which debuted last week, hit rock bottom on Tuesday night when ratings showed TV3 rival Campbell Live was on top.
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Seven Sharp bounces back
Ratings for the new TV One daily show Seven Sharp bounced back on Monday after a slide in its first week.
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Moves to reinvent flagging CNN
For a man with the herculean job of reinventing the venerable news network CNN, one of Jeff Zucker's first moves was a surprising blast from the past.
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Media: Hosking plugs car and Key
Hosking cosies up to the PM, Wallace Chapman returns to advertorial, the future of Fairfax's Auckland Now and Maori TV launches a website.
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James Griffin: Reality shows that should be made
Each year, of the many, many (some might say too many) years I have had the privilege of writing this column I have, at about this time of year, unashamedly abused my position to launch my new career in the glamorous world of creating reality TV shows.
![Brian Rudman: Paul Holmes really did have that golden touch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Rudman: Paul Holmes really did have that golden touch
Holmes must have laughed wryly last week when reports of the fast-tracking of his investiture ceremony overshadowed news of TVNZ's latest desperate plans, writes Brian Rudman.
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Seven Sharp's bite-size news
The replacement programme for TVNZ's Close Up will launch on February 4, and will have more "bite-size" sections than its predecessor.
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Shane Cortese happy to be holidaying at home
After a busy year, Nothing Trivial star Shane Cortese is spending his holidays at home with his wife and kids.
![Shopping Channel: The ratings are in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shopping Channel: The ratings are in
As the first set of viewer ratings are released for the Shopping Channel, the company says it is more focused on how many people are buying than watching.
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Media: Igloo staves off regulation
The Commerce Commission says it won't be scrutinising content deals between Sky TV and TVNZ for their Igloo TV joint venture which launched yesterday.
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Media: Antarctic job for Sky man
Foreign Minister Murray McCully appoints political lobbyist, and old friend, to board of Antarctic New Zealand.
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Networks to turn down loud ads
All New Zealand television networks are toning down their shouting commercials in response to viewer complaints, with TVNZ adopting the new standards from Sunday.
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'Internal opposition' to Henry at TVNZ
Television New Zealand reportedly faced "internal opposition" in its newsroom over proposals to offer Paul Henry a role fronting the replacement to Close Up.