The United States has produced and immortalised a huge number of "heroes": Davy Crockett, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Revere, Geronimo, Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull.

Editorial: It may be no coincidence that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp put its Sky Television stake on sale yesterday just as the Government was preparing to float shares in Mighty River Power.

Rupert Murdoch's selling out of Sky Television comes at to the end of a long golden period for the business, writes John Drinnan.

Television bosses are heading in different strategic directions as they decide their approach to current affairs programming and adapt to changes in the way viewers are consuming such fare.

Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to veteran broadcaster Phillip Leishman as a "fabulous guy who was always friendly" after his death at the age of 61.

Veteran broadcaster, golf commentator and former Wheel of Fortune host Phillip Leishman has died after falling seriously ill and slipping into a coma. He was 61.

Congratulations on the new gig: did you ever imagine yourself as the perfectly groomed, high-profile, media-spotlighted TV presenter type?

Family and friends of sports broadcaster Phillip Leishman were last night at his side after he slipped into a coma.

Sky Network Television has reported a 9 per cent gain in first-half profit as subscribers migrated to its My Sky premium service and spent more.

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.

Ratings for the new TV One daily show Seven Sharp bounced back on Monday after a slide in its first week.

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.

Hosking cosies up to the PM, Wallace Chapman returns to advertorial, the future of Fairfax's Auckland Now and Maori TV launches a website.

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.

The prize for "Media Love Affair of 2012" goes to Kim Dotcom, writes John Drinnan. The German millionaire and unlikely "small guy" enjoyed adoring coverage through 2012.

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.

The replacement programme for TVNZ's Close Up will launch on February 4, and will have more "bite-size" sections than its predecessor.

After a busy year, Nothing Trivial star Shane Cortese is spending his holidays at home with his wife and kids.

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.