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<i>Media</i>: Current affairs gone bad (again)
TVNZ is considering five formal complaints against Paul Holmes covering the Hobbit dispute on TV One show Q&A on Labour weekend.
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New <i>Morning Report</i> host named
TVNZ Sunday correspondent Simon Mercep has been named as the new co-presenter of Radio New Zealand's Morning Report.
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Spy: The 10 Most Influential Media Women
The 10 most influential women in the New Zealand media, according to Rachel Glucina.
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<b>Media:</b> Did the Govt save <i>The Hobbit</i> - or lose a game of bluff?
The Hobbit deal is not the first where New Zealand taxpayers have shelled out extra money to keep a Hollywood studio happy.
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TVNZ reveals payout of $2.1m to departing staff
TVNZ dished out an average of almost $50,000 each to 44 staff whose contracts were "terminated" in the past financial year.
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<i>Media</i>: Jackson's bitter truths win media war
Sir Peter Jackson and his business interests seem to have won the media battle over The Hobbit.
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TV3 makes play for older viewers with C4 shakeup
Mediaworks' says its rebranded 'Four' channel will be pure entertainment while TV3 is to focus on viewers aged 25-54.
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Major changes for TV3 - C4 to go mainstream
Mediaworks has this morning announced major changes to both its TV3 and C4 television channels.
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TVNZ sides with angry viewers over Henry
TVNZ's complaints committee has upheld the flood of complaints over Paul Henry's questioning of Sir Anand Satyanand's ethnic suitability to be Governor-General.
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TVNZ upholds Paul Henry complaints
TVNZ has upheld 1500 complaints against its former Breakfast host Paul Henry, who caused widespread offence with his comments about the Governor-General and a chief Indian official.
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<i>Media</i>: Insult to injury for Indians
First it was Paul Henry. Now it's Michael Laws. These are cruel times for shock jocks and the people who love them, writes John Drinnan.
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<i>John Drinnan: </i>TVNZ looks for new Breakfast dream team
Paul Henry's hurried exit from Breakfast opens the door for more upheavals at TVNZ.
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<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Henry isn't the only one who needs to go
Paul Henry is not the only thing that's gone feral at Television New Zealand.
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Ratings stay up without Henry
Rating for TVNZ's Breakfast show have remained high after the departure of host Paul Henry.
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Minister brushes off Henry payout question
Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman maintains he is unaware of any golden handshake to Paul Henry and says it would be "inappropriate" to find out.
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'Talented' people in queue for Henry's job
TVNZ says it has received a "substantial" number of calls from people interested in Paul Henry's job.
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Henry's resignation makes headlines in India
Major newspapers in New Delhi carried news of broadcaster Paul Henry's resignation today, and TVNZ says it has been flooded with support for the controversial host.
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Laws sorry for 'fat Indian' remarks
Michael Laws has apologised for calling Sir Anand Satyanand a "large, fat man" who has "never left" the buffet table, saying his comments were "uncharitable and inappropriate".
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<b><i>Media:</i></b> TVNZ shares blame for fiasco
At the top level TVNZ is gradually forgetting how to run old-fashioned current affairs, writes Herald media commentator John Drinnan.