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Henry comments spark record complaints
TVNZ has received a record number of complaints about Paul Henry's remarks on Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand, and many staff within TVNZ were also angered by the comments.
PM: Henry suspension 'sends right message'
John Key says he supports TVNZ's two-week suspension of Breakfast host Paul Henry, but has denied putting any pressure on the state broadcaster to take action.
<i>Media:</i> Don't blame the monkey, blame the organ grinder
The real question is about Television New Zealand and its cynical use of racial comments to boost publicity and profits.
<i>Media</i>: Losing the plot over Jackson's Hobbit
Sir Peter Jackson is being cast as Gandalf in a row about payment for actors...
Henry keeps quiet on court visit
For TV's most outspoken host, Paul Henry was unusually quiet as he left the Auckland District Court this week.
Telstra's T-Box joins crowded video market
TelstraClear is confident T-Box will sell better than Telecom-backed TiVo currently being sold with heavy discounts amid slow uptake.
<i>Project Auckland:</i> Carving out a niche as country's screen capital
"Auckwood" does not quite have the panache of Bollywood or Wellywood - but Auckland producers are happy to let the region speak for itself.
Fair Go's Kevin Milne leaving TVNZ
TVNZ has announced Fair Go stalwart Kevin Milne is leaving the broadcaster after the the show's season ends later this year.
Home and Away scene ruled too raunchy
A 'raunchy and sexually charged' scene on Home and Away breached broadcasting standards, the BSA has ruled.
American actress wins top Qantas award
You may know Vera Farmiga as the sexually charged businesswoman in Up In The Air, but the Oscar-nominated star won the award for best actress in a feature film here in New Zealand.
Turning off sexy images on TV
Television's watchdog will tomorrow slam the broadcast of explicit content in a show watched by children.
Film and Television Craft Awards - Live Results
Live results from the Auckland Town Hall, as the Qantas Film and Television Craft Awards are presented.
Digital TV switchover by 2013 - Govt
New Zealand's analogue television service will be switched off progressively nationwide between September 2012 and late 2013, the Government said today.
<i>Media</i>: Long wait for breakfast a bold move
Sean Plunket's replacement is a long time coming.
TV Eye: Quake coverage off the Richter
I write this by candlelight. Well not really. But days after the Canterbury earthquake I'm still shaking.
<i>Media</i>: Sex creeps into early prime time TV
A respected children's media expert is lamenting that kids have been sacrificed to sleaze under NZ's TV standards system.
TVNZ workers lose credit card perks
TVNZ workers' days of splurging on company plastic have ended, as the state broadcaster cuts up hundreds of credit cards to avoid "misleading" publicity, with nearly all staff affected.
Top Models go under 'knife'
Digitally altered photos of NZ's Next Top Model entrants have been slammed as an "appalling" attempt to make the models appear thinner than they are.