Sean Plunket's replacement is a long time coming.

I write this by candlelight. Well not really. But days after the Canterbury earthquake I'm still shaking.

A respected children's media expert is lamenting that kids have been sacrificed to sleaze under NZ's TV standards system.

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.

TV3 has put out a press release denying the broadcaster is questioning the future of current affairs show Campbell Live.

TV3 owner MediaWorks is questioning if the nightly Campbell Live is sustainable on its present ratings.

Glee bosses are planning a special Billy Joel episode.

TVNZ has apologised for a comment by presenter Paul Henry that overseas-trained doctors can't be as good as those trained in NZ.

Sky Television has reported a 16.9 per cent rise in annual profits and says it is now in 47.9 per cent of New Zealand homes.

Six big media firms are making moves as the industry shifts towards digital and recovers from the recession.

The television finalists have been announced for this year's Qantas Film & Television awards. Both film and television awards will be presented together at a red-carpet event on September 18.

Television New Zealand boss Rick Ellis's $140,000 credit card spending in two years sounds high, Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman says, but he will reserve judgment until he hears from the state broadcaster's board today.

Public sector bosses have racked up thousands of dollars on fine dining.

Mediaworks wants to put TV and radio news operations under one roof.

Paul Henry says he feels "37 and three months" and has the hair of a 40-year-old.