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Back to square one for Cup bids
The debacle over the Rugby World Cup TV rights is back to square one, with NZ's major broadcasters now trying to work together on a bid the IRB may yet reject.
The debacle over the Rugby World Cup TV rights is back to square one, with NZ's major broadcasters now trying to work together on a bid the IRB may yet reject.
Fresh from controversy over its coverage of psychics in the Aisling Symes case, TVNZ is deciding whether to buy another series of Sensing Murder.
Maori TV, TVNZ and TV3 are still trying to hash out a deal for a single Maori TV led bid to be made for Rugby World Cup broadcasting rights.
John Key says his Govt handled the rights issue poorly and Maori TV's bid deserves to be backed.
John Key says he's unaware of any iwi pledging cash to help Maori TV boost its Rugby World Cup TV rights bid.
Maori TV will continue to fight for the rights to the Rugby World Cup, saying the Govt's backing of TVNZ's bid is an affront to Maori.
The Govt has scuppered Maori TV's bid for exclusive free-to-air rights to screen the Rugby World Cup by putting up enough money for TVNZ to outbid it.
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TVNZ has resubmitted what the International Rugby Board calls a compelling bid for the free-to-air rights for the Rugby World Cup.
TVNZ introduced Sensing Murder medium Deb Webber to the family of Aisling Symes just two days after the little girl had gone missing.
Maori TV was pressured into changing its bid for the exclusive free-to-air rights to the Rugby World Cup to allow rival channels to piggy-back and show the games.
The Unauthenticated Diaries of Pita Sharples on the occasion of backing Maori TV's Rugby World Cup bid.
Maori TV has accused its rival TV3 of racism after it broadcast an item lampooning what its coverage of the Rugby World Cup would look like.
Pita Sharples says he will apologise to John Key for not discussing in detail Te Puni Kokiri's $3m deal to support Maori TV's Rugby World Cup bid.
John Key has rejected Maori Party suggestions that concern over the Maori TV bid for Rugby World Cup free-to-air coverage has racist undertones.
Maori TV will be expected to show Rugby World Cup matches to all NZ if it wins coverage rights, the Maori Affairs Minister says.