Maori Television may run advertising-free coverage of the Rugby World Cup games to woo viewers from its rival commercial broadcasters.

John Key rejects claim's from Maori TV's CEO that negotiations for the Rugby World Cup broadcasting rights were political management

TVNZ chief admits in hindsight "we might have made a different judgment" over the controversial Bill English ad on TVNZ 7.

TV One is about to be sexed up with a series about a well-endowed man.

The balance of power is shifting in the competitive world of NZ advertising.

John Drinnan says Mark Sainsbury is safe at Close Up and TVNZ is looking for ways to use Paul Henry's tabloid talents.

New Zealand is getting its own Julia Child. Cooking and food writer Annabel Langbein has signed a global licensing deal with international TV distributor Fremantle Media Enterprises.

Emails about a TVNZ promotion featuring Bill English reveal his staff rewrote parts of the script.

The Maori TV-led bid for the Rugby World Cup rights has encountered problems behind the scenes.

Twelve staff at TVNZ get $290,000 a year or more, its annual report shows.

South Pacific Pictures' most recent success, Go Girls, has been chosen for adaptation in America by one of the brains behind Sex and the City.

After shambolic handling of the free to air row, politicians could be excused for hoping the World Cup rights deal will be done, dusted and under the carpet.

The exact cost to the Govt of its bid for the World Cup rugby rights won't be known until the bid is accepted but is "considerably under $5m", John Key said today.

Maori TV's battle for the Rugby World Cup TV rights has ended in a total walkover with it now sharing all of the big games with the major channels.

NZ taxpayers will "not be paying over the odds" to see free-to-air 2011 Rugby World Cup games, John Key says.