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Media beat the drum to roll back lockdown - and sound the alarm
Mediawatch: Even before the first hints we had "turned a corner" with Covid-19, pundits were calling to loosen the lockdown. Others weren't so sure. Audio
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Major magazine publisher Bauer Media closing down
The publisher's chief executive says the Covid-19 lockdown has stopped magazine production and put the business in an untenable position. Audio
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Mediawatch: ‘Essential service’ exclusion riles local papers
The government backtracked a bit on its classification of community newspapers as non-essential, but many local papers are still in limbo - and out of pocket. Audio
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Mediawatch: Why did Bauer blow up the business so soon?
2 Apr 2020Analysis - After the sudden closure today of New Zealand's most popular magazines, Mediawatch asks Bauer Media's former chief executive why it swung the axe so brutally.
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Without the tech, isolation would look very different
1 Apr 2020What would the world have looked like if the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2005, and people were kept in their houses for weeks at a time without the technology of today? Video
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Government rolls back Covid-19 rules for local papers
31 Mar 2020The government has revised last week's sudden suspension of the printing and distribution of community newspapers during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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Mediawatch: NZME warns of job losses as Covid-19 hits revenue
31 Mar 2020The NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB owner has warned job losses and major changes to the company's scope and scale are coming as Covid-19 cuts into advertising revenue.
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'A huge blow': Radio Sport host
30 Mar 2020With Radio Sport off air indefinitely, Jim Kayes, a semi-regular host on the station, feels for the journalists whose jobs are now on the line.
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Coronavirus lockdown: New Zealand setting internet traffic records
29 Mar 2020New Zealand has been setting new all-time internet traffic records, as people hunker down during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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'High chance of negative response' to RNZ Concert changes
11 Mar 2020Mediawatch: Documents released under the Official Information Act by RNZ reveal more about its plans for controversial changes to its music services, which prompted a big backlash.
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BusinessDesk follows the money - and wants yours
Mediawatch - The small outfit has shifted its model from supplying business news to other media companies, to offering a subscriber-only selection of original content. Will it work? Audio
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RNZ Concert and new RNZ music station documents revealed
10 Mar 2020Fresh details have come to light detailing RNZ's multi-media youth radio station that had been proposed to replace RNZ Concert on FM.
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Australian newswire AAP to close after 85 years
3 Mar 2020The AAP newswire service is to close by the end of June after 85 years, with 180 staff - including several dozen New Zealanders - losing their jobs.
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MediaWorks TV channels back on air
4 Mar 2020Three and Bravo channels have resumed programming after displaying no signal on screen.
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TVNZ profit boosted by Rugby World Cup coverage
28 Feb 2020Television New Zealand has reported a strong increase in first half profit, driven up by an increase in advertising revenue.
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Broadcasting merger: Cost is the great unknown for RNZ boss
13 Feb 2020Both RNZ and TVNZ's chief executives see merit in a proposed merger of the two public broadcasters, but RNZ's chief executive warns a culture change would be needed.
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Funding for Māori Television 'inadequate', board chair says
13 Feb 2020Ahead of a major Māori media review, Māori Television has reminded MPs the network hasn't had a funding increase in 11 years.
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Man behind 'Thingee' puppet dies
The man who brought to life the much loved TV puppet Thingee, has died.
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Mediawatch: RNZ changing its tune for music
The announcement of changes to RNZ Concert has sparked a backlash from fans and a confusing response from the government. Mediawatch talks to the Broadcasting Minister and RNZ's top brass. Audio
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RNZ Concert proposal 'disastrously handled' - Clark
12 Feb 2020The former prime minister has questioned the competence of the RNZ board over its handling of the proposal to take Concert off FM in favour of a new youth channel. Video, Audio
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PM on RNZ Concert changes: 'We don't have to lose one for the other'
10 Feb 2020Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is "frustrated" that RNZ pushed ahead with announcing proposed changes to its Concert radio station. Audio
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Teenagers accessing self-harm, suicide guides - Netsafe
11 Feb 2020An alarming number of teenagers have been exposed to suicide and self harm materials online, Netsafe's latest survey shows. Audio
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Mediawatch: Minister lifts lid on public media plan - a little
This week the broadcasting minister Kris Faafoi lifted the lid a little on the government's long-awaited plan for public broadcasting, but the result - due in 2023 - is far from clear. Audio
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Work to start on business case for RNZ, TVNZ public broadcaster
7 Feb 2020Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi has confirmed work will begin on a business case for creating a new, super-sized public broadcaster.
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