26 Apr 2022

Media: Musk moves on Twitter, TVNZ-RNZ board announced

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 26 April 2022
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Media commentator Andrew Holden looks at what Twitter's decision to accept Elon Musk's US$44b takeover offer will mean for the platform, who's on the board for the new TVNZ-RNZ entity and the Commerce Commission clears the way for Kiwi media outlets - minus NZME - to negotiate collectively with tech giants Google and Facebook for their news.

Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne. 

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