Media
Not govt's job to rescue Newshub, Minister says
Melissa Lee says she feels for Newshub staff who face losing their jobs, but it's not the government's place to rescue the doomed news outlet.
TVNZ to make announcement about future
Staff have been told to watch their inboxes tomorrow for the future of news at the broadcaster.
Broadcasting Minister Melissa Lee responds to Newshub shut down
A week after the pending demise of Newshub and the loss of 300 jobs was made public, the Broadcasting Minister is finally fronting up for a live interview . Warner Brothers Discovery, which owns… Audio
Arts magazine publishers press pause amid funding woes
One of the country's few online arts magazines is going into an indefinite hiatus.
Bookmarks with Luciane Buchanan
We love it when one of Aotearoa's own makes it big and our bookmarks guest today, Luciane Buchanan has done just that. Many will know the Auckland-born actor as one of the stars of the Netflix series… Audio
Podcast Critic: Alex Barnes
Today Alex talks to Jesse about Open Source and Rourou Conversations. Audio
Australia: Labor holds Dunkley seat, Meta bails on news deal
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at the relief within Labor at managing to hold the seat of Dunkley at the weekend's by-election. Where does that leave Peter Dutton's Liberals? And Meta has… Audio
Ockham Book Awards finalists announced
Four New Zealand authors are in the running for a $65,000 fiction prize at this year's Ockham Book Awards.
Sixteen award finalists have just been announced in four categories: fiction, poetry… Audio
Lee denies hiding, despite turning down all broadcast interviews
The broadcasting minister insists she is not ducking for cover, despite refusing all radio and TV interviews since the news of Newshub's impending closure.
Government keeps media problems at arm’s length
The Newshub closure announcement, TVNZ’s slump in revenue and Meta scrapping news funding across the Tasman all threw media companies' problems into sharp relief last week - but the government…
Coming up
Television Critic: Dom Corry
Today Dom talks to Jesse about Dark City: The Cleaner and the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Audio
Government warned over need for Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
Newly released documents show officials warned the government that media outlets would soon be requesting bailouts if the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill was not progressed.
The Bill aims to make… Audio
Willie Jackson on Facebook and Google paying for news content
Just weeks after it took office, the government was warned news organisations would soon be asking for bailouts if a bill winning back crucial revenue didn't move forward.
The Fair Digital News… Audio
Government warned over media companies needing bailouts
Officials warned the Broadcasting Minister in November that media companies would soon be requesting bailouts if the government didn't progress a law forcing digital platforms to pay for local… Audio
Bailout warning before Newshub's collapse
Minister was told the government may face requests to bailout media companies if it failed to progress a law forcing digital platforms to pay local media for using their content.
End is nigh for Newshub, while others worry
Mediawatch asks whether TV broadcasters can pull a crowd without news following the Newshub announcement and what the so-far ambivalent government might do. Audio
End is nigh for Newshub, while others worry
For years news media bosses warned the creaking business model backing journalism would fail at a major local outlet. It finally happened this week when Newshub’s owners proposed scrapping it. Then… Audio
Three no longer a hub for news
Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to shut down Newshub was met with mourning within the media - and also concern about what could replace it in the media ecosystem Audio
What the small screen did to magazines
Magazines are facing extinction by internet. Are they special enough to save? Audio
Real Estate’s Martin Courtney: music journalism matters
Pitchfork named Real Estate's 'Daniel' one of the most anticipated albums of 2024, yet it's since been announced the platform will be folded into GQ. Singer Martin Courtney talks to Maggie Tweedie… Audio