Taxpayers forced to subsidise “Tax is love” propaganda

Press Release – New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union

The IRDs use of taxpayer money to sponsor a series of articles pushing the message that tax is love flies in the face of hundreds of years of constitutional precedent of Her Majestys revenue service being above politics, says the New Zealand Taxpayers … Read more »

Govt needs to provide clarity on free to air sport

Press Release – New Zealand National Party

The Government must be clear about its policy on free to air sport, given NZ First has promised to implement it while Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran has said it is not a priority, Nationals Sport and Recreation Spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. Read more »

UPDATE: Sky TV shares drop 7% on rugby news

Article – BusinessDesk

UPDATE: Sky TV shares drop 7% after firm says it isn’t preferred bidder for 2019 Rugby World Cup Read more »

Sky TV may miss out on broadcast rights for 2019 RWC

Article – BusinessDesk

March 28 (BusinessDesk) – Sky Network Television, New Zealand’s dominant pay-TV company, may miss out on the broadcast rights for next year’s Rugby World Cup, saying it isn’t the preferred bidder. Read more »

Sky TV flags strategy shift toward on-demand services

Article – BusinessDesk

March 26 (BusinessDesk) – Sky Network Television says it’s moving to provide more on-demand services as it works to retain its sports rights and stabilise core earnings. Read more »

Sky TV chief Fellet to retire after 17 years at the helm

Article – BusinessDesk

Sky TV chief Fellet to retire within 12 months after 17 years at the helm Read more »

95bFM and University-based Big Q partner up

Press Release – University of Auckland

University of Auckland students are likely to benefit from a new content-sharing arrangement between 95bFM and the Big Q. Read more »

Māori TV Board Appointment Welcomed

Press Release – New Zealand Government

I would like to acknowledge and congratulate Kingi Kiriona who has been appointed to the Board of Mori TV said Minister for Mori Development Nanaia Mahuta Read more »

Te Reo Māori champion appointed to the Board of MTS

Press Release – Te Matawai

Kopoua ana he toa m te reo Mori ki te Poari o Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Mori Read more »

Māori Television Board welcomes new director

Press Release – Maori Television

Chairman of the Mori Television Board Hon Dame Georgina te Heuheu welcomes the appointment of Mori language consultant and broadcaster Kingi Kiriona (Ngti Ruanui, Ngti Kahungunu, Ngti Apa) to the board. Read more »

NZ’s own pay-per-view movie streaming service launches

Press Release – Stuff

Announced in December last year, Stuff Fibre’s venture into pay-per-view movie streaming service, Stuff Pix, launches to the public today. Available on desktop and mobile to every New Zealander with internet access, Stuff Pix serves up the latest release … Read more »

Kiwis think streaming services offer value for money

Press Release – Canstar Blue

Auckland, Date. 21 March 2018. Streaming may be the new kid on the block when it comes to how we watch TV but Kiwis cant get enough of it. Read more »

New Zealand-Canada coproductions receive over $500K

Press Release – NZ On Air

20 March 2018 New Zealand-Canada coproductions receive over $500K NZ On Air and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today a financing incentive of CAD $515,000 for two digital media coproduction projects under the New Zealand-Canada Digital Media … Read more »

NZME CFO Michael Moran resigns for ‘personal reasons’

Article – BusinessDesk

March 16 (BusinessDesk) – NZME chief financial officer Michael Moran has resigned from the newspaper publisher and radio station operator for “personal reasons” after a year in the role. Read more »

Sculpture journey about to begin

Press Release – Te Au Marie

The journey James Cook and his Polynesian navigator Tupaia made nearly 250 years ago is the inspiration behind the theme of this years Whangarei Sculpture Symposium. The sculpture which best depicts the journey theme will be unveiled as part … Read more »

Animations show it’s easy to have your say at Parliament

Press Release – Office of the Clerk

Two animated videos are being launched to encourage people to let Parliament know what they think. The bite-sized videos describe the ways people can get involved with Parliament, including: Read more »

Nominations invited for the 3rd annual Matariki Awards

Press Release – Maori Television

Mori Television invites nominations for the third annual Matariki Awards to be held at the Auckland Museum on Saturday 14 July 2018. Read more »

Content-sharing with The Spinoff undermines RNZ’s independence

Press Release – New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union

New Zealanders should be alarmed with Radio New Zealands newly-announced content-sharing deal with commercial cash-for-copy website The Spinoff , says the New Zealand Taxpayers Union . Taxpayers Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, Taxpayers … Read more »

RNZ and The Spinoff announce content partnership

Press Release – RNZ

Under the arrangement material from rnz.co.nz will appear on thespinoff.co.nz and vice versa. Read more »

Three Wins the Week

Press Release – Mediaworks

Three won the week in the commercially important 25-54 demographic with an average weekly rating of 4.5 and average weekly audience share of 23.1%, up 2.8 share points year-on-year and 3.3 share points year-to-date. Read more »

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