Tag: Public broadcasting

ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne ABC chair Kim Williams has attracted considerable attention with his criticism of the broadcaster’s online news choices....

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter A board member at RNZ appointed less than a month ago quit this week after making public comments on...

COMMENTARY: By Donna Miles-Mojab Recently, there was a serious revelation that some wire service reports were edited, without attribution, by an individual employee of our...

RNZ News The RNZ board is meeting tonight to begin setting up an independent review on how pro-Russian sentiment was inserted into a number of...

By Wata Shaw in Suva Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) chief executive officer Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s employment status has been terminated, new board chair Ajay Bhal Amrit...

REVIEW: By Rowan Callick Radio Australia was conceived at the beginning of the Second World War out of Canberra’s desire to counter Japanese propaganda in...

COMMENTARY: By Myles Thomas How the RNZ/TVNZ merger went from its first reading in Parliament to the legislative extinction list is an example of why...

ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis The Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill -- introduced to Parliament this week -- will have a long journey before it...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The "sorry saga" of former Breakfast celebrated host Kamahl Santamaria's abrupt departure from Television New Zealand last month has created a...

ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views The proposal for a new entity to replace Television New Zealand and RNZ has two fundamental flaws that...

COMMENTARY: By Paul Thompson The New Zealand government last week unveiled the creation of a new public media entity that will incorporate RNZ and TVNZ....

ANALYSIS: By Peter Thompson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The announcement of the government’s decision to merge RNZ and TVNZ into a...

RNZ News RNZ and TVNZ will be subsidiaries of a new mega public media organisation, Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi has confirmed. Faafoi announced the long-awaited changes...

By Rachel Wong in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s government-funded broadcaster, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), is under fire again. Last week, police arrested freelance TV producer...

Pacific Media Watch International public service media from G-7 countries have reported “strong audience increases” since the covid-19 pandemic, which they interpret as a show...

By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor for Pacific Media Watch New Zealand's Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Kris Faafoi today announced the first...

ANALYSIS: By Colin Peacock of RNZ's Mediawatch The allocation of $15 million for public broadcasting will be split between RNZ, New Zealand on Air and...

By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog I was fortunate enough to get a guest ticket to go along with Voyager to the NZ...

TRIBUTE: By Geoff Lealand in Auckland David Beatson, broadcaster, editor, journalist, public intellectual and media visionary, proposed a new, or renewed, role for New Zealand...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Matangi Tonga has hit-out at what it says are attempts by the government to take over and “muzzle” the Tonga Broadcasting...

By Dan McGarry in Port Vila The clock is ticking for the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation, operator of Radio Vanuatu and TV Blong Vanuatu. An...

Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) continues to serve people across the Pacific region, delivering essential day to day news and information and providing a...