Tag: The Spinoff
Sky TV to buy channel Three owner Discovery NZ for $1
By Anan Zaki, RNZ News business reporter
Sky TV has agreed to fully acquire TV3 owner Discovery New Zealand for $1.
Discovery NZ is a part...
Union wary of Canadian billionaire Jim Grenon’s NZ media influence
By Susan Edmunds, RNZ News money correspondent
The Aotearoa New Zealand union representing many of NZME's journalists says it is "deeply worried" by a billionaire's...
RNZ Mediawatch: Under the sinking lid from offshore tech companies
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
This week, Minister of Racing Winston Peters announced the end of greyhound racing in the interests of animal welfare.
Soon...
Mediawatch: Mounting fake news prompts calls for action in NZ
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
Two New Zealand government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation --...
NZ media chiefs warn desperate times ahead faced with advertising nadir
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
The thin veneer of a seemingly robust New Zealand media was ripped off like a...
