OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Own goal for mythbustersAuckland Transport mounts lively ad campaign, then undermines it by using shuttle vans to help staff get around instead of public transport.26 Jun 09:30 PM
Media and marketingPlayboy's shift to licensingPlayboy is getting more time to transform itself into a licensing company from an aging publisher as readers desert print.26 Jun 04:30 AM
BDBDMedia and marketingO'Reilly seeks more time after Irish bank acts to recoup loansTony O’Reilly, the Irish businessman whose investments once stretched to the NZ Herald newspaper, has asked for more time to sell assets to repay debts.25 Jun 01:53 AM
Freight and logisticsMediaWorks eyes rail link compensationTV3 owner MediaWorks Holdings is opposing Auckland Transport in the Environment Court over conditions for the $2.86 billion City Rail Link.23 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanTVNZ board should look at managementState TV bosses point proudly to improved ratings, but signs are, that after a succession of problems, TVNZ journalist morale is numbed, says John Drinnan.13 Jun 02:25 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Shakeup for TVNZThe state broadcaster has confirmed it is planning another restructure of news and current affairs, writes John Drinnan. Some positions are expected to be disestablished, and an announcement is imminent.12 Jun 05:00 PM
Media and marketingMedia giants team up to freeze DotcomMusic and movie giants have joined forces to freeze Kim Dotcom's assets, but they'll have to negotiate conditions first.09 Jun 01:33 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Digital future? It's arrivedAn annual outlook on the media and entertainment industry says we're in a new era, where Kiwi consumers no longer differentiate between the traditional and the digital., writes John Drinnan.05 Jun 09:30 PM
Media and marketingRNZ reveals proposal for staff changesRadio New Zealand has conceded there could be redundancies as a result of restructuring plans canvassed with staff today.05 Jun 06:15 AM
Media and marketingMedia's 'age of digital normal'The NZ media world has gone digital with online news and entertainment now a mainstream part of the sector, according to PwC's annual outlook for the industry.04 Jun 08:00 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: News - TVNZ doesn't get itTelevision New Zealand is adamant the scrapping of up to 12 journalists' jobs because of cuts at 20/20 is not linked to an expensive makeover, writes John Drinnan.29 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Ear pick clip timing couldn't be worseTV3's gratuitous clip of John Banks picking his ear was a bad call and the timing couldn't have been worse, writes John Drinnan.27 May 03:00 AM
OpinionBob Jones: Blaming banks for our woes just myth makingBanks stepped in to save the economic system, writes Bob Jones. Had they not, the world would have descended into anarchy with mass unemployment.26 May 05:30 PM
Media and marketingWhy does the editor of the New York Times get paid so little?Be it $475,000 or $559,000, why is the top editor at one of journalism's most prestigious institutions paid relatively so little?20 May 02:39 AM
OpinionJohn Drinnan: RNZ boss says radio in decline - big changes neededRadio New Zealand is expected to restructure management at the end off the month.14 May 12:33 AM
Media and marketing'Battle of Bondi' footage releasedFootage has emerged of the brawl between Australian media mogul James Packer and Nine boss David Gyngell which shows three men trying to restrain the pair.05 May 09:48 PM
Media and marketingCelebrity besties pack some punchesIf it hadn't been for a fortuitously placed paparazzo, who caught the 'Battle of Bondi' on camera, people might never have believed how Aussie's most powerful men settled scores.05 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Drinnan: Making a stand on dopeA blogger and political consultant to Mana and the Internet Party has warned he will not support closer ties with the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.01 May 09:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanTVNZ to track 'risky' newsJohn Drinnan writes in his media column that NZ's biggest newsroom has taken the unusual step of setting up a register to formally identify 'risks' in its coverage.24 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Way cleared for Radio NZAn employment Court decision has removed a threat to the makeover of Radio NZ, writes John Drinnan.16 Apr 09:30 PM
Media and marketingRadio survey: Big fish nibble minnowsCommercial radio networks have emerged from the latest radio ratings survey without any major upheaval for its DJs.11 Apr 01:50 AM
Media and marketingGovt pays PR firm to run court websiteTaxpayers are paying a corporate lobbying and public relations firm top dollar to run a website that the opposition says could be run by public servants for much less.06 Apr 11:05 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Mazda drives two TV lanesMoney is money and nobody wants to look a gift horsepower in the mouth, writes John Drinnan. Mazda now owns sponsorship rights to 7pm shows from Sunday through to Friday.03 Apr 08:30 PM
Media and marketingPair lose Whanau Ora funding bidFormer radio show partners Willie Jackson and John Tamihere were knocked back in a bid to handle distribution of $14 million of taxpayer funding for health and social services.30 Mar 03:15 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Radio NZ downplays restructuringThe long serving head of news at Radio New Zealand - Don Rood - is among several senior executives at Radio New Zealand asked to reapply for their jobs.25 Mar 04:33 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Press Council embraces the bloggersBlogs like WhaleOil and Kiwiblog may soon be subject to the same rules as newspapers under expansion at The Press Council, writes John Drinnan.25 Mar 02:00 AM
