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<i>Mark Irving: </i>Getting a laugh in advertising

There's some pretty dire stuff out there but every so often an ad comes along that's a true rib-tickler

<i>Media</i>: Perigo radio stint sparks diction friction

<i>Media</i>: Perigo radio stint sparks diction friction

Broadcaster backs Hotchin

Mike Hosking has defended Hanover co-founder Mark Hotchin, describing the businessman as a victim of tall-poppy syndrome.

Ad giants show Special interest

Sir Robert wins defamation case

Jones wins $104k in defamation case

Papers in decline across the Ditch

Bollocks! says Air NZ to Virgin criticism

Air NZ has taken an unusual approach as it defends itself from claims an alliance with Virgin will mean an inevitable downgrade of its services.

Suzanne Paul 'held back by media'

<i>Mark Irving:</i> Auckland advertisers must look beyond the Sky Tower

<i>Media:</i> Independent radio Big FM changing hands

Text trivia company fined $125,000 for fair trading breach

<i>Stephen Glover:</i> Future of free press rests on paywalls

Just because readers have got used to reading papers online for free, it does not follow that they have a right to do so, writes Stephen Glover.

Radio beckons after <i>Sunrise</i>

Former <i>Sunrise</i> hosts Carly Flynn and Oliver Driver look set to make the switch from TV, while a co-host has defected to TVNZ.

Telecom mag gives staff a cheer-up

Telecom's in-house magazine has published letters from forgiving XT customers as a "happy pill" to boost staff morale.

<i>Media</i>: Music rights spark clash of the titans

<i>Jonathan Dodd:</i> Reports of newspapers' death greatly exaggerated

Newspapers on rebound, says publisher

The oft repeated predictions of the demise of newspapers are ill founded, says a local publisher.