OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Sport arrives on FreeviewFreeview sports channel Sommet Sports launches today16 May 09:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Craig defends right to sueThe Conservative Party leader Colin Craig stands by his defamation warning against the satirical website The Civilian this week.25 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Radio NZ looks at picturesRadio New Zealand is looking at going to video again, writes John Drinnan. The public broadcaster is working on a proposal to turn Parliament Television - broadcast on Sky and Freeview - into a Kiwi state-owned version of America's C-span.18 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Titanium at cutting edgeMediaWorks-made boy band Titanium has scored in the Top 40, writes John Drinnan. Tweenie girls swoon for the late teen and 20-something lads and their heavily packaged formula pop.11 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Campbell basks in ratingsIt has been a long hot summer but <i>Campbell Live</i> has been enjoying a much longer season in the sun.04 Apr 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: TVNZ replaces BBC with infomercialsTVNZ is serving up a hot-cross-bunfight with some viewers by replacing BBC World with paid infomercials, starting on Easter Monday, writes John Drinnan.27 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Maori funds for The GCThe decision on the show's funding will highlight how far public bodies are prepared to fund commercial content aimed to boost networks' bottom line, writes John Drinnan.21 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Hedge funds eyed Sky sliceI hear two hedge funds - Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) - looked at taking over Rupert Murdoch's 43 per cent stake in Sky Television, but talks failed over the price.14 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: City fumes at 3rd DegreeNew Plymouth city bosses are looking at clamping TV3 after the debut of its new current affairs show <i>3rd Degree</i> on Wednesday.07 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionEnd of the golden weather at Sky TVRupert Murdoch's selling out of Sky Television comes at to the end of a long golden period for the business, writes John Drinnan.04 Mar 12:30 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: Red faces due over HobbitIt was about money, strategy and power, writes John Drinnan. Actors' Equity boss Simon Whipp was like Smaug the dragon - a snake-like figure, a furious Jackson warned the Government.28 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: MediaWorks eyes TV queen Julie ChristieReality TV queen Julie Christie is tipped for a role overseeing MediaWorks, including TV3, Four and half the commercial radio industry.14 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: Hosking plugs car and KeyHosking cosies up to the PM, Wallace Chapman returns to advertorial, the future of Fairfax's Auckland Now and Maori TV launches a website.31 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Dotcom mania too muchThe prize for "Media Love Affair of 2012" goes to Kim Dotcom, writes John Drinnan. The German millionaire and unlikely "small guy" enjoyed adoring coverage through 2012.24 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: And here is the phony newsTelevision New Zealand is to run more phony news stories under its The Extra Mile advertorial brand next year, writes John Drinnan.06 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: Antarctic job for Sky manForeign Minister Murray McCully appoints political lobbyist, and old friend, to board of Antarctic New Zealand.29 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: SPCA joins with JacksonPeter Jackson is said to be enthusiastic about monitoring off-set conditions for animals used in film productions, writes John Drinnan.22 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: Risks of a Paul Henry returnEnthusiasm for Paul Henry to liven up current affairs output conjures memories of John Hawkesby fiasco, writes John Drinnan.15 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: Henry's hard road home to TVNZIf Paul Henry came home to work at TVNZ he'd find it has changed from when he walked its studios, writes John Drinnan12 Nov 01:49 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: TV3 wins US election battle"In my opinion, if you relied on free to air television, TV3's local coverage of the US election was better," writes John Drinnan.08 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: TV3 in same boat as NineDebt-for-equity deal along lines that is keeping Channel 9 on air in Oz is looking more likely for MediaWorks in NZ, writes John Drinnan.18 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: TVNZ eyes killing SundayTVNZ is considering killing its flagship current affairs show Sunday next year, having shortened it this year to make room for New Zealand's Got Talent, writes John Drinnan.11 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanTabloid hack vs shock-jockJohn Drinnan's media column looks at Paul Henry's chances of a TVNZ close up, and the fallout from a Kiwi newsman's 'Gotcha' tape of Alan Jones.04 Oct 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: ANZ nation?An outsider tuning in to the Valerie Adams medal ceremony could be excused for thinking Adams came from the small Pacific nation of "ANZ Bank".20 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanMedia: Talent show funding poserJohn Drinnan asks why are taxpayers set to fund a second overseas format talent show while public broadcasting collapses around our ears?13 Sep 05:30 PM
