EntertainmentFrom chopping block to death rowAfter a lift in ratings, broadcaster MediaWorks has extended the review of the Campbell Live indefinitely.30 Apr 05:00 PM
Media and marketingFilm studio option for ex-airbaseAn Auckland Council entity has commissioned a study into Hobsonville Point land becoming this city's Wellywood.27 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanPolitical pressure cuts both waysAn unusual aspect of the campaign to save Campbell Live is the number of people who see political meddling as a factor in its likely demise.23 Apr 09:25 PM
EntertainmentAnother senior TVNZ newswoman quitsCurrent affairs producer Briar McCormack has resigned from TVNZ and is the third senior female manager to leave the newsroom in the past few months.23 Apr 08:23 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanCampbell's knighthood crusade a ghoulish stepJohn Campbell and his team have been trying every trick in the book to try to escape TV3's death row.21 Apr 09:37 PM
OpinionNo pretty girls in provincesAs fast as they come off the production line, they sensibly up sticks for the big smoke, writes Bob Jones. "There's a reverse flow from city to country by plain, husband-seeking fat girls."20 Apr 09:38 PM
OpinionPeter Thompson: Outrage over Campbell Live overlooks a more fundamental issueMedia studies lecturer Peter Thompson says a finite pot of advertising revenue has made it less attractive to produce local content.20 Apr 12:39 AM
OpinionMatt HeathWhy John Campbell looks good in a suitWhatever happens in the John Campbell saga, one thing's for sure. The man will turn up suited up and looking good.19 Apr 08:25 PM
Media and marketingLegal action against Global Mode imminentLightbox, MediaWorks, SKY and TVNZ have announced they are going ahead with legal action against CallPlus over the company's Global Mode service.17 Apr 04:09 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Historic photos in legal limboJohn Drinnan on Fairfax Media's Herculean task in trying to rescue its huge photo archive from a legal quagmire.16 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionPaul ThomasPaul Thomas: Campbell's plight fires up conspiracy theoristsThere is an ideological dimension to this, writes Paul Thomas. If Campbell was studiously apolitical or unapologetically conservative, would he be getting the same level of support from the same people?16 Apr 09:30 PM
WorldCharlie Hebdo editor blasts magazine's critics from graveLeft-wing intellectuals who accused the satirical magazine <i>Charlie Hebdo</i> of going too far by publishing drawings of the Prophet Mohammad are guilty of "disgusting paternalism".16 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionNZ on Air didn't know grant would mean TV3 news cutNew Zealand On Air says it was unaware that its funding of the new 3D Investigates programme would lead to TV3 cutting half an hour off 3News on Sunday nights.15 Apr 02:45 AM
OpinionSeven ways to save Campbell LiveDon't want to see John Campbell leave your TV screen in the evenings? Then put these seven ways to save Campbell Live into action.14 Apr 10:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Fairfax's photo nightmare - I told you soFairfax Media's decision to ship up to eight million historic NZ news photographs and negatives to Little Rock, Arkansas, for "digitising" has proved perilous.14 Apr 09:28 PM
OpinionEditorial: Hard-hitting journalism alive and wellThere has been much hyperbole in the reaction to a review by broadcaster MediaWorks of its evening current affairs show Campbell Live.14 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPM dismisses Campbell LiveJohn Key has dismissed Campbell Live, saying viewers were more interested in “light entertainment” such as Seven Sharp at that time of day.14 Apr 02:00 AM
Media and marketingStokes jnr takes helm at SevenNew Seven Group Holdings chief executive Ryan Stokes says he is confident he can navigate the tough media and mining environment he is walking into.13 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeJournalism more than just a commodityA highly respected public relations person told me this week news is just a humdrum commodity like biscuits, writes Deborah Hill Cone, and that is why MediaWorks shouldn't baulk too much if it has to shut down current affairs programme Campbell Live.12 Apr 09:28 PM
New ZealandSunday news hour cut backShortening the Sunday night news will allow current affairs show 3rd Degree to move from Wednesday, and screen at 6:30pm, say Mediaworks.11 Apr 11:01 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorMedia landscape barren without John CampbellIt'd be a barren media landscape without John Campbell and Campbell Live and if Mediaworks doesn't appreciate the team, I hope another broadcaster does, writes Kerre McIvor.11 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanValiant Campbell may have provoked political antagonists too oftenJohn Campbell has not been afraid to challenge the PM directly where some of his rivals have adopted a more supine stance, writes Fran O'Sullivan.10 Apr 05:00 PM
Media and marketingGloves off for CampbellJohn Campbell has called in lawyer Linda Clark to fight his corner as MediaWorks confirms the company is looking for a homegrown soap to replace Campbell Live.10 Apr 05:00 PM
Media and marketingNot so marvellous?Does the demise of Campbell Live signal the end of serious current affairs on prime-time television? Geoff Cumming, Matt Nippert and Phil Taylor report.10 Apr 05:00 PM
Media and marketingHerald editor-in-chief steps downNew Zealand Herald editor-in-chief Tim Murphy has decided to step down after a stellar 30-year career with the company.10 Apr 12:56 AM
EntertainmentDecline in ratings 'not sustainable'The only way Campbell Live can be saved is by people watching the show, says commentator.10 Apr 12:03 AM
