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Dumb moves on clever TV drama?
TVNZ is winding up critics by screening dramas they've panned, and axing ones they rate. Mediawatch looks at a drama that's on TV in Australia, the US and UK, but not here - even though we're paying…
Video, AudioBig media names in play as news goes social
Three recent studies of media habits have sobering conclusions for big names in publishing and broadcasting - but also for newer digital-age outlets on the rise. Video, Audio
Big media names in play as news goes social
Three recent studies of media habits have sobering conclusions for big names in publishing and broadcasting - but also for newer digital-age outlets on the rise.
Video, AudioChris Evans steps down as Top Gear presenter
Chris Evans has announced he is leaving his role as a presenter on BBC Two's Top Gear after one series.
Diana Goodman - Breaking Glass Ceilings at the BBC
Diana Goodman is quite possibly the trailblazing Kiwi reporter you've never heard of - but she's just received the recognition she deserves: an honorary doctorate from Massey University. Diana Goodman… Audio
International correspondent Matthew Parris
The Queens speech, "Life Chances": including prison restructuring and ease of adoption, the continuing and increasingly crazed EU debate and the row continues about a future Trump presidency's… Audio
Neil Oliver - Life on the Coast
Scottish archaeologist, historian and author Neil Oliver is also the presenter of several BBC documentary series including 'A History of Scotland' and 'Vikings'. He is perhaps best known for the… Audio
Call to ban Fury from sports awards
A petition has garnered 80,000 signatures calling for boxing champion Tyson Fury from the BBC Sports Persoanlity of the Year Awards. Audio
Played for Phools? True Dat. Media hoaxes are a Bich
News outlets all over the planet seized on the story of a man with a name reportedly too rude to say out loud in english, and too weird for Facebook. But no-one checked if it was actually true or an… Audio
Initial irritation, acronym acrimony . . . and ambivalence
Mediawatch listeners respond to Radio New Zealand calling itself simply 'RNZ' on the air and online. Also: how the BBC hasn't retired the word 'radio' even for its youngest digital natives. Audio
Dave Lee - the tech capital of the world
The BBC's North America Technology correspondent who has a grandstand view of the hot bed of innovation that is Silicon Valley. Audio
A local channel out from under the radar?
It runs well-made shows from some of the world's best TV broadcasters and some local ones as well, but they're rarely reviewed or written about. It's available nationwide on Freeview and Sky and its… Audio
A local channel out from under the radar?
It runs well-made shows from some of the world's best TV broadcasters and some local ones as well, but they're rarely reviewed or written about. It's available nationwide on Freeview and Sky and its…
AudioBBC faces major shake up
The Conservative government has picked an advisory panel that will review of the BBC at a time of unprecedented pressure for Britain's state broadcaster. Audio
Deborah Cameron: language and gender
Deborah Cameron Professor of Language and Communication at Oxford University who is visiting New Zealand to deliver two lectures: Our Tremendous Opportunity: a Look at the Hidden History of BBC… Audio
BBC calls for fair coverage for ISIS
The head of the BBC says the broadcaster must be fair to Isis. He's rejected a call from Prime Minister David Cameron to drop the use of the term Islamic State. Audio
High in fat, but low on facts
Stories about how eating or drinking a particular food group will lead to people living longer and healthier lives are a staple part of the media diet. Audio
High in fat, but low on facts
Stories about how eating or drinking a particular food group will lead to people living longer and healthier lives are a staple part of the media diet.
AudioMichael Cubey: arts out east
Michael Cubey is a painter, and the Executive Director and Head of Creative Workspaces, running the property portfolio at Bow Arts, an artists' studio provider and educational charity that operates a… Audio
A.C. Grayling
Dr Anthony Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities at the University of London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. Earlier this month he won the 2015 Bertrand… Audio