Melissa Lee

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the departure of broadcasting minister Melissa Lee - and the arrival of the next one Paul Goldsmith. Also: a… Audio

This week our two biggest TV broadcasters confirmed plans to cut news programmes by midyear - and the jobs of a significant proportion of this country’s journalists. Many observers said this had been… Audio

The future of news on TV is still in the balance after news of planned cuts at TVNZ and the complete closure of Newshub. The government’s working on a policy but the PM has warned that media companies…

The future of TV news and current affairs is in the balance at our two biggest  TV broadcasters - both desperate to cut costs as their revenue falls. The government says it’s now preparing policy to… Video

Just a week after Warner Bros. Discovery's shock announcement that it plans to shut down Newshub, TVNZ has announced it intends to cut dozens of jobs.

Last week a plan to completely close Newshub and TVNZ’s big losses and a slump in revenue rocked the media. News on Wednesday of an announcement on Thursday about the future of news at the state-owned…

A week after the pending demise of Newshub and the loss of 300 jobs was made public, the Broadcasting Minister is finally fronting up for a live interview . Warner Brothers Discovery, which owns… Audio

Broadcasting Minister Melissa Lee says there won't be a handout for embattled media network Newshub after yesterday's shock announcement it will shut down at the end of June. The Minister, who has… Audio

The National Party says RNZ board member Jason Ake did the right thing in stepping down.

Ake resigned from the board after criticism of his public commentary about former justice minister Kiri Allan… Audio

An $8000 a day board set up to lead the merger of RNZ and TVNZ is still working and being paid, weeks after the government abandoned the project. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins scrapped the merger in… Audio

The RNZ - TVNZ merger has been scrapped.

The government had pledged $327 million over three years to merge the two public media entities, and it's understood more than $16 million had already been… Audio

The National Party says the merger of TVNZ and RNZ would be dangerous for democracy, and is a costly waste of money. 

Parliament's Economic Development Select Committee has released its report on a… Audio