Colin Peacock
Silver Lake buy-in to Silver Fern no silver bullet for media
To sell or not to sell a slice of the commercial rights to New Zealand rugby was the squabble that pre-occupied the sports media this week. But the media couldn’t agree on who has the power over the…
AudioMediawatch for 2 May 2021
Silverlake buy-in to silver fern triggers sports media; trust on media on the slide; online polls misrepresent public opinion. Audio
New research shows Kiwis trust in news is slipping
New research shows New Zealanders' trust in the news media slipping, even when it comes to the news they choose themselves. That's obviously a bad news story for our media - but what can they really… Video, Audio
New research shows Kiwis trust in news is slipping
New research shows New Zealanders' trust in the news media slipping, even when it comes to the news they choose themselves. That's obviously a bad news story for our media - but what can they really…
Video, AudioCoping with Covid chaos disrupting sport on screen
A core part of your business is screening the world’s sport to customers keen enough to pay for it. Then Covid stops almost all of it stone dead. What do you do? Mediawatch asks a Sky exec how they… Video, Audio
Coping with Covid chaos disrupting sport on screen
A core part of your business is screening the world’s sport to customers keen enough to pay for it. Then Covid stops almost all of it stone dead. What do you do? Mediawatch asks a Sky exec how they…
Video, AudioMediawatch for 25 April 2021
Coping with Covid chaos disrupting sport on screen; reporters finally have one nice day; following the flow of public money to the media and screen industry. Audio
Following the money flowing to the media
Huge sums in subsidies will go to Amazon when a Lord of the Rings series is made here in the years to come. In the year just gone, a much more modest amount of public money was spent helping local… Audio
Following the money flowing to the media
Huge sums in subsidies will go to Amazon when a Lord of the Rings series is made here in the years to come. In the year just gone, a much more modest amount of public money was spent helping local…
AudioMidweek Mediawatch Colin Peacock
Tonight in Karyn's weekly catchup with the Midweek Mediawatch team, Colin Peacock looks at the funeral for the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip and how the Empire struck back. Viewer upset at the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Football fans v billionnaires, Popstars v Fair Go
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about Prince Philip's funeral pulling in viewers, the emergency housing crisis coming into focus; football fans vs… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Football fans v billionnaires, Popstars v Fair Go
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about Prince Philip's funeral pulling in viewers, the emergency housing crisis coming into focus; football fans vs…
AudioDirectory inquiries: Does the Yellow Pages have a future?
Once a billion-dollar business, its critics claim the country’s most widely circulated publication is a redundant and wasteful throwback to pre-digital times. But now under new management, the Yellow… Video, Audio
Directory inquiries: Does the Yellow Pages have a future?
Once a billion-dollar business, its critics claim the country’s most widely circulated publication is a redundant and wasteful throwback to pre-digital times. But now under new management, the Yellow…
Video, Audio‘Dead leader walking’ a familiar line from media
Last weekend political pundits and presenters reckoned the leader of the opposition was ripe for rolling and her days in the job were numbered. But - as in the past - it was all based on rumours… Audio
‘Dead leader walking’ a familiar line from media
Last weekend political pundits and presenters reckoned the leader of the opposition was ripe for rolling and her days in the job were numbered. But - as in the past - it was all based on rumours…
AudioMediawatch for 18 April 2021
'Dead leader walking' a familiar line from media; Samoa's election cliff-hanger overlooked locally; Directory inquiries: Yellow Pages under pressure Audio
Pent-up travel demand bubbles up
A green light for a travel bubble with Australia was a good news story for people separated from loved ones - and businesses needing the cash of free-spending foreigners. But were the bubble-happy… Audio
Timing of Duke's death gives our media a headache
The media planned for the Duke of Edinburgh's death - but the timing of the announcement last night could hardly have been worse for firing up special coverage from scratch. Audio
Pent-up travel demand bubbles up
A green light for a travel bubble with Australia was a good news story for people separated from loved ones - and businesses needing the cash of free-spending foreigners. But were the bubble-happy…
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