Jane Wrightson
Muted response to big shift in public funding plans
Established New Zealand broadcasters will compete with online outlets for our public broadcasting money from next year under a new regime proposed by New Zealand On Air. It is a significant change…
AudioNZ On Air announces funding shake-up
NZ On Air has announced a major change to the way it funds local content. From next July, it will move to a single public media fund, covering many types of content for different audiences. This will… Audio
Diversity - yeah right!
What will NZ On Air chief executive Jane Wrightson be doing to address inequality in television and digital media where white males hold the plum jobs. Ethnicity is also out of balance with most… Audio
Will TV3 changes prompt funding for current affairs?
TV3's decision to review the future of Campbell Live is leaving some media commentators wondering if broadcasters will seek public funding for current affairs programmes. Audio
Eight million dollars for new show
NZ On Air has agreed to provide more than eight million dollars funding for a new drama series, which it hopes will successfully compete with the current batch of nightly reality TV shows, like… Audio
Jane Wrightson: NZ on Air
Chief Executive of NZ On Air announces Doc Connect: their new documentary initiative. Audio
Homegrown TV Drama
The big news has been the axing of a number of prime-time New Zealand TV series. So is this the end of TV drama, or just the end of that sort of TV drama? This week we speak to the CEO of New Zealand… Audio
Homegrown TV
Homegrown TV drama is expensive - and every hit show means three or four programmes that can't get made. And what happens to TV drama when an ambitious new series like TV3's Hope and Wire takes $5… Audio
The Arts Report - Is NZ TV drama a monolopy?
Why one company has pretty much sewn up the available funding, what that means for other writers with good ideas, and for viewers who don't like that style of drama. Audio
Is NZ TV drama a monolopy?
Why one company has pretty much sewn up the available funding, what that means for other writers with good ideas, and for viewers who don't like that style of drama. Simon Morris talks to with NZ on… Audio
Jane Wrightson
CEO of NZ On AIR talks about recent changes to the organisation's focus and funding model. Audio
NZ on Air music funding
The way local music is funded is set to change dramatically with NZ on Air. It is proposing to no longer fund albums and is also planning to completely redesign its funding schemes. Audio
NZ on Air music funding
The way local music is funded is set to change dramatically with NZ on Air. It is proposing to no longer fund albums and is also planning to completely redesign its funding schemes. Audio
NZ on Air investigating Lee allegations
New Zealand on Air is urgently investigating whether the production company owned by National MP Melissa Lee made political advertisements with taxpayer money. Audio
