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Changes underway for media industry, but it's a messy process
Media oversight and regulation is described as messy, and screen productions desperately need help.
Shaking up the media landscape
Media oversight and regulation is described as messy, and screen productions desperately need help. Changes are in the wind. Audio
Local media pushing back offshore invaders?
For years, the most comprehensive survey of Kiwis’ media habits has shown local media losing ground to offshore invaders. This year it says we’re ‘settling down’ and local media may be ‘stabilising’…
Screentime: Fallout, Ashley Madison doco, Bridgerton s3
Film and TV correspondent Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about the latest shows. Audio
Review: The Kitchen
The Kitchen is a dystopian future movie that is all about the here and now, Dan Slevin says. Video
Screentime: Henry Sugar, Who Killed Jill Dando, Uproar
Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix), directed by Wes Anderson and based on the Roald Dahl story of the same name. He'll also… Audio
Phone + power + Netflix: are “bundled” plans good for customers?
The Commerce Commission has just announced draft guidelines around the marketing of bundled plans. This is where one retailer provides multiple services to a household, such as internet, gas, your… Audio
Screentime: Silo, Bupkis, Sweet Tooth (season II)
Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Silo (Apple TV), based on the novels by Hugh Howey and set in a dystopian future where a group of people live underground in a silo… Audio
Screentime: Love & Death, Chupa, Tiny Beautiful Things
Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about true-crime thriller Love & Death, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons, family movie Chupa (Netflix) and Tiny Beautiful Things, a… Audio
Luciane Buchanan: At the top of her game
Netflix's latest political thriller series, The Night Agent has been at the top of the charts on the service lately. Local talent, Luciane Buchanan plays the role of a cybersecurity expert who gets… Audio
Screentime: Not Dead Yet, Voices of the Pacific, Physical: 100
Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Not Dead Yet on Disney+ : about a journalist assigned to the obit section of her newspaper who's haunted by the ghost of each new… Audio
What will password crackdown do to Netflix?
Been nicking from Netflix? The free ride is coming to an end as the streaming service signals a crackdown on password sharing in New Zealand.
It estimates up to 100 million subscribers have people… Audio
Screentime: Not Even, The Glory, Wednesday
Film and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Not Even, a six-part series centred on a group of Maori and Pasifika friends living in Wellington. She'll also look at K-drama The… Audio
New documentary looks into FIFA's murky history
The FIFA football world cup in Qatar is in the crucial knock-out phases, with the quarter finals on the weekend. Shock exits have come from Germany, and Belgium. But, it could be argued the football… Audio, Gallery
Short-Cut with Dan Slevin
Film critic Dan Slevin joins the show to share his film selections to kick-start your binge watching this weekend. Video, Audio
Screentime: The White Lotus, The Watcher, The Stranger
Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about the second season of The White Lotus (Neon), new Netflix series The Watcher - which is based on a creepy true story, and The Stranger… Audio
Netflix reverses subscriber slump, shares surge 14 percent
Netflix has reversed customer losses that hammered its stock this year and projected more growth ahead, reassuring Wall Street as it prepares to offer a new streaming option with advertising.
Matthew Reilly on writing action thrillers and making his directing debut
When his first novel was rejected by publishers in Australia, Matthew Reilly did the ultimate DIY job - he took out a loan, published it himself and convinced Sydney book stores to stock it. The book… Video, Audio
Television Critic: Guy Williams
Today Guy Williams talks to Jesse about a youtube series called History OverSimplified, Drive to Survive on Netflix and his own show, New Zealand Today which is on Three and Three Now. Audio
Royal commentator Victoria Arbiter at the Platinum Jubilee
Victoria Arbiter has spent a lifetime in close proximity to the British Royal Family. The royal commentator joins the show from London to discuss the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and the limited role… Audio
