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Facial recognition may put a spin on sheep farming
A Dunedin company is developing an artificial intelligence with the ability to recognise and identify individual sheep, in the hopes it may revolutionise farming.
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Rugby TV deal creates claims of conflicts
Mediawatch: Sky and NZ Rugby sprang a surprise this week making a unique deal for TV rights with no bids from any other broadcaster. It's raised questions about… Audio
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Prince Harry to sue two British tabloids
The Duke of Sussex has begun legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking.
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Watch live: Checkpoint with Lisa Owen
Checkpoint - Lisa Owen presents the biggest stories of the day, on 101FM, online, Freeview 50 and Channel 83 on Sky.
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Listen to Saturday Morning with Kim Hill
Listen live to Saturday Morning as Kim Hill delves into current affairs, science, modern life, history, the arts and more.
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TV comeback: Spitting Image lines up new satirical targets
Satirical puppet show Spitting Image hopes to return to the small screen, 23 years after it last aired.
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Facebook expands hidden 'likes' policy from Instagram
Facebook is rolling out a move to hide the number of likes on users' posts during a trial in Australia this weekend.
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Giving Amazon a break
Mediawatch: Amazon Prime's announcement of a Lord of the Rings TV series to be made here was big news - as was the huge tax break it is likely to get. It's part of a business model that means Amazon… Audio
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Expert says public relations needs an ethical upgrade
People point the finger at politicians, platforms and the news media for the spread of fake news and misinformation, but an expert tells Mediawatch the PR industry's role usually goes under the radar… Audio
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Mediawatch: Sparks fly over streaming the Rugby World Cup
Spark took a gamble by buying the World Cup broadcast rights and sparked a flood of sceptical - sometimes hostile - media coverage, but the bigger picture is the future of sport on screen. Audio
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Do reports of gun owners' anger stack up?
Mediawatch - Do reports of widespread discontent among the nation's gun owners stack up, when thousands of weapons have been peacefully surrendered, asks Colin Peacock. Audio
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YouTube to pay up to $US200m in child privacy settlement
Google's YouTube faces up to $US200 million ($314 million) settlement over violation of US child privacy laws after a Federal Trade Commission investigation.
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Hamish McKenzie: The Kiwi helping revitalise email
Mediawatch: Venture capitalists last month pumped $US15.3 million into Substack - a start up that helps writers monetise email newsletters. Audio
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Mary Tyler Moore's TV sidekick dies aged 80
Actress Valerie Harper, who won four Emmys playing budding feminist Rhoda Morgenstern on the 1970s TV series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her own spinoff sitcom, has died aged 80.
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Political parties are targeting us with propaganda online
Mediawatch: Recent elections overseas were won by narrow margins amid claims voters were influenced by messages injected in their social media feeds from political parties. Is all this coming to an… Audio
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The Mandalorian: First look at Taika Waititi's Star Wars series
Disney has released the first footage of The Mandalorian, a live-action Star Wars series that includes the New Zealand director and actor Taika Waititi voicing a robot. Video
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TV watchdogs differ on Christchurch gunman’s footage
Mediawatch: The Broadcasting Standards Authority has sanctioned Sky TV for screening snippets of the gunman's video of the Christchurch mosque attacks in March. But other broadcasters escaped censure… Audio
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Big player potential: Support urged for booming gaming industry
New Zealand's interactive media and gaming industry grew 40 percent a year in the past six years, and could be worth $1 billion by 2024 if supported, a report says.
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Media's worldwide push for climate change coverage
Mediawatch: Last week the Sunday Star-Times ran an article asking the question: Is the New Zealand media eco-friendly? It was more an environmental stock-take of the media businesses themselves than… Audio
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Convergence: yesterday’s media buzzword is now the new normal
Mediawatch: Once upon a time our major media companies and telcos were none of each others' business. Now they are all up in each others' business because of 'convergence' driven by digital technology… Audio
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Still the right thing: Do the Right Thing at 30
Thirty years on, Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing is as urgent as ever, says Dan Slevin.
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Preferred PM polling's proving pretty unpopular
Mediawatch: Broadcasters say their political polls aren't perfect but they do reveal significant swings of support. In that case, they ought to notice more and more people don't like being asked to… Audio
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Broadcaster watchdog weighs up our attitudes to nudity on screen
Mediawatch Back in the day, nudity on TV was rare and the isolated sightings were almost national events. There's plenty of it available on-demand and on any device these days, but does it do us harm? Audio
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Twitch Fortnite streamer Ninja switches to Microsoft's Mixer
Amazon's games streaming platform Twitch has lost one of its biggest stars to a rival site owned by Microsoft.
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Not funny: Watching Friends without canned laughter
Corny "dad jokes" actually become funnier when they are followed by recordings of laughter, researchers say. Video
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Climate scepticism boosted by broadcasters
Forty years ago this week a milestone meeting of scientists led to the first comprehensive report on climate change science. Forty years later, media outlets around the world - including Stuff - have… Audio
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