Newshub
Media minister rolled as industry awaits plan
Melissa Lee has been replaced as Minister of Media and Communications after just seven months in the role in which she promised new policy to address the media’s acute problems. Paul Goldsmith now…
Stuff / Newshub deal: a lifeline or the last chance?
This week’s deal to outsource Newshub’s 6pm TV news to Stuff is a bold move for an company that’s never been a broadcaster. Both parties say it’s the way of the digital future, but it will provide a…
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End of the news as we know it?
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
Life raft for Newshub drifts further away
Media and Communications Minister Melissa Lee talks to Lisa Owen about the demise of Newshub and the loss of several TVNZ programmes. Audio
Warner Brothers Discovery confirms Newshub shutdown
Newshub staff had their fears confirmed today with the announcement the news operation will shut down in July and nearly 300 people will lose their jobs. The proposal by owners Warner Brothers to… Audio
Newshub closure confirmed: 250 jobs lost
Newshub staff have been told the news operation is to close from the fifth of July with the loss of 250 jobs. Audio
Newshub shutdown confirmed, jobs cut
Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed its plans to shut down Newshub, including its website and all TV news shows by July 5. 294 staff will lose their jobs. The company says no deal is in place yet…
Can news media innovate to survive?
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…
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TV news meltdown: what will government do?
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
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Is this the death of news media? What you need to know
Explainer - Not long after Newshub announced it would shut down, TVNZ shared plans to eliminate jobs. Is this a tipping point?
Apocalypse now for news - part 2?
TVNZ’s proposals to balance its worsening books by killing news and current affairs programmes mean New Zealanders could end up with almost no national current affairs on TV within weeks. It’s a…
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TVNZ and Newshub blaming job cuts on plummeting advertising revenue
Another week, another devastating blow to Aotearoa's media landscape. Just eight days after Newshub announced it's axing its entire news operation, the country's largest TV broadcaster, TVNZ, has… Audio
TVNZ plans job cuts to keep company 'sustainable'
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.
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TVNZ news staff braced for bad news
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…
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Midweek Mediawatch - it's the end of the news as we know it?
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about job cuts looming at TVNZ as its crosstown rival Newshub faces a shut-down. Also: coverage of Chris Luxon's… Audio
Broadcasting Minister Melissa Lee responds to Newshub shut down
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
Three no longer a hub for news
Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to shut down Newshub was met with mourning within the media - and also concern about what could replace it in the media ecosystem Audio
The headlines are grim for Newshub
It was a skin-of-your-teeth operation from the start, and Newshub's 35 year old life looks to be ending with multi-million dollar losses presided over by off-shore owners Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Newshub's brutal 'proposal'
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the sudden and startling news of Newshub’s impending demise in a ‘proposal’ from the global… Audio
Staff in shock and disbelief: Newshub plans to close
Newshub staff say they're in total shock and disbelief on learning the media company plans to close its newsroom in New Zealand at the end of June. The bombshell announcement came at an emergency… Audio