National’s Broadcasting Policy
National has announced its 2008 Broadcasting Policy. Let’s look at the different aspects: Maintain state ownership of Television New Zealand No surprises there. Personally I would like an investigation...
View ArticleFollowing the script
I have found it very amusing that Labour have been accusing John Key of following focus group supplied scripting, because they are so good at it themselves. The media have already reported on how they...
View ArticleThe Press on Broadcasting
The Press looks at National’s broadcasting policy: Before the charter was introduced, it was clear that trying to serve two roles the commercial and the public service would be difficult, and so it has...
View ArticleTelevised Sports events
Not content with nationalising the planes and the trains, jim Anderton has a new target – sporting events. Yes he thinks these should be confiscated off sporting codes (with compensation) and made the...
View ArticleODT Editorial on National Broadcasting
The ODT editorialises on National’s broadcasting policy: TVNZ was to operate a dual mandate. It was required to make market returns to the Government in the fiercely competive ratings-driven commercial...
View ArticleBye bye charter
The Herald reports: Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman introduced a bill yesterday to repeal the charter, which was created by Labour in 2002 to require TVNZ to broadcast a wide range of programmes...
View ArticleLabour on the PM’s radio show
Labour is spending another day talking about the PM’s radio show, rather than oh you know say the credit downgrade. Yes I know they are talking about that also but if you talk about two issues in a...
View ArticleLabour’s broadcasting policy
Labour have announced: Kiwis will be asked to help shape a new, non-commercial, modern public broadcaster to be established under a Labour Government. Labour said it would bring together elements of...
View ArticleTVNZ7 programmes
As most readers will know, TVNZ7 ends in June. The funding given to it by Labour was for an initial period (was never made permanent), in order for it to become self-funding, and National has not...
View ArticleSunday ad ban should go
Stuff reports: The Government is considering scrapping the Sunday morning and public holiday bans on television and radio advertising. Broadcasting Minister Amy Adams said she wanted to make the rules...
View ArticleMassive change in viewing habits
NZ on Air looks at how people consume media. Below are the changes from 2014 to 2018: Linear TV from 95% to 82% Streaming Video on Demand from 12% to 62% A year ago I had Sky TV. Now I have Netflix and...
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