She judges others by her own standards and projected her own animosity to the wearer of this clothing as being their presumed contempt for her own style.

What the... Someone needs to tell Betty Windsor (who can rock a headscarf old school style, just like her mother) what an insensitive…

Scarves are still to be seen in the pews of my church. I…

Don't get into the comments though.

You knew I'd have to take a look after you said that. Yes, all very talkback but only a few rather than pages of ignorant ranting.

that's quite some story from Past Neighbour, eh.

Quite. I presume there are others too.

meaningless age categories (eg the undifferentiated 55+ category--which assumes a 56 year old has the same interests as a 76 year old!).

The age categories aren't meaningless – but they are important to media execs in terms of what we will purchase. The age categories are relevant to advertisers -…

Awesome Pip. That's great.

Ha ha ha so I wasn't the only one thinking "Wow. Own goal of the year, right there" then...

Don't get into the comments though.

Too late... and that's quite some story from Past Neighbour, eh. Can't quite believe it myself...

Just caught tonight's Campbell Live. A smart and warmly human tribute to Pauly Fuemana. Obviously took a lot of work, dedication and ability to win trust. Good stuff.

Don't get into the comments though. Makes the Herald's Your Views read like the New York Review of Books.

Going to Gillespies Beach from the Fox on a…

You've just pretty much managed in that sentence to confirm what most here (me included) have been complaining about – and the entire point of the blog.

Agree with this but I would maintain that Close Up is as "bad" – in fact I'd rather examine another woman's boobies than…

I'm also concerned at the credibility of a former Close-Up reporter blogging nonsense about our show and his relationship with the Herald on Sunday…

but 30,000 people have been back for a second look on our website.. go figure if it isn't what people want to watch....

Hmm wonder what section of the population that 30,000 came from. Just wondering out loud only got one leg of ma judgeypants on.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Auckland-woman-launches-topless-revolution

mmm Link to…

but. Then there is Old Blue. Lived nearly thrice the life span of a Chathams Black robin, and kept that race alive.

I've been working on poems for nearly 2 decades saying basically,…

The kakapo I met in the wild was in Western Southland,

In an op shop one day, found a beautiful 1940's Kauri tray with an etching of a KakaPo. At $1.00 it was a must. Couple of years later a friend visiting from the Far North noticed it and told…

The kakapo I met in the wild was in Western Southland, prior to transfer – I've got...a souvenir, and much more info would probably get me & the relevant team, legally hung.

they just liked their feathers – and their smell – as one who has smelt one in the wild, they really do smell like honey – with a subtle earthy overtone.

That's beautiful. And they're fluffy and cute too.

What would this guy say?

Dunno.. but apparently he's into Them Crooked Vultures. Who knew...

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1104962903&ref=nf

I *have* eaten weka – both legally harvested (Rekohu) and…

It's almost as if they wanted another Transpower eccentric or serial dog killer fanatic to up their ratings.

C'mon, really? Do you honestly believe that mere ratings trump the journalistic integrity of our must trusted media personalities? For shame...

Anyway, am I the only one who would quite fancy seeing…

John Campbell [...] has proven he is the best interviewer [in?] the country.

I guess being the first (and to the best of my knowledge only) media figure to get on Helen Clarke's shitlist has got to count for something. Seriously.

Auckland University POL328 'Political Content of Television' circa 2002:…

AKA where's Barry Crump when you need him...

Though if you don't have Sky you may miss it.

Ya see there's the rub, my budget, and unavailable in your area.
Oh the iniquities of the digital age.
If I give Sky a dollar a week can I just have the one show?
Thats sounds pathetic, honestly, I'll survive.

Oh yes, you've dredged that up from my memory. Insightful interviews on important subjects...

But that's not a list of Campbell's interviews, George.

The Herald on Sunday story was a beat-up and rest assured the Clive team will continue to produce current affairs far beyond the April deadline Damian has conjured up.

Well, with that I hope you served the HOS as well. That there sounded like fighting words!
FWIW I like J.C,…

Oh yes, you've dredged that up from my memory. Insightful interviews on important subjects...

I'm pretty sure this already is the case actually – restricting it to people who own their own homes meant for a pretty big skew so now it does include those renting.

I had heard talk of this but as the panel size has not been increased for some years,…

The current system of Peoplemeters could be improved (but not not made perfect) by increasing the size and diversity of the panel (eg to include folk in rental accommodation)

I'm pretty sure this already is the case actually – restricting it to people who own their own homes meant for…

It'll be back shortly on a different channel. One that has Southpark on it a lot.

Excellent. Now, where is Colbert?

That's Bastardos took my Daily Show away. Or Bastardoes... possibly.
Anyway, they haven't. It's just going back home, mkay?

Hmm.... a titled superior pedant with a humour bypass.
Now its not often you see one of those.

Not sure it's me with a sense of humour bypass here "andin"... Too…

It all costs money, I guess but even the current NZ system of PM costs an estimated $5m annually to run.

That sounds like a rort.
@ 3410
Well, I liked it, but fucking loud!(yep, forgot those plugs, but how could you tell with plugs in anyway?) Muffled. It really…

The current system of Peoplemeters could be improved (but not not made perfect) by increasing the size and diversity of the panel (eg to include folk in rental accommodation) ,…

Ratings are a myth we all believe in

Could that mutual suspension of disbelief be clouding media buyers' perceptions of the (more accurate) web ratings and hence contribute to the low uptake of online advertising?

That's Bastardos took my Daily Show away. Or Bastardoes... possibly.
Anyway, they haven't. It's just going back home, mkay?

Hmm.... a titled superior pedant with a humour bypass.
Now its not often you see one of those.

There are a bunch of people there who turn up every day, and…

Bastardo's took my Daily Show away.

That's Bastardos took my Daily Show away. Or Bastardoes... possibly.

Anyway, they haven't. It's just going back home, mkay?

Barring any startling developments I'm going to draw a line under this one now, but I'd like to say the…

you'd fill your un-sold space with ads to boost the ratings of the place where your ads are selling... or something?
Yes, exactly. They're called "house ads" and TVNZ screened plenty of them last year too.

So the radio arm makes more than the TV arm? Hmm
Could have floated…

I do…

I'll let the reporter who's done all the digging and interviewing share that story with you himself, when it runs this weekend.

Which will be Matt Nippert in the HoS. It's the sort of story he'd greatly enjoy pursuing, and he seems to have got everyone's attention in doing so.…

Apropos the stats: is it really so that only 10% of 18-49 year olds are watching the two main tv news shows?

Yeah, I think that's exactly what it means. It means that few are watching it at that time at least, because I don't think it allows for time…

Apropos the stats: is it really so that only 10% of 18-49 year olds are watching the two main tv news shows? What would a typical midwinter figure be? Do we know what other tv…

Why not be completely brave, transform Nightline into must-see late night telly rather than a showcase for young hotties?

At this point I'd be happy with "transform Nightline into half-an-hour of actual new content, instead of half-an-hour of highlights from clips you played at 6pm".

all those quotes about The News

We may be a very odd household. We have a TV, we needed a replacement DVD player about August 2009, and we simply didn't bother to hook up the bits that bring broadcast TV in from the antenna.

Life is much better now. About…

I think it's beaten Close Up every night this week. So yes, rumours of Campbell Live's demise seem to be somewhat exaggerated.

Actually Russell, in TV3's stated demo of 18-49, it's 2-2 so far this week. Close Up has won every night but one in 18-54 and 25-54 (which is…

I'm not sure to what extent the axe was a real possibility — although, like everyone else, I certainly heard the speculation late last year.

What my anonymous source tells me is that the programme isn't under any kind of ultimatum and Audsley thinks he can make it a winner.…

(just guessing... not an insider in any media/advertising business)

Me neither, Same company eh. So it was all ledger entries no money was actually exchanged. See a blip in the ratings exploit it.
As well as exploiting to the nth degree a tenuous connection that can be wrought from the…

Thought that's why they carpet bombed it with RadioLive ads.
To pay for it. I mean.

Filling your slots with ads from another part of the same company doesn't seem like the best way to make revenue does it? Seems to me it's what you'd do if no-one was paying…

It rated well (for a late night show on C4), god knows what it cost though...

I do wonder if they looked at moving it to TV3 after nightline/sports tonight.

It would have a great flow-on from nightline, though it might show up their flagship late news show. Would have…

Ha, I think PAS has its own version of Godwin's law where any discussion about television or the media ends up devolving into a discussion about how shit the 6pm news is these days :)

Because the 6pm news is incredibly important. Where she goes, so goes the nation.

But…

It rated well (for a late night show on C4), god knows what it cost though...

Thought that's why they carpet bombed it with RadioLive ads.
To pay for it. I mean.

In any event, it's a lot better than another fumbling Sainsbury interview and those dreadful, gushing Dominic Bowden celebrity pieces on Close Up.

I like this – Sainsbury is disappointing. I think Bowden's talents are being thoroughly misused. But whenever I switch over to Campbell Live I find a trivial…

http://www.throng.co.nz/campbell-live/auckland-and-metro-audiences-make-campbell-live-clear-ratings-winner

All TV3 seem to be saying about this (according to the facebook group) is that it's "not being picked up for 2010". It rated well (for a late night show on C4), god knows…

Re Ratings, I'm not sure generally speaking, but last night, in TV3's demographic of 18-49…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtGSXMuWMR4

I'm wondering how 3news' ratings are going. They were at an all-time peak about the time Ironbridge bought, but the quality has definitely deteriorated since then — orders from on high to even further dumb it down, is…

There already appears to be a lot more fight in the show this year than last, when it seemed to run one soft human interest story lifted from a provincial paper after another and too many bromance appearances from Rove. Nothing like the threat…

Why not be completely brave, transform Nightline into must-see late night telly rather than a showcase for young hotties?

How well does John do scathing sarcasm, and using facts to point out blatant hypocrisy? Or pointing a gentle finger in the direction of human fallibility?
Is he any good at…