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tomachi

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:56:50 +1200

That's a cool idea. Make a clean separation of concerns. Hello Robyn.

mark taslov

Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:06:14 +1300

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPUy1fkglVM
Men don’t have to use these products at all, all women have to use them

*[[http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/thinx-transgender-model|This Transgender Man Is…

Alfie

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:50:13 +1200

Mediaworks have axed their midday news bulletin. No surprises there. Did anyone ever watch tele at that time of the day?

The same story confirms that Glucina left the premises on Friday, which will have endowed TV3's Friday night drinks with a slight hint of karmic glow.

Alfie

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:59:36 +1200

A relevant tweet from Herald journalist Francis Cook.
Scout lasted a lot longer than I thought it would. Is it too early in the day to start drinking?

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:25:33 +1200

a couple of bridges just waiting to turn into a pile of rubble.
That includes the reckless and feckless Simon Bridges I assume...
I'm also guessing there will be some large public sculptures involving non-load bearing steel tubes all round the Waikato soon...
...or perhaps they could be turned into…

Alfie

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:18:00 +1200

Where do I look for one of those in NZ?

Under a rock somewhere. Or just wait for a few months because there are a couple of bridges just waiting to turn into a pile of rubble.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:14:31 +1200

no credible media company
Where do I look for one of those in NZ?

Alfie

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:04:54 +1200

Scout’s closure was always inevitable. It just came down to Mediaworks’ desire to save face versus the costs of continuing with a loss-making and ultimately doomed site. The ill-advised decision to associate Mediaworks with the increasingly toxic Glucina was down to Weldon. His departure has finally allowed them to cauterise…

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:42:15 +1200

One less cog as the clockworks seize up?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/80713087/mediaworks-close-gossip-website-scout

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:45:45 +1200

Here's Stuff's take on it... I love this new business model they talk about (bold):
Chalmers, while happy to talk numbers, wasn't giving anything away about the intentions of MediaWorks' owner, private equality firm Oaktree Capital but did say there were not current plans for further staff cuts. Oaktree took…

Alfie

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:17:29 +1200

The Weldon Effect is coming home to roost and MediaWorks profits have halved over the last 12 months. Radio is still performing well but the TV side of the business is more than a little sick.

[Acting CEO) Chalmers said MediaWorks would not be filing audited accounts to the Companies Office…

izogi

Mon, 09 May 2016 09:05:05 +1200

Heh heh heh:

But it would counsel Mr Thompson "to avoid doing a Weldon"

(It sucks to see what Radio NZ is going through, though.)

Alfie

Fri, 06 May 2016 12:15:48 +1200

Following TV3's leaking of info from the RBNZ lockup, Mediaworks news outlets are excluded from Reserve Bank media conferences until further notice. That seem fairer than banning all journos and has to be yet another nail in the Mediaworks' coffin.

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 06 May 2016 11:19:57 +1200

…though personally I think he is a Papa, Romeo, India, Charlie, Kilo

How did you know I joined the Coast guard? :)
this is Rhombus, Zulu Mike Whiskey 7...
Over.

Alfie

Fri, 06 May 2016 09:51:16 +1200

Toby Manhire suggests a variety of new reality TV shows which might suit Mediaworks' new focus, neatly summarising the main issues facing our parliamentarians today. The Koro Hour is my favourite. I'd watch that!

For a bit of comic relief, Toddy McClay, like a bundle of hay, will bounce about the…

Ian Dalziel

Thu, 05 May 2016 22:22:30 +1200

Bravo and Weldon
Weldon did have his ABCs worked out though
– Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...
(as in alpha male, bravo channel, complete charlie)

…though personally I think he is a Papa, Romeo, India, Charlie, Kilo.

Steve Barnes

Thu, 05 May 2016 17:24:08 +1200

Rachel Glucina ‎@RachelGlucinaNZ
The most visionary & inspiring leader I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with has resigned. #markweldon #mediaworkshttp

Herald
9:15 AM – 4 May 2016
Well, her last boss was Shayne Currie.
eta
I did hear someone say about Weldon…
“It is a privilege to…

Alfie

Thu, 05 May 2016 17:07:20 +1200

I recommend a quick read of Raybon Kan's article on Bravo and Weldon in the Herald. It has some great lines, including...

The only glimmer of hope is that nobody ever clicked on Scout, except by accident.

Or perhaps yesterday, to see what a hagiography they could polish up about Mark…

Alfie

Thu, 05 May 2016 17:04:33 +1200

In the same vein, a former TV3 staffer tells me his favourite reaction to Weldon's departure came from Anika Moa.

"He was a twat... and not the sort that I like."

Steve Barnes

Thu, 05 May 2016 17:00:33 +1200

I thought I saw Weldon on TV3 last night but apparently, it was some other c**t
When will it end?

Alfie

Thu, 05 May 2016 11:53:50 +1200

Former TV3 staffers are joining the chorus of voices wishing farewell to Weldon. Jeff Hampton has some heartfelt words on Weldon’s sojourn at TV3. And Melanie Reid didn’t hold back on John Campbell’s show last night.

Elsewhere, Brian Gaynor says Hilary Barry's resignation was the moment that MediaWorks really lost…

Stephen R

Wed, 04 May 2016 16:47:48 +1200

I'd have more schadenfreude if I thought Weldon wasn't walking away with well lined pockets...

Alfie

Wed, 04 May 2016 16:41:42 +1200

Fairfax have a delightful story about Hilary and Mike bringing in the Moet... with big grins and their faces.

Rob Stowell

Wed, 04 May 2016 16:12:12 +1200

Bugger the schadenfreude. Whoop! One down.

Alfie

Wed, 04 May 2016 11:23:29 +1200

Tributes are pouring in for Weldon and with one notable exception, there is no outpouring of grief.

Carolyn Robinson
Goodbye Weldon. Don’t trip on the ruins you created as you leave.

David Farrier
did a little yell of joy in montreal. a lady said, “what happened” & i said, “mark weldon…

Alfie

Wed, 04 May 2016 09:18:07 +1200

Worth repeating. ;-)

izogi

Wed, 04 May 2016 09:14:36 +1200

Mark Weldon has resigned.

Alfie

Tue, 03 May 2016 11:58:19 +1200

Didn’t Caesar remark that he had Brutus’ unconditional loyalty in 44 BCE?

I'm thinking it's more Nero in this case.

Alfie

Tue, 03 May 2016 11:47:09 +1200

It seems that the Mediaworks’ board believes that Weldon has the answer to the ailing channel’s problems – yet more reality TV. Or to be specific, "female-oriented reality programming”.

Mediaworks’ under-fire chief executive Mark Weldon says New Zealand is “very low” in broadcast hours for reality television.

Let’s put to…

Alfie

Mon, 02 May 2016 20:56:47 +1200

According to chairman Rod McGeoch, he who extended Weldon’s contract a few months ago, Welldone has the full support of the board.

Pity. That’s a nice little graphic wasted. Maybe I should save it for a while and see how the Spinoff’s reported threat of mass resignations pans out.

Kumara Republic

Mon, 02 May 2016 20:03:06 +1200

Weldon has emerged from the Board meeting in Auckland.

When asked if he still had the confidence of his board, he replied, “I think so”.

Didn't Caesar remark that he had Brutus' unconditional loyalty in 44 BCE?

linger

Mon, 02 May 2016 17:55:00 +1200

That doesn't sound entirely confident!

Alfie

Mon, 02 May 2016 16:38:58 +1200

Weldon has emerged from the Board meeting in Auckland.
When asked if he still had the confidence of his board, he replied, "I think so".

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 01 May 2016 07:13:29 +1200

edit – not sure how I managed to post the post above this twice – one of those days…

One is slightly different to the other. “and sometimes costly to get wrong” which is quite apt here. ;) so really I’d say you were just repeating yourself to make a…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:50:39 +1200

and to ‘CAPITAL’ off…
Weldon couldn’t even spell Hilary Barry’s name right in the email he sent to staff- what a great bloke! Swimming’s not really a team sport is it, he just doesn’t get it… (aside from the money, he gets that…)

edit – not sure how I…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:24:52 +1200

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11631425
This Duncan Grieve story in The NZ Herald ends with:
This era too, is markedly different: audiences are atomising and another bad year might make the already difficult task of a profitable exit for Mediaworks' owners, Oakbridge Capital, entirely impossible.
The ramifications are not quite on the level of the…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:23:25 +1200

Sofie Bribiesca

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:03:53 +1200

While TVNZ had bigger budgets it always had a more top-heavy feel, it was more management-dominated.

It's had a lot of restructuring and it may feel quite different now. I know it does for a friend of mine. that could be a good thing.

Alfie

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 13:52:13 +1200

As one of the few people who still records and watches 3 News most nights, I’d say that Hillary Barry’s departure will damage Mediaworks. My only surprise is that it’s taken so long for her to make the move.

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve worked for both TVNZ and TV3…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 07:46:30 +1200

also Weldon has had his harness put on – http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1604/S00768/oaktree-puts-2-mln-collar-on-weldons-mediaworks-management.htm

still the upside is there are no profits from TV3 going offshore... they'd have to make some first.

simon g

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:02:17 +1200

In a painfully ironic commentary on the state of TV3, on the night they launch a thing called Friday Story the real Friday story is the immediate departure of Hillary Barry.

Mike McRoberts (a journalist, not snackable) to follow in 3,2,1 ...

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:38:10 +1200

Weldon to be grilled – well done...
Some of Weldon's history at NZX is still shuffling it's way through the courts.
One of New Zealand's leading businessman, Mark Weldon, faces a grilling as a witness when a long running trans-Tasman battle finally heads to court.
On Monday lawyers for NZX,…

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:06:13 +1300

Looks like Fairfax is just a cog in Mediaworks machine as well – this week's 'issue' of the TV listings guide The Box has ostensibly 4 pages of 'content' including the cover – a third of a page has a round-up of 'shows to watch, the rest (cover and three…

Sacha

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:48:13 +1300

cross-promoting their other brand 'assets'. lineup looks a bit sports-heavy.

Alfie

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:13:08 +1300

NZME launches their own online daily video bulletin, with ex-CampbellLiver Tristram Clayton one of their presenters.

Clayton's a decent journo, but Tony Veitch???

Sacha

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:08:39 +1300

"surprisingly few" New Zealanders

I'm pleasantly surprised at how few seriously selfish voters there are.

Sacha

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:07:00 +1300

NZME launches their own online daily video bulletin, with ex-CampbellLiver Tristram Clayton one of their presenters.

Alfie

Sat, 19 Mar 2016 11:25:18 +1300

Is it unkind to point out that quite a lot more people listen to RNZ than voted for Act?

Not when RNZ outrates ACT by a factor of more than thirty. If ACT were a radio station, it would be Golden Oldie FM coming to you live from Te Kuiti.…

kw

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:08:08 +1300

And David Seymour's response was a dig at RNZ, which apparently "surprisingly few" New Zealanders listen to.

Is it unkind to point out that quite a lot more people listen to RNZ than voted for Act?

Alfie

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:55:00 +1300

Jacinda Ardern has written an open letter to Mark Weldon.

RE: your destruction of TV3.

Dear Mark Weldon...

linger

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:10:28 +1300

It's like Weldon is being paid to fail.

Alfie

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:06:49 +1300

Oaktree Capital have thrown another $10m at Mediaworks.

Alfie

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:08:30 +1300

David Farrier's tribute to Mark Jennings.

Rob Stowell

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:52:51 +1300

Bloody hell. Surprised he held on for so long. But still. 80% of (the remaining) 3News' mana just walked out the door.

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:29:13 +1300

Another one bites the dust.
Shame the other rumour of the day wasn't true...
http://thespinoff.co.nz/24-02-2016/the-spinoff-apologises-to-julie-christie/

Alfie

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:24:27 +1300

MediaWorks chief executive Mark Weldon said the timing of Jennings' departure, after 25 years leading TV3's news output, "works best for the company and for Mark personally".

"Works best for the company". Right!

Sofie Bribiesca

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:46:55 +1300

Another one bites the dust. So long Mark Jennings.

Steve Barnes

Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:12:56 +1300

That is more a response to George’s memo telling DJs that they must give Max the love and if not they are “outa tha door” and “Bangin’ it” behind them no doubt….
Scuze tha DJ speak but one must be groovy these days eh?.

Alfie

Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:33:30 +1300

Christchurch radio station RDU has banned Max Key's single via a press release on their Facebook page.

"This is an Anti-TPPA zone (Tune's Piss Poor Aye) and anyone caught playing the single will be pulled out of the studio by the ponytail and their show will be cancelled."

"We have the…

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 15 Feb 2016 08:19:50 +1300

Do I hear cries of “Don’t you know who I am?” in the background?
All I know is she wasn't the Julie Christie in Fahrenheit 451 – but she does 'smell' like a book burner....

also another sad indictment on our times:
a link on that Herald story took me…

linger

Sun, 14 Feb 2016 18:05:03 +1300

The first-draft text would have been “reality TV drama queen”. And as for the intersection of “reality TV” and “integrity” … minimal at best, ne. In the unlikely event a resignation results, it’d be hard not to see this as a manufactured excuse to leave the ship before it reaches…

Steve Barnes

Sun, 14 Feb 2016 14:51:42 +1300

Andrew Szusterman, group entertainment content director for MediaWorks,
"Our combined efforts to keep this project confidential is paramount and until this point I believe we've all done an extraordinary job in doing so as the project is commercially sensitive," he wrote.
Yeah, right, copying an Australian "Soap" would be "commercially…

Steve Barnes

Sun, 14 Feb 2016 14:39:12 +1300

Reality TV queen Julie Christie told NZ on Air bosses she would consider resigning from the MediaWorks board over perceived attacks from the funding body on her integrity.
Good on her, resignation letter on desk by Monday…
That would illustrate her integrity, wouldn't it.

Alfie

Sun, 14 Feb 2016 11:44:13 +1300

Julie Christie reacted to NZOA's rejection of Mediawork's proposed $10m Trinity Point daily soap as an attack on her integrity.

Do I hear cries of "Don't you know who I am?" in the background?

Sacha

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:49:14 +1300

Some of their previous DJs got abruptly bounced apparently. Doesn't sound like a good lot to work for.

Alfie

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:25:20 +1300

Speaking of talent-free zones, has anyone else noticed that those annoying 30 sec Glucina promos disappeared from TV3 the day Newshub launched?

Alfie

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:22:33 +1300

While it hasn’t made the masthead on the Herald front page yet, we’re told that John Key’s wastrel son has scored a job as a DJ on Mediaworks’ George FM. I seem to recall that he’d found a job last year advising businesses, or something equally unlikely. Maybe that didn’t…

Alfie

Fri, 05 Feb 2016 09:45:52 +1300

Would local weather forecasts be so useful?

Probably not. I was just responding to Rich's question about whether it was technically possible. I get my daily local forecasts from MetService and Tidespy and occasionally MetVUW.

izogi

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:01:03 +1300

The increase in cost wouldn’t be huge, although it’s hard to see either major channel doing this as they’ve moved away from the regions and a centralised feed suite is obviously cheaper.

News bulletins, maybe. Would local weather forecasts be so useful?

TV news bulletins add value with stuff like…

Alfie

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 20:06:19 +1300

We’ve never had this, right

Actually we did, back in the 70s and probably even the early 80s. There used to be four regional news bulletins, Akl, Wgtn, ChCh, and Dn, each with local weather forecasts.

These days it wouldn't be too difficult. Our major broadcasters already have regional breakouts…

Rich of Observationz

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 08:52:39 +1300

And the new forecast starts in Auckland, rather than moving up the islands from the bottom

Something we don’t have is location customised weather in NZ. (Overseas, TV stations work on a regional/network model and they cut to regional weather and news during a national news show. We’ve never had…

Alfie

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 18:19:16 +1300

Mediawatch covered it a few days ago

Yep… I listened to that episode and appreciated Jeff’s thoughts. Having worked in Christchurch newsrooms for both TV3 and TVNZ, his story about Auckland news editors making ridiculous and geographically-challenged requests rang a bell with me.

But that Mediawatch episode was broadcast the…

izogi

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:48:25 +1300

There doesn’t seem to have been much media reaction to TV3’s Newshrub launch,

Mediawatch covered it a few days ago (lots of summary on that page).

They included a lengthy interview with Jeff Hampton, who left Mediaworks. Much of his concern about the change in format seemed to be introspective…

Alfie

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:39:52 +1300

There doesn’t seem to have been much media reaction to TV3’s Newshrub launch, so I thought I’d jot down my thoughts after two nights of watching the new 6pm bulletin.

1. Same old, same old
It’s still Mike & Hillary with the same contributing team and the overall format hasn’t changed…

Alfie

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:23:58 +1300

Stuff is running a story on TVNZ "ruing the day" they got rid of Paul Henry. It makes no mention of his short-lived attempt to conquer Aussie breakfast tele which ended in disaster.

If you're wondering which TVNZ exec is being quoted, lamenting the loss of a pathetic 15,000 or…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 23 Jan 2016 06:26:30 +1300

ross platform media hotdesking across the continuum of diminishing eyeballs. Welcome to TV3 Newshrub
soon a burning bush in the wilderness will have more viewers...

Sofie Bribiesca

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:26:29 +1300

But I suppose in TV3’s eyes trainee journos straight out of broadcasting school cost a lot less,

I suspect also more manageable/ pliable/compliant.

Alfie

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:43:39 +1300

TRP at the Standard has penned a satirical piece called
Stay Classy: TV3’s Newshrub

TV3 have announced they are getting out of the news business and getting into cross platform media hotdesking across the continuum of diminishing eyeballs. Welcome to TV3 Newshrub, the place where no news is good news!…

Alfie

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:46:09 +1300

TV3 is ditching more experienced journos. Jeff Hampton and Phil Corkery are both 'leaving' the company next week. I've worked with both men and they're excellent newshounds.

Phil has been the ChCh bureau chief for years. He ran a tight little newsroom, coached new journos and generally held the place together.…

bob daktari

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 09:23:31 +1300

While the fee was abolished – which was a logical step given that the fee paid for radio as well as TV but was only applied to homes with television Sets

We still pay for the same things and more that used to be covered by the fee directly from…

izogi

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 08:27:01 +1300

Exactly. Can’t believe how many people don’t get that.

I’m still not clear on what some people think they’re paying for with Sky. I looked at everything my inlaws recorded on their MySky for later viewing, and virtually all of it is stuff that’s broadcast on the Freeview channels! We…

Sacha

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 07:05:09 +1300

much, much less than a Sky subscription

Exactly. Can't believe how many people don't get that.

Hilary Stace

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:51:37 +1300

I was one of those pretty cross about the end of the broadcasting fee. It was minimal at a couple of hundred dollars a year (much, much less than a Sky subscription of today) and was a small price to pay for good public broadcasting. It came in with the…

Sacha

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:51:28 +1300

an excellent interview

twas

Sacha

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 20:47:36 +1300

lucky sods

"Households there pay a broadcasting fee of around $400 a year"

Sounds like quite a deliberate choice to me. Can anyone recall the public response to NZ's old broadcasting fee being ditched?

bob daktari

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:38:30 +1300

the dumbing of commercial news isn't however a uniquely NZ thing, our broadcasters follow global trends – its a commercial media market thing – something the Danes have avoided I guess (lucky sods)

RNZ's listenership figures more than prove that people do crave and subscribe to insightful and intelligent broadcasting,…

Alfie

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:30:34 +1300

Last year Kim Hill had an excellent interview with Piv Bernth, head of drama for Danish TV. Denmark's population is around 5.6m, not a lot bigger than our own. Households there pay a broadcasting fee of around $400 a year and receive eight commercial-free TV channels and the same number…

bob daktari

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:12:08 +1300

conversely adding to the pool of news talent for your profitable radio assets,which can still be broken off for sale, rationalising staff and the like could be a clever business move – if it saves overheads

both mediums face the same dilemma, having a model based on appointment viewing/listenership at…

Alfie

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:35:00 +1300

one we applaud cause JC and the other we mock cause Weldon

Yes and no. RNZ deserves our praise because it's still a credible news organisation and this country's only remaining public broadcaster. Mediaworks on the other hand appear to be shredding their news reputation faster than a magic bullet.…

linger

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:30:48 +1300

one we applaud cause JC and the other we mock cause Weldonmore accurately, 'cause there's no reason to expect it to be well done.

bob daktari

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 13:11:05 +1300

is it odd that the reaction (online and so far) to mediaworks announcement of a cross platform newshub and show is pretty much the exact opposite to Checkpoint on RNZ – both organisations are doing similar things (for different commercial reasons)

one we applaud cause JC and the other we…

Ian Dalziel

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:56:42 +1300

It’s official… 3News will be killed off at the end of this month to be replaced by....
... a live shot of a newspaper with the pages being turned every ten minutes.

Alfie

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:44:38 +1300

It's official... 3News will be killed off at the end of this month to be replaced by Newshub Live with a RadioLIVE connection. Mike and Hillary remain as anchors.

And Carolyn Robinson joins the queue of TV3 staff jumping ship, ostensibly to 'spend more time with her family'.

Alfie

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:52:40 +1300

David Farrier joins the list of high-profile staff departing TV3. Or as Stuff so eloquently puts it, “David Farrier is leaving leaving TV3.”

Alfie

Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:31:42 +1300

Matt Nippert has been sifting through Mediaworks' accounts, searching for the motivation behind Oaktree's $17m pre-christmas capital investment in the company. And he found the answer.

Alfie

Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:57:53 +1300

Steve Braunias sums up the last year of his Secret Diary series with a special mention for NZ's least competent TV exec.
But I always felt at ease with one particular character. He was so ridiculous that it was a breeze to move him around the page. I devoted five diaries…

Sacha

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 23:58:30 +1300

a double screw

Weldon, Christie

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 21:56:24 +1300

Logos complex...
While the symbolism is still a mystery
looks like a double screw to me
or perhaps after DNA, Mince...
they have lost the beat – a flatline should soon appear...

Sacha

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:43:20 +1300

While the symbolism is still a mystery

ideologically more blue than red? :)

Sacha

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:42:25 +1300

the business unravelling

and they lose The Simpsons and Family Guy to TVNZ.

Alfie

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:57:48 +1300

While austerity reigns over at Mediaworks, somebody decided they could just about afford a shiny new logo. Julie Christie's experience on the flag panel has proved that you don't need designers any longer, so they ended up with this!

While the symbolism is still a mystery, I can see an…

Sacha

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:11:34 +1300

No idea why the new owner keeps backing these prize chumps as they destroy the value of their investment.

Sacha

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:09:46 +1300

TV3’s failure to secure $10m+ of funding from NZonAir for their new soap

John Drinnan has some thoughts on that.

Hubris:
Judging by the NZ On Air response to MediaWorks, Weldon and co have been too confident. MediaWorks sources said the chief executive and MediaWorks board member Julie Christie had…

Rob Stowell

Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:14:53 +1300

presented by Mihi Forbes. I guess TV3’s sterling record in the current affairs arena must have impressed somebody
Mihi Forbes record makes all the difference, eh? Cos IMO she has more current affairs mana in her little toe than TVNZ have across their channels.

Alfie

Tue, 15 Dec 2015 13:55:03 +1300

Bomber Bradbury claims to have insider information on TV3’s failure to secure $10m+ of funding from NZonAir for their new soap.
TV3 were privately assured that the funding for this was going to happen as the 5.30pm soap was the lynchpin behind Weldon and Christie’s plans to reinvigorate the TV…

Steve Barnes

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:29:06 +1300

Cops on the Block coming to TV3?
Police were found to have manufactured a fake search warrant, created an invented signature of a court official to back it up then staged a false arrest of an undercover agent.
Heathen, Du Plicitous Aliens.

Rich of Observationz

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:05:25 +1300

Tap Gear: They could have a Stig type character disguised in a rabbit onesie who tests out various forms of espionage equipment each week. They could call him (or her) Bugs Bunny

Alfie

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 14:46:12 +1300

TV3 has not received the "more than $10 million" they requested from NZonAir for their proposed daily 5:30pm soap opera.

One has to wonder if the fact that they received over half million dollars from NZonAir for ten 3D Investigates shows, then promptly rescheduled the primetime programme to a late night…

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 12 Dec 2015 05:43:07 +1300

Showtime!
Or “Dry Hard”
...so many layers!

...yet a winner is waiting in the wings!
for the TV3 7pm spot the ultimate insider's must view show:
Cambelt Life
a delicate yet brash melange of mixed martial arts, automotive anarchy, political intrigue and gossip!
all with an audible name…

Rich of Observationz

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:35:56 +1300

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11559638

Maori Television confirmed major changes to its award-winning series Native Affairs, which will be cut down to a half-hour format, and contain imported stories about Native Americans, but introduced in Te Reo.

Alfie

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:27:42 +1300

A show about Mark 'Useless' Weldon – watching 'pain' dry – could work....

Or "Dry Hard" — Steve Braunias' Secret Diary of Mark Weldon

Kumara Republic

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:22:14 +1300

Jane Bowron sums up the Christie and Weldon disaster and hints that the incapable duo are about to apply their magic to the 6pm news as well. God help us all.

What happens if the good ship MediaWorks goes down again? Knowing Weldon & Christie, they should do the honourable thing…

Alfie

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 09:59:23 +1300

Jane Bowron sums up the Christie and Weldon disaster and hints that the incapable duo are about to apply their magic to the 6pm news as well. God help us all.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:28:57 +1300

Jim’ll Paint It
He is quite the dream-weaver...

Joe Wylie

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:17:06 +1300

Electric paint or ePaint can't be far away

Does this spell the end for Jim’ll Paint It?

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:04:06 +1300

living in appject fare...
The solution to MediaWorks content woes has been found...
Pictures of a dinosaur standing next to a chocolate cake, shiny gray spaceships on the lunar surface and rainbow-coloured African safari animals are easily worth 1000 words.
However, these images were created by a machine. WordsEye is…

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:23:31 +1300

A show about Mark 'Useless' Weldon – watching 'pain' dry – could work....

Sacha

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:11:49 +1300

all about the bizness ..

"If the 5.30pm, 6pm and 7pm time zones are delivering the numbers, then the rest of the night works."
...

a more "saleable and salient channel platform for advertisers"

Alfie

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:00:11 +1300

Oaktree has provided Mediaworks with a multimillion-dollar capital injection. Mark Weldon earns 100 bonus points.

Bart Janssen

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:52:19 +1300

Pimp My Flag is going gangbusters at the moment!

To be fair, it benefited from the audience tuning in for the upcoming episode of “Panda, what panda?”

And don't forget the ever popular "Where in the world is Gerry?"

izogi

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:38:25 +1300

somebody famous for copying others’ reality formats is promoted beyond her capabilities, then mistakenly trusts her gut feeling that intelligent tele is dead

I wish I could find a video edition of this Futurama clip. Ah well.

http://www.gotfuturama.com/Multimedia/EpisodeSounds/4ACV06/08.mp3

Alfie

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 14:09:24 +1300

I'm really enjoying Steve Braunias' nightly reviews of The Block as he cleverly captures the unbridled excitement this series offers.

Today's story devotes a sizeable and deserved chunk to "Mark "Useless" Weldon" — well worth a read.

And the running "Creak," croaks Cat" gag is just priceless.

Sofie Bribiesca

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:59:26 +1300

Pimp My Flag is going gangbusters at the moment

I'm hoping my entry in the multi million dollar Flag Folly will get me into the Final.

Rob Stowell

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:36:08 +1300

How about…
Reckon I'd watch both of those. In terms of entertainment – irony, tragedy, heart-ache, schadenfreude, unintended consequences, disastrous decisions, ridiculous antics, bare-faced lying, cheap tricks – MediaWorks 2015 has it all.
Trainwreck TV.

Alfie

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:22:40 +1300

Pimp My Flag is going gangbusters at the moment!

To be fair, it benefited from the audience tuning in for the upcoming episode of "Panda, what panda?"

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:12:26 +1300

inevitable spinoffs
Pimp My Flag is going gangbusters at the moment!

Alfie

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:05:01 +1300

So what will they replace 3D with?

The possibilities are endless. How about…

"Underestimating the Audience" – wherein somebody famous for copying others’ reality formats is promoted beyond her capabilities, then mistakenly trusts her gut feeling that intelligent tele is dead with disastrous and hilarious results.

"Fuck my Channel" in…

Sofie Bribiesca

Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:13:52 +1300

Goss !
Hayes and Farrier have left the building. For how long? Nobody knows.

Trevor Nicholls

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:12:25 +1300

So what will they replace 3D with? I have a suggestion:

Scnut – a reality TV show tracking the life of a beleaguered gossip columnist who has burned so many bridges that nobody will gossip to her ever again. The show follows its antiheroine's desperate attempts to stay relevant and…

Rosemary McDonald

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:38:54 +1300

the company had responsibilities to shareholders,

We should maybe keep a running total on how many times that line is trotted out...

Sacha

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:25:22 +1300

RNZ cites the underlying rationale.

Mediaworks closed down TV3’s current affairs show Campbell Live earlier this year, in spite of a public campaign to retain it. Mediaworks chairman Rod McGeoch told the New Zealand Herald the company had responsibilities to shareholders, which had lost hundreds of millions of dollars.

"We…

Alfie

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:03:30 +1300

In the ‘Entertainment’ section rather than ‘Politics’ ?

Almost everything TV3 touches these days qualifies as entertainment. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised to see Weldon & Christie relaunch the channel as Bottom-feeder TV.

Rosemary McDonald

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:34:47 +1300

In the 'Entertainment' section rather than 'Politics' ?

Alan Perrott

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:31:20 +1300

no, not a great year to be a journo. damned good year to be a drinker but.

Alfie

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:54:08 +1300

We all knew it was coming. As soon as the sham (sorry, consultation period) was over, Mediaworks has officially axed 3D.

Sacha

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:43:02 +1300

If they want to be taken seriously

they want income, that's all

Sacha

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:39:40 +1300

double down

exactly the phrase that came to me. pure bluster, with a harsh Aussie accent in this case

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:39:09 +1300

I saw the news today, oh boy…
For all the talk about the ‘dumbing down’ of TV3,
WTF was TV One News thinking tonight?
with some overly long sub- Seven Sharp fatuous magazine piece about looking for Taylor Swift in Auckland chewing up screen time.
Then Liam Neeson clips for…

bob daktari

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:51:07 +1300

overheads + production costs are probably down, offset these against possible lose of earnings from advertising and TV3 might just be doing better on the books than they were and all the physical assets are still in place if there was a desire to hock em off... if thats oaktress…

Russell Brown

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:37:47 +1300

can’t imagine the board who oversee the company and Wheldon, who probably signed off on all/most of the changes that have been implemented, in doing anything more than most business people do in these situations – double down on their decisions (bets)

Yes – the board's in deep on all…

bob daktari

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:16:21 +1300

can't imagine the board who oversee the company and Wheldon, who probably signed off on all/most of the changes that have been implemented, in doing anything more than most business people do in these situations – double down on their decisions (bets)

as long as radio stays profitable then they're…

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:58:12 +1300

Natty dreads?
Contact extension?
What’s that?
Extra long arms perhaps.
I was thinking maybe they were gonna kick him into ‘touch’…
‘cos, surely a ’contract extension’ is an oxymoron…
(if I ignore one whole meaning of the word)
Sounds more like they are prepared to throw more good money after…

Alfie

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:32:26 +1300

Despite TV3's current race to obscurity, MediaWorks' chairman Rod McGeoch is standing behind Weldon.
I also want to state to you all very clearly that Mark has the owner and board's full commitment and full support to lead the business through this period of change, and well beyond. While we…

Kumara Republic

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:43:39 +1300

Plunkett’s decline has been rather sad. He was once a rigorous interviewer and before that, capable reporter. But whenever I’ve heard him on Radio Live he’s been practically begging people to call, and trying to sound Outraged because it’s talkback and that’s what you do. He seems like a classic…

Sacha

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:57:50 +1300

He was once a rigorous interviewer and before that, capable reporter

Spoke recently with an ex-colleague of Gower who made the same observation about him, saddened at his decline.

simon g

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:45:14 +1300

Plunkett's decline has been rather sad. He was once a rigorous interviewer and before that, capable reporter. But whenever I've heard him on Radio Live he's been practically begging people to call, and trying to sound Outraged because it's talkback and that's what you do. He seems like a classic…

Sacha

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:47:06 +1300

Sean Plunket to be replaced next month.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 22 Nov 2015 17:43:49 +1300

Heather’s fraudulent gun purchase
Band name going begging...

It also seems The Block has de-levellised the playing field for some contestants...

chris

Sun, 22 Nov 2015 15:50:40 +1300

Following on from the success of Heather’s fraudulent gun purchase, it was announced on Thursday's Story that this week one of the reporters will be breaking the rules for cellphone use on planes.

Alfie

Sun, 22 Nov 2015 13:00:14 +1300

Google translates the phrase from latin as Holy Land, or from Chinese as T and RA S Ann couch. Just saying.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 22 Nov 2015 12:34:30 +1300

over a barrel...
...and I note at the Terra Sancta site that Weldon doesn't mention his current high-flying role at Mediaworks...
... is an Olympic swimmer, studied at Columbia University, worked at McKinsey & Company in NYC, and was CEO of NZX for quite a while. Introduced to and seduced by…

Alfie

Sun, 22 Nov 2015 12:07:00 +1300

Somebody has been emailing MediaWorks and TVNZ staff urging them to boycott Mark Weldon's Terra Sancta wines.
The email said: "Do not support Mark Weldon because he doesn't support journalism."
While the writer's sentiments are in the right place, unfortunately the email includes Weldon's full contact details, which is not…

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 22 Nov 2015 07:20:22 +1300

Oakey computer?
lumleyish
Yes, Sapphire and Steel are assigned!
(I just watched their first 'asssignment' again – still holds up and they sure can do sinister on a nan0-budget)

Sacha

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 22:52:15 +1300

lumleyish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btny65796zE

Ian Dalziel

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 21:33:39 +1300

On the beach…
Mediaworks has a response to its critics: “Please give us ten million dollars”.
=
TV3 bosses hope Trinity Point will be a must-visit destination for their viewers.
Now if we wanna go all meta on their asses the Trinity Site was also where the first atom bomb…

simon g

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 15:20:00 +1300

Mediaworks has a response to its critics: "Please give us ten million dollars".

While local programme-making certainly deserves and needs support (even silly soaps), you'd hope NZ on Air would ask for a refund of the 3D cash first.

Rich of Observationz

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:29:21 +1300

What interested me is they have a $9k monthly Getty Images budget. You could hire and expense one or two photographers for that and take pictures of actual news events, rather than generic photos of "a police car" or "an aeroplane".

Alfie

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:19:53 +1300

That's an excellent analysis of the trainwreck that is Scout. Given the recent austerity measures at TV3, it's hard to believe that they splashed out five grand to buy photos of Hosking cleaning his car. Just think how many cases of Weldon's wine that would have provided for those all…

Sam F

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 12:05:49 +1300

Interesting piece from The Spinoff that pieces all the chaos together. (Spotted via a tweet from Danyl McLauchlan)

Rob Stowell

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:21:20 +1300

The stuff story has substantially changed. Semems mediaworks finally scraped together a comment.

Russell Brown

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:01:20 +1300

Meh. This is merely a case of MediaWorks refusing to deny a baseless accusation, and that doesn’t prove anything.

Also, it’s very impolite to spread gossip.

I'm told the story was inaccurate to the extent that there was still one other staffer besides Glucina in the office.

Sacha

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:25:40 +1300

a savage and unrestrained vandalism destroying tv3 from within

corporate vandalism. and we know the perpetraitors will get away with it.

Alfie

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:22:49 +1300

Gloating may not be appropriate, but surely a little gentle meditation on karma would be in order.

It feels like a savage and unrestrained vandalism destroying tv3 from within.

“The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench…

Rob Stowell

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:05:49 +1300

I can't even gloat. It feels like a savage and unrestrained vandalism destroying tv3 from within. Every move a clanger. Good people thrown about like dolls. Wicked people taking all the power and money and leaving behind wrecked lives. :(

Sacha

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:24:37 +1300

Glucina leaves the building.

Alfie

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:00:22 +1300

Also, it’s very impolite to spread gossip.

Touché!

izogi

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:22:29 +1300

And lo, only one lonely scout remains.

Meh. This is merely a case of MediaWorks refusing to deny a baseless accusation, and that doesn't prove anything.

Also, it's very impolite to spread gossip.

Alfie

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:06:32 +1300

And lo, only one lonely scout remains.

Alfie

Mon, 16 Nov 2015 14:57:50 +1300

The 3D staff aren't taking the demise of their show lying down. Duncan Greive has the lowdown.
The Spinoff can reveal that 3D‘s journalists have called on lawyers, forensic accountants and employment experts to help build a case that proper processes weren’t followed, and are in a dialogue with the…

Rich of Observationz

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:24:19 +1300

She should talk to Slater about how to improve your social media numbers. I'm sure mummy and daddy would buy her some likes and followers.

Alfie

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:55:24 +1300

Just eight weeks after MediaWorks launched the Glucina-reborn vehicle Scout, as many staff have abandoned the failed project.

Mediaworks staff are understood to have been briefed to expect an announcement on the site's future direction later this week.

Mediaworks have yet to respond to calls for comment.
The Standard [[http://thestandard.org.nz/no-friends-the-one-about-rachel/|points…

Sofie Bribiesca

Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:53:35 +1300

This is actually outrageous.

Of course it is but par for the course Russell. Are you surprised? The art of the con is lining many self interested pockets, which frankly disgusts me but I'm not surprised. Leopards and spots, dogs and tricks.....

Russell Brown

Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:36:03 +1300

It seems the new-found austerity at MediaWonks isn’t being applied across the board. MediaWorks has bought “hundreds of bottles” of wine over the past year from… wait for it… Mark Weldon’s Terra Sancta winery. I guess that sort of expenditure is approved when the boss gets to clip the ticket.…

Alfie

Sun, 08 Nov 2015 13:57:25 +1300

Teina Pora has posted a short video message to Mark Weldon, asking him to reconsider the axing of 3D — the programme which finally freed him from prison.

simon g

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 13:04:40 +1300

Duncan Grieve saves me half an hour of slow typing by commenting for me. Sums it all up, really.

When Mark Weldon said TV3 had a "killer line-up" he might have been all too prescient – unintentionally.

Alfie

Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:37:37 +1300

It looks like 3D is definitely for the chop.
It is understood staff were told they had one week to come up with an alternative current affairs show.
A whole week. That's generous of Weldon and Christie.

Alfie

Sun, 01 Nov 2015 08:07:25 +1300

More panic at MediaWonks... 3D may be dropped... cooking show cancelled... moving right along folks... no quality TV here.

Alfie

Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:48:30 +1300

The…

Alfie

Sat, 31 Oct 2015 12:16:54 +1300

MuddierWorks announces its integrated news brand. Meh.

While newsroom integration appeals to accountants, it doesn’t always work that well in practice because writing for television requires different skills.

When Sky News launched its 24 hour service in the UK in 1999 I was their first freelance video editor. They brought…

Sacha

Sat, 31 Oct 2015 07:34:01 +1300

Business is tanking. so Weldon nickle-and-dimes MediaWonks staff on photocopying. That'll help morale.

Sacha

Fri, 30 Oct 2015 20:05:54 +1300

MuddierWorks announces its integrated news brand. Meh.

Katharine Moody

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:58:14 +1300

Couldn't agree more. Was contacted recently to give feedback to some survey company with respect to television programming. In asking our likes/dislikes and what we watched – there was no Maori TV programming included in the survey – yet we watch a whole lot of Maori TV .. in fact…

Alfie

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:35:13 +1300

When TV3 relaunched 3rd Degree as 3D back in April, the show attracted an average of 203,000 viewers aged 5+ which is relatively healthy. But when 3D was buried in a later slot on Monday nights, the average audience dropped to just 81,000.

Duncan Greive ponders the implications in [[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=11535929|Shabby treatment…

chris

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 23:25:53 +1300

It's fairly difficult to envisage how things could get much worse.

Auckland barrister Nicholas Taylor said clearly no system was fool proof.

“Every legal system relies on compliance via threat of punishment If an individual wishes to break the law and obtain a firearm unlawfully and has no concern about…

chris

Sun, 18 Oct 2015 16:34:34 +1300

3 News hit its lowest ratings in four years on Sunday – just 124,000 viewers compared to 590,000 sets of eyeballs glued to the government channel

What struck me most about this is that this appears to be a battle for less than 20% of the population. Though the photo…

Rich of Observationz

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:37:06 +1300

Death spiral. Reduced viewers => cutbacks => lower quality => reduced viewers.

I suspect we'll have no TV3 in 5 years, probably no conventional broadcast telly in 10 unless the government directly or indirectly props it up (in return for its utility as a propaganda channel).

Alfie

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:26:04 +1300

Former Campbell reported Tristram Clayton has left TV3 along with entertainment editor Daniel Rutledge. The Herald reckons Kate Rodger may be the next to go...
... taking her global entertainment contacts with her and leaving TV3 with a gaping hole in its entertainment journalism.
I can't see that being a problem…

Sofie Bribiesca

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:17:27 +1300

This follow up from the harold on the subject.

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:41:13 +1300

...TV3 had a pretty good understanding of the 3 News audience for a long time, and acted strategically on that understanding.
Fuck knows what they’re up to now.
Case in point – watched some of Story last night – they had a piece on a woman chasing youths with a…

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:32:26 +1300

the opposite of rare = dreadfully common
and the Medium is the Massage
oooh is that a tenderiser I see...
runs!

Russell Brown

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 23:11:10 +1300

Brian Edwards suggests that kiwis still see TVNZ as the only "legitimate" channel, whatever that means. Some people might think it has more to do with TV3 management treating their viewers as imbeciles. Or maybe people just prefer entertainment?

Time will tell.

The irony is that TV3 had a pretty…

Hilary Stace

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:31:14 +1300

So frustrating that a lot of interesting and political news is censored. There was also a protest at parliament today against selling off state housing but that wasn't mentioned either.

Sacha

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:07:50 +1300

Brian Edwards suggests that kiwis still see TVNZ as the only "legitimate" channel

Silly old fogies like himself, he means. Probably correct.

Sacha

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:06:28 +1300

Story on 'The Block' becomes a headline for TV3's bulletin tonight. And it's not as though today is a slow news day.

Apparently both TVNZ and TV3 news tonight decided not to cover Jane Kelsey et al beating Tim Groser in court. Longing for the day both networks are refused…

linger

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:47:09 +1300

they must like their stake Weldon…
the opposite of rare = dreadfully common.

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:24:26 +1300

3 News hit its lowest ratings in four years on Sunday – just 124,000 viewers
Surely this must dent any confidence we could have in Julie Christie’s Flag selection acumen, as well…
… I feel for those poor vulture investment owners, they must like their stake Weldon…
Charcoal here we…

Alfie

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:52:34 +1300

3 News hit its lowest ratings in four years on Sunday – just 124,000 viewers compared to 590,000 sets of eyeballs glued to the government channel.

Brian Edwards suggests that kiwis still see TVNZ as the only "legitimate" channel, whatever that means. Some people might think it has more to…

simon g

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:09:04 +1300

That totally independent newsroom update:

Story on 'The Block' becomes a headline for TV3's bulletin tonight. And it's not as though today is a slow news day.

Meanwhile Scout Promo-Bingo is still delivering: they have all the goss we crave on megastars Tom Cruise, One Direction and, er, Dom Harvey.

Alfie

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:55:23 +1300

Snap!

Alfie

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:54:54 +1300

this seems like a story that needs more eyes than just the twitteratis…

Matt Nippert has a slightly tamer version of the story in the Herald. Rather than Eyeworks being liable for fringe benefit tax as reported in the Spinoff, he correctly (IMO) suggests that Christie herself is responsible for tax…