Media

Latest New Zealand media news from the BusinessDesk reporting team. 
Sky scores English Premier League rights
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Sky scores English Premier League rights

Spark faces more pressure over its sports platform after losing the football rights. 

Daniel Dunkley 18 Feb 2022
Government weighs Big Tech news intervention
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Government weighs Big Tech news intervention

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is drawing up plans to help news publishers strike commercial deals with Google and Facebook for their news content.

Daniel Dunkley 18 Feb 2022
MediaWorks appoints new chair
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MediaWorks appoints new chair

Wayne Stevenson spent most of his career in the banking sector, working for ANZ Group.

Daniel Dunkley 17 Feb 2022
NZ journalists face growing threat of violence
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NZ journalists face growing threat of violence

The working environment for journalists has become increasingly vicious in recent years, fuelled by the global pandemic, a polarised political climate, and the prevalence of misinformation vilifying news reporters for reporting on current affairs.

Daniel Dunkley 17 Feb 2022