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Latest New Zealand media news from the BusinessDesk reporting team. 
Cracks appear in media’s united front
Media

Cracks appear in media’s united front

Google's willingness to make meaningful commercial deals with news publishers is eroding support for joint negotiations, but Meta is a long way from valuing news much at all.

Daniel Dunkley 04 Apr 2022
The Stick-Up: holding Google and Facebook to ransom
Opinion Exclusive

Peter Winter: The Stick-Up: holding Google and Facebook to ransom

Expat news industry watcher Peter Winter reckons dying news businesses' attempting to wring loot out of Google and Facebook have the value exchange back to front.

Peter Winter 02 Apr 2022
Emily Writes: building a brand on Substack
Media

Emily Writes: building a brand on Substack

Writers’ career trajectories look a little different in the digital age, and Wellington-based Emily (who still wants to keep her surname a secret), has tapped into the power of the internet to fuel her rise.

Daniel Dunkley 29 Mar 2022
NZME signs with Google, ditches collective bargaining bid
Media

NZME signs with Google, ditches collective bargaining bid

The deal with Google will lift NZME's earnings by as much as $67 million this calendar year. 

Daniel Dunkley 25 Mar 2022