Cameraperson and reporter stand in a town square.

Nepal to create brand-new public service broadcaster

Nepal's Parliament passed a bill to create a new public media organisation from the merger of the existing state radio and TV networks.

The Beehive, New Zealand's Parliament

NZ Election: What are the political parties’ plans for media?

The media have been a political football this year - and now some politicians are complaining the media are against them in this election.

RNZ

RNZ Welcomes Funding Announcement

New Zealand's government has increased RNZ's funding by $25.7m, after it abandoned plans to combine RNZ and TVNZ earlier this year. 

RNZ and TVNZ buildings

RNZ-TVNZ merger scrapped

Work towards the long-mooted merger is to “stop entirely” as part of cuts to government’s work programme and a renewed focus on cost-of-living crisis.

Sally-Ann Wilson: “The need for public media has never been greater”

As Sally-Ann Wilson steps down as CEO of the Public Media Alliance, she reflects on two decades of advocating for public media.

RNZ Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson: media merger a ‘watershed’

The new media merger is a "watershed" moment for New Zealand public media, to be set up for the future, says RNZ CEO Paul Thompson.

RNZ and TVNZ buildings

New Zealand to establish new giant public media entity

The New Zealand government has announced details of the new public media entity, which will see the merger of RNZ and TVNZ.

RNZ and TVNZ buildings

New Zealand: Announcement of public media merger imminent

The long-awaited decision on the merger between New Zealand's radio and television public media entities is expected any day now.

RNZ and TVNZ buildings

New public media entity not just about ‘smashing’ RNZ and TVNZ together

Work on a new public media entity continues at pace, but the head of the governance group says it's not about "smashing" RNZ and TVNZ together.