“Funding certainty” for New Zealand public media
The New Zealand government has announced an allocation of $327 million dollars over a three-year period for a new multiplatform public media entity as part of its 2022 Budget.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Group of experts to develop case for new public media entity in New Zealand
A Governance Group of eight media experts will explore viability of a new public media entity to replace RNZ and TVNZ.