Media Insider: Julian Batchelor v TVNZ defamation case – Jim Grenon funding and website story in spotlight
“There’s no evidence to support the submission that Mr Grenon has assumed control of these proceedings or that…
Media Insider: Julian Batchelor v TVNZ defamation hearing – TVNZ news boss reveals outside-court conversation with Peter Williams
O’Sullivan told the court: “He [Williams] told me that he regretted being involved. He described Mr Batchelor as…
Media Insider: Julian Batchelor v TVNZ defamation hearing – the 9-minute call at centre of case
TVNZ and former Disinformation Project research director Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa are being sued by Batchelor following the August…
Media Insider: Julian Batchelor v TVNZ defamation case – former TVNZ presenter Peter Williams takes stand in support of Jim Grenon-funded Batchelor claim
TVNZ is defending its work and Hattotuwa is defending his comments in the story. TVNZ’s story focused on…
Media Insider: Tom Phillips documentary contract – police have right to preview and demand editorial changes
The name of the agreed global platform has been redacted from the contract, released to the NZ Herald…
Media Insider: TVNZ bias review – broadcaster releases new discussion points around diversity of perspectives and role of presenters
It has reiterated that the review identified only “minor” issues and “no evidence of systemic bias or lack…
Media Insider: Tova O’Brien to host Breakfast on TVNZ
O’Brien was one of several leading candidates to host Breakfast, as revealed by Media Insider earlier. Mel Chan-Green…
Society Insider: Luxury lodge designer Virginia Fisher plans downsize from $25m waterfront mansion; real estate star Megan Jaffe sells up
She and husband Stephen, chairman of the Spirit of Adventure Trust, have owned the Sarsfield St property for…
Media Insider: RNZ’s $11m move into TVNZ delayed by up to eight months, broadcaster outlines details of new-look studios
It is understood the company started paying rent last month for its new staff and studio spaces on…
Media Insider: Netflix to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in mesmerising $125 billion deal – what might that mean for Sky TV and NZ viewers?
The Netflix Home Theater building in Los Angeles, California. Photo / Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg “If the deal goes through,…
Society Insider: Summer weddings special – the couples, the venues, the dresses, the guest lists, and more
Shrimpton and O’Keeffe, who are based in Auckland’s beachside suburb of Milford, have been together for more than…
Media Insider: ‘Appalling’, ‘insensitive’: Sky TV’s bizarre response following long-time customer’s death
John Clelland duly sent an email to Sky, attaching Helen Clelland’s death certificate. Things took a bizarre turn…