Category Archives: New Zealand

Newsreel

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleFairfax and APN have both just released financial updates. The main points: Fairfax Media revenues for the second half of the July 2010-June 2011 financial year (measured on an as reported basis) are currently 4.5% lower than last … Continue reading →

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Vodafone and MySky HDi: The Details

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleIn yesterday’s Media Monitor, we promised to blog about the Vodafone announcement as soon as it became public. Here’s what you need to know: From 7 December 2009, if you are on the Ideal or Ultimate home phone … Continue reading →

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Prime Television Launch New Season 2010

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindlePrime Television launched its 2010 New Season programming yesterday to Auckland media folk, with more presentations coming up in Wellington tomorrow and Christchurch next week. Some of the highlights: WINTER OLYMPICS Pride of place at the launch was … Continue reading →

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Travel Tidbits Revealed

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleSometimes research tells us stuff that we really shouldn’t know. For example? We’ve just found out that: 2% of Kiwis who’ve travelled over the last six months got lucky in love; a sad and desperate 6% of us … Continue reading →

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Sport of Kings Gets Second TV Channel

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleThe New Zealand Racing Board will launch a new TV channel in time for the summer racing season, with the working title “TAB TV”. The new channel will be shown in all TAB outlets and will also be … Continue reading →

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Mobile Music Awards

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleThe fifth annual Telecom Mobile Music Awards (based on the number of Full Track Downloads, Tru-Tone Ringtones and Caller Tune sales over the previous 12 months) were announced last week: • Tiki Taane took home the award for … Continue reading →

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On Recessions and Cheap Dates

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleNew Zealanders believe the recession is nowhere near as bad as predicted and question the reporting of such stories in the media, according to a new survey released late last week by Research International. But many are nervous … Continue reading →

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Sky By The Numbers

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleDigging beneath the surface of Sky’s Annual Results: Total Sky subscribers as at 30 June 2009: 779,000. That’s up 4.1% on 12 months ago, confirming the trend of past recessions, i.e. that pay television continues to thrive in … Continue reading →

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Yahoo!Xtra Gets Back Into Shopping

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleYahoo!Xtra and Hubsta (an operating subsidiary of TheDeal.co.nz) last week announced a partnership to create a new online shopping channel which will be integrated into the Yahoo!Xtra portal. The deal is described by  Yahoo!Xtra CEO Kevin Bowler as … Continue reading →

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Kiwis and their Copyright Views

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Michael Carney

Send to KindleLaw changes alone will not stop the majority of New Zealand internet users from downloading copyright protected content, according to a TelstraClear commissioned survey of 1048 New Zealand internet users aged 18 – 70 years. The most effective … Continue reading →

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