Colin Peacock
Spinning yarns from our farms
A media campaign about "New Zealand's red meat story" is in the pipeline. It follows a recent ad campaign putting dairy farmers front and centre to boost the image of Fonterra. Is the farming lobby…
AudioBalls, big pants, spinach and kryptonite
Bill English hinted at changes to superannuation on Saturday morning, then told reporters to "wait and see". Bumping up the retirement age was done by dinnertime on Monday, taking much of the media by… Audio
Balls, big pants, spinach and kryptonite
Bill English hinted at changes to superannuation on Saturday morning, then told reporters to "wait and see". Bumping up the retirement age was done by dinnertime on Monday, taking much of the media by…
AudioMediawatch for 12 March 2017
Bill English surprises political reporters with a Super announcement; spinning yarns from our farms, crossing over to the dark side? Audio
Mediawatch for 5 March 2017
Pundits pile on to expat ex-All Blacks letting the side down; Bill English's anecdote on the line on drug testing; bold proposals to boost Canada's flagging media. Audio
Pundits pile on to expat ex-AB's who let the side down
Two former All Blacks were pinged by police in Paris for drink and drug offences just one week apart. It prompted an avalanche of anguished opinions in the media and claims they had tarnished New… Audio
Pundits pile on to expat ex-AB's who let the side down
Two former All Blacks were pinged by police in Paris for drink and drug offences just one week apart. It prompted an avalanche of anguished opinions in the media and claims they had tarnished New…
AudioPM puts his anecdote on the line
The PM put the cat among the pigeons this week when he said the drug habits of too many Kiwis ruled them out of getting a job. Mediawatch looks at how the media responded to a story by anecdotes. Video, Audio
PM puts his anecdote on the line
The PM put the cat among the pigeons this week when he said the drug habits of too many Kiwis ruled them out of getting a job. Mediawatch looks at how the media responded to a story by anecdotes.
Video, AudioPutting the Shattered Mirror back together
A government-ordered review of Canada's news media has proposed bold changes to ease the problems they're facing - the same issues the media here are grappling with too. Mediawatch talks to a Canadian… Video, Audio
Putting the Shattered Mirror back together
A government-ordered review of Canada's news media has proposed bold changes to ease the problems they're facing - the same issues the media here are grappling with too. Mediawatch talks to a Canadian…
Video, AudioChit-chat replaces reporting in prime time
TV3 has adopted an Aussie format for its latest 7pm show. Can The Project deliver news you can use and views to amuse viewers? Audio
Chit-chat replaces reporting in prime time
TV3 has adopted an Aussie format for its latest 7pm show. Can The Project deliver news you can use and views to amuse viewers?
AudioSky falls in on Vodafone hook-up
Sky TV and Vodafone's plan to be a joint TV, telecoms and technology titan was torpedoed by our competition watchdog this week. What was it that sunk the plan? And was it a good call for consumers? Audio
Sky falls in on Vodafone hook-up
Sky TV and Vodafone's plan to be a joint TV, telecoms and technology titan was torpedoed by our competition watchdog this week. What was it that sunk the plan? And was it a good call for consumers?
AudioNew bid to push broadcasting up the agenda
A new lobby group is hitting the road to make broadcasting and the media an election year issue. Mediawatch asks a former broadcasting minister if that might work - and why Donald Trump might help. Audio
New bid to push broadcasting up the agenda
A new lobby group is hitting the road to make broadcasting and the media an election year issue. Mediawatch asks a former broadcasting minister if that might work - and why Donald Trump might help.
AudioMediawatch for 26 February 2017
Views to amuse replace news you can use on TV3 in primetime; Sky falls in on Vodafone hook-up; a new bid to push public media up the political agenda. Audio
Sky Vodafone merger rejected by Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has turned down the planned Sky merger with Vodafone. MediaWatch's Colin Peacock sets out the commission's reasons. Audio
Big bank bankrolls big new money show
TVNZ's new prime-time programme all about money is bankrolled by a big bank - and it has a host who helps out the broadcaster with its marketing. So is it all one big ad - or just another way to make… Audio
