Colin Peacock

Sky’s proposed merger with Vodafone is a sign of pay-TV's sell-by date approaching.   Audio

TVNZ's just launched a channel for blokes. MediaWorks has one in the pipeline for women. There's even one coming to Freeview for fans of foreign house renovations. But the TV options for kids are… Video, Audio

PM's Fiji trips puts spotlight on media freedom; another media mega-merger on the horizon; the shrinking options for NZ kids on TV. Audio

With Sky TV in talks to merge with Vodafone, Mediawatch looks at what it might mean for the two companies - and their customers.

Why have supplements endorsed by the Chinese government been appearing in New Zealand and Australian newspapers? And is there cause for concern? Audio

New Zealand's two biggest news publishers want to merge and they have submitted their application for the competition watchdog's approval. Mediawatch looks at the case they have put forward.  Audio

Public interest in TV presenters is nothing new, but are the media too interested in what their own personalities are up to these days? Audio

Checking crucial claims in the housing debate; companies make their case for major media merger; media deals to boost China's voice; TV presenters front and centre in the news. Audio

Plenty of people read local newspapers and they still make money, but New Zealand's biggest publisher of them is cutting jobs and pushing their news out onto an internet service instead. What's the… Video, Audio

The papers in your neighbourhood - local rags in line for a digital shakeup; two ex-editors form a new media business; a Chinese paper placed inside a local one. Audio

The media used to fear a public backlash about privacy would curtail their "right to intrude". Now they reap the benefit of people revealing all on social media. Video, Audio

New Zealand's regional TV stations have struggled in recent years, and now backing from the public purse is switching to multimedia projects instead. Where's the money going and what's the plan? Audio