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Veteran news boss thinks Newshub could still be saved
A government bailout looks like it's off the cards, but some think Newshub survive in some form. Audio
Warning Married At First Sight, The Block at risk amid Three changes
A screen production executive is sounding warnings over the uncertain future of popular TV shows including Married At First Sight New Zealand and The Block NZ. Audio
Members of the media respond to Newshub closure
After 35 years of 6 o'clock bulletins, TV3's Newshub is likely to shutdown operations after financial losses became too big to sustain.
Up to 300 staff will lose their jobs by the end of June if the… Audio
Future for student journalists unclear with job slashes
Newshub's shock closure raises a question about the future of the workforce, with up to three hundred jobs set to be slashed.
Meanwhile, enrolments at the New Zealand Broadcasting School are picking… Audio
AM Show presenters in tears as they thank viewers
Melissa Chan-Green and Lloyd Burr held hands as they spoke about the planned closure of Newshub.
Local screen industry hit by Newshub closure
The devastating effects of Newshub's closure on news production will be shared by the local screen industry.
Shows partially funded and commissioned by TV3 have an uncertain future, and one industry… Audio
Hundreds of job losses on the cards in Newshub closure
Up to 300 people are set to lose their jobs when Newshub closes operations.
Juliet Speedy is a South Island senior reporter for the broadcaster. She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Newshub closure the 'big bang' people have been fearing within media
It's the "big bang people have been fearing within media" - that's how one commentator has described the shock shutdown of TV3's Newshub. Audio
Willie Jackson on Newshub closure
Newshub bosses did not ask the government for any financial assistance before they announced a proposal to shut down their news production.
As many as 300 staff members will lose their jobs by the… Audio
Govt bailout off the cards for Newshub after closure
A government bailout is off the cards for one of the country's major news outlets which has announced it's shutting at the end of June.
Up to 300 people will lose their jobs.
Newshub says it has not… Audio
Sepuloni: Newshub's demise sad for media in Aotearoa
Time now for our weekly catch up with the deputy leader of the Opposition, Carmel Sepuloni. Audio
Journalist David Farrier reflects on Newshub closure
There's been a lot of troubling news for New Zealand's media in recent years. But yesterday there was the shock announcement that Newshub is to close all its newsroom operations in New Zealand from… Audio
Not all smiles for World Rugby's smart mouthguards
The tech is intended to protect rugby players from serious head injuries, but the rollout is being scrutinised by players and coaches. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the sudden and startling news of Newshub's impending demise in a 'proposal' from the global… Audio
The end of Newshub: Slippery slope gets steeper for NZ journalism and democracy
Opinion - If journalism in Western democracies has been on a roller coaster of late, in Aotearoa this week it threatened to come right off the rails.
Midweek Mediawatch - Newshub's brutal 'proposal'
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the sudden and startling news of Newshub’s impending demise in a ‘proposal’ from the global… Audio
Recap: 'Amazing' staff should be proud - Paddy Gower on Newshub closure
TV host Paddy Gower says everyone at Newshub has upheld a legacy that started in 1989 and they can be proud of everything they've done.
Newshub closure plan: What's on the chopping block
Newshub's news operations and output, including its website and key programmes, have been proposed to stop from 30 June.
Newshub: 'If we can't make it work, who can?'
Mediawatch - The company has blamed an economic downturn and decline in advertising for the closure. Are all media 'clinging on by their fingertips'?
Newshub boss aware of proposal since January
A PR company was told weeks ago about a redundancy plan for hundreds of news staff, however, they were "blindsided" at a meeting today. Audio