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Public Disservice Broadcasting: The shameful demise of TVNZ7
Thursday, 28 June 2012, 11:26 am | Peter Thompson
Public Disservice Broadcasting: The shameful demise of TVNZ7 and how it could have been saved Peter A. Thompson 28th June 2012 More >>
End of an Error? Death of the TVNZ Charter
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 11:41 am | Peter Thompson
Peter A. Thompson writes: What was never made clear in the Charter arrangements was the precise balance between commercial and Charter objectives that could be realistically expected given TVNZ’s heavy dependence on commercial revenue and treasury's dividends ... More >>
Joining the Dots on National’s Broadcasting Policies
Friday, 19 February 2010, 9:45 am | Peter Thompson
As a strong proponent of public service broadcasting, I was dismayed by the decision by TVNZ’s Close Up to cancel a scheduled interview with the Prime Minister on tax reforms in favour of a tawdry scandal involving a former All-Black. However, it was ... More >>
National’s Broadcasting Policy: Expedient Fictions
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 2:11 pm | Peter Thompson
The government’s formal announcement of its decision to discontinue the Reviews of Regulation for Digital Broadcasting and introduce no measures to regulate competition in the television market has again demonstrated its political determination not to ... More >>
Peter Thompson: The Demise of the TVNZ Charter
Monday, 30 March 2009, 6:26 pm | Peter Thompson
The Prime Minister recently announced his government’s intention to abolish the TVNZ Charter, claiming that it ‘wasn’t working’ , that there had been ‘a number of inquiries’ into it and that there was ‘no discernible difference in ... More >>
Survival of the TVNZ Charter Depends on Definition
Thursday, 10 July 2008, 8:51 am | Peter Thompson
Unitec Senior Lecturer, Peter Thompson, writes that News reports concerning Labour and National's policy positions on TVNZ all overlook a critical issue - the assumption of different definitions of ‘public broadcasting’. More >>
TVNZ's Charter: expectations and accountability
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 11:13 am | Peter Thompson
Trevor Mallard, the Minister for Broadcasting, has indicated that in the future, TVNZ's Charter funding will be administered by NZ On Air. The ostensible reason for the Minister's decision is continuing concern over TVNZ's deployment of the $15 million ... More >>
News coverage on the budget and tax cuts is biased
Friday, 2 June 2006, 2:57 pm | Peter Thompson
The One News reports on Michael Cullen's criticisms of the media last night and this morning were very interesting. Guyon Espiner did a very professional job of baiting the Minister and leading him to the logical but ultimately untenable conclusions ... More >>
