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TVNZ files opposition claim against Vodafone’s One NZ trademark

January 11, 2023

RNZ News Television New Zealand has filed an opposition claim against Vodafone’s attempt to trademark the name “One NZ”. In September last year, the telecommunications company revealed it wanted to change its name to One New Zealand to better reflect its legacy in Aotearoa, having separated from the global Vodafone group three years ago. But ... <a title="TVNZ files opposition claim against Vodafone’s One NZ trademark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/11/tvnz-files-opposition-claim-against-vodafones-one-nz-trademark/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ files opposition claim against Vodafone’s One NZ trademark">Read more</a>

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Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks

December 11, 2022

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s hints this week that reforms will be pared back in 2023 — and an untidy interview by Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson — has added to scepticism about the Aotearoa New Zealand government’s public media plan. But while the media have aired angst about editorial independence, trust and costs, the opportunities have ... <a title="Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/mediawatch-nz-public-media-merger-meets-growing-resistance-as-clock-ticks/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks">Read more</a>

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Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes

March 18, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views The proposal for a new entity to replace Television New Zealand and RNZ has two fundamental flaws that must be fixed if it is to gain the public’s trust. The first flaw is the assumption that an existing legal structure — the Autonomous Crown Entity — is an ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/gavin-ellis-fundamental-flaws-in-public-media-plans-call-for-big-fixes/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes">Read more</a>

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Merging commercial TVNZ and non-commercial RNZ won’t be easy – and time is running out

March 12, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Peter Thompson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The announcement of the government’s decision to merge RNZ and TVNZ into a non-profit “public media entity” was long anticipated but, coming in the second year of Labour’s second term, underwhelming in its lack of detail. Cabinet had discussed the proposal back in ... <a title="Merging commercial TVNZ and non-commercial RNZ won’t be easy – and time is running out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/12/merging-commercial-tvnz-and-non-commercial-rnz-wont-be-easy-and-time-is-running-out/" aria-label="Read more about Merging commercial TVNZ and non-commercial RNZ won’t be easy – and time is running out">Read more</a>

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Experts appointed to oversee NZ’s new public digital media plan

April 1, 2021

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter The New Zealand government has appointed eight people to oversee a business case for a new public media entity to replace state-owned Television NZ and RNZ. The Minister of Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi says he plans to present the business case – due to be completed by mid-year ... <a title="Experts appointed to oversee NZ’s new public digital media plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/experts-appointed-to-oversee-nzs-new-public-digital-media-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Experts appointed to oversee NZ’s new public digital media plan">Read more</a>

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TVNZ Breakfast host talks up ‘diversity’ role of interpreters

October 8, 2020

By AUT News Television New Zealand Breakfast host John Campbell has highlighted the essential work that translators and interpreters do. Associate Professor Ineke Crezee and Auckland University of Technology (AUT) interpreting graduate Dr Mustafa Derbashi were interviewed on Breakfast on International Translation Day, September 30, to help raise awareness of the profession. “Translators are vital ... <a title="TVNZ Breakfast host talks up ‘diversity’ role of interpreters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/08/tvnz-breakfast-host-talks-up-diversity-role-of-interpreters/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ Breakfast host talks up ‘diversity’ role of interpreters">Read more</a>

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Pacific television training initiative boosts region’s broadcasters

September 29, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Television New Zealand and Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) have launched a new training programme to help broadcasters across the region deliver a premium news product to their audiences. Designed and led by 1 NEWS’ Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver and produced by Lee Taylor, the 10-week training programme will be attended ... <a title="Pacific television training initiative boosts region’s broadcasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/29/pacific-television-training-initiative-boosts-regions-broadcasters/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific television training initiative boosts region’s broadcasters">Read more</a>

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Fears the future of Te Karere Māori news is on the line

June 13, 2020

By Leigh-Marama McLachlan, RNZ Māori News Correspondent The future of the flagship Māori news show Te Karere is on the line as the New Zealand government proposes to create a single Māori news service run by Māori Television. The government this week released its much-aniticipated proposals for a major Māori media shake-up, Te Ao Pāpāho ... <a title="Fears the future of Te Karere Māori news is on the line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/13/fears-the-future-of-te-karere-maori-news-is-on-the-line/" aria-label="Read more about Fears the future of Te Karere Māori news is on the line">Read more</a>