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Today on NZ Live Jesse is joined by a couple of Kiwi DJs who it's fair to say have hit the big big time. Sweet Mix Kids - aka Chris Scott and Sandon Ihaia - have played top festivals like Coachella… Audio

This week ads for a new start-up appeared seeking reporters in the regions - and offering salaries reporters only get in the big cities these days. What is Regional News Network? How does it plan to… Audio

Māori Radio - The Set Up is episode two of a four-part series that celebrates Aotearoa On Air - 100 Years of Radio.
Hemana Waaka seized an opportunity to assist iwi radio during the mid 1980's, Cyril… Audio

This week the big commercial radio broadcasters boasted of record-breaking audiences for their big brands when the latest audience figures came out. But at the same their bosses were also urging our… Audio

The Exclusive Brethren Church has been using the discredited private investigators Thompson and Clark to spy on former members.

A two-year investigation for RNZ has found the church, described as… Video, Audio

Disney’s Mulan is bypassing the big screen to the disappointment of Kiwi cinema audiences. Dan Slevin assesses what is now a premium online product. Video

Documents released under the Official Information Act by RNZ on Tuesday revealed more about its plans for controversial changes to its music services which prompted a  big public and political…

RNZ’s planning a new music brand based in Auckland to hook younger people. But RNZ Concert will make way for it on FM and be reduced to an automated service with no human hosts. That has sparked a… Audio

There's been a huge upswing in subscription businesses across the world and in New Zealand.

Peter Griffin looks at what that means for consumers and the economy. Audio

In the biggest overhaul of its music services in years, RNZ is planning to gut its classical music station RNZ Concert and replace it on FM radio with music for a younger audience as part of a new… Audio

This Saturday on Music 101 we're counting down the top 21 Kiwi albums of the 21st century. Ahead the show, let's take a look at how the New Zealand music scene has grown and flourished over the past… Video

The House of Mouse has joined the streaming wars and Dan Slevin has been delving into what’s available. Video

Was Spark Sports streaming fail just a one-off blip? Or game over for our titanic telco and sport on screen - and a knockback for digital innovation? Would politicians arriving at the breakdown really… Video, Audio

Carnival Row isn’t based on previously existing intellectual property but that still doesn’t make it very original, says Dan Slevin. Video

Local streamers are still delivering strong product but the mouse is breathing down their neck, says Dan Slevin. Video

This week on Mediawatch Midweek Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about some new free video streaming services and reviews some book review sites, and takes a look at the Listener at 80. Audio

New Zealand Music Month has been running for 17 years. Alex Behan asks the people who were there from the start to tell its story: how it began, what it's achieved and where it's going next. Video, Audio

Bits+Bytes with Peter Griffin and Emily Wang of Datacom. This week, YouTube wants a bigger slice of the streaming music pie and is taking on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Plus Google and Facebook… Audio