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Will a big media merger change much?
OPINION: Media watchers have greeted the proposed Fairfax-NZME merger with grave concern, but will consumers even notice, asks Finlay MacDonald.
Could online media step up post-merger?
ANALYSIS: If Fairfax and APN merge their New Zealand operations, will public interest journalism suffer and who will step into the void?
Independent media worried media merger could spell their end
Small and independent media companies across New Zealand are worried that a proposed merger between heavyweights APN News & Media and Fairfax Media could cause their demise. Pier Smulder is the chief… Video, Audio
Former Herald boss on possible Fairfax APN merger
Former NZ Herald Editor-in-Chief Tim Murphy joins Checkpoint to discuss the implications of an APN Fairfax merger on audiences and the wider industry. Video, Audio
Is there still a market for newpapers?
If APN and Fairfax do decide to merge, what will be the outcome for both organisations' newspapers? Maja Burry asked Wellingtonians how they get their news, and whether they buy papers at all. Audio
APN consider merger with Fairfax Media
Two of New Zealand's largest media heavyweights - APN and Fairfax Media - have confirmed they are in talks to merge, putting some of the largest media outlets into the country under the same roof. Audio
Seismic shift in print media
Fairfax Media Limited and and APN News & Media Limited have told the New Zealand Stock exchange that they are in merger talks. If completed, the combined company would cover newspapers like the New… Audio
APN and Fairfax discuss merger
The Australian parents of New Zealand's two biggest newspaper and digital players - APN and Fairfax - are looking to merge the two businesses. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis will look at the collaborative effort on the New Zealand dimension to the Panama Papers. And he'll also examine whether Fairfax will follow APN in carving off its New Zealand assets. There… Audio
Shakeup to newspaper industry could be imminent
A major shakeup of the country's newspaper industry could be imminent. Audio
Media company in shock trading halt
The parent company of The New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB is due to make an announcement tomorrow that could signal a massive shakeup of the newspaper industry in New Zealand. Audio
Changes to Australian media rules likely to impact NZ media
An anticipated easing of Australia's media ownership rules is behind speculation that APN News & Media is about to shed its New Zealand assets. Audio
APN share halt
There's been a trading halt on shares of APN the parent company of the Herald and a chain of radio stations. Audio
Media companies in the shadow of internet giants
It’s been more than 20 years since newspapers started going online, yet the vast bulk of revenue still comes from print. Google and Facebook are now getting most of the money from online advertising… Audio
APN stands by NZ newspapers after big write-down
APN News and Media is backing its New Zealand newspaper titles, despite cutting their value by a further 54 million dollars. Audio
APN issues market update: wipes off $54 million
The New Zealand arm of APN News and Media has wiped 54 million dollars off the value of its newspapers. Audio