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Online advertising is a vice. It should be taxed like booze and smokes

You pay extra for smokes. So should advertisers also fork out more for their harmful vice?

Govt support for NZME/Stuff merger difficult, not impossible, says Jarden

Getting support will not be easy, says investment house Jarden.

Radio ratings: Newstalk ZB closes out 2019 on a high

Despite several lineup changes, Newstalk ZB has gone from strength to strength.

NZ Herald defies trends with soaring readership

Herald's digital audience is now 1.824 million a month - and 465,000 read the daily paper.

NZ broadcasting watchdog takes aim at live-streaming

The BSA wants stricter rules for live-streaming.

Thousands of Disney Plus accounts were hacked and sold online

Within hours of the service launching, hackers were already getting to work.

NZ Herald owner NZME confirms interest in buying Stuff

NZME noted the discussions were still preliminary.

As Disney+ launches in NZ, analysts sharply divided over Sky's future

Pay-TV provider has to give up its Disney channels.

Snapchat founder's sister makes risque move

Caroline Spiegel isn't afraid to talk about sex.

MediaWorks sell-off: News boss Hal Crawford quits

Crawford has been with the company since 2016.

NZME appoints Wendy Palmer as chief radio and commercial officer

NZME has announced a big appointment.

Could Netflix start cracking down on shared accounts?

A Netflix boss says the company was looking at consumer-friendly ways to stop sharing.

Surfing in the apocalypse: Wetsuit brand's big statement

Is this the face of surfing in the future?

Zuckerberg's big 'free speech' fail

The Facebook CEO loves free speech, so long as it isn't used to ask him questions.

Spark Sport glitch knocks All Blacks out of World Cup

The glitch sends an ominous message to rugby fans.

Trump bound and gagged: Is this the most controversial billboard ever?

It's been called the most extreme example of politically charged advertising to date.

Is this the end of TV3? TV business 'worth zero'

520 staff face an uncertain future as channel put on the market — no buyers in sight .

TV3's complex history: Sale casts shadow over 30th anniversary

TV3 and MediaWorks have seen plenty of financial turmoil over the past 30 years.