Some some say TV is in terminal decline because online viewing is fast catching up. Our rival TV broadcasters say it isn't so - and they’ve taken the lead of TV companies in Australia by banding together to convince advertisers and marketers TV still rules the roost. What’s the strategy?

All Blacks spark concussion discussion; MP puts pressure on publicly funded TV; broadcasters band together to woo advertisers; Netflix and shill?

'Limogate' highlights the pros and cons of leaks, Act party struggles for support but not exposure; TVNZ pulls NZ pre-history docos; Paranormal send-up for Sensing Murder.

TVNZ has removed a documentary that claims Celts settled New Zealand thousands of years before the arrival of Māori from its on demand service following a query from RNZ's Mediawatch programme.

Newshub’s early reveal of Simon Bridges’ big bill for travel created a political drama for the media this week. But the handling of the leaked info also sparked criticism from some pundits and others in the media.

Last weekend’s Act Party conference attracted plenty of media coverage but not many bums on seats. Meanwhile, pundits have pondered if the party has any future - and if the leader appearing on Dancing With the Stars was a good move with his party disappearing in the polls.

Twice in two weeks high profile political speaking engagements have been scrubbed, sparking overlapping debates about free speech, hate speech, censorship and safety. As future free speech flashpoints loom, the media must make up their minds how to cover such controversies and the provocative personalities who want their attention.

Judith Collins has been condemned for endorsing fake news about France concerning the abuse of children. Critics claim it’s the first time a local MP has knowingly spread a story online that's made up, but it also echoes a beat-up story from the time before Twitter.

Media in the middle of free speech frenzies; echoes of the past in fake news row; Stormy Daniels vs Yemen - no contest.

It was widely reported that a heatwave in Europe was caused by a hot air plume from Africa. But the North African heatwave that preceded the European one barely rated a mention - despite resulting in probably the highest  temperature ever recorded on the continent. Mediawatch takes a look how news from developed nations often eclipses far more serious events in the developing world.