Media Insider

Media Insider

Join NZ Herald's 'Media Insider' Shayne Currie every week for analysis, interviews, and insight into the New Zealand media and entertainment industry.

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August 6, 2025 • 39 mins

Bowen Pan has returned to NZ after 13 years away - 'Tech companies are trained from birth to never be complacent because ... you die.'

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Sky TV CEO Sophie Moloney joins Shayne for a lengthy chat one week on from the company buying free-to-air network Three and its associated brands for $1. She discusses that big decision, the ongoing battle for sports rights, and winning back customers.

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The Markets with Madison host talks to Shayne about going independent, her big business interviews, and why tall poppy syndrome is making way for success stories.

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NZ Film Commission chief executive Annie Murray opens up on public funding and the importance of taking New Zealand film projects to the world.

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This week Shayne is joined by Great Southern TV’s Phil Smith, the man behind hit shows like The Casketeers and Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, to reflect on his incredible career and life story, and to look ahead at the future of our screen industry.

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Newstalk ZB host and newly crowned broadcaster of the year Heather du Plessis-Allan has opened up on the art of the political interview - and how she believes former PM Jacinda Ardern was almost “hostile from the start” in terms of fronting up.

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This week Shayne sits down for a one on one witg the chief executive of TVNZ, Jodi O’Donnell. After a tumultuous year for the state owned broadcaster, she talks Shortland Street, 6pm news, pay TV plans, job cuts, executive shakeups and when the company might return dividends to the Government.

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This week, Shayne is joined by 'That Guy' Leigh Hart, to discuss his lengthy career as a broadcaster and funny man on the airwaves and on our TV screens as he returns to Radio Hauraki and iHeartRadio with Paid to Talk. Plus, Leigh offers some insights into his successful business ventures away from the media world. 

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A big week for NZ media has seen TradeMe buy a huge share of Stuff Digital - Shayne puts the tough questions to Stuff Ltd owner Sinead Boucher - and the end of the tumultuous NZME board battle. The company's new chair, Steven Joyce, sits down with Shayne for his first long-form interview, and discusses his radio history (and pranks), editorial independence, and the future of OneRoof. 

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For the first Media Insider, Shayne Currie is joined by Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith for an exclusive industry about the state of the media industry.

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May 27, 2025 • 45 secs

Join NZ Herald's Media Insider Shayne Currie every week as he discusses the latest news from the country's media industry. 

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