Today is the first in a series of Fun Friday’s. Something to ease you out of the working week. and into the weekend. This week we wind the clock back and boogie along to Bucks Fizz “Making your Mind Up” live on Top of the Pops. Number 1 on this day. in 1981.

TVNZ has decided not to renew its option on the TV ONE show Wheel of Fortune. The daily 5.30 show will now finish up mid year, and will be replaced by MasterChef. TVNZ’s General Manager of Commissioning, Andrew Shaw, said Wheel of Fortune was a very popular and well-made show, but like all local programming it was expensive to make [...]

Leading Sports broadcaster Martin Devlin is to lead RadioLIVE’s afternoon weekend sports shows from 6 June and contribute regularly on BSport Radio nationwide. Devlin will host RadioLIVE’s 2pm – 6pm programme on Saturdays and Sundays and an hour long sporting preview and review programme at 9am on Monday and Friday mornings on BSport Radio. Devlin commented: “It feels like the [...]

The largest television charity event of 2009 will now screen on TV3 during the weekend of August 8 and 9, later than the June dates first announced. The change of dates comes as event organisers and the network acknowledge the extra time needed to organise community fundraising that will ensure the event’s success. TV3 is dedicating 23 hours of television [...]

TVNZ and NZ On Air are pleased to announce that the hit local drama Go Girls will be coming back for a second series. The fun loving, sexy series about three friends – Amy, Britta and Cody – seen through the eyes of their best mate Kevin, has proved to be a real hit with New Zealand viewers. Go Girls [...]

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The results for the first radio survey period of the year are out and provide interesting reading. With the survey conducted in the five major metro areas, Newstalk ZB maintains its position as most listened to station, amassing 439, 100 listeners per week, with The Edge in second place around 30,000 listeners behind. The biggest drop in listeners nationwide was [...]