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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Talent and takeovers: Media giants face year of sales, mergers and battles
Description: From takeovers and sales to mergers and disputes, 2026 is lining up to be quite the year for the media world. We might just start seeing some of the biggest changes in New Zealand media ownership in decades – well, that’s according to the Herald’s Media Insider Shayne Currie. Last year, Currie predicted that at least one major media platform would close, a very high-profile TV broadcaster would leave their position, and that an “interesting new shareholder” would emerge at NZME – all became true. But, what has he foreseen as he peers into his crystal...