# Newshub **URL:** \ **Category:** Subscription, Streaming and International News\ **Created:** [January 21, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665 "2016-01-21T06:30:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 183
**Author:** ![TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tvhead/32/160_2.png) [@TVHead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TVHead)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3759 "2024-02-28T04:33:49Z")
Yes when Nine owned Prime. For example Nine could link with Three, and use Auckland to broadcast a “state based service” for New Zealand like it does for every Australian state with local reporters and other stories from the national feed. Australia would end up with some extra NZ stories too which would be good too. ---
**Author:** ![NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/narutvmock/32/148506_2.png) [@NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NaruTVMock)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3760 "2024-02-28T04:34:16Z")
News First at 5:30pm has an interview with Mike McRoberts and some shots of the meeting with Patrick Gower standing up speaking ![Sky Open Screenshot 2024-02-28 17-33-50](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/7/c/b7ce0fcb6e3b95be879a066a4cefc0c20a516c32.jpeg) ![Sky Open Screenshot 2024-02-28 17-33-57](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/2/d/82d0ee620d58d122d4b8879d42c945c913be90bd.jpeg) ![Sky Open Screenshot 2024-02-28 17-34-44](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/a/9/3a93f916c622380a18a4295996b9923153abbed7.jpeg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PtsXiUqPwP0/maxresdefault.jpg "Sky Open: News First at 5:30 - Open/Newshub Closure [28th February 2024]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtsXiUqPwP0) ---
**Author:** ![NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/narutvmock/32/148506_2.png) [@NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NaruTVMock)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3761 "2024-02-28T05:01:28Z")
Newshub Live at 6pm ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-00-09](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/5/c/45c28a09f05465b4009d97f9892cf91dd3d59a65.jpeg) ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-00-40](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/e/e/3/ee3578c1c0777cd7e32b5ee86324b92d5e294f62.jpeg) ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-00-45](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/3/4/2340ac257a0c8f001872ca133a6f6c3a7afbd7dc.jpeg) ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-02-31](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/5/d/8/5d87e4a6be43c0a8477c4d44ef8e59943aae9d5d.jpeg) ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-04-02](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/5/c/05c5ee793dd52ebe709fcf676e822c73bda23483.jpeg) ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-04-34](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/2/0/82051bf4f25e6f22ee3ddefe7cdad4b7944ed48a.jpeg) ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-04-51](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/e/d/0eddbb410b5b6dd45f3680eeecf46433edb60b03.jpeg) ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-05-12](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/f/e/afe118df4cb7ac4b665915f81c3f3ed956f27421.jpeg) ![Three Screenshot 2024-02-28 18-05-21](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/8/e/08e6c320049222ee9acc6624b52f282b7af889e3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Aurora](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/aurora/32/249208_2.png) [@Aurora](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Aurora)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3762 "2024-02-28T05:10:05Z")
I know people here in Aus are used to news minimum requirements, but we didn’t have them in Aus until SCB and Prime ransacked their news operations around the turn of the millennium. ---
**Author:** ![BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bjt2/32/381_2.png) [@BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BJT2)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3763 "2024-02-28T05:10:35Z")
While we’re are at it, make NZ a state of Australia? 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Techster](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Techster](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Techster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3764 "2024-02-28T05:16:07Z")
I am here for the headline strap graphic. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Puglisi6](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/leo_puglisi6/32/364243_2.png) [@Leo\_Puglisi6](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Leo_Puglisi6)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3766 "2024-02-28T05:16:58Z")
10/10 headline here ![IMG_3069](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/9/6/d96ad6349b3ca66718835471e6094a279c107929.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Eccles](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@Michael\_Eccles](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Michael_Eccles)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3767 "2024-02-28T05:22:10Z")
1News headline story ![IMG_6146](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/b/f/dbf67e811f92a70a42aa198b3abc07d692a915f3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Horomono](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/horomono/32/375663_2.png) [@Horomono](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Horomono)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3768 "2024-02-28T05:33:11Z")
Tonight’s 6pm bulletin kicked off with just one story that shocked the media landscape of New Zealand and it’s democracy from today’s announcement. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/M0YxYQRWpbM/maxresdefault.jpg "Going but not quite gone: 'Terrible announcement' as Newshub faces closure after 35 years | Newshub") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0YxYQRWpbM) ---
**Author:** ![Aurora](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/aurora/32/249208_2.png) [@Aurora](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Aurora)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3769 "2024-02-28T05:36:59Z")
An interesting question about “leaving it a bit late” considering there is still another four months to go for employment. If they announced it in the last week or two of June I could understand… Heck, good they didn’t just terminate it from today. ---
**Author:** ![nztv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nztv/32/196696_2.png) [@nztv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/nztv)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3770 "2024-02-28T06:13:32Z")
Not taking anything away from the talent at Today FM but its closure feels like a small ripple now compared to this. Poor Lloyd Burr this happening again so soon after yet again landing the dream job. Sad day for nz media. ---
**Author:** ![NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/narutvmock/32/148506_2.png) [@NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NaruTVMock)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3771 "2024-02-28T06:20:22Z")
Here is the recording from both Newshub and 1 News 6pm bulletins discussing the announcement **Newshub** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U4VNwJthNEk/maxresdefault.jpg "Three: Newshub Live at 6pm - Open/Newshub Closure Story - 28th Feburary 2024") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4VNwJthNEk) **1 News** [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jlEoCp5mcoU/maxresdefault.jpg "TVNZ: 1 News at Six - Open/Newshub Closure Reporting [28th February 2024]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlEoCp5mcoU) ---
**Author:** ![Reece](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/reece/32/241056_2.png) [@Reece](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Reece)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3772 "2024-02-28T06:33:12Z")
Can’t believe it, an absolute bomb on drop on Three, their staff and pretty much decimated the operation. So sad for the workforce as this seems like it will impact most of the WBD team and what a loss for NZ media and democracy. We thought the Today FM closure was a big deal… This is the white flag or death nell for Three as it looks like it will be run along the lines of WBD’s other channels in NZ now, imported content of varying quality and they will be left wondering why nobody is watching. They don’t offer a strong enough streaming product in this market for that to take off just yet and local content would have been their major standout compared to other streamers. The Mark Weldon era would be considered a golden era now in comparison, the changes to the newsroom back at least still produced news. Glen Kyne in a terrible position though, I don’t think you can say WBD under his leadership haven’t tried to make it work, they have invested in programming and talent but like many before them, the numbers didn’t work. The US bosses have no attachment to NZ so an easy decision for them to cut their losses. ---
**Author:** ![Pranks](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/pranks/32/1318_2.png) [@Pranks](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Pranks)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3773 "2024-02-28T06:47:45Z")
> [@TVHead](#): > > Surely it’s time to start thinking about linking up Australian and New Zealand news services, surely it’d be beneficial to both countries to amortise costs. New Zealand clearly can’t do it on their own anymore. In some form yes. However the risk is, the NZ offshoot to any Australian business would still likely be unprofitable. NZ is a tiny market, population of Melbourne. ---
**Author:** ![Akash\_Prakash](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/akash_prakash/32/88611_2.png) [@Akash\_Prakash](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Akash_Prakash)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3774 "2024-02-28T07:12:53Z")
Hopefully Sky TVNZ can buy the News operations, and sell back the content to WBDNZ & anyone else who needs video footage. Certainly a change is needed in NZ News Media. Too much talent to be lost, but also good opportunity to look at what is presented to viewers, the format, the culture. Best wishes to all at NH! ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3775 "2024-02-28T08:05:26Z")
> [@Reece](#): > > Glen Kyne in a terrible position though, I don’t think you can say WBD under his leadership haven’t tried to make it work, they have invested in programming and talent but like many before them, the numbers didn’t work. Yeah, I’ve heard Glen is well respected there and you could see it in the meeting and interviews how affected he is by it. He pushed some innovations there - going hard on local reality etc. He tried hard. ---
**Author:** ![NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nustraya/32/369694_2.png) [@NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NuStraya)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3776 "2024-02-28T08:15:02Z")
Just found out about this (living on the other side of the world these days). All I can say is… _fucking hell_. So sorry for everyone losing their jobs (some of you will probably be reading this forum - aroha nui, and I hope you all find new jobs very soon!). I suppose once you’re in the state of perpetual cutbacks, eventually you run out of things to cut… so you get rid of the whole thing! It’s an absolute joke, a very sick one at that. Can’t help thinking that TVNZ-RNZ merger should have happened after all… ---
**Author:** ![pelican](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/pelican/32/452815_2.png) [@pelican](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/pelican)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3777 "2024-02-28T08:27:22Z")
Melbourne sustains three local TV news services and bureaus for a handful others. The missing link in NZ’s media puzzle is public funding. Removing ads from TVNZ would immediately inflate the value of spots on TV3. And the lack of any public funding in such a small market makes NZ very vulnerable to the whims of the ad market. It is remarkable from an outsider’s perspective. In Australia the commercial viability of local news on the nation’s third rated commercial service is a hot topic - in NZ its the survival of a second national service. ---
**Author:** ![NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nustraya/32/369694_2.png) [@NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NuStraya)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3778 "2024-02-28T08:42:29Z")
You have to feel for Mike Morrah. Being told you and your colleagues are losing your jobs is bad enough… but having to make a news report about it is something else. ---
**Author:** ![BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bjt2/32/381_2.png) [@BJT2](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BJT2)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/newshub/665/3779 "2024-02-28T08:52:38Z")
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