The part of the proposal that has drawn most attention is the plan to shut down the 1News website and put news (presumably video only) on its streaming platform, TVNZ+. One of the reasons a ‘video only’ approach feels flawed is the problem it will present in covering breaking news. It is a relatively slow process and news consumers will have already headed to Stuff, the Herald or RNZ. Outsourcing 1 NewsClosing the 1News website is clearly not going to save TVNZ the sort of money it needs to trim from its news division. RNZ has more in-house TV and broadcasting capability than Stuff did when it took over the news reins at TV3.

Source: Stuff October 11, 2024 18:56 UTC