Media companies large and small claimed funding from the Government’s media package last year. In April 2020, Broadcasting, Communications and Media Minister Kris Faafoi announced a $50 million support package for media struggling because of the Covid pandemic. Most of the funding went to broadcast media, including $20.5m to cut Kordia TV and FM transmission fees. READ MORE:* No help for struggling news media as relief package kicked for touch* MediaWorks, Sky TV and TVNZ may have best reason to be pleased with media aid* Coronavirus: $50m government package to help media through crisisSupplied Who received what from the Government’s media package. This cut the fees that media companies pay when they host content funded by NZ on Air.

Source: Stuff April 16, 2021 06:21 UTC