As Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, Kris Faafoi is set for an interesting year as decisions about the future of New Zealand media are made. The media industry is beset by problems that have devastated traditional media around the world and that have been well canvassed. Assuming the Government wants to see real competition and plurality in the media industry, it will want to do something, even if the public is apathetic. NZ on Air ploughed about $90m into the media (news, drama, entertainment) industry in the 2018/19 year, 76 per cent of which went to TVNZ, Mediaworks, Prime and Māori TV. To have much of the media industry dependent on the public purse could be dangerous.

Source: Stuff January 24, 2020 03:00 UTC