Episodes

  • One man stares into the abyss

    One man stares into the abyss
    Nov 18 2024
    It’s a throwback monopod today – Duncan Greive goes solo in a pretty raw episode, reflecting on a wonderful event with a very sobering reflection on the present and likely future of institutional media in Aotearoa. It’s a look at what’s driving the cataclysmic events of this year, and whether they’re likely to be temporary, or are baked in. And finally, why it is that the political response here seems so softly softly, when other countries are making serious attempts to defend their culture, media and journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Inside one of the most unexpected hits in NZ media

    Inside one of the most unexpected hits in NZ media
    Nov 13 2024
    Kristy McGregor was an Australian with no experience in media before founding Shepherdess, a magazine dedicated to the life and experience of rural women. However she proved a total natural, and has developed it into one of the most fascinating and instructive startups in New Zealand media. What started as a print magazine now encompasses a festival and a TV show, all made by women working part-time and hundreds of kilometres apart. She stopped by The Fold, heavily pregnant on a business trip, to tell Duncan Greive her remarkable story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Mass cuts at TVNZ – but are they enough? And NZME's podcast drama, explained

    Mass cuts at TVNZ – but are they enough? And NZME's podcast drama, explained
    Nov 11 2024
    Glen Kyne returns to The Fold to dissect the 50 proposed redundancies at TVNZ, and the confirmation that news will now be part of content, rather than its own unit. Next, they analyse the extraordinary drama between podcast star Frances Cook and her former employer, NZME – particularly what it says about legacy media's relationship with digital. Finally, they talk about Trump's election, and what that means for big tech and the waning power of institutional media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • The non-endorsements, the fate of 1News.co.nz and tremors from small publishers

    The non-endorsements, the fate of 1News.co.nz and tremors from small publishers
    Nov 4 2024
    Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss the fallout from Jeff Bezos' decision to halt the practise of endorsements at the Washington Post, and what it says about the swing away from institutional to social media. Next they discuss TVNZ's backtrack on its decision to close the 1news.co.nz site, and a trio of worrying signals from smaller publishers Crux. NZ Geographic and Caffeine. Finally they look at a key executive departure at Stuff, the second in recent months, and ask what it means about the state of Stuff and the media more broadly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • How The Spinoff's Top 100 NZ TV shows list was made

    How The Spinoff's Top 100 NZ TV shows list was made
    Oct 30 2024
    Duncan Greive is joined by his longtime Real Pod co-host Alex Casey to talk through the Top 100 NZ TV shows project, which ran on site last week and climaxes with a Q Theatre live show tonight. She talks about the way the list was assembled, what it says about us as a country, and why this is a particularly poignant moment to do this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • What does Sky's big win with Max mean?

    What does Sky's big win with Max mean?
    Oct 28 2024
    This week Sky announced it had secured the rights to run Max as a channel within Neon, bringing one of the strongest and deepest TV catalogues to its streaming service, and taking a potential competitor off the map (for now, at least). Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to discuss the implications of the deal, why it's great for Sky now, and what risks it contains for the future. They also discuss Amazon launching its ad tier into NZ, and how that impacts TVNZ and Three. There's also the shock resignation of NZ Rugby Commercial head Craig Fenton, and an intriguing new wrinkle to the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill saga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • An aggressive Substack moves to the heart of the creator economy

    An aggressive Substack moves to the heart of the creator economy
    Oct 23 2024
    Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie grew up in small town South Island, but is now one of the most influential figures in US media (according to New York magazine). That’s because the platform, which started out with paid newsletters, is now starting to establish itself in social, audio and video. Hamish joins Duncan to discuss its latest moves, its relationship with legacy media and whether it can become a “new economic engine for culture” across all mediums without risking total enshittification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • A new character enters the scene at NZ on Air, and what Matt Heath says about ZB's future

    A new character enters the scene at NZ on Air, and what Matt Heath says about ZB's future
    Oct 21 2024
    The Spinoff’s editor-at-large Toby Manhire joins Duncan Greive to discuss SXSW and the launch of Auckland FC, and what each says about the vitality of Sydney and Auckland. Duncan toplines the Campaign Brief and Nine drama in Australia, which shows where that country is (still) at, in some ways. Next, they hit SPADA’s warnings about the future of screen production in New Zealand, and what that industry should understand about new NZ on Air board member Philip Crump. Finally, they talk about the end of Matt and Jerry on Hauraki, and the optionality Heath gives to Newstalk ZB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins