Author name: Mark It

The chief executive of Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) has been cleared in a new report of political interference or undermining editorial integrity after the removal of an online news article following a complaint from Te Pāti Māori. But the report also…

There’s a new global news network launching in 2024 which completely ditches humans for AI-generated newsreaders – and they’re showing off some superhuman capabilities that make it very clear: the days of the human news presenter are numbered.  Channel 1’s…

This article explores the role of AI in photography. We’ll cover its history, how photographers currently use AI for shooting and editing, and where the technology is headed. We also discuss the tools available for creating AI-generated images and address…

A long-running Dunedin-based TV station is set to close by Christmas, with staff understood to be blindsided by the news. Staff at Channel 39, a division of Allied Press, were told on Tuesday, with questions about the closure referred to…

An amazing video posted by James Neihouse who is an IMAX cinematographer and was personally involved in this great project, A Beautiful Planet, shows lenses swapped in zero gravity during the ISS (International Space Station) mission. The camera is Canon…

The recipients of the 2023 Black List have been announced and they include all manner of different stories. The Black List, first published in 2005, celebrates the best screenplays that have yet to be produced.  This year’s top script is…

New Zealand was primarily known abroad for its sheep, its wine and its rugby team on the September day in 1998 that filmmaker Peter Jackson’s helicopter landed on a sprawling family farm about 150km south of Auckland. The country’s film…

The Screen Industry Workers Act 2022 (Act) came into force at the end of last year, restoring certain employment-like protections to screen production workers, including the right to bargain collectively. While it may be some time before parties work through…

Dr Love has survived everything from car crashes to shootings to a flying fox. What’s coming in the 2023 Shortland Street cliffhanger? Michael Galvin on why Dr Chris Warner is in it for the long haul. “Who’d have me?” Michael…