Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily in partnership with the Brain Drink, Ārepa. Today on The Spinoff, Emma Vitz crunches the data on smoking vs vaping rates in New Zealand, Suraya Sidhu Singh details the moral problem with turning passenger rail into an exclusive luxury and Claire Mabey reviews a new film that attempts to unravel what may have inspired Emily Brontë’s batshit gothic classic. But first, Duncan Greive spends 24 hours in the NZ TV world as it stares down the most epochal changes in its history.
“The morning after the NZ TV awards, a decent chunk of the crowd, nursing varying hangovers, dragged themselves out to Spada’s annual conference. Spada is the organisation which represents producers and screen development in Aotearoa – the people who make the vast bulk of the local shows on TV and streaming – and the conference was hotly anticipated within the industry. That’s because it is in a moment of unprecedented flux. After a decade of audience migration to digital platforms, with broadcasters, revenue and funders lagging behind, the whole system is being redesigned. I went along to both events – here are 10 things that leapt out.”
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Former NZ First MP Tracey Martin is leading the establishment board for ANZPM – the new entity which will run RNZ and TVNZ as they re-merge into a brand new, fit-for-the-future media powerhouse. Because they’re also being given nine figures a year by the government, the merger is causing consternation among private sector media – and Martin is tasked with figuring out how to keep everyone from freaking out. Follow The Fold on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast provider.
Does my cat really love me? Emily Writes: “My dear friend Dr Helen Beattie is a veterinarian, an animal welfare expert, and formerly Aoteroa’s first chief veterinary officer. I decided to ask her a question that’s been on my mind since we brought Bruce home. ‘What do you think is Bruce’s deal?’ She laughed. ‘I have wondered’.”
How many ex-smokers are now vapers? Here’s what the data shows The moral problem with turning passenger rail into an exclusive luxury What inflation really means (and why it really matters)
‘Tis the season: the best new Christmas movies to watch on TV Tara Ward: “To make a stressful time a little easier, we’ve handpicked 12 of the best Christmas movies to enjoy this holiday season. Some of them are funny, some of them are ridiculous. None of them feature sunshine or summer barbecues, but they’re all filled with the spirit of Christmas, and they’ll each give you a happy ending to warm even the most cynical of hearts.”
The enduring strangeness of Wuthering Heights (and the woman who wrote it) A pudding for every day of the year The Boil Up Lumpectomy: Coming to terms with my murderous breasts
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Notes from the TV industry’s most dramatic week of the year
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