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Sky Television will be paying more to screen live rugby games under a new five-year deal from 2011, but will not provide any details.

Harry Carpenter, a former BBC boxing commentator who covered fights for more than 40 years and became known for his verbal jousts with British heavyweight Frank Bruno, has died.

Cutting back further on TVNZ's news and current affairs budget is short-sighted and will lead only to a downward spiral in the broadcaster's ability to operate in a competitive environment, Opposition MPs say.

Maori broadcasting agency Te Mangai Paho (TMP) would be very concerned if the programmes they funded on Television One were moved to TVNZ's TV6 and TV7 channels, MPs were told today.

State-owned broadcaster Television New Zealand is launching a channel playing New Zealand programmes on pay television operator SKY Television's platform in June.