Épisodes

  • Lightning round: Six quick takes on Grenon-NZME, Stuff vs the cops, RNZ’s troubles + more

    Lightning round: Six quick takes on Grenon-NZME, Stuff vs the cops, RNZ’s troubles + more
    Sep 18 2025
    Glen Kyne rejoins The Fold to smash through six of the biggest stories in media, all in six minutes or less (at least in theory). Kyne and Duncan Greive discuss the much larger shareholding Jim Grenon has in NZME, continuing drama for RNZ, the end of the NZFC-NZOA merger, a potential breakup of Mediaworks, a standoff between Stuff the the Police – and the new global media behemoth being built by the Ellisons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 min
  • Charlie Kirk and Tom Phillips show boundary collapse between the internet and real life

    Charlie Kirk and Tom Phillips show boundary collapse between the internet and real life
    Sep 15 2025
    Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Duncan Greive on The Fold to discuss two violent deaths, one driven by the internet, the other digested by it. They discuss how each shows in different yet profound ways how treating the internet as a separate sphere of life is increasingly impossible – rendering the libertarianism of one incompatible with the laws and mores of the other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 min
  • Results season! Breaking down and picking a winner from TVNZ, Sky and NZME

    Results season! Breaking down and picking a winner from TVNZ, Sky and NZME
    Sep 2 2025
    Glen Kyne returns to The Fold to analyse the annual or half-yearly results from TVNZ, Sky and NZME. TVNZ surprised with an unexpectedly healthy profit, NZME emerged from a bruising board battle and Sky (finally) got its rugby deal. Kyne has it all covered – and picks a clear winner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 min
  • System1's Andrew Tindall on myths and truths in modern advertising

    System1's Andrew Tindall on myths and truths in modern advertising
    Sep 1 2025
    Andrew Tindall and System1 have assembled some of the most massive and comprehensive databases of advertising effectiveness, running the gamut from creative to medium. Tindall joins Duncan Greive on The Fold, in partnership with JCDecaux, to discuss the story all that research tells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 min
  • Sky CEO Sophie Moloney on the NZ rugby and Three deals and the depth of its moat

    Sky CEO Sophie Moloney on the NZ rugby and Three deals and the depth of its moat
    Aug 28 2025
    Sophie Moloney has been CEO of Sky NZ for five years. For much of that time she’s been dealing with downsides – a failed acquisition of Mediaworks, Spark Sports gifting their rights to TVNZ and prolonged satellite issues. But lately, things have been looking up. They successfully brought NZ Cricket rights back, scooped up Three’s assets for $1, and just last week lengthened their rugby deal under very buyer-friendly terms. She joins Duncan Greive on the Fold to dig into all those issues and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 min
  • RNZ’s Paul Thompson on that bombshell radio report

    RNZ’s Paul Thompson on that bombshell radio report
    Aug 27 2025
    The longest-tenured leader in New Zealand media joins Duncan Greive on The Fold for a frank discussion about the state of RNZ. They discuss the sharp decline in radio ratings which prompted him to commission a brutal report from former RNZ news boss Richard Sutherland, while also addressing the growth of digital news and lifestyle content. They also address RNZ’s Auckland problem, the strength of Newstalk ZB and whether RNZ really needs a statement hire, or just to deploy its talent on air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 min
  • Monopod: on the Sky-NZ Rugby deal, RNZ’s radio challenges and the Substack exodus

    Monopod: on the Sky-NZ Rugby deal, RNZ’s radio challenges and the Substack exodus
    Aug 25 2025
    Duncan Greive goes solo to dig into some fascinating recent media stories. The details of the Sky-NZ Rugby deal give all parties a chance to plausibly claim a win. The Sutherland report into RNZ National is one of the most challenging and interesting of its type in years. Two of the country’s biggest Substackers have left the platform. And Paramount looks to be building a manosphere streamer with a gigantic UFC deal for the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 min
  • The one local media form defying gravity

    The one local media form defying gravity
    Aug 18 2025
    Duncan Greive is joined by Phil Eastwood, GM of JCDecaux NZ, and Paul Maher, chair of OOHMAA, to discuss the rise and rise of out-of-home media. Once a backwater of the industry, it’s now the only locally operated sector showing robust growth. Partly a result of digital screens, partly a response to the hyper-saturation of ads in digital contexts, out-of-home has become what Eastwood calls “the last true broadcast medium”. This episode is in partnership with JCDecaux. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 min