Back to the 80s as Newshub scraps only TV news alternative to TV1
Owner Warner Bros Discovery said it could not afford to continue operating with ad spend slumping – while rumours of a deal to save the service come to naught.
Philip Sherry fronted the first ever TV3 news bulletin on November 27, 1989.
Come July 6, 2024, there will only be one option for TV news in New Zealand, much like things were before TV3 started broadcasting in 1989.
This morning, Warner Bros Discovery confirmed it would close all Newshub’s multi-platform news operations and output, including the Newshub website, AM and
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