TVNZ accused of cheapskate search for ideas - Courtesy of NZ Herald 29.04.06
TVNZ has come under fire for its decision to run a staff competition to generate programme ideas. The Life's a Pitch contest invites TVNZ staff to pitch programme ideas to the content department. TVNZ takes the copyright to all entries.
The New Zealand Writers Guild yesterday described the competition as "a real blow" to the local industry.