Duncan Grieve: Media Commentator on TVNZ axing the 1News site and focusing on TVNZ+

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A media commentator says TVNZ appears to be doubling down on what it's good at.

The state broadcaster's latest business proposal will see its website shut down in February while more investment will be put towards news on its streaming platform TVNZ+.

The company is hoping to save $30 million.

Spinoff founder Duncan Grieve told Ryan Bridge it could work, but it’s not guaranteed by any means.

He said that individual clips from the news can already be accessed from the TVNZ+ homepage, and it’s clearly where they’ll be focusing their energy in terms of digitising their news offering.

The plan will go through two weeks of consultation before a final decision is made.

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