Bailey Mackey

Guest writer

Bailey Mackey's (Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe, Rongowhakaata) first television job was as a reporter for Māori news programme Te Karere. Later, while head of sport for Māori Television, he created long-running sports show Code. Mackey established companies Black Inc Media and Pango Productions, and co-created high profile 2012 reality series The GC. He also sold the format for Pango's hit show Sidewalk Karaoke to global company FremantleMedia.

The Māori Television building, Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Shannon Haunui-Thompson

Opinion

Māori Television needs to go – here’s what should replace it

The head of production house Pango Productions lays out his vision for the future of Māori media – and there's no place for Māori Television in it.

By Bailey Mackey | 24th June, 2020

Guest writer

The Spinoff

Bailey Mackey

Māori Television needs to go – here’s what should replace it

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