He said on TV3 News last night John Campbell hadn't been pushed. "John has decided it's time for him to take a break," Jennings said in a video message to staff. Mediaworks Group Head of News Mark Jennings said Campbell was asked to co-host the new show but has instead opted to leave the company. The show finished with clips from earlier episodes. "But you make the effort to watch us and in doing so, you made our team feel very grateful and very proud. There was also dishes to be done, homework to be supervised and washing to be folded, he said. "Seven o'clock is a brutal timeslot - Seven Sharp, Shortland Street, those lovely lunatics on The Crowd Goes Wild is tough competition." "People started petitions, sent thousands of emails, tweeted, Facebooked and more.
When the show was put under review the ratings numbers increased, he said. Two new co-presenters will take on hosting duties and the show will continue under a new name but only air four nights a week with a new entertainment show to air on Fridays.Īt the end of last night's show, Campbell confirmed it was not his last night. Yesterday, in a news release that appeared to be exactly timed to coincide with the lifting of the governments' budget embargo, MediaWorks announced Campbell Live would be cancelled, Campbell would soon leave the network, and a replacement current affairs programme in the slot. John CampbellThe 24-year relationship between TV3 and high-profile host John Campbell broke down yesterday after MediaWorks and the broadcaster ran into irreconcilable difference over which direction the Campbell Live programme should take.
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