Jeff McTainsh on the set of Newshub Midday. The show is ending on July 1.

MediaWorks have announced plans to cancel Newshub's midday news bulletin, in favour of digital news offering.

The long running lunch time news show will end on Friday, July 1.

A statement by TV3 that accompanied the announcement said that, while "change will involve some reallocation of work, no jobs will be impacted".

TV3 Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts will host the new Newshub Explains.

In Midday's place will be "multi-platform digital current affairs show" Newshub Explains, hosted by 6pm hosts Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts

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Newshub's head of digital news Jono Hutchison described the move as further proof of the network's "commitment to high-quality, informative news content".

On June 3, MediaWorks announced the closure of celebrity gossip and entertainment website Scout.

In a brief statement, MediaWorks said co-owner Rachel Glucina was leaving to "take up a new opportunity on completion of the sale" and affected staff were being consulted.

The company announced they would be buying out Glucina, and intended to fold all its entertainment content back into its main Newshub site.

MediaWorks staff reportedly resented the site, and there were reports of it suffering very low internet traffic - while Scouts New Zealand also complained about the site's name.