There is no reason broadcaster Tony Veitch can't resurrect his media career following admission of serious domestic violence, according to commentators.

Veitch's former employers TVNZ and the Radio Network say they won't take him back immediately but have not ruled out employing him in future.

Veitch was today sentenced to nine months' supervision, 300 hours community service, fined $10,000 and ordered to attend a preventing violence course if deemed appropriate by his probation officer, after admitting injuring his former girlfriend Kristin Dunne-Powell.

The 35-year-old admitted one charge of injuring with reckless disregard in the Auckland District Court, after six other assault charges were dropped.

Veitch had worked for TVNZ for 13 years before stepping down last year when his case hit the headlines. He was also suspended from his job with The Radio Network before resigning.

He has already made a return to television screens, employed since February as a panellist on Sky TV's Deaker on Sport.

The Radio Network's general manager of talk programming Bill Francis told NZPA there was no reason why Veitch could not get his career up and running again.

He would not comment on whether the network was "keen" to re-employ him but said the network had kept in regular touch since he resigned.

Veitch would be interviewed on Newstalk ZB this afternoon but there wouldn't be any immediate talk of employment, Mr Francis said.

"It will be our intention to have some discussions with him once this business has played through."

And in a statement TVNZ, said it had "nothing planned right at the moment regarding future employment".

At the time of his resignation from TVNZ the chief executive Rick Ellis said he hoped that in time Tony would be able to continue a successful career.

The state-owned broadcaster would not comment further.

Radio Live director of programming Mitch Harris said the station would look at employing Veitch if the right job came up, but it didn't have anything for him at the moment.

Mr Harris had spoken with Veitch previously about employment but only in a general discussion. It had not been considered at a management level, he said.

Sporting Contacts' Andy Haden, who represents a number of media and sports personalities, thought Veitch could probably resurrect his career.

There was a suspicion he was harshly treated in the media and if the six assault charges were dropped then there might not have been much in them, Mr Haden said.

"It boils down to does the public think the matter is over and done with and how serious it was?"

The head of journalism at the University of Canterbury Jim Tully said the attitude of some media would be to incorporate him fairly quickly.

Some areas would be much more amenable to him coming back on screen and it would be a commercial decision they would make.

"I can't imagine TVNZ opening its door immediately because if he pleads guilty he has committed assault and there are issues about the extent he was entirely open with his employers in the past."

Employment lawyer Peter Cullen said that once the penalty was behind him there was no reason Veitch could not get on with putting his career back on track.

"It's going to be a challenge but I don't see why he can't rebuild his career."

It was not black and white whether potential employers would hold his conviction against him, and Veitch would have to cross that hurdle when he came to it, he said.

Previous broadcasters have lost their jobs over allegations of abusive behaviour but continued to work in the media.

In 2006, television presenter Clint Brown stepped down from his role at TV3, where he had been since 1989, after allegations he had been drunk and abusive during a night out in Taupo.

He now works as a breakfast presenter for an Orewa radio station and also does work for Sky Television.