TVNZ announce shake up of early evening current affairs 0
TVNZ is proposing to end weeknight current affairs show ‘Close Up’ as this year winds down. If the proposal is confirmed, a new daily current affairs show with a distinctively different format would launch in the 7pm slot in the new year. TVNZ Head of News and Current Affairs, Ross Dagan, says the proposed closure …
Read MoreFinalists announced for the 2012 NZ Television Awards 0
The build up to New Zealand’s most glamorous Television event began today, with the announcement of this year’s Television Awards finalists. The 46 categories cover the full spectrum of Television production, from News, Drama, Reality, Documentary and everything in-between. New categories, such as One-Off Drama and Breaking News, were well received and reflect the changing …
Read MoreTV3 to screen Emmy Winner ‘Homeland’ within hours of global debut 0
TV3 will broadcast season two of multi-award winning Homeland within 24 hours of its worldwide premiere. The highly anticipated drama/thriller returns to TV3 at 8.35pm next Monday (1 October), four hours after it goes to air in the USA. Homeland was named Best Drama Series at today’s Primetime Emmy Awards, with stars Clare Danes and …
Read MoreDigital switchover starts this weekend 0
This coming weekend marks a significant milestone in the conversion of the nation’s television broadcast signals from analogue to digital. The analogue transmitters of all major broadcasters will be shut down in Hawke’s Bay and on the West Coast in the early morning of Sunday, 30 September. These will be the first regions of the …
Read MoreMediaWorks announce television frequency changes 0
Between September 20 and October 1, 2012, MediaWorks is making a number of technical changes to the way TV3, FOUR, and C4 are broadcast. These changes could affect your reception of TV3, FOUR and C4 and the MyFreeview series link functionality for programmes on those channels. These changes are not part of the switch to digital TV which starts …
Read MoreThe X Factor NZ coming in 2013 0
The first local version of global television phenomenon The X Factor is coming to TV3 in 2013. Put on the global map by music mogul Simon Cowell, The X Factor is the world’s largest music show and pits contestants against each other in the search for a person or group to sign a recording contract …
Read MoreMitre 10 Dream Home returns to TV2 0
Returning to TV2 with a few renovations of its own, this iconic series will challenge two Cantabrian couples to master the DIY build of their lives. In what will be a life changing series for one, or both of the couples, New Zealand will be with them, room by room as they transform the old …
Read MoreTSV data launch hailed a success 0
The introduction of time-shifted viewing (TSV) data was the biggest change to the television ratings system in more than 20 years. Six months on has it all been smooth sailing? “This has been the biggest change to the New Zealand TV Audience Measurement panel in over 20 years and though the industry have taken a while …
Read MoreNZ’s Got Talent has massive debut 0
New Zealand’s biggest entertainment event of 2012, New Zealand’s Got Talent, has become the most watched debut episode of a TV entertainment series in the past eight years. Last night over 1.4 million Kiwis tuned in to watch the first episode of the talent extravaganza which showcases the best and most entertaining talent from around …
Read MoreTV3 report big numbers for The Block NZ finale 0
1,099,400 New Zealanders tuned in during last night’s two-hour finale of The Block NZ in which siblings Libby and Ben Crawford won the action-packed contest – and an amazing $237,000 – after a auction broadcast LIVE on TV3. (5+ cume reach.) The sister and brother’s design flair and high standards of craftsmanship made them favourites …
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