What lies ahead for NZ television networks in 2010? More of the same, with occasional disruptions and a few hints of trouble yet to come. The disruptions? Unprecedented four-channel coverage of the Winter Olympics in February; the FIFA World Cup in June; and the Commonwealth Games in October – all likely to dislodge viewing habits. [...]
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Smart Swaps for TV Channels
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Television
We told you back in September that the New Zealand Racing Board was planning to launch a second TV channel in December. Sure enough, the month is here and the new channel, TAB TV, will arrive next week (on the 16th of December), just in time for all those racing carnivals across Christmas and New [...]
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Oops
November 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Television
The Dominion Post is today reporting that Kiwis may be able to access Television New Zealand’s Ondemand online TV service through the PlayStation 3 from early next year. TVNZ has confirmed that the broadcaster would make an announcement about an “exciting partnership” with PS3 manufacturer Sony in the new year, but did not elaborate. The [...]
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TiVo: Let The Advertiser Pay For You
November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Television, TiVo
Hybrid TV Australia (operators of TiVo for Oz and NZ) late last week announced (per B&T) a new ad-supported Video On Demand service due to launch in Australia in Q2 2010. It’s not particularly revolutionary in concept — the viewer can pay a fee, or instead can choose to have advertisers pay for their viewing [...]
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Sky Tests Online Streaming
November 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 2010, Sky, Television
That internet thingy keeps popping up. Sky will again be dipping its toes in the virtual ocean (after conspicuously switching off its Sky Online internet replay service on August 1st). This time, however, Sky will be offering something new: live streaming. Sky has a commitment to stream the Prime Free-To-Air feed of next February’s Winter [...]
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TVNZ Optimistically Raises 2010 Rates
November 18th, 2009 · No Comments · 2010, Television
TVNZ unveiled its Q1 2010 ratecard today, with increases across almost all zones. Economic downturn notwithstanding, the pubcaster thinks it can squeeze a few more dollars out of February and March 2010 because of (a) total viewership figures expected to post continuing Year On Year increases; (b) increased demand for leading programmes. Alas, we don’t [...]
TVNZ New Season 2010
November 17th, 2009 · No Comments · 2010, Television
Yesterday saw the launch of TVNZ’s 2010 New Season. We’ll skip past the hype, of which there was plenty, and the hoopla (ditto), and get down to the business of talking programming. TELEVISION ONE Here’s the representative schedule for Television One for 2010: You can probably recognize the returning series. Here’s a peek at what’s [...]
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Because we really need to poke our friends while playing Call of Duty 2
November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · 2010, Television
Later this month, reports the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft plans to launch new features on its Xbox Live online service for premium members to stream music from Last.fm, download high-definition movies from its Zune Marketplace store, and easily access Facebook and Twitter services. It’s all part of the battle for the living room, as computing, [...]
Tags:MySky·playstation 3·subscription model·videos on demand·xbox 360
Prime Television Launch New Season 2010
November 11th, 2009 · No Comments · 2010, New Zealand, Television
Prime Television launched its 2010 New Season programming yesterday to Auckland media folk, with more presentations coming up in Wellington tomorrow and Christchurch next week. Some of the highlights: WINTER OLYMPICS Pride of place at the launch was given over to the Winter Olympics (Vancouver 12-28 February), which will feature on Prime for more than [...]
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New Guinness TVC: "Bring it to Life"
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Television, United Kingdom
There have been some epic television commercials for Guinness. This probably isn’t one of them. Take a look for yourself. Not that any expense was spared. Conceived and developed at AMV BBDO London by creative Paul Brazier, and agency producer Yvonne Chalkley, this latest commercial ["World"] was shot on location in Canada, New Zealand, Fiji [...]
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