Yes,
The launch date has been revealed to be December 5th (Sunday) and I am creating a schedule for launch night 
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What Launch Date?
for ATV
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Say, are you planning an ‘opening night’ special?
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Yes I am @PaddyTePou , Here is Some More Information
So there are 3 stages in our launch,
- (October 5th) 1, 2 and 3 launch for the opening show.
- (October 10th) 4 and Sports Now (Or ATV5) launch.
- (October 12th) Tamariki and ATVPlay launch.
For the opening day/night the channels (1,2,3) officially start at 5:05pm (after a 5 minute “Promo Loop” ). We don’t have any hosts in mind but if anyone has ideas feel free to post. On 1, there will be an opt-out for the news so the Full Coverage will be on 2 and 3. 4 and 5 start at Midnight on October 12th (12:00am) and on October 12th Tamariki launches at 6.00am with younger kids (12>) and older kids shows (ideally 12<) will start at 3:30pm with iCarly.
Our Studios will also be revealed on opening night.
Here are the timetables for 1,2 and 3
ATV1
5:00pm. Upcoming Shows in 2021/22
5:05pm. Welcome to ATV- Join TBA and TBA for the LIVE official ribbon cutting for the ATV headquarters in Wellington.
6:00pm. ATV News At 6 (Weekend)- Join Susie Nordqvist for the weekend edition of ATV’s flagship news programme - comprehensive coverage of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
6:30pm. The Party Starts Join TBA and TBA for the opening ceremony LIVE at the HQ in Wellington and DON’T miss the fireworks at 8:30pm!
8:29pm. The Countdown- Join TBA and TBA for the countdown to the fireworks!
11:55pm. News Update- Get the latest News, Weather and Sport anytime, anywhere on ATV News
12.00am. Sky News UK
2 and 3 (Ideally similar to 1 without News)
5:00pm. Upcoming Shows in 2021/22
5:05pm. Welcome to ATV- Join TBA and TBA for the LIVE official ribbon cutting for the ATV headquarters in Wellington.
6.00pm. Studio Tour! TBA brings you a tour of our studios in Central Auckland and the Team that will be with your from Breakfast to the Late news every day!
6:30pm. The Party Starts Join TBA and TBA for the opening ceremony LIVE at the HQ in Wellington and DON’T miss the fireworks at 8:30pm!
8:29pm. The Countdown- Join TBA and TBA for the countdown to the fireworks!
11:55pm. News Update- Get the latest News, Weather and Sport anytime, anywhere on ATV News
12.00am. ATV2/ATV3 Returns to Scheduled Programming Schedules coming soon!
The Ceremony will be repeated October 10th on 4. Before the opening date the schedules for 2,3,4 and Sports Now will be revealed
@PaddyTePou @LiamP @foxyrover @McMuffinMan17 @TBoy @CanberraTV What do you think?
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Very good!
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Thank You @TBoy
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I noticed that above, Loud House is the most scheduled program on Tamariki with 21 episodes in a week.
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Hi Everyone
For the recent rebrand of our channels and Multi-Channels (from ATV1-1etc.) We are questioning our news and sport branding. Down below you will see 2 polls (1 for News, 1 for sport )
- News
- 1News
- ATV News
0 voters
- Sport
- 1Sport, 2Sport, 3Sport
- ATV Sport (1,2 and 3)
0 voters
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Thank you Everyone for voting, We are keeping the atv branding for news + Sport
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Great!
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ATV1 SCHEDULE v2
First of all thank you for @PaddyTePou and @TBoy for writing schedules for our channels. Here is a slightly changed schedule for 1
Monday - Thursday
5.30am: Early Edition. Join Sacha McNeil for ATV’s early news bulletin - a final wrap of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
6.00am: Wake Up NZ. Start your day with Simon Shepherd and Indira Stewart for all the latest news, sport, weather, entertainment and current affairs.
9.00am: After Nine. Join the After Nine team each morning for a variety of segments covering lifestyle, entertainment and other hot topics.
11.00am: The Dr Oz Show. US talk show.
12.00pm: Midday. Join Ingrid Hipkiss for ATV’s midday news bulletin - the latest national and international news, including sport and weather.
12.30pm: Home and Away (Rpt). Last night’s episode repeated - except Friday’s, which is repeated on Monday.
1.00pm: The Steve Wilkos Show. US talk show.
2.00pm: Ahiahi (Afternoon). Maori News Bulletin hosted by Oriini Kaipara
3.00pm: Pointless. British quiz/game show.
4.00pm: Afternoons. Join Ingrid Hipkiss ATV’s mid-afternoon news bulletin - the latest national and international news, including sport and weather.
4.30pm: Millionaire Hot Seat. Australian quiz/game show.
5.30pm: ATV Local News. Know the Stories that matter to your local region every weeknight at 5.30pm. (See Presenters Below) **
6.00pm: Nightly News Join Mike McRoberts and Susie Nordqvist ATV’s flagship news programme - comprehensive coverage of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
6.30pm: Today Tonight. ATV’s nightly current affairs programme.
7.00pm: Home and Away. Australian soap.
7.30pm: Main Primetime See Below.*
8.45pm: Secondary Primetime See Below*
10.30pm: Newsnight. Join Jenny Suo for ATV’s late news bulletin - a final wrap of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
11.00pm: . Programmes will screen in this slot on different nights; please contact me if you have any suggestions.
12.00am: Sky News. ATV1 joins its overnight programme Sky News, Britain’s award-winning news channel via satellite, for a night of news.
FRIDAY
5.30am: Early Edition. Join Sacha McNeil for ATV’s early news bulletin - a final wrap of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
6.00am: Wake Up NZ. Start your day with the Simon Shepherd and Indira Stewart for all the latest news, sport, weather, entertainment and current affairs.
9.00am: After Nine. Join the After Nine team each morning for a variety of segments covering lifestyle, entertainment and other hot topics.
11.00am: The Dr Oz Show. US talk show.
12.00pm: Midday Join Jenny-May Clarkson for ATV’s midday news bulletin - the latest national and international news, including sport and weather.
12.30pm: Home and Away (Rpt). Last night’s episode repeated.
1.00pm: The Steve Wilkos Show. US talk show.
2.00pm: Ahiahi (Afternoon). Maori News Bulletin hosted by Oriini Kaipara
3.00pm: Pointless. British quiz/game show.
4.00pm: Afternoon. Join Jenny-May Clarkson for ATV’s mid-afternoon news bulletin - the latest national and international news, including sport and weather.
4.30pm: Millionaire Hot Seat. Australian quiz/game show.
5.30pm: ATV Local News. Know the Stories that matter to your local region every weeknight at 5.30pm. (See Presenters Below) **
6.00pm: Nightly News. Join Susie Nordqvist for ATV’s flagship news programme - comprehensive coverage of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
6.30pm: Today Tonight. ATV’s nightly current affairs programme.
7.00pm: Home and Away. Australian soap.
7.30pm: LIVE: ATV Sport Preview. LIVE coverage Of a Sporting Match. if no sport, a movie will screen here
8.00pm: LIVE: Friday Night Rugby. LIVE coverage Of an NRL, Super Rugby, Bunnings NPC or International game. If the season is over, LIVE coverage of another sport or a movie will screen here.
10.00pm: ATV Rugby Post-Match LIVE coverage Of an NRL, Super Rugby, Bunnings NPC or International game. If the season is over, LIVE coverage of another sport or a movie will screen here.
10.30pm: Newsnight. Join Jenny Suo ATV’s late news bulletin - a final wrap of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
11.00pm: The Friday Late Movie
1.00am: Sky News. ATV1 joins its overnight programme Sky News, Britain’s award-winning news channel via satellite, for a night of news.
Saturday
6.00am: Sky News. ATV1’s overnight programme Sky News, Britain’s award-winning news channel via satellite, continues.
7.30am: Tomorrow’s World. Religious programme.
8.00am: Best of Wake Up NZ. Highlights of the previous week’s Wake Up NZ shows.
9.00am: The Weekend Wrap-Up. Join the Weekend Wrap-Up team each morning for a variety of segments covering lifestyle, entertainment and other hot topics.
11.00am: Sports Extra. A weekly programme for punters and rugby fans, including a review of the week’s racing and a preview of today’s top race meetings. Plus expert analysis and previews of the weekend’s top rugby action.
1.00pm: ATV Racing Day. An afternoon of racing - live coverage, highlights and roundups of races from New Zealand and around the world, plus the latest news and results from all sports and a special service for racing fans.
6.00pm: Nightly News. Join Susie Nordqvist for the weekend edition of ATV’s flagship news programme - comprehensive coverage of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
6.30pm: Saturday Night Takeaway. NZ Game show and spin-off of Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
7.30pm: The Saturday Family Night Movie. The first half of ATV1’s Saturday movie double bill.
9.00pm: Have You Been Paying Attention? Join Melanie Bracewell, Urzila Carlson, Ben Hurley, Vaughn Smith and Ray O’leary for HYBPA! Hosted by Hayley Sproull**
10.30pm: Overnight. Join Susie Nordqvist The weekend edition of ATV’s late news bulletin - a final wrap of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
10.45pm: The Saturday Night Movie. The second half of ATV1’s Saturday movie double bill.
12.45am: Sky News. ATV1 joins its overnight programme Sky News, Britain’s award-winning news channel via satellite, for a night of news.
Sunday
6.00am: Sky News. ATV1’s overnight programme Sky News, Britain’s award-winning news channel via satellite, continues.
7.30am: Leading the Way. Religious programme.
8.00am: In Touch Ministries. Religious programme.
8.30am: Turning Point with David Jeremiah. Religious programme.
9.00am: Sunday Supplement. ATV’s weekly current affairs magazine programme - a review of the week’s major news stories combined with political interviews and panels.
10.00am: Sports Extra: Sunday Edition. A review of the weekend’s sporting action, including highlights of last night’s rugby and NRL matches.
12.00pm: Getaway Australia (Not PTV Version). Australian lifestyle show.
12.30pm: Classic Afternoons A Mix of old favourite shows.
4.00pm: ATV’s Wide World of Sport. Top international sporting action via satellite.
6.00pm:Nightly News. Join Mike McRoberts and Samantha Hayes for the weekend edition of ATV’s flagship news programme - comprehensive coverage of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
6.30pm: The World Around Us. ATV1’s nature documentary slot.
7.30pm: Eye Witness. ATV’s flagship current affairs programme with Jack Tame - featuring current affairs investigations, interviews and newsmaker profiles.
8.30pm: The Crown. British drama.
9.30pm: Victoria. British drama.
10.30pm: Overnight. Join Susie Nordqvist The weekend edition of ATV’s late news bulletin - a final wrap of the day’s top national and international news stories, plus sport and weather.
10.45pm: Sunday Night Playhouse. ATV1’s Sunday night ‘drama one-off’ slot.
11.45pm: Sky News. ATV1 joins its overnight programme Sky News, Britain’s award-winning news channel via satellite, for a night of news.
@PaddyTePou @LiamP @foxyrover @McMuffinMan17 @TBoy @CanberraTV What do you think?
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Fantastic!
But what about the local news anchors and primetime programming between 7.30-10.30pm?
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OMG i am so sorry I can put the presenters below
- Abbey Wakefield (Wellington)
- Scarlett Cvitanovich (Auckland)
- Maddy Lloyd (Dunedin/Otago)
- Isaac Gunson (Christchurch/Canterbury)
- Devon Bolger (Nelson)
- Connor Stirling (Hawke’s Bay)
- Grace Thomas (Taranaki)
Thanks to @PaddyTePou for presenters
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Seasonal Programming for December
- Dancing With The Stars NZ
- Law & Order: Organised Crime
- The Cheap Seats (Australian show)
- Super smash
- Test Cricket
- 911
- 2 Broke Girls
Coming In 2022 - The Apprentice Aotearoa
- Crime Stories NZ
- ATP Cup
- ICC
- Australian Open
- Brisbane Int. Adelaide Int.
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@Kathryn_Milin Just spotted a spelling mistake. It’s “Sacha McNeil”.
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Sorry About that I will have a full list of shows coming soon!
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What about What Happened?
Its going to move to monday’s on ATV2 if that’s ok
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Ok.