# New Zealand TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Subscription and International\ **Created:** [December 28, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294 "2015-12-28T08:13:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 183
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3736 "2024-02-29T10:03:46Z")
> **[New Zealand Detective Series ‘A Remarkable Place to Die’ Launched by Banijay](https://variety.com/2024/global/news/london-screenings-new-zealand-series-a-remarkable-place-to-die-banijay-1235925034/)** > > New Zealand detective series ‘A Remarkable Place to Die’ launched by Banijay Rights at the London Screenings. The show is set to air across Germany, the U.S., and New Zealand with commissioning broadcasters, ZDF, Acorn TV, and TVNZ, respectively. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/moe/32/398912_2.png) [@Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3737 "2024-02-29T12:29:08Z")
> [@Brekkie](#): > > when there are no real copyrights on the idea of a show based around showing people wanting to buy a house around a few homes and them either picking one or not at the end they want to buy. My mind instantly jumps to this… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nhVJhRhJbJE/hqdefault.jpg "That Mitchell and Webb Look - Mundane Property Shows") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhVJhRhJbJE) ---
**Author:** ![NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/narutvmock/32/148506_2.png) [@NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NaruTVMock)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3738 "2024-02-29T21:15:15Z")
> **[TVNZ announces half-year loss as media companies struggle](https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/03/01/tvnz-announces-half-year-loss-as-media-companies-struggle/)** > > The announcement comes just two days after Newshub’s owners said its news operations on TV3 will end in June. Very tough out there ---
**Author:** ![TV4](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv4/32/346890_2.png) [@TV4](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV4)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3739 "2024-02-29T23:22:50Z")
I watched TVNZ+ for 1 & 1/2 hrs last night, and there was 1 15 second commercial. Just one, the rest were trailers. Digital must be struggling too. ---
**Author:** ![Reece](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/reece/32/241056_2.png) [@Reece](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Reece)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3740 "2024-03-01T02:41:18Z")
> [@TV4](#): > > I watched TVNZ+ for 1 & 1/2 hrs last night, and there was 1 15 second commercial. That’s what I don’t understand with the TVNZ+ platform, I would have thought the commercials would stream as they do on broadcast as any online viewership would be a factor in the advertising ratecard. Since this isn’t the case I don’t see any benefit to livestreaming if they aren’t monetising it. ---
**Author:** ![nztv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nztv/32/196696_2.png) [@nztv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/nztv)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3741 "2024-03-01T05:29:50Z")
> [@TV4](#): > > I watched TVNZ+ for 1 & 1/2 hrs last night, and there was 1 15 second commercial. Just one, the rest were trailers. Digital must be struggling too. TVNZ+ as far as reach is #3 behind Netflix and Youtube. Then it’s Disney+, Amazon Prime and ThreeNow. If digital is their big hope and TVNZ+ is playing 1 ad over 1.5 hrs then it’s no wonder WBD are pulling back … That’s pretty dire! ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 5:48am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3742 "2024-03-01T05:48:34Z")
TVNZ really need to look at a paid sub model for TVNZ+. Some really good stuff on there but the ads (or lack of as posted above) are a tough one. I know I’d pay extra. ---
**Author:** ![TV4](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv4/32/346890_2.png) [@TV4](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV4)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3743 "2024-03-01T18:06:43Z")
> [@OnAir](#): > > I’d pay extra. I wouldn’t, but I wouldn’t really care if there were more ads. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3744 "2024-03-06T10:15:43Z")
(continuing discussion from 1 News thread on proposed cost cutting measures at TVNZ) > [@1 News NZ](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/1-news-nz/976/3979): > > - Shortland Street moves to 5:30pm timeslot, freeing up 7pm slot for a bigger drawcard show; stream first on TVNZ+, episode count reduces from 5x a week TVNZ obviously thinks there are other shows that pull more viewers than a long running Kiwi soap. But if TVNZ only runs programs from Australia, US or UK at 7pm, instead of a locally produced show, I think it’s just not worth it. > [@1 News NZ](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/1-news-nz/976/3979): > > - Closure of TVNZ Duke on linear, moves to digital only How will TVNZ covers Blackcaps’ home matches in the future? One of the purposes of TVNZ Duke is to cover live sport without interrupting regular schedules on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ 2. ---
**Author:** ![Reece](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/reece/32/241056_2.png) [@Reece](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Reece)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3745 "2024-03-06T10:37:41Z")
> [@JohnsonTV](#): > > TVNZ obviously thinks there are other shows that pull more viewers than a long running Kiwi soap. But if TVNZ only runs programs from Australia, US or UK at 7pm, instead of a locally produced show, I think it’s just not worth it. Shortland Street rates fairly low now but I don’t think there would be much else that would pull a decent audience on TVNZ2 now. ---
**Author:** ![NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nustraya/32/369694_2.png) [@NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NuStraya)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3746 "2024-03-06T10:40:18Z")
> [@JohnsonTV](#): > > How will TVNZ covers Blackcaps’ home matches in the future? One of the purposes of TVNZ Duke is to cover live sport without interrupting regular schedules on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ 2. Online, I suppose. Or maybe they will just interrupt TV1 or 2. If they can’t afford to show anything else, it’s easy content… Honestly, I have to wonder if the government would be better off selling TVNZ at this stage. ---
**Author:** ![NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nustraya/32/369694_2.png) [@NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NuStraya)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3747 "2024-03-08T15:03:58Z")
Perhaps that RNZ/TVNZ merger should had happened after all… I daresay we’d be having far more positive conversations atm. Or failing that, how hard would it have been to have just made TV1 ad-free? Fund it with a 1% levy on all TV (and digital?) advertising. That would have been easier, cheaper and solved a whole host of problems for both TVNZ and TV3. But it’s all academic now… ---
**Author:** ![Sheldon\_Betteridge](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sheldon_betteridge/32/212478_2.png) [@Sheldon\_Betteridge](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sheldon_Betteridge)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3748 "2024-03-09T00:45:27Z")
Same, if TV One turned ad free before 1987 and TV2 sell off we are not in this situation right now. TV3 would have a more vibrant News and Current Affairs division in NZ. TVNZ would continue regulation so it would prevented axing of primer current affairs show like Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nustraya/32/369694_2.png) [@NuStraya](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NuStraya)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3749 "2024-03-09T07:53:44Z")
> [@TV4](#): > > Did you look up any Political Party’s media policies during the election? Barely any of them said boo. Only just noticed this old post - to me it says a lot that the only semi-coherent media policy last election came from Liz fucking Gunn! I know I’m repeating myself but I just can’t get my head around it. She wanted to make TV1 ad free with extra focus on news, current affairs and discussions. Now, I know she’s a cooker extraordinare, but her basic idea was sound. ---
**Author:** ![Sheldon\_Betteridge](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sheldon_betteridge/32/212478_2.png) [@Sheldon\_Betteridge](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sheldon_Betteridge)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3750 "2024-03-09T08:18:09Z")
🤣🤣🤣 Funny joke that she said about non-commerical TV One ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3751 "2024-03-11T01:01:29Z")
Oscars on Disney+ this year in NZ. No watermark - breaks are being filled with a slide and instrumental cover of ‘Dance The Night Away’ ---
**Author:** ![killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/killy06/32/366375_2.png) [@killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/killy06)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3752 "2024-03-11T01:08:08Z")
Makes more sense as to why it ended up on Disney given the state of Three & TVNZ at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3753 "2024-03-11T02:35:09Z")
Yep - easy contract for TVNZ to cut I suspect. And it’s on ABC in the states so they have a easy platform to use it ---
**Author:** ![LiamP](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/liamp/32/300932_2.png) [@LiamP](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/LiamP)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3754 "2024-03-12T22:50:40Z")
Good news, MovieSphere may be finally launching soon. Bad news, it’s a Lionsgate-heavy channel with not as many heavy hitters as we probably expected from the look of it. > **[ThreeNow Tests FAST Movies - ScreenScribe](https://www.screenscribe.net/threenow-tests-fast-movies/)** > > Good news for free-to-stream movie fans: ThreeNow at last is testing its long awaited MovieSphere service, which suggests its FAST channel launch is imminent. The development follows the Warner Bros. Discovery platform adding FAST channels like West... ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294/3755 "2024-03-13T23:23:02Z")
TVNZ will fasttrack season two of survival documentary series Alone Australia. It will stream on TVNZ+ on Wednesday March 27, same day as the Australian broadcast. The same episode will then air on TVNZ at 9pm the following night (March 28). > [@Alone Australia](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/alone-australia/21097/44): > > This time, 10 Australian survivalists will be dropped into the extreme and wild terrain of New Zealand’s South Island (Aotearoa’s Te Waipounamu). > > In this trailblazing 10-part documentary series, participants are completely isolated from the world and each other, stripped of modern possessions, contact and comforts, to self-document their experience – the last one standing winning $250,000. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294.md?page=182) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/new-zealand-tv/294.md?page=184)