New Zealand TV

[Leotv]

The FAST channels are coming;

WBD FAST Channels Due to Debut - ScreenScribe

[Michael_Eccles]

[SA_TV]

Question, which I imagine @PaddyTePou will be best placed to answer.
I know NZ tv channels ran national programs but have split regions for ads, so what are the regions? How many are there and what are they based around?

[TV4]

Only TVNZ1 does regional ads nowdays; Split into Auckland (includes Northland), Waikato (Northern North Island), Wellington (Southern North Island), and Christchurch (South Island).

[SA_TV]

@TV4

Only TVNZ1 does regional ads nowdays; Split into Auckland (includes Northland), Waikato (Northern North Island), Wellington (Southern North Island), and Christchurch (South Island).

Interesting, thanks.

[JohnsonTV]

The first NZ adaptation of Australian reality show House Rules will premiere on Three in September.

Houses Rules NZ to Stream First - ScreenScribe

House Rules NZ streams first on ThreeNow from Sunday 10 September, with episodes uploaded at 12pm each day. It then airs on Three – three times a week; Sundays 7:00pm, and Mondays and Tuesdays at 7:30pm on Three.

[Sheldon_Betteridge]

After a run on TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2, Downton Abbey FTA re-runs have returned to Prime TV playing at 12.00 Weekdays.

[JohnsonTV]

Season 2 of Hunted Australia premieres on TVNZ 2 tonight at 7.30pm, and will air on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The show only finished in Australia on Monday this week.

Team profiles

Hunted

Australia’s Most Wanted Fugitives. Hunted Premieres Monday, 17 July At 7.30pm On 10 And 10 Play. In one week, 20 Fugitives will be released on to the streets of Melbourne and, if the Hunters get their way, captured. The heart stopping #1 new show of 2022, Hunted, returns with a brand-new season, on Monday, 17 July at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play. Featuring 10 diverse pairs of ordinary Australians who transform into Fugitives and with limited funds and resources, they must think of clever to rema…

Promo

Release The Fugitives.

[JohnsonTV]

Down for Love, which premiered on TVNZ last year, starts on Netflix internationally today.

Down for Love: Release date for Netflix's latest dating show

[OnAir]

Prime to rename as Sky Open.

[PaddyTePou]

With the axing of Newshub’s early morning (5.30am) and 11.30am bulletins, I have a question for you to ask. Does that mean that infomercial time on Three will be extended?

[OnAir]

[PaddyTePou]

@OnAir With Prime changing its name to Sky Open from next week (23 August). I’m talking about Prime News which will become known as News First from that date.

Will News First be drawn on the same resources as Newshub, which currently produces Prime News, as well as CBS for international content?

[Reece]

@OnAir

Prime to rename as Sky Open.

Sounds like a positive move to be honest, Prime doesn’t really have a major identity or real legacy in the market so no loss by losing the brand.

[LiamP]

Not too hot on the name but Prime has been slowly turning into a “Sky sampler platter” channel in the past few years so it’s good that they’re finally going all in on it.

Still kinda strange why they’d given it a new logo and graphics package earlier this year if it was all going to be gone in a few months anyway.

[killy06]

Not sold on the new name, what does it even mean? Like, open for everyone to watch? Hmm,

The logo seems pretty generic and uninspiring too, but might look better with other visual elements as part of the channel.

Wonder if this will mean any more meaningful change for the channel with viewership or content, other than aligning it to the Sky brand.

[LiamP]

Looking at the TV guide, there’s no schedule information available from Monday onwards. Looks like they may change up the schedule a bit.

[Horomono]

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Final also airs Sunday on Prime. Could sneak in a bit of a rebrand promo.

[damian]

Horrible name, horrible logo.

[Leotv]

I would of preferred them bringing back Sky 1.