Particularly of note at the current point in time
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They do but I would think it was a bargain basement price type of show that fills gaps. Doesnât seem to have captured a large commercial audience outside of NZ that would cover the cost.
Great to see a fourth season of Educators!
Thatâs assuming Three itself will stay on the air down the track⌠Iâm not at all convinced it will. I think the Newshub closure is the start of Warners winding Three down altogether. I suppose they could continue with ThreeNow or even bring Max to NZ, but not sure either option is particularly likely.
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Various publications are reporting that the government is planning to waive Threeâs Kordia transmission fees:
By shutting down Newshub and buying in a news service (one hour during the week and half an hour at the weekends) the American owners, WBD, will save tens of millions a year. With other cost savings, and the possibility of the Government reducing or scrapping Kordiaâs transmission fees, WBD might even get close to breaking even.
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350246534/stuff-newshub-deal-save-commercial-tv-news
it is understood that the Government has been considering offering Warner Bros Discovery and other broadcasters a break on television transmission fees that would normally be paid to state-owned enterprise Kordia, on the condition that they continued to offer television news bulletins.
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Isnât it all abit late now, theyâve already announced Midday and Tonight are gone, along with AM and the Late news on Three. I highly doubt theyâd reinvest the savings back into news. This might help TVNZ reverse itâs news cuts but WBD will be a different story as it wants to half the losses.
I donât think this is really about TVNZ⌠I think âother broadcastersâ is referring to Sky. Wonder if theyâll piggyback onto the Stuff dealâŚ?
Al Jazeera, the Christian Channels, Trackside, the few remaining locals⌠thereâs quite a few on there that arenât Sky, TVNZ or WBD owned.
I guess the Maori TV studios might be an option for Stuff as well.
Guyon Espinerâs new podcast/video show is filmed thereâŚ
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"Shortland Street ⌠will come good again, but weâre in this strange time where the advertising market has fallen off a cliff for the broadcasters, and their digital strategy that theyâre all working on⌠hasnât started to give proper returns yet - but it will.
so itâs finding a financial model that we can take into the future."
Maybe its time to end it, the cancellation of so many news shows recently means nothings off the table. I also doubt they would stop participation in the rebate scheme if the advertising market were to become financially sustainable for Shortland Street again.
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Sky and BBC Studios today announced they are expanding their partnership with a multi-year wide-ranging deal that gives Sky audiences access to the best British content across Sky, Neon and free-to-air channel Sky Open.
BBC First will join the impressive Sky channel line up from October 2024, bringing a host of premium UK dramas to Sky customers, with selected content also available on Neon and Sky Open.
BBC First joins BBC UKTV, BBC Earth and CBeebies, alongside the BBCâs world-leading BBC News channel, giving Sky audiences access to thousands of hours of world-class British content from all genres with a mix of shows available across all Skyâs platforms.
BBC First will be home to the biggest dramas from the UK, premiering a mix of exciting new titles and the latest seasons of audience favourites. Showcasing the best in British storytelling, the channel will bring together the best British talent on and off screen.
Among the titles coming to Sky audiences will be the hotly-anticipated detective thriller The Jetty starring Jenna Coleman, Return to Paradise, the Australian spin-off of Death in Paradise, and the second season of popular series Beyond Paradise starring Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton.
Sky Chief Executive Sophie Moloney said: âIâm delighted Sky customers will enjoy an expanded array of world-class British content through our renewed partnership with BBC Studios.
âWe value what our customers value, and with UKTV being Skyâs number one entertainment channel with consistently high and growing viewership, weâre confident in the value this represents for customers.
âThe renewed partnership also offers exclusive access to premium British drama on BBC First, which is a hugely exciting development.
âImportantly, these rights extend across our portfolio of entertainment products, meaning our customers can enjoy great British content in whatever way they choose.â
BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand General Manager, Fiona Lang said: âWe are delighted to grow our longstanding partnership with Sky with the addition of this stellar channel.
âNew Zealand audiences have proven to have a huge appetite for British shows and weâre pleased to be able to partner with Sky to offer their customers more of what they want â the full suite of the best of the BBC from kids to entertainment, news, documentaries and drama.â
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Probably not the best written headline⌠thought that âBBC Newsâ was going to air a bulletin on Sky Open 
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WBD NZ March Digital Update
https://comms.discovery.com/mail/view/rz3526y4tb9n52sq13g5_1j0rx05_j5ygmwzn7l3p2v0kpgs6c2zkjdmg8lbpzqf9blg426xcwx8nblnqd6cl
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Actually thatâs not a bad idea⌠there are enough British expats in NZ. There might be an audience for a BBC News bulletin 
ah, the good old days when TV1 used to take BBC World overnightâŚ
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That feels like just rewarding an American company for stripping a New Zealand TV channel of all itâs local content. It needs more than just an outsourced local news bulletin to justify that IMO - needs to include a signifcant quota of locally made shows too.
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Exactly donât reward them with gutting Newshub. If they want the fees waived then restore the Newsroom.
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The National Wreathlaying Service in Wellington due for 11am has been cancelled/downscaled due to high winds - so TVNZ1 is replaying the dawn service from this morning.
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Surely not!
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Another day ending in Y in that city I would have thought
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Im guessing that WBDâs shutting down of Newshub is the reason why The Nation TV show never made it to air this year?
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