New Zealand TV

I believe this was an extremely late change/rights deal.

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“No New Zealand broadcaster has the TV rights to this year’s tournament.” Yes they do?

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The article was published before the rights were confirmed.

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Shortland St moving to three episodes a week in 2025

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Inevitable as it is cut down to cancellation in a few more years.

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The show returns to NSW for season 5, after two seasons in Queensland. It also has a new narrator, with Lisa Wilkinson replaced by fellow journalist Christine Bath.

Channel 10 promo

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No, it is 2 seasons in Queensland

Digital will never be able to cover the costs that linear could do for so long, so you are probably quite right.

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After the closure of Newhub I keep looking online and on social media for info and history on TV3 e.t.c.

One of the other cuts that WBD have made in NZ are the channel playout operations, no longer coming out of Flower St. Not sure where its being done now, some WBD hub offshore no doubt.

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I heard playout was moving to LA.

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It might be pre-recorded, but the set lives on…

Source: +HR=E now (just minutes ago)

It will be interesting to see if it’s still in use next week. I don’t see why not, but you never know.

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How long has this set been used?

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Since January 2022.

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Shaun used to host CRC Motorsport from the “Story/AM” Show side of the studio, before the big curvy weather wall went in.

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Who thought that desk matched the rest of the look? :joy:

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It’s a sponsor’s product, so if it pays the bills, why not?
To be fair, it doesn’t look quite so out of place in closer shots.

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:rotating_light:: In a last minute programming change, TVNZ1 will screen Lulu Sun vs Donna Vekić in the first Wimbledon Ladies quarter-final at midnight tonight NZST. It can also be seen on TVNZ+.

Lulu has been on a historic run as a qualifier, and becoming the first New Zealand woman to appear in a single’s quarterfinal at Wimbledon.

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Retro!

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