New Zealand TV

Television Subscription and International
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Oh god, If Laura Daniel it is instant switch off for me. Killed off Jono and Ben

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The Cabinet will make it’s decision on merger of Television New Zealand & Radio New Zealand on Monday to create a Public Broadcast Service, like the BBC, back to NZBC in the 21st century. Also Mediaworks TV should be finalising it’s sale prospects.

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Graphics used during today’s moment of silence 1 week on from from the Whaikari White Island eruption tragedy.

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Sky NZ pay tv channel announced this morning that they have entered into an agreement to purchase Spark owned steaming network Lightbox which will be intergrated into its own streaming network Neon.

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In other Sky News.
Sky Sports News is moving to 6:30pm and moving the crowd goes wild.

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Yet their news is on at 5.30? What’s on at 6?

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Pawn Stars, or sometimes highlights of sport, depending if anything’s on.

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Jeez that’s dire. They can’t air the news at 6 or 6.30?

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Too much competition, TVNZ1 is a bit of a news juggernaut.

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What about at 7? After the two sports shows?

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7pm they have the Crowd Goes Wild, and that’s not changing, although there’s plenty of competition at that slot too, but sport seems to be a point of difference SKY/Prime can and do do pretty well.

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Wouldn’t happen. Newshub produces it and wouldn’t allow it airing against its own product.

I’d just air the Sports news 6-6:30 live and rerun it 6:30-7 or do another live bulletin.

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Also, it was announced yesterday that Bernadine Oliver-Kerby is leaving radio (Coast Breakfast) to join the Sky Sport crew on a full-time basis. “A mix of presenting key news and events and talent development in the Sky Sport stable”.

https://www.sky.co.nz/-/mk_pressrelease_191219

If they’re serious about Sky Sport News @6.30pm surely Bernie fronting it would be a good move?

Edit to add, interestingly in the press release Kate King or Goran Paladin don’t get a mention (yet Crowd Goes Wild presenters do…)

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I thought “head-to-head” meant the things are competing against each other? Should be “back-to-back” shouldn’t it?

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I think they mean head to head with the traditional sports news on 1 and Newshub, which starts at 6:40-ish. But it’s not overly clear.

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Not a fan of the the new sky movies logos

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Just noticed that House Rules Au has jumped from Three to TVNZ Ondemand: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/house-rules/episodes/s7-e1 I wonder if this signals TVNZ re-entering the home renovation market and launching a local version to counter The Block NZ juggernaut.

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Interesting switch. It would explain why Three have opted to screen The Block Australia across 7:30pm primetime this summer. Usually House Rules would occupy this slot.

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So that’s what was missing from the Three schedule this summer. They always play House Rules over summer. This should align well with TVNZ having MKR as well but TVNZ will be left behind come February with MAFS launches on Three.

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So have they scrapped their breakfast & midday shows completely?