I hope this is not going to happen. One company owning all of NZ’s private tv networks; Sky, Three, Bravo, Prime, Choice. Looks like a recipe for disaster along with consolidation and channel closures.
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Reminds me of the time when Sunrise AU crossed live to Sunrise NZ back in the day.
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Which really (still) makes me wonder if Disco’s after TV3…
I’d rather have someone like Allied Press buy them (if their pockets are deep enough). At least they have form when it comes to news and television assets.
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Promo for the new Melanie Bracewell series Last Dad Standing that started on Thursday night.
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Honestly who knows if the deal proceeds, like you said it would be great if a local buyer came in and brought it but chances are it’s very unlikely but then again Stuff ownership comes to mind. Time will tell in these uncertain times.
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NZ needs a National TV network commercial-free. Lots of events (Earthquake, Christchurch shooting, COVID-19 to name a few) have occurred in NZ over the past 10 years.
TVNZ was privatised and became a commercial network a few decades ago
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It wasn’t privatised, it is owned by the New Zealand government.
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TVNZ was never privatized. It’s a ‘Crown Owned Entity’ with the NZ Government as the sole shareholder.
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4-part documentary Murder in the Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery premieres on TVNZ1 on August 23.
I notice on Freeview NZ guide that Aussie made reality shows are filling primetime slots on TVNZ and Three during the week.
House Rules: High Stakes (TVNZ1, began July 30) - it’s interesting TVNZ has chosen to show it on Saturday nights as well
MasterChef Australia (TVNZ2)
Australian Ninja Warrior (Three, began August 2) - shown one week after Australia
Big Brother Australia season 12 (TVNZ2) - finishing soon
It will be interesting to see if TVNZ and Three will pick up other reality shows currently on air in Australia like Farmer Wants a Wife, The Bachelor and The Masked Singer.
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TVNZ has always been commercial. NZBC, it’s precursor, was also commercial, although they had some nights without ads. The only time it’s been commercial-free was at launch, for about a month in each of the main centres (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin) in the early 1960’s.
There’s no doubt they will, and there’s no doubt I won’t be watching them!
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TVNZ2 will be airing this later in the year.
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Are there any that do not air in NZ?
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Due to the covid-19 lockdown in March a lot of the locally made shows were unable to make the usual slots for airing e.g. The Block DWTS so other content has had to be sourced.
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Don’t think we have had The Masked Singer, but by and large they all tend to make their way to NZ.
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An increasing trend in recent years, especially as the tide is very much out for American scripted content to provide decent ratings. I guess Aussie shows are the next best thing to local NZ content.
The Bachelor Australia airs on Bravo usually. I think TVNZ2 had it at one stage but it failed to rate. No masked singer yet and I think the risk showing it here is that many kiwis wouldn’t recognise them unmasked either 
No doubt The Block Australia will return at some point as well. Probably after ninja warrior ends.
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Lotto NZ hosts Sonia Gray and Jordan Vandermade keeping their distance in the TVNZ studios as Auckland still remains at Level 3.
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Aussie networks would be wise to work with the NZ ones and cast down NZers and help with marketing and publicity.
Airing shows across the ditch and making them successful in NZ should be very much in the interest of 7 9 and 10
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Australian networks have been helping NZ media to promote these reality shows.
Recent examples include NZ website Stuff (formerly owned by Nine) doing an interview with Rebecca Maddern for the current season of Australian Ninja Warrior on Three. It also spoke with Lenore McDiarmid, one half of mother and son team which competed on this season of House Rules, before it premiered on TVNZ in late July.
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They tried that with MKR once I believe (having a Kiwi entry) and maybe another show here or there. Seems it doesn’t really move the needle either way.
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Do the aussie networks profit from overseas sales though? Generally they don’t own the format or produce the show themselves.
TV Guide is also part of stuff. Many of these interviews are TV Guide ones, just standard PR stuff.
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