PTV Network New Zealand & TalkNZ (Patrick Te Pou Broadcasting Ltd)

PaddyTePou · May 20, 2021, 10:43pm

@LiamP I describe it as a New Zealand equivalent of a television news channel from Ireland called RTÉ News, and that’s the answer.

Here are the facts, based on my memory.

The RTÉ News channel launched as RTÉ News Now available exclusively online in June 2008. Within two years it became a free-to-air channel on Saorview (i.e. an Irish equivalent of Freeview and the Irish word ‘Saor’ means free). RTÉ News Now was renamed RTÉ News in August 2020. The channel is virtually commercial free, although both RTÉ One and RTÉ2 carry advertising.

According to the RTÉ News channel’s Wikipedia page, the channel regularly simulcasts live news bulletins and current affairs programmes as they are broadcast on RTÉ One, and also that of the children’s news programme RTÉ News2Day which airs on RTÉ2. The remaining programming on the channel serves as a replay service of the most recent news, sport and weather bulletins, the streaming of raw feeds of breaking news stories and ‘filler’ programmes such as ‘news headlines’. The channel also airs the latest and breaking news stories from Ireland and around the world.

The Republic of Ireland, like New Zealand, is a small country with a population of over 4.9 million (compared to New Zealand with over 4.8 million). If you combine the Republic of Ireland with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom and has a population of about 1.8 million, you have a combined population of around 6.7 million.

As mentioned before, I created PTV News 24 as an equivalent of the RTÉ News channel.

LiamP · May 20, 2021, 10:44pm

Okay, that makes sense now.

PaddyTePou · May 25, 2021, 4:41am

CHANGES TO PTV NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING

@AK_NEWS @LiamP I have some further changes to PTV News and Current Affairs programming.

PTV NEWS TODAY

PTV News Today, PTV Network’s early morning news programme, will now run from 6.30-9am Monday to Friday. Viewers will wake up to rolling bulletins of the morning’s national and international news, sport, business and weather information every half hour from 6.30am. Wendy Petrie will continue to present PTV News Today, with Ollie Ritchie presenting regular sports updates.

At 6am there will be a new early morning programme devoted to business and finance. Called Business Today, the new programme will feature the latest business, economic and financial news, market updates and interviews with the key newsmakers in the business world.

Business Today will be presented by veteran financial journalist, Owen Poland.

Regular business updates will continue to be featured on PTV News Today at around 6.45am, 7.15am and 8.15am.

PTV LOCAL NEWS

PTV Local News will move to the earlier timeslot of 5.40pm as a lead-in to PTV National News (at the new time of 6pm). These 20 minute regional bulletins will be produced at PTV Network’s studios in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

The Auckland studio will produce three separate bulletins for the upper North Island: a combined Auckland/Northland bulletin, a Waikato bulletin and a Bay of Plenty bulletin. All three bulletins will be presented by Wilhelmina Shrimpton.

The Wellington studio will produce two separate bulletins: one serving the central North Island (i.e. Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki and Manawatu/Whanganui) and the other for the wider Wellington region, the upper half of the South Island (i.e. Nelson/Tasman and Marlborough) and the West Coast. Both bulletins will be presented by Katrina Bennett (from Newstalk ZB; replacing Mike Wesley-Smith).

In Christchurch, Anastasia Hedge (also from Newstalk ZB; replacing Ali Pugh) and have the Canterbury region covered, and Melissa Barton (from 39 Southern Television) will present the Otago/Southland edition of PTV Local News from Dunedin (replacing Dominic George).

On Sundays, there will be a weekly ‘News Review’ type programme at 11am (followed by Meet the Press at 11.30am). Called Grassroots Sunday and presented in a non-commercial format (29 minutes in length), this is a compilation of local and regional news stories that have aired on PTV Local News bulletins in the last seven days.

The Cartoon Network version of The Tom and Jerry Show (S2-5; 7 minutes per episode) will screen on PTV1 at 5pm, followed by the remake of the iconic New Zealand game show Wheel of Fortune (hosted by Matt Gibb and Diamond Langi) at 5.10pm.

PTV NATIONAL NEWS

PTV National News will now screen seven nights a week at 6pm. The nightly 30 minute bulletin will offer audiences a mix of national and international news, sport and weather and will continue to be produced and broadcast live from PTV Network’s Auckland headquarters.

The weeknight bulletin will continue to be anchored by Daniel Faitaua, a journalist with over 10 years experience in news and current affairs reporting, with Tom McRae anchoring the weekend news. The role of sports anchor will continue to be shared by Andrew Gourdie and Jeff McTainsh, with Jessica Tyson and Lucy Brock retaining their roles as weather presenters.

As the flagship of the PTV News brand, PTV National News will continue to cover the important news of the day from New Zealand and around the world. The news is drawn on the resources of the PTV News newsroom with journalists and camera crews spread throughout New Zealand, as well as international sources via satellite.

Foreign correspondents are also appointed in order to give a New Zealand perspective on international news stories as they break.

Emma Cropper (from Newshub, in real life) will be based in Sydney and become PTV Network’s Australia correspondent. Ben Irwin (a former Newshub journalist now at Al Jazeera) will be based in London and become Europe correspondent, and Zac Fleming (a New Zealand journalist now based in New York) will be joining the PTV News newsroom as our US correspondent.

Charlotte Bellis, Simon Hampton and Wayne Hay will also serve as overseas contributors to PTV News and Current Affairs.

A CURRENT AFFAIR

PTV National News will be followed by A Current Affair, PTV Network’s nightly current affairs programme, at the new time of 6.30pm.

Presented by Ryan Bridge, A Current Affair will continue to highlight the issues of importance to us as New Zealanders. It covers the big events of the moment, runs investigations, delivers stories that are immediately useful and combines pre-recorded items with live interviews and panels, where invited guests discuss topical events and issues live in the studio.

Straight after A Current Affair, the remake of the iconic New Zealand quiz show Sale of the Century (hosted by Mike Puru and Evana Corric) will screen at 7pm.

I would like to apologise to you all for any inconvenience caused but watch this space for more changes to programming on PTV1 and other PTV Network channels.

DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.

fournews · May 25, 2021, 4:52am

Why not air Wheel of Fortune for 40 mins from 5pm?

PaddyTePou · May 25, 2021, 5:22am

@fournews Hrm. No plans - Wheel of Fortune, like other early evening game shows in ‘classic’ formats, is usually half an hour in duration. I chose the Cartoon Network version of “The Tom and Jerry Show” as a 10 minute lead-in to Wheel of Fortune.

LiamP · May 25, 2021, 5:46am

I’m getting a severe case of deja vu right now.

foxyrover · May 25, 2021, 6:10am

Sounds good Paddy!

Could you in future highlight or something what the changes actually are. It’s a bit difficult to keep up sometimes.

PaddyTePou · May 25, 2021, 6:13am

CHRIS LYNCH

@AK_NEWS @LiamP Chris Lynch has been at Newstalk ZB for the past nine years. According to an article, by Stuff’s Martin Van Beynen, he has decided to leave ZB after having contractual issues with NZME, which owns and operates Newstalk ZB.

As founder and owner of PTV Network New Zealand, I am looking at the possibility of poaching Chris Lynch from Newstalk ZB. According to his website, chrislynchmedia.com, is an award-winning multimedia broadcaster and former television news and current affairs producer. He is also a professional cameraman and editor.

As an experienced video content producer, he was the only radio host in New Zealand who produced video news content for the station’s commercial clients and has worked in network television, covering significant news stories from around the world.

Chris has interviewed world leaders from the head of the United Nations to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and has covered events of importance like the Christchurch mosque attacks.

Chris is passionate about local and global affairs and if PTV Network (as a fictional broadcaster) does become a reality, I’ll be more than happy to have him on board. He will bring with him a wealth of experience and knowledge to my new media venture.

On PTV Radio, Chris will host the South Island edition of “Morning Talk” from 9am-12pm weekdays (on all South Island frequencies, including Christchurch’s) and Mark Sainsbury will host the North Island’s. Each edition of “Morning Talk” will include a mix of open-line talkback and interviews with newsmakers and leaders from every major political party including the Prime Minister.

On PTV1, Chris will host a regional current affairs programme called “Lynched”. Screening in a late night slot on Tuesdays (straight after “Nightline”), Lynched is a lively, provocative and unpredictable blend of happenings and issues which interest and concern Cantabrians. This programme will be pre-recorded and combine field items, filed by PTV News journalists based in Christchurch, with studio interviews.

A regional current affairs programme for Waikato and Bay of Plenty viewers, in place of Lynched (for viewers in the Canterbury region), is in the pipeline and will screen in the same Tuesday night slot as Lynched.

DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.

PaddyTePou · May 25, 2021, 6:14am

Thanks for the heads up, @foxyrover.

PaddyTePou · May 31, 2021, 5:52am

REGIONAL NEWS ON PTV NETWORK

@AK_NEWS @LiamP As you have probably noticed, “PTV Local News” is getting a complete makeover.

The 20-minute duration and format (5.40-6pm) will remain, but PTV Local News will be broadcast from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin under different titles: Look North, Spotlight, Calendar and Points South.

The regional services will be produced by PTV News and Current Affairs with funding from NZ On Air, and drawn on the resources of the PTV News newsroom. Each service will contain a blend of the day’s news, current affairs and magazine-style features from across any one of the four regions, reflecting community life and people-to-people involvement.

Look North will cover news from the regions across the upper half of the North Island, i.e. Northland, Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. The Look North team will cover local people, local issues and bring a local perspective to the day’s events. Live from PTV Network’s Auckland studio, Look North will be presented by Wilhelmina Shrimpton.

Spotlight will be coming to you live from PTV Network’s Wellington studio and presented by Katrina Bennett (from Newstalk ZB). Spotlight is a nightly regional news programme that covers the important news of the day from the lower half of the North Island, the upper half of the South Island and the West Coast.

Calendar is PTV Network’s nightly programme of regional news for the Canterbury region, presented live from Christchurch by Anastasia Hedge (from Newstalk ZB).

Points South is an Otago/Southland digest of the day’s news, presented from PTV Network’s Dunedin studio by Melissa Barton (from 39 Southern Television).

As I said before, the regional news will be followed at 6pm by PTV National News. I apologise to you all for any inconvenience caused.

DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.

PaddyTePou · May 31, 2021, 11:05pm

@foxyrover In the 1980s we had four regional news programmes in magazine-style formats rather than standard news bulletins. During the TVNZ era we had Top Half (Auckland), Today Tonight (Wellington), The Mainland Touch (Christchurch) and 7.30 South (Dunedin).

When they first started, they were shown in the 7.30pm slot and ran for half an hour. In 1982 the regionals moved into the 6.30-7.30pm news hour and ran for about 20 minutes. At the same time, Dunedin’s 7.30 South was rebranded as “The South Tonight”.

Top Half and Today Tonight were axed by TVNZ in 1989 and within the next year, The Mainland Touch and The South Tonight followed.

At PTV Network New Zealand, my intention is to bring back the regional news based on the old TVNZ days. As I said before, the format of PTV Local News (at 5.40-6pm) would remain the same but the names have been changed in order to reflect the ones used by the BBC and ITV in the UK.

Look North (Auckland): Its name was taken from the BBC’s regional services in the East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, North Midlands, North East and Cumbria areas.
Spotlight (Wellington): Its name was taken from the BBC’s regional services in the South West of England (i.e. Cornwall, Devon, Isles of Scilly, southern and western Somerset and western Dorset areas) and the Channel Islands.
Calendar (Christchurch): Its name was taken from ITV’s regional services in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, northwestern Norfolk and parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Points South (Dunedin): Its name was loosely modelled on a regional service from the BBC called “Points West”. It covers Bristol, the majority of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, northern and eastern Somerset & North Dorset which make up the West of England.

What do you think?

foxyrover · May 31, 2021, 11:06pm

Nice.

PaddyTePou · May 31, 2021, 11:31pm

NEW CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW FOR PTV NETWORK

@AK_NEWS PTV Network New Zealand is launching a new current affairs programme to be screened on Wednesday nights.

We are bringing back “Native Affairs” - based on Māori Television’s award-winning current affairs programme of the same name. Journalist Oriini Kaipara will front the new version, and she will be joined by John Boynton, Wena Harawira, Rewa Harriman and Leigh-Marama McLauchlan as reporters.

Each week the new-look Native Affairs team will investigate regional and national stories from a Māori perspective, and field reports will be supplemented with studio interviews and panels. This programme will be sponsored by Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (with more than 80 locations nationwide and over 50 courses on offer), and produced by the PTV News and Current Affairs department with partial funding from both NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho.

Native Affairs will go to air Wednesdays at 10pm on PTV1 (straight after The Chapman Group at 9.30pm).

DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.

PaddyTePou · June 5, 2021, 12:55am

WHEEL OF FORTUNE

@LiamP PTV Network New Zealand is bringing back “Wheel of Fortune” - one of the most popular game shows in the world.

Based on the popular game “Hangman”, three contestants compete by spinning “The Wheel” and calling out consonants for a chance to solve the puzzle and go home with cash and prizes. The contestant who reigns supreme at the end of the game advances to the “Golden Wheel” where they have the opportunity to add to their prize.

Hosting the new show will be Matt Gibb (well known from his Squirt and Studio 2 days), who will be joined by co-host Diamond Langi (Miss Universe New Zealand 2019).

THIS IS HOW THE GAME WORKS.

Although it will be based on the US game show of the same name, the all new Wheel of Fortune will utilise the ‘classic’ format during the Grundy/Fremantle era. (In 1981, Australia’s Grundy Organisation had purchased the rights to Merv Griffin’s US game show “Wheel of Fortune” and created a faithful reproduction of the US series, as they had done with many other game shows. Nowadays, the format is owned and produced by Sony Pictures Television and distributed by CBS Media Ventures.)

Before the recording of the all new Wheel of Fortune begins, the contestants draw numbers to determine their positions on stage. There are four rounds and the show uses a Flip-Up puzzle (based on the US version; see below) to determine control of the board to start the first and fourth round, and among which the contestant clockwise will begin the next round and so on (in order, red, yellow, blue and red - all from a viewer’s perspective).

CATEGORIES
The game uses a wide variety of categories for its puzzles. Some are generic, such as “PLACE” or “THING”. Puzzles frequently refer to popular culture or common items encountered in everyday life, such as “BEFORE AND AFTER”, “STAR AND TITLE”, “WHERE ARE WE?” and so on. Other categories include “BUILDING”, “LIVING THINGS”, “TRUE OR FALSE?,” “EVENT” and “PHRASE”.

SPINNING THE WHEEL
According to Wikipedia, the Wheel has 96 pegs with 24 spaces that are each four pegs wide. These spaces represent cash values (in multiples of 5 instead of 50 in the US version), including one silver coloured “Top Dollar” wedge, prizes and penalty spaces, three strategic elements for use in the game.

A contestant who does not land on a penalty space asks for a consonant. If it is not in the puzzle, play proceeds to the next contestant. If the letter appears in the puzzle, the hostess reveals all instances of the letter and the amount spun up is added to his/her score. Unlike the US version, however, the amount of money won is a flat rate and not multiplied by the number of instances of the letter. The only exception is when the red mystery letter appears, which doubles the amount spun up when called. Calling a letter that has already been called results in the loss of one’s turn.

A “used letter board” is positioned off screen for the contestants to see to aid in their guesses. All descriptions of contestants being credited with cash or prizes in the remainder of this article assume that the contestant calls a consonant which appears in the puzzle. A contestant who lands on a value is credited with that amount.

Below are the Wheel layouts loosely based on the Australian version.

Round 1 layout. Image courtesy of photobucket.com.

Rounds 2-3 layout (mystery wedges and a single Bankrupt space appear in Round 2 only; see below). Image courtesy of photobucket.com.

Round 4 layout. Image courtesy of photobucket.com.

"TOP DOLLAR" VALUES
The “Top Dollar” values are $750 (for round one), $1,500 (for rounds two and three) and $2,500 (for round four).

BUYING A VOWEL
The contestant who has sufficient banked cash during the current round may choose to buy a vowel prior to spinning the Wheel. The cost of the vowel, $50, is deducted from the contestant’s score and all instances of the requested vowel in the puzzle are revealed, if any. The contestant’s score is reduced by a flat $50. If the purchased vowel is not in the puzzle, the contestant loses their turn in addition to the aforementioned cost. Multiple vowels may be purchased until either the supply of vowels is exhausted or the contestant’s bank falls below $50; after which the contestant either spins the wheel or tries to solve the puzzle.

SPECIAL FEATURES
There are some special features in the all new Wheel of Fortune.

FLIP-UP PUZZLES: These give control of the Wheel to whoever solves the puzzle, but do not add any money to the contestant’s score, The Flip-Up before the second round is a Prize Puzzle, awarding a prize related to the puzzle.
FREE SPIN: Available only in round one, the Free Spin wedge allows a contestant to continue his or her turn in the event of solving a puzzle incorrectly, selecting a letter that is not in the puzzle, or landing on Bankrupt or Lose a Turn. A Free Spin is a golden token with black text, which is placed at the top of a wedge (as shown in the round one layout; see above). Upon spinning it up, the Free Spin is awarded first, and then a letter is called for the dollar amount that the “Free Spin” is placed upon. If the letter called is not in the puzzle, the contestant can use it straightaway to retain control or save it for later.
BANKRUPT: A black Bankrupt space ends a contestant’s turn and loses his/her money currently earned for the round. Any money won from a prior round is not affected by it. The Bankrupt space appears once in rounds one and two, and twice in rounds three and four.
LOSE A TURN: Ends a contestant’s turn without affecting their current round’s winnings. The Lose a Turn space appears once in rounds one, two and three, and twice in round four.
RED MYSTERY LETTER: A consonant that appears in red on the puzzle board doubles the money awarded for choosing that letter.
SURPRISE WEDGE: A Surprise wedge features a mystery prize won by the contestant who picks up the wedge and solves the puzzle on the same round. The Surprise wedge appears on a sporadic basis.
MYSTERY WEDGES (SPACE): Round two features two $500 spaces marked with a stylised question mark placed on the Wheel. If a contestant lands on landed on one of these mystery wedges and correctly guesses a letter in the puzzle, said contestant is given an option to risk their current winnings by ‘flipping’ the mystery wedge (contains either a Bankrupt or a special prize, which will be awarded if the contestant solves the puzzle), or took a buyout with a $500 per consonant. After one mystery wedge has been flipped, the remaining wedge functions as a regular $500 space.

SOLVING A PUZZLE
Upon solving a puzzle, a contestant can choose choose one of three prizes offered to him/her.

SPEED ROUND (FINAL SPIN)
At some point, when time is running short, a bell rings to indicate the Final Spin of the Wheel.

The host pins the spins the Wheel and all remaining consonants in the puzzle are worth the value of the spin. The contestant in control has his/her arrow determine the round’s value, compared to the red player’s podium on the US version. The contestants take turns calling one letter each including vowels (no cost/value). If the called letter appears in the puzzle, the player has five seconds after the hostess stops moving to try to solve the puzzle. If a contestant has a Free Spin, he/she can still use it to keep her turn in the speed-up round. Unlike the previous rounds, contestants may give multiple guesses within the time limit.

If a penalty space is landed, the host spins again until a dollar amount is spun.

THE GOLDEN WHEEL (BONUS ROUND)

The Golden Wheel, with major prizes replacing dollar values. Image courtesy of DeviantArt.

The day’s champion is given a chance to win one of several major prizes. The dollar values on the Wheel are replaced with the major prizes, two of which being the car. This special Wheel is also known as “The Golden Wheel” (see above).

The contestant is given help with the final puzzle in the form of consonants and vowels; they start with two consonants and one vowel to start with, plus an additional consonant for every $2,000 scored in the main game. Theoretically, enough money ($38,000) can be earned so as to call every consonant.

The winning contestant then gets 10 seconds to solve the puzzle and win the prize. He/she can make many guesses during the time limit so long it does not expire. If the champ is unable to solve the puzzle in the bonus round, any score will carry over to the next show; however, once a major prize is won, the value is reset back to zero.

CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE

In addition, there will be a companion show on Saturday nights where three celebrities are pitted against each other by spinning the Wheel - Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune will see different celebrities playing for home viewers, with those viewers earning the prizes and total of the amounts their winning celebrity spun during the game in actual cash.

To be part of that show, viewers will need to send in their contact details, along with four consonants and a vowel, via email or post although self-addressed stamped envelopes are required. By post, they will write their contact details (i.e. name, address and phone number) on the back of their envelopes, along with four consonants and one vowel. By email, they will include their contact details (i.e. name, address, phone number and email address), four consonants, one vowel and the words “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” in the subject line.

I scheduled Wheel of Fortune at 5.10-5.40pm every weeknight on PTV1, with Celebrity Wheel of Fortune on Saturday nights (right after the remake of It’s in the Bag).

DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Wheel of Fortune is produced in the United States by Sony Pictures Television and distributed by CBS Media Ventures. All images shown in this post are samples only (courtesy of photobucket.com and DeviantArt respectively). Thank you for understanding.

PaddyTePou · June 5, 2021, 10:13am

PTV1 SCHEDULE - A TYPICAL WEEK’S VIEWING

@AK_NEWS @LiamP @foxyrover @fournews @TV4 I apologise to you all for the deletion, but here’s a complete rundown of programmes on PTV1 for a typical week (August through October 2021).

NOTE: Programmes in this schedule may be subject to change without notice.

MONDAY

6.00am: Business Today. Owen Poland presents an early morning business programme featuring the latest business, economic and financial news, market updates and interviews with New Zealand and the world’s business leaders.
6.30am: PTV News Today. Wendy Petrie presents the morning’s national and international news in PTV Network’s early morning news programme. Full bulletins every half hour, including sport with Ollie Ritchie (at approx 6.50, 7.20, 7.45, 8.20 and 8.45am), “Business Today” updates with Owen Poland (at approx 6.45, 7.15 and 8.15am) and weather with Ben Noll (at approx 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25 and 8.55am).
9.00am: The Morning Break. Live from Christchurch, Greg O’Connor and Shannon Redstall host a magazine-style morning show featuring celebrity interviews, entertainment, lifestyle segments and advertorials.
10.00am: Judge Judy. A former New York family court judge, Judge Judy acts as a true moral compass for people seeking guidance, resolution and a little common sense.
10.30am: What’s Cooking? Well known chefs Mark Southon and Nici Wickes host a weekday series packed with cooking tips and mouth-watering recipes that the whole family will love.
11.00am: Dr Phil. Join Dr Phil McGraw as he takes aim at the critical issues of our time, including bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, child abuse, suicide and other various forms of mental illness.
11.55am: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
12.00pm: PTV Midday News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at midday, including sport, business and weather.
12.30pm: Beauty and the Beast. Mark Sainsbury hosts a weekday panel series which discusses letters and emails which viewers have sent in on a variety of topics.
1.00pm: The Young and the Restless. US soap - the turbulent and interconnected lives of two families: the Abbotts and the Newmans.
2.00pm: Days of Our Lives. US soap - the joys, conflicts and woes that beset the lives of the close-knit townspeople of Salem.
2.55pm: The Bold and the Beautiful. US soap - the saga of the wealthy and powerful Forrester family and their involvement in international fashion.
3.25pm: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
3.30pm: The Drew Barrymore Show. Drew Barrymore presents a lively mix of human-interest stories, celebrity guests, lifestyle segments and field pieces, all driven by her infectious brand of a humour and optimism.
4.30pm: PTV Afternoon News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at 4.30pm, including sport, business and weather.
5.00pm: The Tom and Jerry Show. Cartoon fun with Tom and Jerry.
5.10pm: Wheel of Fortune. Matt Gibb and Diamond Langi host a game show where three contestants compete against each other to solve word puzzles and win money and prizes.
5.40pm: Regional News
Look North (AUCKLAND) with Wilhelmina Shrimpton
Spotlight (WELLINGTON) with Katrina Bennett
Calendar (CHRISTCHURCH) with Anastasia Hedge
Points South (DUNEDIN) with Melissa Barton
The latest news, features, sport and weather from your region.
6.00pm: PTV National News. Daniel Faitaua presents the latest national and international news in PTV Network’s flagship news programme, with Andrew Gourdie on sport and Jessica Tyson with the weather.
6.30pm: A Current Affair. Ryan Bridge presents a nightly current affairs programme, highlighting topical events and issues from around New Zealand.
7.00pm: Sale of the Century. Mike Puru and Evana Corric host a quiz show in which contestants with a good general knowledge and a fast finger on the button can win prizes worth thousands of dollars.
7.30pm: The Neighborhood. A comedy series about a friendly man from the Midwest tries to fit in in a Los Angeles neighbourhood. Starring Cedric the Entertainer.
8.00pm: Bob Hearts Abishola. Comedy with an American man who falls in love with his Nigerian nurse. Starring Billy Gardell (“Mike & Molly”).
8.30pm: NCIS. Drama and action with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s Washington DC Major Case Response Team, led by Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon).
9.30pm: NCIS: Hawai’i. A brand new series from the NCIS franchise which follows a team of Naval criminal investigators who operate on the Hawaiian islands. Express from the US.
10.30pm: Nightline. Mitch McCann presents a final wrap of the day’s national and international news, with in-depth coverage of current issues in New Zealand and overseas, plus Jessica Tyson with tomorrow’s weather.
11.15pm: The First 48. A documentary series which follows detectives during the hours immediately following a homicide.
12.15am: Weather, Closedown

TUESDAY

6.00am: Business Today. Owen Poland presents an early morning business programme featuring the latest business, economic and financial news, market updates and interviews with New Zealand and the world’s business leaders.
6.30am: PTV News Today. Wendy Petrie presents the morning’s national and international news in PTV Network’s early morning news programme. Full bulletins every half hour, including sport with Ollie Ritchie (at approx 6.50, 7.20, 7.45, 8.20 and 8.45am), “Business Today” updates with Owen Poland (at approx 6.45, 7.15 and 8.15am) and weather with Ben Noll (at approx 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25 and 8.55am).
9.00am: The Morning Break. Live from Christchurch, Greg O’Connor and Shannon Redstall host a magazine-style morning show featuring celebrity interviews, entertainment, lifestyle segments and advertorials.
10.00am: Judge Judy. A former New York family court judge, Judge Judy acts as a true moral compass for people seeking guidance, resolution and a little common sense.
10.30am: What’s Cooking? Well known chefs Mark Southon and Nici Wickes host a weekday series packed with cooking tips and mouth-watering recipes that the whole family will love.
11.00am: Dr Phil. Join Dr Phil McGraw as he takes aim at the critical issues of our time, including bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, child abuse, suicide and other various forms of mental illness.
11.55am: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
12.00pm: PTV Midday News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at midday, including sport, business and weather.
12.30pm: Beauty and the Beast. Mark Sainsbury hosts a weekday panel series which discusses letters and emails which viewers have sent in on a variety of topics.
1.00pm: The Young and the Restless. US soap - the turbulent and interconnected lives of two families: the Abbotts and the Newmans.
2.00pm: Days of Our Lives. US soap - the joys, conflicts and woes that beset the lives of the close-knit townspeople of Salem.
2.55pm: The Bold and the Beautiful. US soap - the saga of the wealthy and powerful Forrester family and their involvement in international fashion.
3.25pm: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
3.30pm: The Drew Barrymore Show. Drew Barrymore presents a lively mix of human-interest stories, celebrity guests, lifestyle segments and field pieces, all driven by her infectious brand of a humour and optimism.
4.30pm: PTV Afternoon News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at 4.30pm, including sport, business and weather.
5.00pm: The Tom and Jerry Show. Cartoon fun with Tom and Jerry.
5.10pm: Wheel of Fortune. Matt Gibb and Diamond Langi host a game show where three contestants compete against each other to solve word puzzles and win money and prizes.
5.40pm: Regional News
Look North (AUCKLAND) with Wilhelmina Shrimpton
Spotlight (WELLINGTON) with Katrina Bennett
Calendar (CHRISTCHURCH) with Anastasia Hedge
Points South (DUNEDIN) with Melissa Barton
The latest news, features, sport and weather from your region.
6.00pm: PTV National News. Daniel Faitaua presents the latest national and international news in PTV Network’s flagship news programme, with Andrew Gourdie on sport and Jessica Tyson with the weather.
6.30pm: A Current Affair. Ryan Bridge presents a nightly current affairs programme, highlighting topical events and issues from around New Zealand.
7.00pm: Sale of the Century. Mike Puru and Evana Corric host a quiz show in which contestants with a good general knowledge and a fast finger on the button can win prizes worth thousands of dollars.
7.30pm: New Zealand’s Funniest Home Videos. Meg Mansell hosts a zany half hour of funny moments captured on home video from overseas and New Zealand.
8.00pm: Candid Camera. Megan Papas and Tim Batt present an all new New Zealand version of the show that puts unsuspecting members of the public under the spotlight in some odd but funny predicaments. Keep an eye out for hidden-camera pranks on Hilary Barry, John Campbell, Jono and Ben and other Kiwi celebrities as they appear throughout the series! Plus classic segments from the show’s 70+ year history in the US.
8.30pm: FBI. A drama series about the inner workings of the New York office of the FBI, bringing to bear all the Bureau’s skills, intellect and mind-blowing technology to keep New York and the country safe.
9.30pm: FBI: Most Wanted. A drama series which follows the division of the FBI tasked with tracking and capturing the notorious criminals on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
10.30pm: Nightline. Mitch McCann presents a final wrap of the day’s national and international news, with in-depth coverage of current issues in New Zealand and overseas, plus Jessica Tyson with tomorrow’s weather.
11.15pm: Regional Programmes
Mom (NATIONWIDE EXCEPT WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY & CHRISTCHURCH). Comedy with a newly sober mum who tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley while dealing with her wayward mother. Starring Allison Janney and Anna Faris.
Town Talk (WAIKATO & BAY OF PLENTY). Just when you thought it was safe to kick the cat out and stumble off to bed… broadcasting legend Peter Williams hosts a phone-in talk show live from Tauranga, in which he tackles issues of relevance to the Waikato and Bay of Plenty and invites you to phone in with your opinions between 6-9pm every Tuesday. The phone number to call is 0800 869 682 (0800 TOWN TALK).
Lynched (CHRISTCHURCH). Chris Lynch hosts a lively, provocative and unpredictable mix of happenings and issues which interest and concern Cantabrians.
11.45pm: New Amsterdam. Drama with a new medical director who breaks the rules to heal the system at America’s oldest public hospital.
12.45am: Weather, Closedown

WEDNESDAY

6.00am: Business Today. Owen Poland presents an early morning business programme featuring the latest business, economic and financial news, market updates and interviews with New Zealand and the world’s business leaders.
6.30am: PTV News Today. Wendy Petrie presents the morning’s national and international news in PTV Network’s early morning news programme. Full bulletins every half hour, including sport with Ollie Ritchie (at approx 6.50, 7.20, 7.45, 8.20 and 8.45am), “Business Today” updates with Owen Poland (at approx 6.45, 7.15 and 8.15am) and weather with Ben Noll (at approx 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25 and 8.55am).
9.00am: The Morning Break. Live from Christchurch, Greg O’Connor and Shannon Redstall host a magazine-style morning show featuring celebrity interviews, entertainment, lifestyle segments and advertorials.
10.00am: Judge Judy. A former New York family court judge, Judge Judy acts as a true moral compass for people seeking guidance, resolution and a little common sense.
10.30am: What’s Cooking? Well known chefs Mark Southon and Nici Wickes host a weekday series packed with cooking tips and mouth-watering recipes that the whole family will love.
11.00am: Dr Phil. Join Dr Phil McGraw as he takes aim at the critical issues of our time, including bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, child abuse, suicide and other various forms of mental illness.
11.55am: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
12.00pm: PTV Midday News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at midday, including sport, business and weather.
12.30pm: Beauty and the Beast. Mark Sainsbury hosts a weekday panel series which discusses letters and emails which viewers have sent in on a variety of topics.
1.00pm: The Young and the Restless. US soap - the turbulent and interconnected lives of two families: the Abbotts and the Newmans.
2.00pm: Days of Our Lives. US soap - the joys, conflicts and woes that beset the lives of the close-knit townspeople of Salem.
2.55pm: The Bold and the Beautiful. US soap - the saga of the wealthy and powerful Forrester family and their involvement in international fashion.
3.25pm: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
3.30pm: The Drew Barrymore Show. Drew Barrymore presents a lively mix of human-interest stories, celebrity guests, lifestyle segments and field pieces, all driven by her infectious brand of a humour and optimism.
4.30pm: PTV Afternoon News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at 4.30pm, including sport, business and weather.
5.00pm: The Tom and Jerry Show. Cartoon fun with Tom and Jerry.
5.10pm: Wheel of Fortune. Matt Gibb and Diamond Langi host a game show where three contestants compete against each other to solve word puzzles and win money and prizes.
5.40pm: Regional News
Look North (AUCKLAND) with Wilhelmina Shrimpton
Spotlight (WELLINGTON) with Katrina Bennett
Calendar (CHRISTCHURCH) with Anastasia Hedge
Points South (DUNEDIN) with Melissa Barton
The latest news, features, sport and weather from your region.
6.00pm: PTV National News. Daniel Faitaua presents the latest national and international news in PTV Network’s flagship news programme, with Andrew Gourdie on sport and Jessica Tyson with the weather.
6.30pm: A Current Affair. Ryan Bridge presents a nightly current affairs programme, highlighting topical events and issues from around New Zealand.
7.00pm: Sale of the Century. Mike Puru and Evana Corric host a quiz show in which contestants with a good general knowledge and a fast finger on the button can win prizes worth thousands of dollars.
7.30pm: Dulux Home Front. Hamish Dodd, Shelley Ferguson and Peter Wolfkamp present a programme giving building tips and practical DIY advice to do-it-yourselfers.
8.00pm: Getaway. Laura McGoldrick, Matt Chisholm and Nickson Clark present a travel programme that showcases holiday destinations in New Zealand and overseas.
8.30pm: Lotto. Live draw.
8.35pm: Inside New Zealand. Susie Ferguson introduces a series of New Zealand documentaries that reflect our society - our heritage, our cultural makeup, and issues that are relevant to us as New Zealanders. It’s about us, who we are, and the things that affect us. The documentaries screening in the series are made by independent producers with funding from NZ On Air, but others are made possible by the RNZ/NZ On Air Innovation Fund.
9.35pm: The Chapman Group. Wallace Chapman presents a live, weekly programme which gives punchy, provocative and sometimes outrageous opinions on the state of the nation. Regular panellists include Amy Adams, Jehan Casinader, Linda Clark, David Cunliffe, Peter Dunne, Chris Finlayson, Morgan Godfery, Matthew Hooton, Dr Russel Norman, Josie Pagani, Jane Patterson, Sam Sachdeva, Trish Sherson, Shane Te Pou, Ben Thomas and Julia Whaipooti.
10.05pm: Native Affairs. Oriini Kaipara presents a programme of Māori current affairs for all New Zealanders, with reporters John Boynton, Wena Harawira, Rewa Harriman and Leigh-Marama McLauchlan.
10.35pm: Nightline. Mitch McCann presents a final wrap of the day’s national and international news, with in-depth coverage of current issues in New Zealand and overseas, plus Jessica Tyson with tomorrow’s weather.
11.20pm: Chicago Med. Drama with Chicago’s most highly skilled medical team as they save lives while navigating their unique interpersonal relationships.
12.20am: Weather, Closedown

THURSDAY

6.00am: Business Today. Owen Poland presents an early morning business programme featuring the latest business, economic and financial news, market updates and interviews with New Zealand and the world’s business leaders.
6.30am: PTV News Today. Wendy Petrie presents the morning’s national and international news in PTV Network’s early morning news programme. Full bulletins every half hour, including sport with Ollie Ritchie (at approx 6.50, 7.20, 7.45, 8.20 and 8.45am), “Business Today” updates with Owen Poland (at approx 6.45, 7.15 and 8.15am) and weather with Ben Noll (at approx 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25 and 8.55am).
9.00am: The Morning Break. Live from Christchurch, Greg O’Connor and Shannon Redstall host a magazine-style morning show featuring celebrity interviews, entertainment, lifestyle segments and advertorials.
10.00am: Judge Judy. A former New York family court judge, Judge Judy acts as a true moral compass for people seeking guidance, resolution and a little common sense.
10.30am: What’s Cooking? Well known chefs Mark Southon and Nici Wickes host a weekday series packed with cooking tips and mouth-watering recipes that the whole family will love.
11.00am: Dr Phil. Join Dr Phil McGraw as he takes aim at the critical issues of our time, including bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, child abuse, suicide and other various forms of mental illness.
11.55am: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
12.00pm: PTV Midday News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at midday, including sport, business and weather.
12.30pm: Beauty and the Beast. Mark Sainsbury hosts a weekday panel series which discusses letters and emails which viewers have sent in on a variety of topics.
1.00pm: The Young and the Restless. US soap - the turbulent and interconnected lives of two families: the Abbotts and the Newmans.
2.00pm: Days of Our Lives. US soap - the joys, conflicts and woes that beset the lives of the close-knit townspeople of Salem.
2.55pm: The Bold and the Beautiful. US soap - the saga of the wealthy and powerful Forrester family and their involvement in international fashion.
3.25pm: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
3.30pm: The Drew Barrymore Show. Drew Barrymore presents a lively mix of human-interest stories, celebrity guests, lifestyle segments and field pieces, all driven by her infectious brand of a humour and optimism.
4.30pm: PTV Afternoon News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at 4.30pm, including sport, business and weather.
5.00pm: The Tom and Jerry Show. Cartoon fun with Tom and Jerry.
5.10pm: Wheel of Fortune. Matt Gibb and Diamond Langi host a game show where three contestants compete against each other to solve word puzzles and win money and prizes.
5.40pm: Regional News
Look North (AUCKLAND) with Wilhelmina Shrimpton
Spotlight (WELLINGTON) with Katrina Bennett
Calendar (CHRISTCHURCH) with Anastasia Hedge
Points South (DUNEDIN) with Melissa Barton
The latest news, features, sport and weather from your region.
6.00pm: PTV National News. Daniel Faitaua presents the latest national and international news in PTV Network’s flagship news programme, with Andrew Gourdie on sport and Jessica Tyson with the weather.
6.30pm: A Current Affair. Ryan Bridge presents a nightly current affairs programme, highlighting topical events and issues from around New Zealand.
7.00pm: Sale of the Century. Mike Puru and Evana Corric host a quiz show in which contestants with a good general knowledge and a fast finger on the button can win prizes worth thousands of dollars.
7.30pm: Our World. Lorna Subritzky introduces a series of wildlife documentaries from around the world, featuring in-depth stories of incredible animals and award-winning photography in some of the world’s most extraordinary places.
8.30pm: The Equalizer. Action with Queen Latifah as “The Equalizer”, an enigmatic figure who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
9.30pm: In Christchurch Tonight. Live from Christchurch, Jason Gunn hosts a talk/variety show featuring interviews with local and international celebrities, musical performances and an interactive game where one member of the studio audience and one viewer have the chance to spin the ‘prize wheel’ and win one of 20 major prizes on the wheel.
10.30pm: Nightline. Mitch McCann presents a final wrap of the day’s national and international news, with in-depth coverage of current issues in New Zealand and overseas, plus Jessica Tyson with tomorrow’s weather.
11.15pm: Regional Sport
NorthSport (AUCKLAND) with Jeff McTainsh
Eye on Sport (WELLINGTON) with Jason Pine
Sideline (CHRISTCHURCH) with Lesley Murdoch and Gordon Findlater
SouthSport (DUNEDIN) with Tom Conroy
A preview of the weekend’s sporting action from your region.
11.45pm: Blue Bloods. Drama and action with a family of New York cops.
12.45am: Weather, Closedown

FRIDAY

6.00am: Business Today. Owen Poland presents an early morning business programme featuring the latest business, economic and financial news, market updates and interviews with New Zealand and the world’s business leaders.
6.30am: PTV News Today. Wendy Petrie presents the morning’s national and international news in PTV Network’s early morning news programme. Full bulletins every half hour, including sport with Ollie Ritchie (at approx 6.50, 7.20, 7.45, 8.20 and 8.45am), “Business Today” updates with Owen Poland (at approx 6.45, 7.15 and 8.15am) and weather with Ben Noll (at approx 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25 and 8.55am).
9.00am: The Morning Break. Live from Christchurch, Greg O’Connor and Shannon Redstall host a magazine-style morning show featuring celebrity interviews, entertainment, lifestyle segments and advertorials.
10.00am: Judge Judy. A former New York family court judge, Judge Judy acts as a true moral compass for people seeking guidance, resolution and a little common sense.
10.30am: What’s Cooking? Well known chefs Mark Southon and Nici Wickes host a weekday series packed with cooking tips and mouth-watering recipes that the whole family will love.
11.00am: Dr Phil. Join Dr Phil McGraw as he takes aim at the critical issues of our time, including bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, child abuse, suicide and other various forms of mental illness.
11.55am: PTV Community Zone. A regional public service slot devoted to local community and volunteer groups around New Zealand.
12.00pm: PTV Midday News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at midday, including sport, business and weather.
12.30pm: Beauty and the Beast. Mark Sainsbury hosts a weekday panel series which discusses letters and emails which viewers have sent in on a variety of topics.
1.00pm: The Young and the Restless. US soap - the turbulent and interconnected lives of two families: the Abbotts and the Newmans.
2.00pm: Days of Our Lives. US soap - the joys, conflicts and woes that beset the lives of the close-knit townspeople of Salem.
2.55pm: The Bold and the Beautiful. US soap - the saga of the wealthy and powerful Forrester family and their involvement in international fashion.
3.25pm: Police Five. A regional public service programme inviting viewers to help fight crime, giving details of unsolved crime and developments in crime prevention. Produced in association with the New Zealand Police.
3.30pm: The Drew Barrymore Show. Drew Barrymore presents a lively mix of human-interest stories, celebrity guests, lifestyle segments and field pieces, all driven by her infectious brand of a humour and optimism.
4.30pm: PTV Afternoon News. Jared McCulloch presents the latest national and international news at 4.30pm, including sport, business and weather.
5.00pm: The Tom and Jerry Show. Cartoon fun with Tom and Jerry.
5.10pm: Wheel of Fortune. Matt Gibb and Diamond Langi host a game show where three contestants compete against each other to solve word puzzles and win money and prizes.
5.40pm: Regional News
Look North (AUCKLAND) with Wilhelmina Shrimpton
Spotlight (WELLINGTON) with Katrina Bennett
Calendar (CHRISTCHURCH) with Anastasia Hedge
Points South (DUNEDIN) with Melissa Barton
The latest news, features, sport and weather from your region.
6.00pm: PTV National News. Daniel Faitaua presents the latest national and international news in PTV Network’s flagship news programme, with Andrew Gourdie on sport and Jessica Tyson with the weather.
6.30pm: A Current Affair. Ryan Bridge presents a nightly current affairs programme, highlighting topical events and issues from around New Zealand.
7.00pm: Sale of the Century. Mike Puru and Evana Corric host a quiz show in which contestants with a good general knowledge and a fast finger on the button can win prizes worth thousands of dollars.
7.30pm: Palmers Garden Show. Carly Flynn, Justin Newcombe and Nicola Kawana host the complete gardening programme aimed at giving inspiration and information to everyone from first home owners to those who have been gardening all their life.
8.30pm: PTV SPORT - PTV’s Big Game: Friday Night Rugby. Full match coverage of tonight’s big game from the latest round of the 2021 Bunnings Warehouse NPC season.
10.40pm: Nightline. Michael Morrah presents a final wrap of the day’s national and international news and Ravinder Hunia presents a preview of the weekend’s sport, plus Jessica Tyson with tomorrow’s weather.
11.10pm: PTV SPORT - PTV’s Racing Preview. Brendan Popplewell, Aidan Rodley and Emily Bosson present a weekly programme for punters, featuring a review of the week’s racing from around New Zealand and a preview of tomorrow’s race meetings.
11.45pm: PTV SPORT - PTV’s Big League: Friday Night NRL. Full match coverage of tonight’s big game from the latest round of the 2021 NRL season.
1.45am: Weather, Closedown

SATURDAY

8.00am: Good Chef, Bad Chef. Hosts Adrian Richardson and Rosie Mansfield present a cooking series showing both the healthy and indulgent ways to cook and eat.
8.30am: Escape Fishing with ET. Escape with former rugby league legend Andrew Ettingshausen as he travels Australia and the Pacific, hunting out all types of species of fish, while sharing his knowledge on how to catch them.
9.00am: Fish of the Day. Clarke Gayford hosts a series where fishing becomes the perfect excuse to show off world-class travel destinations.
9.30am: Tagata Pasifika. The latest Pacific Islands news, current affairs and magazine-style features with John Pulu, Marama T-Pole and the team from Tagata Pasifika, the longest running Pacific news magazine on New Zealand television.
10.00am: Dulux Home Front (Rpt). Hamish Dodd, Shelley Ferguson and Peter Wolfkamp present a programme giving building tips and practical DIY advice to do-it-yourselfers.
10.30am: Getaway (Rpt). Laura McGoldrick, Matt Chisholm and Nickson Clark present a travel programme that showcases holiday destinations in New Zealand and overseas.
11.00am: Palmers Garden Show (Rpt). Carly Flynn, Justin Newcombe and Nicola Kawana host the complete gardening programme aimed at giving inspiration and information to everyone from first home owners to those who have been gardening all their life.
12.00pm: PTV SPORT - Bunnings Warehouse Sportsworld. Bernadine Oliver-Kerby, Goran Paladin and Aidan Rodley introduce an afternoon of sport and racing, featuring live coverage, highlights and roundups of sporting events from New Zealand and overseas. Plus the latest news and results from all sports, a special service for racing fans, progress reports on today’s Bunnings Warehouse NPC match (before kick-off, at half-time and post-match) and regional opt-outs at approx 5.15pm.
5.30pm: PTV National News. Tom McRae presents the latest national and international news in the weekend edition of PTV Network’s flagship news programme, with Jeff McTainsh on sport and Lucy Brock with the weather.
6.00pm: PTV SPORT - PTV’s Big Game: Saturday Rugby. Highlights of today’s two big games from the latest round of the 2021 Bunnings Warehouse NPC season, plus a review of the Farah Palmer Cup and Heartland Championship matches for today.
7.30pm: It’s in the Bag. By hokey! Jason Reeves and Matilda Green team up to host an all new version of this all-time favourite quiz show in which contestants answer three questions and have the choice of the money or the bag. Includes major prizes of overseas trips, household appliances and so much more. What’ll it be, New Zealand - the money or the bag?
8.00pm: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune. Matt Gibb and Diamond Langi host a game show where three celebrity contestants compete against each other to solve word puzzles and win money and prizes for their home viewers.
8.30pm: Lotto. Live draw.
8.35pm: Saturday Night at the Movies
10.35pm: PTV National News. Tom McRae presents a final wrap of the day’s national and international news, including sport and weather.
10.45pm: The Graham Norton Show. Irish comedian Graham Norton hosts his very own chat show, which includes chatting to A-list celebrities, the very famous Red Chair game, live music, lots of jokes and fun from Graham and the celebrities themselves. Fresh off the satellite from the UK just a few hours ago.
11.45pm: Late Movie
1.45am: Weather, Closedown

SUNDAY

9.00am: Sunday. Mitch McCann presents a weekly public affairs programme with local and overseas news, politics, in-depth reports on issues affecting New Zealand and the world, film reviews, arts features and music.
11.00am: Native Affairs (Rpt). Oriini Kaipara presents a programme of Māori current affairs for all New Zealanders, with reporters John Boynton, Wena Harawira, Rewa Harriman and Leigh-Marama McLauchlan.
11.25am: Police Five (Rpt). A regional public service programme inviting viewers to help fight crime, giving details of unsolved crime and developments in crime prevention. Produced in association with the New Zealand Police.
11.30am: Meet the Press. Corin Dann presents a discussion programme in which he and invited journalists interview a prominent newsmaker about a topical issue.
12.00pm: Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs. Comedian Paul O’Grady follows the work of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, meeting some of the dogs there and the people who look after them.
12.30pm: Regional News
Northern Newsweek (AUCKLAND) with Wilhelmina Shrimpton
The Best of Spotlight (WELLINGTON) with Katrina Bennett
Calendar: The Week in Review (CHRISTCHURCH) with Anastasia Hedge
Southern Newsweek (DUNEDIN) with Melissa Barton
A review of the week’s news stories from your region.
1.00pm: The Yorkshire Vet. A documentary series which follows the work of the staff of Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk, North Yorkshire - once the practice of James Herriot.
1.55pm: PTV SPORT - PTV’s Big Game: Sunday Rugby. Live coverage of today’s big game from the latest round of the 2021 Bunnings Warehouse NPC season. Kick-off at 2.05pm.
4.00pm: PTV SPORT - Best Foods Sports Sunday. Andrew Gourdie and Ravinder Hunia introduce the latest international highlights from the sporting world, combined with interviews from feature fixtures and sports news on current results from our worldwide satellite network, plus up-to-the-minute reports from around New Zealand.
6.00pm: PTV National News. Tom McRae presents the latest national and international news in the weekend edition of PTV Network’s flagship news programme, with Jeff McTainsh on sport and Lucy Brock with the weather.
6.30pm: 60 Minutes. Melissa Chan-Green presents an hour of in-depth investigations into current affairs from New Zealand and around the world, with correspondents Garth Bray, Guyon Espiner, Mark Crysell and Melanie Reid.
7.30pm: Young Sheldon. Comedy with a child genius named Sheldon Cooper (already seen as an adult in “The Big Bang Theory”) and his family. Some unique challenges face Sheldon who seems socially impaired.
8.00pm: B Positive. A comedy series about a single dad who has just gone through a divorce. He finds out that his kidneys are failing and that he urgently needs a transplant. His luck changes when he reconnects with a woman he knew a long time ago. Starring Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford.
8.30pm: Sunday Night at the Movies
10.30pm: PTV National News. Tom McRae presents a final wrap of the day’s national and international news, including sport and weather.
10.40pm: Meet the Press (Rpt). Corin Dann presents a discussion programme in which he and invited journalists interview a prominent newsmaker about a topical issue.
11.15pm: NCIS: New Orleans. Drama and action with an NCIS team that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in New Orleans - aka ‘The Big Easy’, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.
12.15am: Weather, Closedown

What do you think of PTV1’s schedule?

DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.

AK_NEWS · June 5, 2021, 11:13am

Great.

PaddyTePou · June 6, 2021, 11:14am

@foxyrover @LiamP @AK_NEWS I created a series of production endboards for PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) using Microsoft PowerPoint. I saved these as PNG files and then stitched them together into 10-second idents using Movie Maker as motion graphics software, such as Adobe After Effects, is expensive.

The production endboards can be seen in the form of a 60-second compilation on my YouTube channel.

There are six endboards:

“A PTV Network Production”. For New Zealand programmes made in-house by PTV Network New Zealand.
“A PTV Network Production; format licensed by Fremantle”. For New Zealand programmes made in-house by PTV Network New Zealand under licence from Fremantle, which has an outstanding international network of production teams, companies and labels in over 30 countries worldwide. Examples of overseas formats licensed by Fremantle include Sale of the Century (Grundy), The Price Is Right (Grundy) and Give Us a Clue (Thames).
“A PTV Network Production; format licensed by CBS Media Ventures / Sony Pictures Television Studios”. PTV Network New Zealand produces the remake of Wheel of Fortune under licence from the format’s owners, although it is based on the US game show of the same name.
“A Commissioned Independent Production”. For New Zealand programmes that are commissioned from independent producers by PTV Network’s Commissioning Department. It is intended that - with the exception of news and current affairs programmes and live sporting events - around 70% of the local programmes are made by independent producers.
“A PTV Network Presentation”. For New Zealand programmes made by PTV Network’s Presentation Department.
For region specific programmes made at PTV Network’s studios in Auckland, Tauranga (Waikato/Bay of Plenty), Wellington, Christchurch or Dunedin for broadcast in a specific region. An example of this is Lynched, a weekly regional current affairs programme for Christchurch hosted by Chris Lynch; it offers a lively, provocative and unpredictable mix of happenings and issues which interest and concern Cantabrians.

What do you think of the production endboards (as seen on YouTube)?

DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. Thank you for understanding.

PaddyTePou · June 7, 2021, 2:32am

COMMONWEALTH GAMES ON PTV NETWORK

PTV Network New Zealand is pleased to announce the Commonwealth Games coverage for next year.

Get set for the most extensive live and free-to-air coverage of a major sporting event in New Zealand history, with PTV Network opening up access to all the action from the Birmingham 2022 Commowealth Games across multiple channels and platforms.

From 29 July - 9 August, world-class athletes from 72 nations and territories will descend in Birmingham for a 12 day sporting extravaganza to compete in a total of 26 sports, including 7 para sports.

PTV1

PTV1’s coverage will focus on the New Zealand athletes and deliver viewers the big moments live from Birmingham.

Bernadine Oliver-Kerby will anchor PTV1’s primetime coverage (7.30-11pm) from PTV Network’s Auckland studios at Stanley Street. Later, Kirstie Stanway will present the overnight coverage (11pm-6am) and Goran Paladin will take viewers through the morning’s events (6am until around 10.30pm). The presenters will be joined in the studio by a panel of expert commentators as the live action unfolds.

In addition, there will be a daily highlights package from 5-6pm - just before PTV National News.

PTV News and Current Affairs and PTV Sport are sending a large team to the UK to cover the event from every news angle.

PTV National News will go live to the Games each night for the sports headlines with Andrew Gourdie, Jeff McTainsh and Ravinder Hunia.

Lisa Owen will front A Current Affair in the Auckland studio with live crosses to anchor Ryan Bridge, who will be based in Birmingham for the duration of the Games.

The combined PTV News/Sport contingent includes reporters Kristina Eddy, Ross Karl, Michael O’Keeffe, Luke Robinson and Narelle Sindos; Europe correspondent Ben Irwin ; A Current Affair’s Conor Whitten ; Nightline anchor Mitch McCann; Newsround’s James Fleury; and PTV Sport’s Stephen McIvor and Courtney Tairi - they will be following the New Zealand team’s successes and keep viewers up with the play across platforms throughout the night.

PTV Network’s roster of experienced and expert sports personalities will provide viewers with insight and analysis of the Birmingham competition.

Swimming: Veteran sports broadcaster John McBeth and Commonwealth Games double gold and Olympic bronze medallist swimmer Anthony Mosse
Cycling: British sport commentator Andrew Cotter and three time World Junior Track medallist Paige Paterson
Track and Field: Middle distance runner and winner of the Rio 2016 Fair Play Award, Nikki Hamblin and Andrew Cotter
Netball: Netball commentator Jenny Woods and ex-Silver Fern Leana de Bruin
Rugby Sevens: Rugby commentator Tony Johnson and ex-All Blacks Sevens player Karl Te Nana
Cricket: Commentators Ian Smith, Simon Doull and Rikki Swannell and ex-BLACKCAPS coach Mike Hesson
Hockey: Sports broadcaster Lesley Murdoch

PTV Network will also draw on the international commentary team provided by the event’s host broadcaster. Its lineup has yet to be announced.

Goran Paladin, Stephen McIvor and Courtney Tairi will present PTV1’s live coverage of the Opening Ceremony from 5.30am on 29 July 2022, setting the scene for the world-class sporting competition to follow.

PTV4

PTV4 will be on air 24 horus a day with live and delayed coverage of full events.

PTV Sport’s Johnson Raela will introduce the latest news and action in “Good Morning Birmingham” from 6am until the end of the competition. The channel’s following with male audiences will be reflected in its event selection.

POP-UP CHANNELS

PTV Games Extra is a pop-up channel available on Freeview channel 21 while PTV Games Online is an online-only channel. Both channels will offer live and delayed event sessions 24 hours a day, including full replays from 11am-5pm daily.

PTV News 24 will take a break from 29 July until 9 August as PTV Network will direct the channel’s technical resource to PTV Games Extra as a pop-up channel.

ONLINE

PTV Network’s online Commonwealth Games hub - ptvsport.co.nz/commgames - brings together PTV Network’s full event coverage in one place. Watch live streams of all four of PTV Network’s Commonwealth Games channels at once and replay key moments. Plan future viewing with a comprehensive schedule filtered by channel, individual sport, and sessions featuring New Zealanders. The hub is integrated with ptvsport.co.nz, the online home of PTV Sport; it pulls in up-to-the-minute coverage, results and commentary by our dedicated digital team.

PACIFIC COVERAGE

PTV Network’s coverage will screen across the Pacific via Pasifika TV. PTV Network New Zealand will produce live action and local production house Sunpix (the team behind Tagata Pasifika) will produce daily highlights package with a Pacific focus for broadcast in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

PICTURE QUALITY

PTV1 and PTV4’s Commonwealth Games coverage is broadcast in 1080i HD (High Definition) resolution where available. PTV Games Extra is broadcast in SD (Standard Definition) only. All four channels will be streamed in 1080p60 HD on ptvsport.co.nz/commgames, ptvondemand.co.nz and the PTV Sport and PTV On Demand apps.

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - live and free on PTV Network from 29 July to 9 August 2022.

DISCLAIMER: PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd) is a fictional broadcaster and will not broadcast to New Zealand, as it is fictitious and imaginary. In real life, Sky Network Television owns the broadcast rights to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Thank you for understanding.

MichaelPower · June 7, 2021, 2:53am

I’m thinking… wouldn’t Fremantle or CBS want their endboard played out instead of having their logo tacked on at the end of PTV’s endboard?

PaddyTePou · June 7, 2021, 5:12am

@MichaelPower Hrm.