An overview of the New Zealand Screen Production Industries including Film, Television, Gaming, Handheld and Internet.
TVNZ will be expanding their public broadcasting channel TVNZ 7 and launch a much needed new commercial free to air youth orientated and targeted channel in march 2011, about time. TVNZ CEO Rick Ellis said today the expanded TVNZ 7 channel would add a number of viewer favourites including pre-school children’s programmes from the current [ Read More ]
Petra Bagust and Corin Dann have been confirmed to co-host TV ONE’s Breakfast programme when it returns next year. The announcement was made this morning when the pair joined Pippa Wetzell and Peter Williams on-air during Breakfast’s Christmas Special – the last show for Pippa and final programme of the year. Pippa began co-hosting Breakfast [ Read More ]
TVNZ has launched the next round of its free advertising airtime programme for New Zealand’s charitable organisations. Since the 1980s the TVNZ Community Support Foundation has provided more than $35 million of free advertising airtime to the country’s not for profit sector to promote their services and educate New Zealanders to build a better community.
She is the new milky bar kid, and she is fluent in Te reo. Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Hinetaapora Short from Rotorua beat out more than 1500 entries to fill the mini-cowboy boots of one of New Zealand’s most well known characters.
Former Breakfast host Paul Henry says TVNZ encouraged him to be provocative – but then treated him unreasonably when his on-air comments sparked a public backlash and led to his resignation. Henry, breaking his silence to New Idea magazine, says he was “appalled” that New Zealand officially apologised after he ridiculed the name of senior [ Read More ]
We have been there to watch the ups and downs of the west for five years. Fights, scams, fashion shows, business, weddings, baby’s , prison, family feuds and the list goes on. But sadly the west have signed off and are now living happily ever after. But we all want to know what happens after [ Read More ]
Here is a listing of the top ten programmes on NZTV, recorded as of the 29th of October 2010 via Nielsen TV Audience Measurement. The top programme being watched as of the 29th of October 2010 is Border Security TV ONE. Closely following is The top favourite that has been dominating the top spot for [ Read More ]
Thousands of hopefuls auditioned to get their 15 minutes of fame but only 14 got the chance to shine and wow the judges and fashion insiders. The models have also had numerous encounters with potential future clients, and these people will make or break careers. We have watched the NZ top model girls every week, [ Read More ]
Figure this one out: If Oliver Driver killed his own television breakfast show why would TVNZ bosses hire him for theirs? Still, that didn’t stop his agent contacting TVNZ’s news boss last Monday morning, moments after Paul Henry announced his resignation, to volunteer Driver’s name for the top job. A media commentator has Driver pegged [ Read More ]
New Zealand’s multi award winning online drama and telefeature Reservoir Hill has won a coveted Qantas Film and Television Award for Best Children’s/Youth Programme. The show’s creators, Wellington-based directors Thomas Robins and David Stubbs, are delighted with their latest award. “It is a great honour to be recognised amongst the best in New Zealand television [ Read More ]