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NZ: The Sun Always Shines on TV(3)New Zealand television network TV3 relaunched their on-air identity package on Saturday.
The new look’s main 60 second ident, which kicked off the new look at 4pm NZDT Saturday afternoon, incorporates network personalites from 3 News, Outrageous Fortune and Pulp Sport in a bright and fun ident including the new colours for the network, blue, pink […]
Oliver Driver will replace James Coleman as co-host on TV3’s early morning news show Sunrise, it has been announced.
Driver, who is familiar to New Zealanders for his acting, producing and presenting work, will co-present the show alongside Carly Flynn from next Monday, October 6.
Driver said in a statement:
“TV3 have offered me a challenge I couldn’t […]
James Coleman has left TV3’s breakfast television show Sunrise effective immediately.
Coleman, formerly a radio DJ, had presented the show alongside Carly Flynn since it began in October last year.
In a statement today, Coleman said:
“I’ve been with the show for a year now and I feel that it’s an appropriate time to pursue some exciting new opportunities […]
Former New Zealand radio and television sports personality Tony Veitch has vowed to “strenuously” defend six charges of assault and one count of injuring with reckless disregard.
He said in a statement outside the Auckland district court this afternoon
“While I am shocked and also saddened that it has got this far, in terms of all the […]
TVNZ dominates this years’ Qantas Film and Television Awards nominations, with dominating news and current affairs categories and nominated for more than half the television section.
Both One News and Tonight have been nominated for the ‘Best News’ category, competing against rival 6pm bulletin 3 News. TVNZ programs also predominate several other news and current affairs […]
Tony Veitch had resigned from his weeknight sportsreading position on New Zealand’s national 6pm ONE News bulletin, following revelations that he bashed his ex-partner.
He has also resigned from his breakfast host position on Radio Sport.
In a written statement Veitch said: “There have been a lot of statements made that are untrue which make it untenable […]
New Zealander’s uptake of Freeview - their free-to-air digital television and radio service - has exceeded expectations with installed receivers in over 100,000 Kiwi homes.
The latest figures show that over 25,000 receivers have been sold this quarter, swelling the total to 123,903, including 7594 high-definition versions.
These figures do not include uncertified set top boxes, which […]
New Zealand’s Breakfast programme on TV ONE will be fronted next Monday and possibly the week, by Simon Dallow, one half of the presenting duo for the channel’s ONE News national 6pm bulletin.
He will join normal host Pippa Wetzell for the show, whose normal co-host Paul Henry, is on a two month sabbatical. Mark […]
New Zealand Pay TV provider Sky Television this week have launched their High Definition offering, MySky HDi as well as $22 million (NZD) investment in HD by the provider over the next two years.
Following Foxtel’s lead, the MySky HDi set top box is the same as iQ2 and will be available to subscribers for a […]
New Zealand’s public broadcaster, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), is calling for its rival, Sky Network Television, to be split up, accusing the subscription television provider of hoarding the rights for big sporting events in that country.
TVNZ wants regulations similar to Australia’s anti-siphoning list to be brought into law, limiting Sky’s growing dominance over New Zealand’s […]