Working groups long-standing practice says NZ On Air
Responding to criticism of the working group process, NZ On Air Chief Executive Jane Wrightson says working groups are an efficient and effective mechanism for considering applications…
Record-breaking TV viewing figures for 2011
An additional 55,000 people tuned in to TV last year, with 75% of the NZ population now watching television on a daily basis…
Christchurch Earthquake Memorial to screen live on CTV and Maori Television
Canterbury Television chairman Nick Smith and Maori Television chief executive Jim Mather have announced that the full Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service will screen live on both channels on February 22…
TV ad revenue continues to rise
Television advertising revenue rose by 1.9% in 2011, says industry body ThinkTV…
Manurewa to screen Waitangi Day on Maori Television
Maori Television will screen the free-to-air premiere of Manurewa, an award-winning short film based on the 2008 murder of Manurewa liquor store owner Navtej Singh, at 10.30pm on Waitangi Day, 6 February, 2012…
SDGNZ: Director’s voice provide checks and balances
Moves by NZ On Air to question the timing of the broadcast of documentary Inside Child Poverty and then to seek to legal advice on controlling the scheduling of programmes “likely to be an election issue” is counter to their politically neutral position, says the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand…
Golden Globe winners to star in TV3′s new season
The winners of Best Drama Series and Best Musical or Comedy Series at the 2012 Golden Globes are coming to TV3 as part of a bumper line-up of new season programming that kicks off in February…
Maori TV signs award-winning broadcaster
Maori Television has announced that award-winning journalist Mihingarangi Forbes will join the channel early this year as a producer for its daily news programme, Te Kaea…
Guyon Espiner to join TV3′s 60 Minutes
TVNZ Political Editor Guyon Espiner will join TV3 in the New Year, as a journalist on flagship current affairs programme 60 Minutes…
Screening this week: BBC Knowledge young producer shorts 2011
The winning short-form documentaries from the NZ Young Producer Shorts 2011 will screen this coming week on BBC Knowledge (Sky channel 074) from Monday 5 December at 8.30pm…
Images & Sound announces shareholding change
Grant Baker and Steve Finnigan have together acquired 100% ownership of Auckland post house Images & Sound by buying out the third owner, Rose Evans…
New pay partnership not a new dawn for local content
The new partnership between TVNZ and SKY Television claims it will provide further pay opportunities for viewing of local programmes which have already been seen on TVNZ, but its implications for new programmes are unclear, says SPADA, the organisation representing New Zealand production companies and producers…
Encore screening for child poverty documentary
Viewers will have another chance to watch Inside New Zealand: Inside Child Poverty – A Special Report when it has a second screening this Sunday (November 27) at 1pm on TV3…
TVNZ announces resignation of CEO Rick Ellis
TVNZ Chairman Sir John Anderson today announced the resignation of CEO Rick Ellis, who will be joining Telstra in Australia in January 2012…
NZ On Air releases annual report
Broadcasting funding agency NZ On Air today released its annual report, paying particular tribute to Christchurch broadcast and screen personnel affected by the earthquakes…
NHNZ and Uni of Otago celebrate ten years of natural history grads
In just ten short years, the University of Otago and NHNZ’s natural history and science filmmaking partnership has gone from one class of 12 students to being a world-leader generating dozens of graduates gathering production work and accolades worldwide…
Gumboot kicks off Tropfest NZ short film competition
NZ box office 9 to 15 February 2012
Canon NZ appoints local dealer for new EOS C300 Digital Video Camcorder
Production commences on The Weight of Elephants
