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NZ On Air survey shows growing TV engagement
NZ On Air’s latest ‘Where are the Audiences’ survey for 2020 showed a growth of mass audiences watching TV, while ThinkTV praises the impact it still…
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Where are the audiences? How each platform fared in NZ On Air’s media consumption report
TV might be on the way down according to NZ On Air’s Where Are The Audiences Report 2018, but, it’s yet to be eclipsed by any other platforms. Meanwhile, newspapers have felt the force of digital with online video viewers overtaking newspaper readers.
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Suzy Cato on the state of children’s programming in New Zealand
We talked to much-loved media figure Suzy Cato about her thoughts on children’s programming in New Zealand, and what she’s been up to lately.
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New RNZ project goes back in time to explore the New Zealand Wars
RNZ is venturing back in time with an online project, by Great Southern TV and New Zealand On Air, offering historical accounts of the New Zealand Wars.
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NZ On Air announces first round of NZ Media Fund decisions
The first round of funding for NZ On Air’s NZ Media Fund is complete, with the announcement of the successful factual and scripted programmes that will be broadcast across a number of platforms.
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TVNZ new season launch: What to watch and where to advertise in 2017
We take a look at yesterday’s new season announcement to see how TVNZ is reacting to convergence and what it is going to fill the screens with, with a line up including Survivor New Zealand, Filthy Rich and new international hits.
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NZ On Air’s latest audience trends: traditional media holds strong, while digital continues to grow
NZ On Air has released research carried out by Glasshouse Consulting on Kiwis’ media consumption habits, finding the most rapid change is with younger audiences and New Zealanders continue to tune in to traditional media in the largest numbers.
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NZ On Air partners with YouTube, launches $300K fund for online content creators
NZ On Air has made a move to grow New Zealand’s online talent in a partnership with YouTube at a time when its channels are followed like TV series. However, according to new research, the same cannot be said about the platforms branded channels.
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NZ On Air looks to fill the regional gap, offers up $1.3 million in funding—UPDATED
NZ On Air is providing funding to four projects covering seven regions throughout New Zealand after finding regional news content wasn’t reaching intended audiences in many regions.
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Tinkering with the schedule and breaking down the fourth wall: TVNZ veers from the script for launch of Filthy Rich
It’s been called New Zealand’s most expensive TV show in history—and for good reason. With over $8 million of New Zealand On Air funding on top of the amount contributed from TVNZ’s own coffers, Filthy Rich certainly does live up to its name. We chat to the team at TVNZ about the launch campaign, airing the show two nights a week, and pressure of promoting a show with such a hefty price tag.
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Stuff launches new, partly crowdsourced mini-series
Stuff.co.nz has launched a new web series on its site, after running a campaign to source real content for the show from its readers.
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Masterchef NZ falls on its spatula to make way for new shows, NZ on Air dishes out cash for next year’s content—UPDATED
After five successful seasons, TVNZ has decided to pull the plug on MasterChef NZ to focus on other multi-night formats, including new drama Filthy Rich and new DIY porn Our First Home. And while TVNZ basks in the soapy ratings sunlight of Home & Away and Shortland St, MediaWorks is looking to follow suit and is asking for submissions for its own multi-night soap.
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Want to reach Kiwis? NZ On Air media consumption study shows the old dogs are still dominant, but digital is nipping at their heels—UPDATED
When it comes to reaching New Zealanders, ye olde traditional broadcast media is still on top, with the results of NZ On Air’s independent media consumption study showing the majority of Kiwis are still consuming lots of linear television and live radio every day. But music audiences, the young and the Asian community are leading the charge to digital platforms.
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Darby comedy Short Poppies picked up by Netflix
New Zealand on Air says a Netflix deal to stream Rhys Darby comedy Short Poppies, which it funded, is great for the Kiwi content. The eight part series will be offered to offshore Netflix subscribers and is also on the schedule for TVNZ’s 2014 season.
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Hook Ups brings life to dead comic strip
NZ Herald and NZ On Air have given new life to a cartoon strip from the Herald’s now defunct music magazine Volume, taking it from paper to an animated web series called Hook Ups on the Herald website.
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Govt funds second season of The GC to the tune of $419,000
‘Nephs’ and ‘aunties’ rejoice as Crown entity Te Mangai Paho (TMP) funds a second season of TV3’s The GC, forking over more than $419,000 towards the production of eight 30-minute episodes.
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TVNZ and NZ on Air breathe new life into NZ’s Got Talent
As an array of talent shows fill our screens, the sound of wannabes is nigh-on inescapable. But whatever your opinion on the worth of such content, there’s no denying they’re popular. And TVNZ is planning to add to the melee with a multi-million dollar local production of NZ’s Got Talent that will screen on TV ONE.
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Reservoir Hill gets the Digital Emmy nod
Kiwi online teen-esque drama Reservoir Hill has been nominated for an Emmy at this year’s International Digital Emmy® Awards – a New Zealand first.