New IGLOO TV DVB-T2 Service in New Zealand
New Zealand's first DVB-T2 platform, built by Kordia for the new IGLOO TV service, will go live in the coming months.
Kordia owns and operates New Zealand's third-largest telecommunications network and provides terrestrial transmission services for all the major television operators. The new DVB-T2 service for IGLOO TV will be delivered from 19 main sites across the country. Benefiting from the new features of T2, Kordia will use a single physical layer pipe (PLP) with modulation parameters that will provide comparable coverage to the existing DVB-T service. This new technology raises the data rate achievable in an 8-MHz channel from 26 Mb/s to 38 Mb/s, allowing IGLOO TV to operate 12 SD services within the bandwidth previously used by a single analog TV channel.
Source: IABM, IGLOO TV
April 13, 2012
NZ Freeview hits 1m viewers
Freeview’s latest sales figures show that more than half a million of New Zealand‚s 1.6 million TV households are receiving Freeview free to air digital TV.
At the end of October 536,350 homes were using Freeview for their television viewing and there were 792,878 homes with a Freeview receiver in their homes.
Source: Advanced Television
Item added: 5th December 2011
Sky and TVNZ to launch DTT pay TV service
SKY Television and Television New Zealand (TVNZ) announced on the 24th November that they have formed a partnership to launch a new digital pay television service, delivering pay channels over SKY’s digital terrestrial spectrum.
SKY has a 51% shareholding and TVNZ a 49% shareholding in the joint venture.
The new service will provide paid-for and free content, including free-to-air channels, to a digital decoder, which is also readied to utilise Ultra-Fast-Broadband (UFB) in the future.
The launch will be in the first half of 2012, timed to take advantage of the digital switchover (DSO), when a large number of New Zealand homes will need to transition to a digital television service.
The joint venture will announce further details, including content and pricing, in the near future.
Source: digitaltvnews.net
Item added: 28th November 2011
Freeview HD coverage increased
Free-to-air HD digital television is now available to an additional 160,000 homes across New Zealand in time for the Rugby World Cup, Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman has confirmed.
The existing DTT service has been extended to homes in Whangarei, Rotorua, Gisborne, Taupo, Whanganui, New Plymouth, Wairarapa, Nelson, Timaru and Invercargill.
The extension means more than 86% of the population can now choose between the Freeview HD service, received with a UHF aerial, and the Freeview Satellite service
Source: Advanced Television
Item added: 14th August 2011
Digital switchover dates confirmed
The final dates for New Zealand switching to DTT have been announced by Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman.
The switchover will occur in four stages:
- Hawke’s Bay and the West Coast at 2:00am on Sunday 30
September 2012
- Rest of the South Island at 2:00am on Sunday 28 April 2013
- Lower North Island, Taranaki and Gisborne at 2:00am on
Sunday 29 on September 2013
- Rest of the North Island at 2:00am on Sunday 1 December 2013.
Today’s announcement coincides with the launch of Going Digital’s television and newspaper advertising campaign on June 10 to let people know what is required to go digital.
or satellite dish depending on what equipment they currently have and where they live.
Source: Freeview NZ
Item added: 10th June 2011
NZ government to help fund switch to digital
New Zealand's Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman has announced that NZ$850,000 (US$693,000) has been set aside to assist regional television broadcasters to switch from analogue to digital, Radio New Zealand reports.
New Zealand On Air, a government broadcast funding agency, will administer the package, which will provide up to NZ $70,000 (US$57,000) to each regional broadcaster.
Dr Coleman said the government was helping them meet the costs of transition.
The assistance will be available for the next two years.
The changeover is due to be completed by November 2013.
Source Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
Item added: 9th June 2011
Nearly 8 out of 10 NZ homes watch Digital TV
An estimated 77 % of New Zealand homes are watching digital television, up from 72 % on the previous quarter, according to a report by Colmar Brunton research.
The research, commissioned by Going Digital, excludes Canterbury data because of the region’s recent earthquake.
Greg Harford, Going Digital National Manager, said the statistics showed there had been considerable interest from New Zealanders keen to go digital in the run-up to the Rugby World Cup.
“With Digital TV already available, it’s clear many New Zealanders have chosen to take advantage of the benefits it offers and made the switch now,” he said.
New Zealand’s analogue TV system will be progressively switched off across the country from September 2012 until November 2013.
Source: scoop.co.nz and Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union
Item added: 9th May 2011
DTT network coverage to reach 86%
Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman today announced free-to-air high definition digital television, also known as Freeview HD, will be available terrestrially (by UHF aerial) to an extra 160,000 homes in time for the Rugby World Cup.
The Government is extending the existing digital terrestrial television (DTT) service to Whangarei, Rotorua, Gisborne, Taupo, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Wairarapa, Nelson, Timaru and Invercargill.
The decision to expand the DTT network means that over 86% of the population will be able to receive these high definition television signal using a UHF aerial by September 2011, up from the present 75%.
Digital switchover will be phased starting with Hawke’s Bay and the West Coast in September 2012. The rest of the country will switch over in three stages between April and November 2013.
Source: Telecompaper
Item added: 28th March 2012
Freeview NZ has biggest sales month
December was the best sales month since the launch of Freeview NZ in 2007.
Sales figures show 34,928 Freeview receivers were sold across the country during December. The majority of these were TVs with Freeview|HD built-in and sales of MyFreeview Digital Television Recorders also continue to grow progressively.
During Q4 2010 sales of digital receivers reached 78,700, 11,706 of which were Freeview satellite and 66,994 were Freeview|HD receivers.
Thirteen or fourteen TV channels (depending on location) plus three radio channels are available on Freeview|HD, and Freeview Satellite offers fifteen TV channels with an additional four radio channels.
Source: Freeview NZ
Item added: 21st February 2011
Freeview more popular than ever
Freeview sales from retailers for the three months to the 30th September 2010 totalled 58,417 units, up from 54,456 in the previous quarter. Now even more Kiwis are enjoying crystal-clear pictures, new channels, popular content and world-class digital technology for free reports Freeview NZ.
Recently, the New Zealand Racing Board’s Trackside Channel, which offers extensive coverage of national and international races and racing inspired programmes, also joined the DTT platform.
In total 13 television and 3 radio programme services are available on the DTT platform.
Source: Freeview NZ website
Item added: 13th December 2010
Digital TV Switch Over by 2013
On the 16th September the New Zealand Government announced that NZ will complete the switch to digital television by 2013.
“Our election promise was to achieve digital switchover (DSO) by 2015 at the latest. With 70 percent of New Zealand households already watching digital television, we are in a good position to set a date for DSO,” said Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman.
“In achieving DSO by the end of 2013, all of New Zealand will receive the benefit of enhanced reception, better picture quality and more channels. There will also be a substantial wider economic benefit generated by the use of freed up spectrum for new technology” he went on to say.
Digital switchover will be phased starting with Hawke’s Bay and the West Coast in September 2012. The rest of the country will switch over in three stages with an end date of November 2013
A campaign will be launched later this year to provide additional information and support for the forthcoming transition to an all digital service.
Source: Digital TV News.net
Item added: 20th September 2010
More than a quarter of Kiwi homes now have Freeview
A total of 419,945 Kiwi households (26.1%) are now enjoying the benefits of crystal clear pictures, new channels, popular content and world-class digital technology for free according to the FreeviewNZ website. The increase in Freeview enabled homes for the last 12 months to June 30, 2010, was 65% from 255,048 homes to 419,945 homes, or a further 10.3% of the population. More specifically, for the second quarter of this year, Freeview satellite and Freeview HD® numbers have increased again. An additional 9,639 homes were enabled with Freeview satellite and 33,947 with Freeview HD®.
Source: FreeviewNZ
Item added: 31st August 2010
Strong growth for Freeview continues
According to a recent press release from Freeview New Zealand, sales figures for Q1 2010 show that nearly a quarter (23.5%) of New Zealand homes can now access free-to-air digital TV and radio through Freeview.
A total of 376,389 households subscribe to free-to-air DTT or satellite services up from 346,116 households in December 2009. Overall the penetration of DTT was 11.5% in the first quarter.
There are now 16 channels available on the DTT platform. HD services will also be available during the FIFA Football World Cup.
Source: Freeview NZ website
Item added: 30th April 2010
Another channel on DTT platform
Freeview New Zealand is to offer viewers an alternative digital music service C42 which will offer unhosted and uninterrupted music videos. The new service starts on the 1st May.
Source: Freeview NZ website
Item added: 18th April 2010
Strongest DTT Freeview growth since launch
The New Zealand Freeview platform has seen its highest growth since its launch in 2007 according to a recent press release.
During the last quarter of 2009 DTT platform viewer numbers grew by an additional 42,354 reaching a total of 156,408. Free to air satellite viewer numbers were 189,708 (up by 11,791 on Q4 09) and when taken together with DTT viewer numbers accounted for 21.6% of TV households.
The Minister of Broadcasting Dr. Coleman said that a final decision on the analogue switch of date for New Zealand will be taken when digital television up-take reaches 75% of households, or in 2012, whichever occurs first.
Source: Freeview NZ website
Item added: 15th February 2010
DTT Freeview households reach 113,936
The latest figures released by Freeview (New Zealand) show that 113,936 households now access its DTT services. A further 291,853 watch via satellite.
The number of channels available on the DTT network stands at 12.
An analogue switch date will be decided in 2012 or before if digital take-up reaches 75% of households.
Source: Freeview NZ website
Item added: 19th October 2009
Analogue Switch Off Steering Group formed
The New Zealand government has established an Analogue Switch Off (ASO) steering group to manage the country’s transition to digital broadcasting.
The group is led by Ana Verboeket and includes representatives from Kordia, Sky TV, Television New Zealand and the government ministries for Culture and Heritage, Consumer Affairs and Economic Development.
The steering group will manage public information programmes and the take up of digital television services, as well as ensuring that the technical aspects of the analogue switchover process are coordinated correctly.
Source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 31st August 2009
Freeview adds Sky’s Prime Television
Prime Television, the New Zealand free-to-air commercial channel, owned by News Corp-backed Sky Television, has signed up to be included on the country’s Freeview platform, reports Rapid TV News.
The addition of Prime Television marks the end of a standoff, not to join the Freeview platform, which has lasted for more than two years.
Sky New Zealand is backed 44% by a News Corporation subsidiary.
Source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 24th August 2009
Digital dividend consultation opened
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) and the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) have released a discussion paper to invite industry consultation on options for the transition of regional television to digital transmission, and on proposed changes to the VHF and UHF radio spectrum bands after the switch to digital transmission takes place.
The discussion paper seeks feedback on:
The feasibility and viability of various digital transmission arrangements for regional television.
Possible support that government might make, if any, towards the transition
and
The community contribution and business models of regional television, now and post-DSO.
The discussion paper also seeks feedback on proposals that:
One-third of the UHF band be allocated as the core reservation for digital television on a nationwide basis.
One-third be used and allocated on a geographic basis to meet television licence commitments in urban areas and allow new uses such as broadband wireless services in less populous areas.
The remaining third of the UHF band, approximately the frequency range 694-806 MHz, be allocated nationwide to new uses such as new cellular mobile technologies.
Digital Switch Over (DSO) will take place between 2013 and 2015 but a more definate date is yet to be determined.
Responses to the consultation must be received no later that the 30th September 2009.
Source: Ministry of Culture and Heritage NZ
Item added: 17th August 2009
Freeview viewers’ increase
Viewers of both the terrestrial digital and satellite digital Freeview platforms have continued to grow. In the three months to the end of June, viewers increased by 13%.
Freeview HD/DTT homes increased by 17,061 to 87,720 in the first quarter whilst satellite homes increased by 11,846 to 167,328. The platform is now available to 255,048 homes, 17.5% of New Zealand’s 1.45 million TV homes.
Source: Stuff.co.nz
Item added: 20th July 2009
14% of NZ homes now have Freeview
More than 14% of New Zealand homes now have Freeview according to a recent Freeview press release. The Freeview service is jointly delivered by satellite and terrestrial transmissions and has increased its reach by 72,000 homes since the previous quarter ended in December 2008.
In total 226,141 houses access Freeview, 155,482 (9.7%) from the satellite service launched in May 2007 and 70,659 (4.4%) from the DTT service launched in April 2008.
Freeview provides both standard definition and high definition programme services.
Source: Freeview press release
Item added: 27th April 2009
Freeview NZ sales reach 198,938 units
A total of 198,938 STB’s have been sold for both the Freeview satellite and Freeview terrestrial digital services since its launch, resulting in 13% of TV homes being able to access the service.
NZ’s Freeview HD DTT service has also done well finishing 2008 with sales of 52,522 HD DTT receivers since its launch in April 2008.
Source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 2nd February 2009
Dual use STB launched for Freeview NZ
Hyundai have launched a new STB for New Zealand’s Freeview services capable of receiving both satellite and terrestrial broadcasts.
The AH-3110 model can receive HD broadcasts from both services and also has the ability to record with the aid of an external USB connected hard drive.
see engadgetHD and freeviewshop
The box also has time-shift, live pause features and full EPG support.
Freeview channels are only available on one or other of the platforms, such as Chinese TV 8 and TV Central only on the UHF service and Stratos, CUE and Te Reo only on the satellite service. The box can also receive the 30+ free-to-air channels available on the Optus D2 satellite.
The box costs NZ$579.
Source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 16th December 2008
More than half of NZ watch DTV
A report commissioned by NZ On air has found that 55% of households now have digital television of which 45% receive Sky TV and 10% Freeview.
Freeview is available both from the satellite and terrestrial platforms.
The analogue switch off in NZ was to be when 75% of households had converted to digital TV or in 2012 whichever came sooner.
The new report concludes that analogue TV is unlikely to be switched off before 2012.
Source: Advanced-Television.com
Item added: 1st December 2008
Freeview claims big lift in tuner uptake
Freeview boss Steve Browning is claiming a big increase in the number of Freeview tuners sold in the three months to the 1st September. Uptake has increased 37,980 during the period and now stands at 160,496.
He went on to say that in total Freeview is available in 10% of homes and delivered either by satellite or terrestrial transmission. This 10% together with the 42% of people with subscriptions to the Sky satellite digital services adds up to 52 % of New Zealanders having access to digital TV.
In the past the Government has said that it will set a date for analogue switch off when the digital TV take-up reaches 60%.
Clicking the following source link should access the full article in the New Zealand Herald.
Source: New Zealand Herald
Item added: 6th October 2008
Continued growth for Freeview
New Zealand’s free-to-air service broadcast direct from both satellite and terrestrial DTT continues to attract viewers.
By the end of June 123,903 receivers were sold, up from 100,000 in mid-April.
Now around 300,000 New Zealanders, 8% of the population, have access to Freeview in their homes, 15 months after its launch.
Freeview on the DTT network has attracted 7,594 viewers since its launch in April and DTT viewer numbers are expected to increase with the recent launch of Sony Bravia V and W series DTT receivers with integral HD decoders, in the country.
Source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 15th July 2008
Engineering parameter update
The recently launched New Zealand DVB-T, DTT service operates in Bands IV/V between 502-806 MHz in 8 MHz channels.
It uses the 8k FFT mode with 64 QAM modulation, a guard interval of 1/16 and an FEC of 3/4.
MPEG-4 part 10 (H.264, AVC) is used for the video codec and for audio three audio codecs are used:
MPEG-4 HA AAC (up to mono and stereo level 2 bitstream only)
MPEG-1 Layer II/Musicam, audio mode stereo. Sampling rate 32, 44.1 and 48kHz
Dolby Digital (AC-3) 32, 44.1 and 48kHz
The screen formats are 1080i25 and 720p50 for HDTV services and 576i25 for SDTV.
Source: tvnz.co.uk
Item added: 6th May 2008
New Zealand DTT network launched
The New Zealand DTT network successfully launched on the 2nd April 2008, on time and on budget, according to local reports.
Three multiplexes, TVNZ, TVWorks and Kordia are in operation delivering a mixture of SD and HD free-to-air services, all coded in MPEG-4, H.264 AVC for vision and HE AAC MPEG-4 for audio.
TVNZ also uses DVB-SSU for remotely updating STB software as well as EBU-teletext and DVB-Subtitles
MHEG-5 is used for the EPG, delivering a comprehensive 8-day schedule.
HD DTTV STB’s also seem to be selling at a very high rate and in some areas at a higher rate than SD only boxes according to reports.
Now that the Freeview DTT alternative is available and working so well, Sky Pay TV Satellite subscriptions may well take a hit.
Main source: tv.co.nz
Item added: 8th April 2008
Freeview HD launches on DTT, April 2nd
Freeview HD, New Zealand’s DTT platform, will launch on April 2, with projections of 50,000 homes by June 2009.
HD DTT receivers will be branded with the Freeview HD to show that they are both DTT and HD capable. DTT signals will be receivable in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Napier, Hastings, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, in total around 75% of New Zealand homes.
Viewers will be able to access 10 television programme services, 3 of which, TVOne, TV2 and TV3, are in HD and provide by TVNZ.
TVOne and TV2 will broadcast in the 1280 * 720 progressive (720p) format, while TV3 will broadcast in the 1920 * 1080 interlace (1080i) format.
Source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 23rd March 2008
Freeview on DTT soon!
Freeview New Zealand is promising to start its digital-terrestrial TV (DTT) service in April although a definitive date has not been given, reports Rapid TV News.
In September TVNZ announced that it would begin broadcasting HDTV transmissions from TV1 and TV2 on the DTT Freeview network by July 2008, in time for the Beijing Olympics in August.
At the moment the Freeview platform is only broadcast from satellite in standard definition.
The report goes on to say that transmission company Kordia has now completed the DTT network, which covers 75% of the population and is testing the system prior to launch.
Initially DTT broadcasting will be in urban areas only.
Main source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 26th February 2008
Freeview NZ in 5% of homes
Freeview New Zealand has penetrated 5% of New Zealand homes after only eight months of being available on the satellite platform.
Steve Browning, general manager of Freeview, announcing the platform’s new figures, said: “We're quietly confident that with the new services and innovations we have scheduled for launch this year, such as the Digital Terrestrial service and High Definition, take-up figures will continue to track well above forecast. The DTT roll-out is progressing well with the transmission infrastructure in place and rigorous testing already underway"
Source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 29th January 2008
New Zealand outlines analogue TV switchover process
New Zealand’s Broadcasting Minister, Trevor Mallard has outlined the process for managing the country’s switch to digital television.
” The switchover is still some years away but the cabinet has signed off on the transition process to make sure good planning is in place.
At the moment about 45% of households receive digital television and the final date for analogue switch-off will be finalised once that figure has reached 75% of television households or in 2012, whichever occurs first” Mallard said.
He went on to say that switchover is likely to occur progressively on a region-by-region basis during a one-year transitional period. There will also be trial switch-offs in some areas to test the consumer and industry responses.
A steering group made up of industry and government representatives will be formed to manage the transition, ensuring that there is good public information and to address issues of consumer interest before the final switch-off.
Source: Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union
Item: Cabinet paper on switchover
Item added: 4th December 2007
Free-to-air platform exceeds targets
The current satellite only free-to-air platform is reported to have exceeded its own targets in the first six months of operation. The platform achieved sales of 21,000 digital receivers in the last three months taking the total number of homes receiving the platform to 62,000. This represents a penetration of 4% and total viewer numbers of around 150,000.
The Digital Terrestrial version of the free-to-air platform will be launched in early 2008 and is expected to offer 12 to 15 channels by the end of 2008.
Source: Rapid TV News
Item added: 20th November 2007
TVNZ announces HDTV plans for the DTT platform
The New Zealand public service broadcaster, TVNZ, has announced that it will launch two HDTV services, TV1 and TV2, on the DTT platform by July 2008, in time for the Beijing Olympic Games.
The HD services will use 720p coded in the MPEG-4 H.264 AVC video compression format.
According to a TVNZ spokesman 2 HD channels and 3 SD channels will be statistically multiplexed in a data stream of 23Mbits/s.
The full DTT platform is expected to be launched in March or April of 2008.
Main source: TVNZ
Item added: 2nd October 2007
Freeview service available via satellite
New Zealand’s Freeview service has begun broadcasting from a satellite platform prior to its launch on the digital terrestrial service next year.
The initial offering is five TV channels and two radio channels, with more channels being made available later.
Freeview is a key part of NZ’s strategy of switching from analogue to digital TV and its launch on the satellite platform will provide coverage across the whole of the country.
The launch of digital terrestrial services is expected to provide coverage to 75% of the country during 2008 and will provide a cheaper and simpler way of accessing the new free-to-air services.
Main source: DTG website
Item added: 8th May 2007
Freeview boxes must be approved in New Zealand
According to an article in the New Zealand Times a ruckus is brewing over who will be allowed to supply Freeview boxes and who will not.
Set-top box distributors are reported to be angry, saying that they are being excluded from an accreditation programme set up by the Freeview consortium which comprises of the companies that will implement free-to air digital TV.
Two or three set-top box manufacturers and local distributors are said to have been given 12 month of exclusivity in the supply of STB’s for the new service. However it looks like one of the major stumbling blocks for other STB suppliers is that these units must be able to use MHEG-5 middleware for interactive services before they can be considered for accreditation by Freeview. To read the full article click on the following source URL.
Source: New Zealand Herald
Item added: 1st August 2006.
Free-to-air Digital TV by early next year
Viewers throughout New Zealand will soon have access to free-to-air digital television, it was announced during a press conference in Wellington on June 15th.
A Hybrid system is planned using both Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting to cover the whole country as soon as possible. The DTT coverage is expected to be 75% and will hopefully be extended to cover the whole population when funding permits. The replicated signal available from satellite will enable the whole population to receive the new channels but the view at present is that having to rely on a satellite only broadcasting is too risky. Satellite failure would be catastrophic to broadcasting and for this reason Terrestrial broadcasting is still seen as the major means of digital TV delivery in the near future.
Six of the channels will be operated by TVNZ, six by CanWest and the remaining six by other operators. It is expected that 75% DTT coverage will be achieved in 12 to 18 months and analogue switch off in 6 to 10 years.
The majority of the conference can be viewed by clicking a link on the TVNZ website.
Source: TVNZ
Item added: 16th June 2006 (modified 7th July with additional input direct from TVNZ)
Progress towards Freeview DTT continues
Steve Maharey, The Broadcast Minister, has accepted a paper proposing a Freeview DTT model for New Zealand which would be similar to the one used in the UK.
The paper, presented by a group of media companies suggests a jointly run DTT platform. The group calls itself the Freeview group and the members include TVNZ, TV3, Maori Television and Radio New Zealand.
Maharey is reported as saying that the cabinet will begin consultation on the issue next month and a decision should be made on how to go forward in July. With a positive decision development of the DTT service could begin later in the year.
Main source: Digitag
Item added: 1st May 2006
Free-to-air services likely to go ahead
The New Zealand government is expected to give the green light to proposals for a DTT service moulded on the UK's Freeview according to a recent article on Digital Spy.
The proposals are being developed by TVNZ, the countries public broadcaster and is likely to be presented for approval next month. The plan would allow NZ consumers to be able to access a number of free digital terrestrial channels just by purchasing a Set Top Box.
Digital Spy goes on to say that a point of contention is the funding required to establish the new network. This is estimated at £100-200 million. Other terrestrial broadcasters have backed the idea but Sky the dominant satellite service are said to be against the planned free service. If approved the service could be on the air by late 2007 or early 2008.
Source: Digital Spy
Item added: 6th March 2006
Action urged on New Zealand digital
New Zealand's government must make a policy decision on how and when the country's broadcasters move to digital TV delivery, according to a recent item on the Advanced-television.com website. If they don't then they risk the viability of public broadcasting a report prepared for the broadcast minister is said to advise. The web item also indicates that local press reports say that a decision by early 2006 has been recommended.
TVNZ has had the support of all the free-to -air broadcasters in its attempts over the last five years to launch digital services but the government still needs to make some key decisions before this can go ahead. Whether the government will subsidise any of the broadcasters costs is one key point still to be decided. Satellite pay-TV operator Sky New Zealand is already delivering its own DVB-S satellite digital service in New Zealand.
Item added: 12th December 2005
Source: Advanced-Television.com
Free-to-air broadcasters slow on digital TV
An article on the web log Stuff.co.nz laments the slow start for digital television in New Zealand.
Sky has been transmitting DVB-S programmes to NZ since 1998 and has a very healthy audience according to the article.
Various agreements between NZ broadcasters have not yet resulted in any competition to Sky.
To read the complete article click on the following source link.
Source: Stuff
Item added: 11th October 2005
Background
New Zealand has chosen the DVB family of standards for digital TV. At present digital satellite TV is the main area of development and New Zealand television broadcasters have yet to determine when digital terrestrial services will be introduced. Source: ABU Technical Committee, Annual Meeting, 20-23 September 2004.
The information provided comes from many sources and whilst DVB believe it to be correct we cannot guarantee its accuracy.
If you have more up to date information or corrections please send them to dvb@dvb.org
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