Television New Zealand
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| Type | Broadcast television |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Availability | Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands |
| Founded | 1980; 37 years ago |
| Slogan | Our Nation, Our Voice |
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| Owner | Government of New Zealand |
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Key people
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Kevin Kenrick (CEO) |
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Former TV stations
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Official website
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TVNZ.co.nz |
Television New Zealand, Limited (Māori: Te Reo Tātaki o Aotearoa), more commonly referred to as TVNZ, is a government-owned national broadcaster broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific region. Although the network identifies as a national, part-public broadcaster, it is fully commercially funded, and was competition free until November 1989 when private channel TV3 was launched. This began the battle for ratings with the only real rival MediaWorks New Zealand, which currently operates channels TV3, Bravo, and The Edge TV. However, the company still maintains a number of transmission advantages due to their long standing relationship with the state-owned sister company Kordia.
TVNZ operates playout services from its Auckland studio via Kordia's fibre and microwave network for TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2 and TVNZ Duke with new media video services via the US owned Brightcove which is streamed on the US owned Akamai /HLS DNS based caching network. Its former channels include TVNZ Kidzone (closed 30 April 2016), TVNZ Heartland (closed 31 May 2015), TVNZ U (closed August 2013), TVNZ 7 (closed June 2012), TVNZ 6 (closed 2011), and TVNZ Sport Extra (closed 2009, but a re-launch is possible).
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