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Public broadcasting in New Zealand has undergone many changes since radio broadcasts first commenced in the 1920s. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to...
Radio The first radio station, Radio Dunedin, began broadcasting in 1921, but it was only in 1925 that the Radio Broadcasting Company (RBC) began broadcasts throughout New Zealand. In 1932, its assets were acquired by the government, which established the New Zealand Broadcasting Board (NZBB). This would later be replaced by the National Broadcasting Service (NBS) and the National Commercial Broadcasting Service (NCBS). 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
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In the 1950s, these merged to become the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (NZBS), a government department. In 1962, this gave way to the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC), an independent public body modelled on the BBC in the UK. // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning...
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Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ...
Television Television was first introduced in New Zealand in 1960. The annual television licence fee was NZ£4. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
A television licence is an official licence required in some countries for all owners of a television receiver. ...
Initially, programming was done on a regional basis, with different services broadcasting from the main cities, AKTV2 in Auckland, being the first, followed by WNTV1 in Wellington and CHTV3 in Christchurch in 1961, and finally DNTV2 in Dunedin in 1962. Today, however, all programming and scheduling on the main channels is now done in Auckland. Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...
Alternative meanings at Wellington (disambiguation) A view of Wellington from the top of Mount Victoria. ...
For other uses, see Christchurch (disambiguation). ...
1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Alternative meanings at Dunedin (disambiguation) Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, located in coastal Otago. ...
1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
It was not until 1969 that the NZBC's first live network news bulletin was broadcast. In 1973, NZBC TV was networked nationwide, and colour television was introduced, although some of the Commonwealth Games events in Christchurch the following year were shown in black and white. New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation logo 1962 File links The following pages link to this file: Public broadcasting in New Zealand ...
New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation logo 1962 File links The following pages link to this file: Public broadcasting in New Zealand ...
1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...
1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...
The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. ...
See also: 1973 in sports, other events of 1974, 1975 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty IROC Championship - inaugural year won by Mark Donohue Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Bobby Unser...
The NZBC had asked the government for the approval of a second TV channel as early as 1964, but this was rejected as the government considered increasing coverage of the existing TV service to be of greater prority. By 1971, however, two proposals for a second channel were under consideration: that of the NZBC for a non-commercial service; and a separate commercial channel to be operated by an Independent Television Corporation. 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
Although the Broadcasting Authority had favoured the Independent Television bid, the incoming Labour government favoured the NZBC's application and awarded it the licence without any formal hearings beforehand. (Eventually, Independent Television was awarded NZ$50 000 in compensation.) The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ...
Reorganisation The introduction of a second TV channel in 1975, also saw the reorganisation of broadcasting in New Zealand. The NZBC was dissolved in April of that year, with the two television channels, Television One and TV2, run separately from one another, and Radio New Zealand (RNZ) taking over responsibility for radio broadcasting. The NZBC Symphony Orchestra was to be known simply as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. TV2 was renamed South Pacific Television in 1976. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
Radio New Zealand is New Zealands public service radio broadcaster. ...
South Pacific Television logo, 1976 South Pacific Television was a television channel in New Zealand, which operated between 1976 and 1980. ...
1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In 1978, the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ) was established, and in 1980, TV One and South Pacific (known once again as TV2) were merged into a single organisation, Television New Zealand (TVNZ). 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
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Current TVNZ logo A former TVNZ logo from the late 1990s A former TVNZ logo from the late 1980s and early 1990s Television New Zealand (TVNZ) is the main broadcaster of television in New Zealand, established in 1980 through the merger of Television One and TV2 (formerly...
In 1988, following major economic reforms to the state sector, the BCNZ was dissolved. TVNZ and RNZ became separate 'State-Owned Enterprises' (SOEs)which would have to compete commercially and return dividends to the Crown. In 1989, a new government agency, called the Broadcasting Commission or New Zealand on Air (NZOA), took over responsibility for the television licence fee [now called the broadcasting fee] which was distributed on a contestable basis to programme makers, This was to ensure a minimum level of local content in the increasingly commercialised television sector. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Although TVNZ had to compete with its commercial rivals through the 1990s, it maintained a dominant market position and paid a significant amount of its profits to the Crown in dividends. By 1998-1999, the National Party-led coalition was moving to privatise TVNZ and announced that the broadcasting fee would be discontinued. However, the 1999 election saw a Labour Party-led coalition gain office. Over its next two terms, attempts were made to reintroduce public service functions to the sector.
In 2003, TVNZ was restructured as a Crown-Owned Company with a public service Charter. The Charter receives a small amount of government subsidy, but TVNZ remains predominantly dependent on commercial revenue and is obliged to continue paying dividends to the Crown. It can apply to NZ On Air (funded directly from the government since 2000) for support in local content initiatives. In 2004, the Maori Television Service was established to promote Maori language and culture. MTS is funded partly through direct government funding and partly through commercial advertising, but is eligible for contestable programming funds from Te Mangai Paho [the Maori broadcasting commission].
Commercialisation Although RNZ's services continued to be funded by the broadcasting fee, TVNZ now increasingly depended on advertising, and ratings battles with the new television station TV3. Rather than being used to fund TVNZ, the broadcasting fee was used for local content productions on a contestable basis. Current TV3 logo. ...
Since the 1970s, the licence fee had been capped at NZ$100 a year, and was not allowed to increase with inflation. In real terms, this meant that public funding of broadcasting in New Zealand was greatly reduced by the time the broadcasting fee was finally abolished in 1999. This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...
1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Other free-to-air commercial television operators now include CanWest's TV3 and C4 and Prime TV. Sky TV remains the predominant pay-TV operator.
External links - New Zealand on Air
- Friends of Public Broadcasting
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