Posted in
Entertainment by
Lee Suckling on October 22nd, 2008
Since 1989, NZ on Air has funded over 15,000 hours of Kiwi television. Everyone has their favourite Shortland Street catfight, What Now skit, and treasured Kiwi film.
Unfortunately, most of this content hasn’t been very accessible after original broadcast – until now. NZ on Screen aims to unlock the treasure chest that is New Zealand television, providing a fully funded, commercial-free resource for archive TV shows, movies, music video and other media.
This online stroke of genius lets you search by title, genre and media type, with the 256 current titles being added to regularly. The NZS.com picks? Check out the comedy duo McPhail and Gadsby, comedy-drama Being Eve and 80′s Yuppie drama Gloss.
Posted in
Politics by
Lee Suckling on October 14th, 2008
We’re just hours away from the first election debate from the leaders of the political parties. Screening tonight on TV1 at 7pm, the televised debate will be made more interesting than ever by truly involving the New Zealand public – and making history at the same time.
Alongside TVNZ, the debate is run by YouTube, and will see questions posted via video on the popular streaming content website, to be responded to by the party leaders in the televised debate.
This enables any New Zealand citizen with a webcam a chance to communicate directly with political leaders in a way never possible before – and voice their questions and concerns at the highest level.
As New Zealand has often been a leader in both political strides and embracing technology, it seems a perfect fit to merge the two together in preparation for the upcoming 2008 election.
Go to the YouTube debate channel to post your questions now.
Image from Flickr.
Posted in
Entertainment,
Resources by
Greta Simpson on July 18th, 2007
Try not to get sucked into the TV trap, but make sure you check out TVNZ’s television download service. If you miss an episode of your favourite series or want to enjoy a programme for the second time, then this may be for you. They’ve even included some classic moments from the archives of New Zealand television, alongside popular current shows from TV One and TV2 (my picks are the satirical Facelift and Eating Media Lunch).
And if all those hours of watching TV have whittled away your brainpower, don’t fret – it’s simple to use!
You can download programmes onto your computer to watch at your leisure through Windows Media Player, or you can view them straight away on your computer via the streaming option. All you need to do is purchase a licence to watch each show; it’s a steal at just $2.00 a pop. This fee allows you to watch the show as many times as you want for a period of seven days.
There’s great potential here for all screened television programmes to be available at any hour of the day. For now, it’s mainly New Zealand talent that’s showcased, but there are more programmes lined up for release online soon. Ondemand is a great initiative from our state broadcaster: cheers TVNZ!
