New Zealand Digital TV News

New Zealand confirms digital switchover dates
Jun 10, 2011 – The final dates for New Zealand television going digital have been announced by New Zealand's Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman. The switchover will occur in four stages.
News categories: Going Digital, Digital TV, New Zealand, Terrestrial

Asia Pacific to add 400 million digital TV homes
Jun 6, 2011 – Asia Pacific is undergoing a digital TV boom that will see penetration increase from 29% in 2010 to 73% in 2016 - or up by nearly 400 million homes, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, Asia, Australia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Subscribers, Taiwan, Terrestrial, Thailand, Vietnam

New Zealand to expand Freeview|HD coverage
Mar 27, 2011 – New Zealand's Broadcasting Minister has announced that Freeview|HD will be available to an extra 160,000 homes as it extends the DTT service to Whangarei, Rotorua, Gisborne, Taupo, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Wairarapa, Nelson, Timaru and Invercargill.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Content Distribution, New Zealand, Terrestrial

Freeview NZ Records Biggest Sales Month Since Launch
Feb 14, 2011 – The popularity of New Zealand's free-to-air digital television and radio service, Freeview, continues to increase following the biggest month of Freeview sales since the company began in 2007.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

New Zealand's SKY Television confirms ISP partners for new online TV service, iSKY
Sep 29, 2010 – New Zealand's SKY Television has confirmed that it has partnered with Vodafone, Orcon, Slingshot, Woosh, Xnet and Farmside to create un-metered broadband plans for its new online TV service, iSKY.
News categories: SKY Television, iSKY, Digital TV, New Zealand, Streaming

TelstraClear T-Box launched in New Zealand
Sep 24, 2010 – The T-Box, TelstraClear's Personal Video Recorder and IPTV-enabled set top box, has launched in New Zealand. The box is available to InHome customers on TelstraClear's HFC networks in Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch.
News categories: TelstraClear, Cable TV, DVR, New Zealand, Set Top Box

New Zealand switchover to digital television by 2013
Sep 16, 2010 – The New Zealand government has announced that the country will complete the switch to digital television by November 2013. Digital switchover will be phased starting with Hawke's Bay and the West Coast in September 2012.
News categories: Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Digital TV, New Zealand, Terrestrial

More than a quarter of New Zealand homes now have Freeview
Aug 23, 2010 – Growth of New Zealand's free-to-air digital broadcasting platform, Freeview, continues to track upwards, with figures showing that as of 30th June, 2010, it is now being enjoyed by viewers in more than a quarter of New Zealand homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Asia Pacific TV market achieves twin milestones
Jul 7, 2010 – According to the latest figures from Informa Telecoms & Media, the Asia Pacific TV sector passed two significant milestones last month, with the region now exceeding 150 million digital TV homes while, at the same time, surpassing 10 million IPTV households.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Australia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Philippines, Satellite, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam