Digital TV News: TVNZ

TiVo comes to New Zealand!
Mar 26, 2009 – Hybrid Television Services, the exclusive licensee of TiVo® products in Australia and New Zealand, has revealed its plans for the launch of TiVo in New Zealand by Christmas this year.
News categories: TiVo, Digital TV, DVR, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

New Zealand digital TV penetration now at 55%
Nov 20, 2008 – NZ On Air has released a report that studies developments in digital broadcasting. As at October 2008, New Zealand's digital penetration (including Sky) stood at 55%, suggesting that the target of 75% penetration by 2012 can be reached.
News categories: NZ On Air, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Terrestrial

New Zealand - Freeview Take-Up Tracking Strongly
Jul 11, 2008 – Freeview continues to prove attractive to New Zealanders. At the end of June 2008 123,903 receivers had been sold. That equates to 7.8% of New Zealand homes having access to the service, or 300,000 Kiwis.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Freeview|HD Launches in New Zealand with S&T MHEG-5 Technology
Apr 14, 2008 – Strategy & Technology (S&T) has extended its relationship with Freeview New Zealand. S&T's MHEG-5 interactive playout technology has been exclusively deployed for the launch of the new DTT/HD version of the service Freeview|HD™.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Freeview, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

New Zealand - Freeview Eclipses 100,000 Milestone
Apr 14, 2008 – Freeview, the free-to-air digital television and radio platform, has announced that more than 100,000 Freeview capable receivers have been purchased.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

New Zealand - Process for analogue switch-off to digital TV
Nov 29, 2007 – Broadcasting Minister Trevor Mallard today outlined the process for managing New Zealand's complete switch from analogue to digital television.
News categories: New Zealand Ministry for Culture & Heritage, Cabinet Paper, Digital TV, New Zealand, Terrestrial, TV Services

TVNZ To Go HDTV For Beijing Olympics
Sep 28, 2007 – TVNZ will introduce High Definition TV on the Freeview Digital Terrestrial platform (DTT), which is timed to go live during the first half of next year.
News categories: TVNZ, Freeview NZ, ATSC 3, Digital TV, New Zealand, Terrestrial

New Zealand - Freeview achieves strong household take-up
Aug 13, 2007 – A mere three months after Freeview ushered in a new era in New Zealand broadcasting, take-up figures for the period clearly show New Zealanders are embracing all that free-to-air digital broadcasting provides.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Zinwell Licenses Highgate MHEG-5 Solution
Jul 31, 2007 – Highgate has announced that Zinwell has licensed its MHEG-5 (v1.06) solution for deployment across its range of MPEG-2 SD STB and iDTV module solutions
News categories: Highgate, Zinwell, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial