Digital TV News: Freeview NZ

New Zealand - Freeview On A Roll after Successful 2007
Jan 24, 2008 – Freeview take-up figures continue to climb steadily upwards, a mere eight months since the launch of free-to-air digital television and radio in New Zealand. The total number of households reached is an estimated 78,700 or 5% of all homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite

New Zealand Freeview going strong
Nov 15, 2007 – Latest sales figures show more than 21,000 digital satellite receivers have been purchased in the last three months. This takes the total number of households reached to an estimated 62,000, or nearly 4% of all homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box

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

New Zealand Freeview launches with MHEG-5 Technology from S&T
Jun 19, 2007 – Strategy & Technology (S&T), specialists in interactive TV playout systems and MHEG-5 middleware, is pleased to confirm the successful launch of its EPG application on the new Freeview digital satellite service in New Zealand.
News categories: S&T, Freeview NZ, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, New Zealand, Satellite, TV Services

New Zealand - Free digital TV breaks Sky monopoly
May 2, 2007 – Sky Television's monopoly on digital broadcasting in New Zealand has finally been broken with the launch of a new service, Freeview.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, New Zealand, Satellite

New Zealand - Set-top box firms launch price war for Freeview
Apr 28, 2007 – Consumers dipping their toes in the world of digital free-to-air TV will need to stump up anything from $160 to $650 depending on whether they buy an official Freeview set-top box and need to have a satellite dish installed.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial