2000s: TV Trivia
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2000 The licence fee is abolished.
2001 TV ONE & TV2 transmitted on Sky TV's
digital platform
TVNZ runs uninterrupted coverage of September 11 terrorism attacks
for 36 hours
Reality police show, Motorway Patrol debuts
TVNZ launches
www.nzoom.com
2002 NZ Television Archive opens in Lower
Hutt
Reality TV police show, Police 10-7 debuts presented by retired
Detective Inspector, Graham Bell
2003 The TVNZ charter comes into effect. For
the previous 14 years, TVNZ had operated as a State Owned
Enterprise with a purely commercial focus.
The TVNZ Bill split the TVNZ Group into a television company (TVNZ)
and a new transmission company (Transmission Holdings Limited) from
31st December 2003. The legislation requires TVNZ to balance
its commercial performance with a set of public broadcasting
objectives, set out in the Charter.
TVNZ's advertising revenue passes $300 million for the first
time
Bill Ralston becomes TVNZ's Head of News & Current Affairs
(July).
Jim Mora presents new feel-good show Mucking-In.
Sports Café moves from Sky TV to TV2
2004 Maori television begins broadcasting.
Funded by the New Zealand Government, the station launches
March 28.
TV2's kids show Studio 2 debuts (March)
Tamati Coffey gets his first job in television as a presenter on
What Now
2005 TVNZ launches Dancing With The Stars, hosted
by former children's TV presenter Jason Gunn and professional
dancer Candy Lane.
Outrageous Fortune begins on TV3.
TV3 wins the rights to screen the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Judy Bailey leaves TVNZ after presenting the news for 18
years
Paul Holmes leaves TVNZ for a new rival current affairs show on
Prime.
Debut of Attitude, a series that profiles the issues and interests
of people living with a disability with a strong thread of advocacy
journalism
2006 SKY TV buys Prime TV from Australia's Channel
9.
TVNZ screens coverage of the Commonwealth Games from
Melbourne.
Simon Dallow & Wendy Petrie begin co-presenting ONE News at 6pm
in January.
After two decades on radio Andrew Saville joins TVNZ as a sport
reporter/presenter.
2007 The International Olympic Committee awards
the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2012 Summer Games in
London to Prime/Sky.
TVNZ launches a new Ondemand service for catch-up television on
March 20.
Freeview, a non-profit organisation providing free-to-air digital
television and digital radio to New Zealand starts on May 2. The
organisation is a joint venture between TVNZ, MediaWorks (owners of
TV3 and C4), Maori Television, and Radio New Zealand
TVNZ 6 is launched on the new Freeview platform on September
30.
A storyline about a mystery serial killer helps boost ratings for
Shortland Street to one of its highest ever.
Bill Ralston resigns from TVNZ as head of News & Current
Affairs (Jan).
Australian newsman Anthony Flannery takes over from Ralston as head
of News & Current Affairs in May.
Former Silver Fern, Jenny May Coffin starts working for TV ONE
Sport.
2008 TVNZ starts a new news and information
channel, TVNZ 7, on Freeview on March 30.
The 2008 Olympics from Beijing are screened on TVNZ.
In August
http://tvnz.co.nz launches award winning Beijing
Olympics site and four separate live streams during the event - a
first for NZ.
http://tvnz.co.nz
relaunches news platform in December.
2009 The new National government announces it will
look to scrap the TVNZ charter.
Paul Holmes returns to TVNZ as co-interviewer with Guyon Espiner on
TV ONE's award winning political show Q+A (March).
http://tvnz.co.nz
launches entertainment platform in May.
TVNZ 6 & TVNZ 7 are added to the Sky platform (July)
TVNZ News and Current Affairs wins 11 of the 12 Qantas Awards in
the news section.
http://tvnz.co.nz
launches iphone application - considered one of the best iphone
apps in the world.
Go Girls series is launched on TV2.
2010 NZ series of The Apprentice debuts fronted
by controversial Wellington property developer, Terry Serepisos and
won by contestant Thomas Ben.
Inaugural series of Masterchef NZ debuts with Christchurch
schoolteacher, Brett McGregor taking the first title.
TVNZ commission second series of Masterchef NZ after a successful
first series and outstanding ratings.
Alison Mau joins a revamped Fair Go to co-present with Kevin Milne
and Gordon Harcourt.
TVNZ & Sony partner to put TVNZ ondemand on PS3 - the first
commercial television broadcaster in the world to be on the
PS3.
TVNZ launches a new channel on Sky TV's pay platform that will
feature 100% local content called Heartland.
Go Girls gets recommissioned for a third series.
SOURCES:
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data
provided.
The information has been sourced from the following places:
http://tvnz.co.nz
http://nzonscreen.com
http://nzhistory.net.nz
http://www.teara.govt.nz
http://wikipedia.org
TVNZ Archive
Radio & TV Broadcasters' Club
NZ Television - The first 25 Years (Robert Boyd-Bell)
TVNZ Corporate Publication 2005 'A successful past, an exciting
future'
Cost comparisons done by Reserve Bank's NZ Inflation
Calculator
http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/statistics/0135595.html
