TVNZ
Television New Zealand,
more commonly referred to as TVNZ, is a New Zealand state-owned media company and Crown entity. The company operates a television network, streaming service, and news service that is available throughout New Zealand and parts of the Pacific region. All of its currently-operating channels are free-to-air and funded through advertising.
TVNZ was established in February 1980 following the merger of the two government-owned television networks, Television One and South Pacific Television, under a single administration. It was the sole television broadcaster in New Zealand until November 1989 when private channel TV3 was launched.
TVNZ operates playout services from its Auckland studio via Kordia's fibre and microwave network for TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2 and TVNZ Duke, with new media video services via the American-owned Brightcove which is streamed on the Akamai RTMP/HLS DNS based caching network, as TVNZ+. Its former channels include TVNZ Kidzone, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U, TVNZ 7, TVNZ 6, and TVNZ Sport Extra.
TVNZ is commercially supported and receives no direct government subsidies. Under the Television New Zealand Act, the broadcaster is legislatively required to "maintain its commercial performance" while providing "high-quality content" which "encompasses both New Zealand and international content and reflects Māori perspectives."
There has been reoccurring debate about TVNZ's role and whether it should be treated as a public-service broadcaster or a fully commercial network. The broadcaster currently operates as a wholly commercial business.
History
| Ownership | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | Sky 17 | Sky 46 | |
| Separate | 1960 | NZBC TV | rowspan="6" | rowspan="7" | rowspan="19" | rowspan="19" | rowspan="13" | rowspan="16" | rowspan="18" | rowspan="6" | rowspan="8" | rowspan="9" | |
| Separate | 1975 | TV One | TV2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Separate | 1976 | TV One | South Pacific Television | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 1980 | TV One | TV2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 1989 | TV One | Channel 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 1995 | TV One | TV2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2007 | TV One | TV2 | TVNZ 6 | TVNZ Sport Extra | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2008 | TV One | TV2 | TVNZ 6 | TVNZ Sport Extra | TVNZ 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2010 | TV One | TV2 | TVNZ 6 | rowspan="50" | TVNZ 7 | TVNZ Heartland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2011 | TV One | TV2 | U | TVNZ Kidzone24 | TVNZ 7 | TVNZ Heartland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2012 | TV One | TV2 | U | TVNZ Kidzone24 | TV One Plus 1 | TVNZ Heartland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2013 | TV One | TV2 | TV One Plus 1 | TVNZ Kidzone24 | TV2+1 | TVNZ Heartland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2014 | TV One | TV2 | TV One Plus 1 | TVNZ Kidzone24 | TV2+1 | TVNZ Heartland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2015 | TV One | TV2 | TV One Plus 1 | TVNZ Kidzone24 | TV2+1 | TVNZ Pop-up | rowspan="50" | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2016 | TV One | TV2 | TV One Plus 1 | Duke | TV2+1 | rowspan="50" | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2016 | TVNZ 1 | TVNZ 2 | TVNZ 1+1 | TVNZ 2+1 | TVNZ Duke | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2018 | TVNZ 1 | TVNZ 2 | TVNZ 1+1 | TVNZ 2+1 | TVNZ Duke | TVNZ Games Extra | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2018 | TVNZ 1 | TVNZ 2 | TVNZ 1+1 | TVNZ 2+1 | TVNZ Duke | rowspan="3" | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2020 | TVNZ 1 | TVNZ 2 | TVNZ 1+1 | TVNZ 2+1 | TVNZ Duke | TVNZ Duke+1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TVNZ | 2022 | TVNZ 1 | TVNZ 2 | TVNZ Duke | TVNZ 2+1 | TVNZ 1+1 | TVNZ Duke+1 | - | - | - | - | ||
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