The Bottom story under the Samoa Tsunami Coverage, as bout how 1000's of people will miss out if Maori TV wins the rights to Broadcast the Rugby World Cup in NZ in a couple of years:
The two issues I find interesting in this Article are: Public Money backing Maori TV - and from Early Signs they are well ahead. - Is public funding a bad idea, C-SPAN, BBC, and other similar models are examples of great networks that are part of wholly publicially funded: There are good models TVNZ not being one of them: TVNZ is great dont get me wrong: Its just that when the Government wanted to start to throw its wait around and regulate the telecommunications industry a lose a great deal of money: They should have just regulated their own neck of the woods, Regulating TVNZ, getting rid of NZ on AIR, and merging it all into one with Kordia:
TVNZ would become one the Regulator which it seems to do best, and a smaller seperate network, tv one and tv two: Which would still bid through tvnz with all other networks.
TVNZ though would take on the roles as Netowk Provider, and Regulator through NZ on AIR, and Networks Company Kordia.
The other issue is they say that Maori TV is only available to only 85 %:
This shouldnt matter too much and has only been pointed out by NZ Herald, that this would just be a challenge more than a problem:
It will be a Government Problem anyway, is they move to switch off the old analogue network and moving onto the new digital platform which will consist of all viewers having to purchase SKY Digital, Free View, then soon Tivo: - The change is due soon, so it wont be an issue as Maori TV is available on all Digital Networks.
As for public money it is probably well spent as you will have good ratings etc: And it is good exposure for the Network: Rugby is quite intertwined in Maori culture and would be a common sport for much of Maori and those Views that would watch items from Maori Television.
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Good blog. I think Maori TV having the host rights would be awesome. My family love the coverage of the NZ Breakers, which is on MTV.
ReplyDeleteMy personal view is that Kordia is another Telecom waiting to be built up on public funds and sold off. When the Digital Switch Over (DSO) happens, the biggest winner will be SkyTV, an Ozzie company, flooding us with more US shows, repeated movies and ads. Maori TV has an uncertain future (ferquency issues), TVNZ can't afford a lot of spectrum coverage so it seems more like a Big Rip Off (BRO).
Time will tell.
Maori TV have wicked shows. I bet Homai Te Pakipaki dominated Friday, while SkyTV Pay Per View would've held Saturday night. Viewing patterns are changing - why is the Govt and industry not????