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Companies fined for gambling ads in NZ

The casino industry is well-developed in New Zealand: reports indicate that around 80 per cent of the country’s population engages in this risky entertainment. The local gambling infrastructure and regulations have made this pastime more accessible than ever, conditioning such high popularity. Casinos face stiff competition, so they have to attract new customers by implementing […]

February 22, 2024

Gillham to lead Nielsen’s Pacific Broadcaster & Publisher Team

Nielsen has announced that its Pacific Broadcaster & Publisher Lead, Tony Boyte, will be reducing duties before stepping down in April. Replacing him will be Scott Gillham, who brings more than 20 years of Nielsen experience to the role. Nielsen Pacific Managing Director, Monique Perry, commented: “I would like to thank Tony for his leadership […]

February 16, 2024

New Zealand offers Starlink mobile service

New Zealand telco one.nz is offering clients a new collaboration with SpaceX to provide Starlink satellite to mobile service. Beta testing is available now for emergency messages. “When the service goes live, there will be a Starlink satellite to mobile service for far greater coverage than available now. Whether you’re out on your boat, climbing […]

February 12, 2024By Chris Forrester

Forecast: NZ telco, pay-TV services revenue to remain stagnant

The total telecom and pay-TV services revenue in New Zealand is poised to register a marginal compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.7 per cent between 2023 and 2028, with continued decline in mobile voice service revenue denting the overall growth prospects, despite considerable revenue growth in mobile data and fixed broadband segments, according to […]

January 29, 2024

The Traitors US, NZ and Australia on BBC

Following the conclusion of the second season of the UK version of The Traitors, the BBC has announced that three international versions of the hit reality entertainment show will be available on BBC iPlayer in 2024. The UK version of the show produced by Studio Lambert has been a huge hit with audiences, receiving widespread […]

January 26, 2024

TVNZ adopts AWS Clean Rooms

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, announced that Television New Zealand (TVNZ), New Zealand’s state-owned, commercially funded television broadcaster, is the first media company in Aotearoa to adopt AWS Clean Rooms to transform the way it manages advertising. AWS Clean Rooms is an analytics service that helps companies across industries like […]

November 30, 2023

RMG, Tabcorp sign Australia, NZ partnership

Tabcorp and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) have announced a new partnership to serve audiences in Australia and New Zealand. The five-year term commences on January 1st 2024 The arrangement will see Tabcorp distribute its suite of Sky Racing channels in the territory for tote (pari-mutuel) wagering for RMG’s British and Irish content, as well as […]

November 24, 2023

Forecast: NZ fixed comms service revenue to grow

The total fixed communication services revenue in New Zealand is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.6 per cent from $1.4 billion (€1.3bn) in 2023 to $1.5 billion in 2028, supported by the growth in the fixed broadband segment, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s […]

October 30, 2023

Hayu launching in NZ

Hayu the all-reality SVoD service from NBCUniversal, will launch in New Zealand in October 5th on a full array of devices – mobile, tablet, connected TV, console and web. Targeting fans of the reality genre, Hayu offers over 300 shows and more than 10,000 episodes of popular reality TV content including every single series, season […]

September 29, 2023

ONE Championship on FITE+ in NZ, Pacific

FITE by Triller has announced an exclusive deal to present ONE Championship live events in New Zealand and across select Pacific Islands. The events include all ONE Friday Fights events and all 12 major ONE Fight Nights, providing fans with near-weekly live action from cities across Asia, in English. All the events are included in […]

September 27, 2023