New Zealand - Broadcasting - FTA, Pay TV, Digital TV and Radio - Statistics & Overview - 2011

Synopsis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the FTA, Pay TV and Digital TV markets in New Zealand including statistics and forecasts. IPTV, Digital Media and Mobile TV are covered in a separate report: New Zealand - Digital Economy & Digital Media.

Companies mentioned

Companies mentioned in this report include – Sky, Telecom, Vodafone, Prime Television, MediaWorks, TVNZ, TiVo, Kordia, TVWorks, New Zealand Racing Board, Radio New Zealand, Freeview.

This report was archived in early 2012 and will not be updated further - the new separate report: New Zealand - Broadcasting - FTA, Pay TV, Digital TV and Radio - Statistics & Overview - 2012 available from www.budde.com.au has more up to date information.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Broadcasting market
  • 2.1 Overview
• 3. Free-to-air TV
  • 3.1 Television New Zealand (TVNZ)
    • 3.1.1 Company overview
    • 3.1.2 Channels overview
    • 3.1.3 TVNC Charter funding ceases in 2012
    • 3.1.4 TVNZ 7 to cease in 2012
    • 3.1.5 Multi-platform strategy
    • 3.1.6 Internet TV presence
    • 3.1.7 Market and financial statistics
  • 3.2 MediaWorks NZ
    • 3.2.1 TVWorks – TV3 and Four
    • 3.2.2 RadioWorks
  • 3.3 Prime Television New Zealand
  • 3.4 New Zealand Racing Board
    • 3.4.1 Overview
    • 3.4.2 Trackside
    • 3.4.3 TAB TV
• 4. Digital FTA TV
  • 4.1 Freeview
    • 4.1.1 Overview
    • 4.1.2 Technology
  • 4.2 Digital TV changeover
    • 4.2.1 Overview
    • 4.2.2 Freeview frequency changes
    • 4.2.3 Digital Terrestrial Television (DTVT) extension
• 5. Pay and cable TV (digital)
  • 5.1 Market overview
  • 5.2 SKY Network Television
    • 5.2.1 Company overview
    • 5.2.2 Satellite coverage
    • 5.2.3 MovieLink, SKY DMX Music and Fatso
    • 5.2.4 iSky
    • 5.2.5 SKY subscriber statistics and annual revenue
    • 5.2.6 Brief company timeline – 1990 - 2011
  • 5.3 TelstraClear (separate report)
• 6. IPTV
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 TiVo
• 7. Other digital TV providers
  • 7.1 Fairfax enters the digital TV market
• 8. Digital radio
  • 8.1 Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
  • 8.2 Digital radio trials
    • 8.2.1 Background information
    • 8.2.2 Kordia
• 9. Related reports

• Table 1 – Broadcasting statistics overview – FTA TV – 2011
• Table 2 – TVNZ financial overview – 2007 - 2011
• Table 3 – Freeview subscribers – 2008 - 2010
• Table 4 – Percentage of digital TV households by region –- 2011
• Table 5 – Digital TV breakup by service provider/technology –- 2011
• Table 6 – Pay TV broadcasting statistics – 2008 - 2011
• Table 7 – SKY Network Television Ltd broadcasting, financial overview and ARPU – 2008 - 2011
• Table 8 – SKY Network Television total UHF, DBS & other subscribers – 1993 - 2012
• Table 9 – SKY Network Television average monthly ARPU (historic) – 2005 - 2008
• Table 10 – SKY Network Television revenue & annual change – 1997 - 2012

• Chart 1 – Sky financial overview – 2007 - 2011

• Exhibit 1 – Television New Zealand (TVNZ) at a glance – 2011
• Exhibit 2 – Television and Radio available as Freeview services – 2010
• Exhibit 3 – Digital TV conversion from analogue – shutdown by region – 2012 - 2013
• Exhibit 4 – SKY Network Television Ltd at a glance – 2011
• Exhibit 5 – SKY Network Television – brief company history – 1990 - 2011
• Exhibit 6 – ALT TV (historic) – brief company history – 2005 - 2009