TVNZ is reporting that over one million viewers tuned in to it's One News YouTube Election Debate last night.The debate featured Helen Clark and John Key answering questions posted online by New Zealanders using video upload website YouTube.
The One News debate was the first time in the world that a head of government has appeared in an official live televised debate with their challenger answering questions submitted through YouTube.
Head of TVNZ News & Current Affairs Anthony Flannery puts the ratings success of the show partly to the brand new format.
"The incorporation of the YouTube technology helped to create an exciting event," said Flannery.
Official videos of the debate are available at youtube.com/debate.
2 comments:
Thanks for that URL - I missed the debate and was about to scour the web for it.
No problem Madeleine! :)
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