NZ TV news ratings for 2 November 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Monday November 2, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 58,080 / ASB Business - 12,210
Breakfast - 170,390 / Sunrise - 23,110
One News Midday - 108,440 / 3 News at 12 - 14,830
One News - 627,870 / 3 News - 361,020
Close Up - 539,320 / Campbell Live - 199,880
Tonight - 249,030 / Nightline - 136,800

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Carolyn Robinson hosting Campbell Live

Here is a shot of Carolyn Robinson hosting tonight's edition of Campbell Live.

New look Sunrise video

DanNews put together this great recap of the new-look Sunrise:



I thought the new look for TV3's Sunrise was really good - a huge improvement and very refreshing.

The more I see that logo, the more it is growing on me; and the new music seems perfect for morning television! The news ticker across the bottom of the screen also looks a lot better.

Well done guys!

Sneak peak at the new Sunrise look

Sunrise's new logo revealed

The new logo for TV3 morning show Sunrise has been revealed, and it is already receiving mixed reviews.

One Facebook user writes: "There's no colour hear. [sic] I don't find it engaging or representative of the character of the show. I think it looks a bit old fashioned."

I am not so sure about it either, but I think perhaps I will reserve judgement until I see it motion with the new music.

Sunrise will launch a new look on Monday, featuring a new studio backdrop, new theme music and new on-screen graphics to go with this new logo. Look out for the television promos over the weekend.

Sacha McNeil gives birth to a girl

Sunrise and 3 News presenter Sacha McNeil has given birth to a baby girl this afternoon.

The new baby has been named Isla and was 6 pound 10.

Congratulations to Sacha and family!

New look coming for Sunrise

From next Monday TV3's Sunrise will re-launch with a brand new look.

The changes are said to give the show a very different look, and will include new on-screen graphics, new music and a new logo.

The presenter line-up will be remaining the same, and it is unlikely that the set will change - perhaps just the graphics on the back screen.

Look out for exciting new promos over the weekend!

Michael Jackson memorial live on both TV One and TV3

New Zealanders will have their choice this Wednesday morning, with both TV One and TV3 planning to provide live coverage of Michael Jackson's memorial service from 5.00am.

TVNZ's broadcast of the Los Angeles memorial will be hosted by Breakfast presenters Ali Mau and Paul Henry, and will run through until 9.00am. TV3's will likely be introduced by Sunrise hosts Carly Flynn and Oliver Driver. Although one does hope the networks will not have "hosts" speaking too much throughout the service.

E! Entertainment Channel will also provide live coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial on Sky channel 11.

The service will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angles, and 11,000 free tickets were given out to fans. A further 6,500 tickets were available for fans watch the service live on the big screen across the road at the Nokia Theatre.

Jackson family spokesperson Ken Sunshine said that "everything about the memorial has to do with accommodating as many fans as possible. It is all about the fans."

Stay 2degrees

NZ TV news ratings for 3 July 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Friday July 3, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 43,580 / ASB Business - 10,290
Breakfast - 121,830 / Sunrise - 27,610
One News Midday - 135,260 / 3 News at 12 - 17,370
One News - 630,960 / 3 News - 468,600
Close Up - 489,240 / Campbell Live - 266,000
Tonight - 199,430 / Nightline - 191,690

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Rhys Darby to front 2degrees ad campaign

Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby will front the advertising campaign for new mobile phone network 2degrees.

The 2degrees advertisements will begin screening across all TV channels from this Sunday evening, and will initially focus on the "personality and values" of the brand. Specific product information will be revealed in the ads as they move closer to the August launch date.

2degrees staff were given a special preview of the television ads on Thursday night, but so far nothing further than the Flight of the Conchords star's involvement has been revealed about the ad campaign.

"Expect the unexpected. We're not going to win any customers by doing what the competition do in any sense of the marketing mix," said 2degrees marketing manager Larrie Moore.

2degrees will sell mobile phones in supermarkets

When New Zealand's third mobile phone network launches next month it will be seen available in more places than you may have expected.

2degrees have undertaken a major retail deal that will see their phones and SIM cards for sale in supermarkets that include Foodtown, Woolworths and Countdown, as well as the petrol station BP.

"We just want to make it simple for people to purchase 2degrees products and services whenever they want to and wherever they are," said company sales and marketing officer Larrie Moore.

The SIM cards will be available for purchase at around 3000 retail outlets in New Zealand, while 400 will be selling the phones. Usual players Noel Leeming, Bond+Bond, Dick Smith and Warehouse Stationery will be selling the 2degrees brand alongside the new supermarket players.

Industry analysts are saying that this retail deal shows 2degrees' positioning as a major player in the mobile phone market.

Winston Peters to appear on tomorrow's Q+A

Winston Peters has committed to an appearance on TVNZ political show Q+A tomorrow morning.

This will be the NZ First leaders first public appearance since his defeat on the 2008 election night.

Q+A screens at 9.00am Sunday morning on TV One and is hosted by Paul Holmes, Therese Arseneau, and Guyon Espiner.

Sacha McNeil leaves Sunrise

It was newsreader Sacha McNeil's last day on Sunrise this morning, as she begins her maternity leave.

The show ended with a farewell to Sacha, who has been with the show since it's beginning. Flowers were presented and farewell messages from viewers were also read out by the team - who all seemed rather emotional! A huge basket of toys was also gifted to Sacha by Farmers.

Ingrid Hipkiss will takeover the newsreading position from Monday.

TV3's Nightline is number one late news

The latest audience share figures show that TV3's Nightline has become the number one late night news show by beating rival Tonight in the total share amount.

Nightline received a 22% share in the 5+ results for June, and TVNZ's Tonight received a 21.5% share. These results reflect the overall television audience.

"This is an outstanding result for Nightline, and is a credit to a production team which understands the ideal mix of stories for a late night news programme," said TV3 Director of News and Current Affairs, Mark Jennings.

"Although it's a great result to win the 5+ audience, key demographics mean more to us such as our target 18-49 year old audience where Nightline dominates even further with a 48% margin - 24% compared to Tonight's 16.2%."

Nightline also won in TV One's own target demographic audience of 25-54 year-olds. Nightline received a 23.7% share of this audience while Tonight only managed a 19% share.

NZ TV ratings for 2 July 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Thursday July 2, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 38,490 / ASB Business - 10,550
Breakfast - 125,950 / Sunrise - 31,420
One News Midday - 122,910 / 3 News at 12 - 44,050
One News - 693,310 / 3 News - 532,660
Close Up - 539,840 / Campbell Live - 223,570
Tonight - 178,020 / Nightline - 256,450

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Friday Flashback: Wendy Petrie's 3 News update

NZ TV news ratings for 1 July 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Wednesday July 1, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 47,520 / ASB Business - 10,790
Breakfast - 146,060 / Sunrise - 32,780
One News Midday - 138,360 / 3 News at 12 - 19,440
One News - 687,330 / 3 News - 475,300
Close Up - 561,930 / Campbell Live - 256,560
Tonight - 230,190 / Nightline - 116,410

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

NZ TV news ratings for 29 June 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Monday June 26, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 42,830 / ASB Business - 14,820
Breakfast - 136,680 / Sunrise - 25,160
One News Midday - 161,260 / 3 News at 12 - 43,860
One News - 785,160 / 3 News - 572,340
Close Up - 566,060 / Campbell Live - 313,130
Tonight - 163,880 / Nightline - 159,460

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Michael Jackson re-enters the Official NZ Top 40

Michael Jackson's death has turned out to be the career revival the King of Pop was after.

Sales of his albums and singles have soared this week, seeing numerous entries for Michael Jackson in the Official New Zealand Music Chart.

The official New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart this week includes the following entries:
16. Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
18. Thriller - Michael Jackson
25. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
29. Black Or White - Michael Jackson
31. The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
35. Beat It - Michael Jackson

The official New Zealand Top 40 Album Chart this week includes the following entries:
9. The Essential Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson
13. Thriller: 25th Anniversay Edition - Michael Jackson
21. King Of Pop: New Zealand Collection - Michael Jackson
38. Number Ones - Michael Jackson

The Top 10 Music DVD's this week also include:
1. History: History on Film - Michael Jackson
4. Number Ones - Michael Jackson
5. Live in Bucharest - Michael Jackson

Ingrid Hipkiss joins the Sunrise team

From Monday July 6, Ingrid Hipkiss will officially join the Sunrise team as the news presenter, replacing Sacha McNeil who goes on maternity leave this Friday.

Ingrid Hipkiss was a 3 News political reporter until 2007 when she left to have a baby of her own. She has also been a back-up presenter for Sunrise, 3 News, and Nightline in recent weeks.

"I'm really looking forward to the challenge of presenting with the Sunrise team," says Hipkiss. "I've always been a fan of the show - it's great to start the day with a mix of information and entertainment, and it'll be fun being part of the team making it happen."

Hipkiss will also replace Sacha McNeil as the presenter of 3 News at 12.

Will Michael Jackson return to the NZ Top 40?

The recent death of Michael Jackson has seen a sudden surge in his popularity, which leaves us wondering whether or not we will see his music return to the official New Zealand charts.

Record stores around the country were reportedly selling out of Michael Jackson albums and merchandise over the weekend, and fans were also downloading like crazy from online music stores.

Jackson's singles "Man In the Mirror", "Billie Jean", "Thriller", and "Black or White" are all currently sitting in the iTunes New Zealand Top 10 singles chart.

"The Essential Michael Jackson" album is currently sitting at number 1 on the iTunes album chart. "King of Pop", "Number Ones", "Thriller", "Off the Wall", and "Dangerous" have all made the iTunes Top 10 Albums over the weekend as well.

Is Jason Gunn losing his touch?

It has been reported that Jason Gunn's Classic Hits radio show in Christchurch has lost a third of it's audience in the last year.

The 97.7FM breakfast show is down 33 per cent from last year, which is a drop from 21,200 listeners to just 14,100.

Gunn says that he does not pay too much attention to ratings, adding that creating a new show is "not an overnight thing and I'm not resting on my laurels. We are doing things that have never been done before. The best things take time."

Despite Gunn's insistence that the ratings are not the most important thing, bosses in the radio industry do measure a lot of their success on these audience research findings.

This news comes as Jason Gunn's shows The Rich List and Wheel of Fortune have been cancelled by TVNZ.

NZ TV news ratings for 26 June 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Friday June 26, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 37,840 / ASB Business - 9,190
Breakfast - 140,810 / Sunrise - 33,240
One News Midday - 148,370 / 3 News at 12 - 41,880
One News - 625,280 / 3 News - 504,390
Close Up - 445,720 / Campbell Live - 256,010
Tonight - 181,980 / Nightline - 194,640

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Target error drives customers away from Ponsonby café

TV3 consumer affairs show Target issued an apology last week after an element of one of it's café hygiene segments contained an error.

The June 16 episode of Target stated that a high level of faecal coliform was found in the chicken at Ponsonby's Café Cezanne. Further investigation by the shows producers found an error in the way an employee had coded the samples from each of the café's featured in the segment. This therefore means that Top Shelf Productions was unable to confirm which café actually had the high reading of faecal coliform in their food.

Top Shelf Productions is said to have fired the employee responsible, saying the error was "completely unacceptable".

Café Cezanne owners Rod Williams and Jackie Wilkinson say they have taken legal advice on the issue as they have experienced a large drop in customer numbers since the episode was broadcast on TV3.

"Sometimes we hear people walking past and saying 'That was the dirty place on Target'. It's horrible," said Wilkinson.

Target producer Laurie Clarke admits the mistake was embarrassing for them, but is satisfied it was completely down to the error of the now former employee.

While we do know that a mistake was made with the coding of the samples, one of the café's featured in the episode of Target - including Café Cezanne - still did produce the high reading of faecal coliform, there is just now no way to confirm which of them it was.

Perhaps Target should re-test each of the café's to confirm their levels of hygiene once and for all.

Michael Jackson's death overloads the internet

The death of Michael Jackson almost brought the internet to a stand-still yesterday, as millions of users around the world raced to both news websites and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

Twitter reportedly had it's number of tweets per minute more than double, and after crashing due to heavy volume had to disable some of it's search and trend topic features. Twitter has not seen this amount of activity since the election of President Barack Obama.

Facebook has also seen a large number of Jackson-related activity. The official Michael Jackson page on Facebook now has over 1 million fans, and these numbers are growing by the thousand each hour. An "RIP Michael Jackson" page created yesterday already has over 400,000 members.

AOL's instant messenger service was also hit, a company press release stating that "AIM was down for approximately 40 minutes this afternoon." The statement said that "today was a seminal moment in Internet history. We've never seen anything like it in terms of scope or depth."

Wikipedia saw over 500 entries made to Michael Jackson's page in less than 24 hours, and was also reportedly overloaded with visitors.

TMZ.com, the website that broke the story, experienced several outages during the day. Blogger Perez Hilton's website was also struggling to deal with the number of visitors searching for news on Michael Jackson.

The only non-Michael Jackson-related search term to enter the top 10 yesterday was a rumour that Jeff Goldblum had fallen to his death from the Kauri Cliffs in New Zealand. His publicist soon released a statement revealing this was completely untrue.

AOL consumer adviser Regina Lewis also stated that the day was a historic milestone for mobile internet traffic, as many people were reading the news headlines from work.

"People wanted to keep tabs on this story, but if you're an accountant you're supposed to be working on your spreadsheet. So they were using their personal cell phones to do so," she explained.

NZ TV news ratings for 25 June 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Thursday June 25, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 53,210 / ASB Business - 6,680
Breakfast - 131,560 / Sunrise - 21,110
One News Midday - 126,940 / 3 News at 12 - 38,500
One News - 680,330 / 3 News - 450,570
Close Up - 533,970 / Campbell Live - 194,840
Tonight - 212,680 / Nightline - 169,240

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Michael Jackson dies at age 50

Pop legend Michael Jackson has died of a what is currently being reported to be a cardiac arrest this morning.

The details surrounding his death were not immediately clear, but it has been reported that Los Angeles paramedics responded to an emergency call and performed CPR on Michael Jackson when he was found not breathing upon their arrival. He was taken to UCLA Medical Centre but was not able to be revived.

Hundreds of media and saddened fans are now surrounding the UCLA Medical Centre, where Michael Jackson's family are inside.

It was reported that many top websites crashed this morning following the intense amount of internet traffic following the news.

Michael Jackson had been preparing to undertake a largescale concert tour.

C4 will be paying tribute to Michael Jackson all afternoon, playing his music videos and concert footage - what can only be described as some of the most important parts of music history.

Michael Jackson leaves the world at the young age of 50.

Oscars to allow 10 best film nominees

The Academy Awards are set to double the amount of best film nominees from five to 10.

This was announced by the Academy President Sid Ganis at a press conference, and was decided by the Academy's board of governors. The move is being made to open up the playing field to a larger number of films deemed worthy of the award, and is particularly based on the number of additional films that could have been nominated last year.

"We nominated five, but there were many other great films last year," said Ganis.

This will not be the first time the Oscars have seen 10 movies nominated in the best film category. This number of nominations was often seen right through the 1930's and 1940's.

It has been said the changes could now see animation and comedy receiving best film nominations - these particular types of films have not typically done well in Academy Award nominations in the past.

The change to 10 best film nominees will take effect with next years Oscars.

NZ TV news ratings for 24 June 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Wednesday June 24, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 44,930 / ASB Business - 14,690
Breakfast - 139,740 / Sunrise - 25,470
One News Midday - 113,930 / 3 News at 12 - 26,250
One News - 706,670 / 3 News - 427,130
Close Up - 563,410 / Campbell Live - 229,060
Tonight - 218,470 / Nightline - 135,510

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

NZ TV news ratings for 23 June 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Tuesday June 23, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 44,430 / ASB Business - 6,780
Breakfast - 136,330 / Sunrise - 21,540
One News Midday - 133,960/ 3 News at 12 - 22,060
One News - 693,120 / 3 News - 435,440
Close Up - 550,560 / Campbell Live - 282,440
Tonight - 246,090 / Nightline - 214,200

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

NZ TV news ratings for 22 June 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Monday June 22, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 40,750 / ASB Business - 2,180
Breakfast - 126,360 / Sunrise - 29,810
One News Midday - 127,190 / 3 News at 12 - 31,420
One News - 785,310 / 3 News - 455,960
Close Up - 600,430 / Campbell Live - 228,780
Tonight - 142,540 / Nightline - 179,350

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

NZ TV news ratings for 19 June 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Friday June 19, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 32,200 / ASB Business - 7,090
Breakfast - 128,500 / Sunrise - 26,210
One News Midday - 139,190/ 3 News at 12 - 13,910
One News - 672,040 / 3 News - 373,000
Close Up - 523,240 / Campbell Live - 151,470
Tonight - 158,880 / Nightline - 137,030

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

NZ TV news ratings for 17 June 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Wednesday June 17, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 46,260 / ASB Business - 6,740
Breakfast - 146,100 / Sunrise - 30,590
One News Midday - 129,390/ 3 News at 12 - 32,500
One News - 674,190 / 3 News - 532,870
Close Up - 578,030 / Campbell Live - 260,790
Tonight - 191,850 / Nightline - 169,030

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

NZ TV news ratings for June 16, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Tuesday June 16, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 22,500 / ASB Business - 6,640
Breakfast - 129,100 / Sunrise - 36,710
One News Midday - 145,460/ 3 News at 12 - 75,060
One News - 752,630 / 3 News - 463,160
Close Up - 583,640 / Campbell Live - 277,830
Tonight - 178,550 / Nightline - 219,760

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Breakfast found to be unbalanced

The Broadcasting Standards Authority has upheld a complaint about the unbalanced airing of "the reactionary views of an unqualified right wing individual" by TVNZ's Breakfast show.

A viewer lodged the complaint after an interview last December of Sensible Sentencing Trust's Garth McVicar.

During the discussion, Mr McVicar criticised the leniency of a 21-month prison sentence given to a gun collector convicted of illegally selling his large gun collection, saying the judge had "got it wrong".

Complainant Roger Brooking said: "No attempt was made to present the other side of the argument on sentencing and law and order issues."

The interview enabled Mr McVicar to "repeatedly air his right wing populist views about law and order, generally criticise judges for being too lenient on criminals and expound his belief this fails to send a message of deterrence to other criminals in the community".

Mr Brooking said a lawyer or a criminologist should also have been interviewed and it was inappropriate for the broadcaster to present "the reactionary views of an unqualified right wing individual as if he was the oracle of sentencing law". He also said the presenters expressed sympathy for Mr McVicar's views.

TVNZ refused to uphold his initial complaint, saying it had already balanced the story across its other shows.

However, in its decision, the authority said none of the items the broadcaster referred to offered any balance to the McVicar interview.

It found TVNZ breached the requirement for balance by providing only one viewpoint when discussing a controversial issue of public importance.

NZ TV news ratings for June 15, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Monday June 15, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 24,930 / ASB Business - 12,540
Breakfast - 131,140 / Sunrise - 36,310
One News Midday - 135,240/ 3 News at 12 - 62,890
One News - 769,740 / 3 News - 489,860
Close Up - 609,400 / Campbell Live - 310,570
Tonight - 185,240 / Nightline - 121,530

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

TVNZ defends Wendy Petrie after fist pump

A recent One News fault allowed viewers to see Wendy Petrie "fist pumping" after a live cross during the David Bain coverage.

Rumours are now circulating that Petrie will be called into a disciplinary meeting with TVNZ and that she has also threatened to have the accounts of the Youtube users who uploaded the clip deleted.

However a TVNZ spokesperson has dismissed both of these rumours, saying that it was not Petrie's fault and that technical staff failed to activate the switch to stop the broadcast after the cross to the studio had finished.

Wendy Petrie's live fist pump

3 News reporter returns to NZ after being deported from Fiji

3 News political reporter Sia Aston has returned to New Zealand after being deported from Fiji by the military-led government.

Aston and cameraman Matt Smith were detained in a room by the military for five hours and had all of their footage confiscated after officials were not happy with their news reports.

"They wanted nothing but positive stories about the regime, the interim government. Anything outside that is just not allowed," said Aston.

The pair were guarded overnight by police and soldiers before being escorted to the airport and banned from the pacific country indefinitely.

ABC Australia's Sean Dorney was also deported from Fiji at the same time as the 3 News crew.

TVNZ's Barbara Dreaver was thrown out of Fiji in December last year.

TV news ratings for April 9, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Thursday April 9, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 37,800 / ASB Business - 28,880
Breakfast - 107,030 / Sunrise - 31,710
One News Midday - 107,140/ 3 News at 12 - 55,370
One News - 550,860 / 3 News - 298,740
Close Up - 444,110 / Campbell Live - 164,420
Tonight - 155,940 / Nightline - 131,570

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Pippa Wetzell gives birth to a baby girl

Statement from Anthony Flannery:
TVNZ Breakfast Presenter, Pippa Wetzell had a baby girl this morning (Saturday, 11th April) and has named her, Cameron Jade (born 8lb 9oz).

I'm stoked about the safe arrival of little Cameron as is everyone at TVNZ and we pass on our very best wishes to Pippa and Torrin.

Pippa plans to return to Breakfast later this year and while we look forward to that we also want her to take all the time she can to hang out with her little girls, it's such precious time that passes so quickly.

I'm sure there will be many viewers wanting to pass on their congratulations and they are welcome to email a message to Pippa from the Breakfast page on our website which we will forward to her, www.tvnz.co.nz/breakfast.

Good Friday Flashback: Classic Breakfast

TV news ratings for April 8, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Wednesday April 8, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 66,790 / ASB Business - 22,890
Breakfast - 148,600 / Sunrise - 19,510
One News Midday - 117,590/ 3 News at 12 - 36,480
One News - 583,250 / 3 News - 347,450
Close Up - 517,770 / Campbell Live - 177,590
Tonight - 124,230 / Nightline - 108,550

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

TV news ratings for April 7, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Tuesday April 7, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 53,590 / ASB Business - 13,320
Breakfast - 126,650 / Sunrise - 22,770
One News Midday - 114,880/ 3 News at 12 - 41,550
One News - 717,570 / 3 News - 365,380
Close Up - 505,770 / Campbell Live - 211,770
Tonight - 115,050 / Nightline - 138,500

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

Video: Paul Henry: Moustache Gate

TV news ratings for April 6, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Monday April 6, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 62,150 / ASB Business - 11,230
Breakfast - 124,660 / Sunrise - 25,160
One News Midday - 113,000/ 3 News at 12 - 19,990
One News - 653,180 / 3 News - 360,940
Close Up - 555,370 / Campbell Live - 251,440
Tonight - 124,790 / Nightline - 82,780

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

TV news ratings for April 3, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Friday April 3, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 48,860 / ASB Business - 660
Breakfast - 112,580 / Sunrise - 8,850
One News Midday - 102,370/ 3 News at 12 - 16,510
One News - 556,110 / 3 News - 219,950
Close Up - 443,340 / Campbell Live - 156,300
Tonight - 167,980 / Nightline - 125,390

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

TV3 plan to revive Agenda

TV3 have confirmed that they are planning their own political show in an attempt to force TVNZ's Q+A off the air.

Funds for Q+A end in June and this is when TV3 are proposing to launch their own show, meaning that both shows will have to compete for NZ On Air funding.

"NZ On Air will have to decide whether it will fund Q+A or whether they fund ours. My pick is there won't be two political shows," said TV3 news and current affairs director Mark Jennings.

Making things even more interesting is the announcement that TV3's show will be called Agenda - the show TVNZ dumped in favour of Q+A.

Richard Harman, former producer of TVNZ's Agenda, approached TV3 as soon as his show was dumped by the state broadcaster. TVNZ recently decided to replace Agenda with Q+A so that they could produce it in-house.

TV3 say that their political editor Duncan Garner will most definitely be involved if their version of Agenda goes ahead, and that they will also approach Radio New Zealand's Morning Report presenter Sean Plunket to be co-host.

Q+A is presented by Paul Holmes, Therese Arseneau, and TVNZ political editor Guyon Espiner.

TV news ratings for April 2, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Thursday April 2, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 35,190 / ASB Business - 5,270
Breakfast - 134,500 / Sunrise - 37,600
One News Midday - 99,310/ 3 News at 12 - 31,730
One News - 536,960 / 3 News - 272,860
Close Up - 470,170 / Campbell Live - 182,860
Tonight - 132,660 / Nightline - 124,010

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

New logo for C4

C4 unveiled a new logo this week, however it was not as exciting as such an event could be.

Apart from the network promo that screens between some shows, most of the on-air look has remained exactly the same with the new logo just sitting where the old one used to.

The new style looks as though the old logo has been rolled out to sit flat, and to be honest it is nothing at all spectacular. Although it has already begun to grow on me, my initial thought was that the previous version was better.

However, one thing many will be happy about is that the watermark at the bottom of the screen during shows is now grey rather than coloured, and is a lot smaller and less intrusive. A large number of viewers had been complaining on message boards about the old logo getting in the way of shows such as 24.

Comedy Central begins on Sky

Comedy Central went live on Sky channel 010 yesterday, rather fitting for April Fools day.

The channel will be run by MTV Australian & New Zealand, who also operate our MTV and Nickelodeon channels on Sky.

Although Comedy Central is perhaps the world's biggest comedy brand, this is the first time the channel has been available in the Southern Hemisphere.

The 24/7 Sky channel will feature classic comedy shows such as Frasier, The Goodies, Seinfeld, and The Young Ones as well as recent hits including 30 Rock, Entourage, and How I Met Your Mother.

TV news ratings for April 1, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Wednesday April 1, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 39,100 / ASB Business - 16,310
Breakfast - 134,830 / Sunrise - 32,150
One News Midday - 136,670/ 3 News at 12 - 29,340
One News - 555,190 / 3 News - 344,980
Close Up - 432,190 / Campbell Live - 148,610
Tonight - 151,940 / Nightline - 136,620

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)
NB: NZI Business screens at 6.00am, while ASB Business screens at 6.30am during the first half hour of Breakfast.

TV news ratings for March 2009

The following is the average television news & current affairs show viewership for the month of March, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 39,600 / ASB Business - 10,460
Breakfast - 124,130 / Sunrise - 25,920
One News Midday - 103,320 / 3 News at 12 - 35,100
One News - 554,710 / 3 News - 305,630
Close Up - 441,560 / Campbell Live - 198,200
Tonight - 170,210 / Nightline - 134,470

Sunday - 473,250 / 60 Minutes - 282,650
Fair Go - 523,710 / Target - 286,060
20/20 - 335,890


Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)

TV news ratings for February 23, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Friday February 20, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 32,640 / ASB Business - 5,740
Breakfast - 102,160 / Sunrise - 28,280
One News Midday - 91,380/ 3 News at 12 - 41,270
One News - 626,120 / 3 News - 370,130
Close Up - 447,950 / Campbell Live - 251,520
Tonight - 156,830 / Nightline - 146,080

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)

TV news ratings for February 20, 2009

The following is the television news show viewership for Friday February 20, 2009.

TVNZ / TV3
NZI Business - 37,820 / ASB Business - 3,650
Breakfast - 131,080 / Sunrise - 21,290
One News Midday - 116,760/ 3 News at 12 - 24,820
One News - 530,150 / 3 News - 268,980
Close Up - 377,570 / Campbell Live - 176,920
Tonight - 215,400 / Nightline - 116,920

Source: AGB NMR (Measurement: All people 5 years and over - average audience nationwide)