Television Local Content in New Zealand 2008

Television Local Content in New Zealand 2008 (quantitative report released May 2009). NZ On Air’s annual survey of the amount of local content on New Zealand television.

Quick facts: Local Content Report 2008

• The report uses an 18-hour clock, counting programmes from 6am-midnight. The number of local content hours increased by 816 hours to 11,600 hours, a 7% increase on 2007 when 10,784 hours were broadcast. This is the highest level recorded to date.

• Channels included are TV One, TV2, TV3, C4, Prime TV and Maori Television

• Local content increased on four of the six channels surveyed in 2008.

• TV One screened the most hours of local content and screened the most first run (new) programming, with 3,427 first run hours.
 
Free to air television

• The biggest percentage increase in local content hours was on TV3, up from 24% to 30%.

• Total first-run local content hours increased by 711 hours in 2008 to 8,936 hours. (8,225 in 2007).

• Prime time local content hours decreased by 25 hours to 3701 hours (3,726 in 2007)

• 2,664 hours of the total 11,600 hours were repeat hours (23%).