WBD Okays MAFS NZ

Applications have opened to compete on a NZ version of Married at First Sight that will premiere next year on Three and ThreeNow. Here’s the media release: CALLING ALL SINGLES: WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY ANZ  ANNOUNCES MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT NEW ZEALAND    30 September 2023 – Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ is excited to announce that Married at […]

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Network Movies in HD: September 30-October 6

Saturday Philomena (TVNZ 1, 1.00) Jurassic World (TVNZ 2, 7.00) April and the Extraordinary World (Whakaata Māori, 7.00) Mad Max: Fury Road (Three, 8.30) Ideal Home (Eden, 8.30 Saturday) Empire Records (Whakaata Māori, 8.40) 28 Days (TVNZ 2, 9.20) The Grudge 2 (Duke, 10.55) Mother’s Day (TVNZ 2,11.25)   Sunday Something Borrowed (TVNZ 2, 1.35am) Kung Fu Panda 3 (TVNZ 2, 4.10) ‘Crocodile’ Dundee (TVNZ […]

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Another Blow to Max NZ?

Today’s revelation that yet another streaming service is to launch in NZ could deter indefinitely Warner Bros. Discovery from offering Max here. The NZ Herald’s Media Insider column reports NBCUniversal will enter the local market on Thursday with its realty platform Hayu, a showcase for series like Below Deck, Vanderpump Rules and the US The Real Housewives — […]

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HD Heads-Up: October 7-13

➢➢ UK critics were skeptical of the need for yet another property makeover show but so popular was Channel 4’s Worst House on the Street in its first run that two more seasons were commissioned. TVNZ 1 is jettisoning its 7.30 Wednesday game show slot to double-bill it with Location Location Location Australia. It’s fronted […]

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New to Disney+ in October

The third and final season of Reservation Dogs, a reo Māori version of Coco, the return of Loki and the premiere of Stephen King’s latest excursion in terror head October’s highlights on Disney+. The Boogeyman (October 5) is named after a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on a family grieving the loss of the mother. […]

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New to DocPlay in October

Next month documentary streaming service DocPlay dishes up all 12 seasons of exotic foodie travelogue Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (October 9). The series previously screened here on CNN International but this will be the first chance to stream it in HD. Other premieres include: Hillsong: God Goes Viral (October 12), which explores the history and legacy […]

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Will Apple TV+ Exorcist Turn Heads?

A four-part investigation into the “Enfield Poltergeist” will stream on Apple TV+ just in time for Hallowe’en. Here’s the media release: Apple TV+ debuts trailer and announces 27 October premiere date for the chilling docuseries “The Enfield Poltergeist” New series hails from the producers of Apple’s STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, this year’s most Emmy-nominated documentary […]

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New to Sky Box Sets in October

Next month Rain Dogs and Chernobyl screen for the first time on Sky Box Sets while The Office and Nurse Jackie complete their runs. Screening in order of their 7.30 nightly rotation are: Trackers S1 Rain Dogs S1 The Office S5 Nurse Jackie S4 Chernobyl True Detective S3 Silicon Valley S6 Billions S1 Barry S1 The Office S6 Nurse Jackie S5 Dave S2 Carnivale S1 Pivoting S1 Billions S2 Barry S2 […]

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New to AMC+ in October

Next month’s highlights across the AMC+ platform (including Acorn TV and Shudder) range from two drama premieres to new seasons of Cooper’s Bar, Harry Wild and Creepshow. The newest of the premieres, Granite Harbour (Acorn TV, October 30), stars Romario Simpson (Andor) and Hannah Donaldson (Shetland) as odd-couple cops: he’s newly recruited from Jamaica’s military police […]

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TVNZ 2 Loses Sunday Night Magic

The loss of the Harry Potter movies collapsed TVNZ 2’s overnight Sunday ratings, with franchise spinoff Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald unable to match the boy wizard’s enduring appeal. It averaged just 28,513 viewers aged 25-54 (1.39 rating/7.38 share) compared to 56,698 for the previous week’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part […]

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