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Netflix seems to have cracked the code of adapting popular video game IP into globally in-demand TV, reports Parrot Analytics. Here’s the full analysis: Arcane Skyrockets in Global Demand, Highlighting Netflix Gaming Strategy Netflix’s Arcane, a League of Legends prequel, is the streaming giant’s latest video game adaptation to take the world by storm, lending credence […]

Spark Sport claims it is now the “new go-to platform” for basketball fans with its acquisition of FIBA rights. Here’s the media release: Spark Sport scores FIBA rights in major coup for NZ basketball fans Spark Sport is broadening its basketball offering for fans, securing exclusive broadcast rights in Aotearoa for FIBA (International Basketball Federation) […]

Tonight Amazon Prime Video lifted the bonnet on the first look at part two of The Grand Tour Presents: Carnage a Trois. In their second lockdown special, which will stream from December 17, the trio dive into the bizarre world of French car culture. On an epic road trip starting in the Welsh hills, they dish […]

TVNZ 1 and Three are neck-and-neck frontrunners in this year’s NZ Television Awards, with a combined 54 nominations for their shows. Dominating the nominations is the TVNZ 1 drama series Black Hands, with 10, while Sky’s INSiDE, which this week won an International Emmy for Best Short-Form series, is nominated for best drama script and […]

➢➢ Back to Life is back for a late-night run on a new channel (TVNZ 2, 11.05 Wednesdays from December 8). The excellent first season aired on TVNZ 1 and both can be streamed OnDemand. About an ex-con (Breeders’ Daisy Haggard) who tries to start life over in her home town, its return in the UK was hailed […]

Saturday The Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers (TVNZ 2, 7.00) The Dragon Pearl (Maori TV, 7.00) Ghost (Three, 8.30) Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (Duke, 9.25) The Cold Light of Day (TVNZ 2, 10.15)  Deadly Expose (Three, 10.55)   Sunday Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (TVNZ 2, 3.05) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 […]

Here are the TVNZ blurbs for some of the series destined for TVNZ OnDemand in 2022: Bel-Air Set in modern-day America, highly anticipated drama series Bel-Air is a contemporary retelling of the beloved and culture defining 90’s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Starring newcomer Jabari Banks as Will, Bel-Air leans into the original premise – Will’s complicated […]

Here are the TVNZ blurbs for some of the series destined for TVNZ Duke in 2022: Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman Famous jailbreaks are the stuff of legend as their true stories are often untold. Now, with dramatic recreations, dynamic storytelling and cutting-edge visual effects, escapes from prisons like Alcatraz will come to life in […]

Here are the TVNZ blurbs for some of the series destined for TVNZ 2 in 2022: 60 Seconds No need for introductions. No time to warm up. There are just moments to impress. Seconds to make your mark. And every beat counts!  In this brand-new heart-stopping talent show, hosted by ZM’s Clint Roberts, performers from […]

Here are the TVNZ blurbs for some of the series destined for TVNZ 1 in 2022: Carlos’ Reno Rescue  Legendary All Black Carlos Spencer is on a mission to do something special for our most deserving New Zealanders, in the brand-new series Carlos’ Reno Rescue.  Carlos and his team are about to use their building […]