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TVNZ 1’s Sunday Theatre premiere of By the Balls dominated play in its first hour among 25-54 year-olds but then was outclassed by Three’s network movie premiere of Transformers: The Last Knight. Balls averaged 4.3% of 25-54s, thanks to an unbeatable lead-in from Hyundai Country Calendar (8.5%) and Sunday (7.2%). Despite Stuff arguing the documentary […]

➢➢ Movie fans can look forward to several HD premieres in the week starting September 14, ranging from The Birth of a Nation (Three, 11.15 Saturday) and Transformers: The Last Knight (Three, 8.30 Sunday) to Blade Runner 2049 (TVNZ 2, 9.50 Sunday). BR2049 will be preceded by the director’s cut of the original (midnight Saturday) … ➢➢ Other […]

Next month TVNZ 1 will screen the 1987 Rugby World Cup documentary By the Balls ahead of its global release. A date has still to be announced for the broadcast premiere of the NZ International Film Festival crowdpleaser — extra screenings have been scheduled in Auckland for August 8 — which has triggered the interest […]