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TV One will launch a top new Australian drama series in HD the same week it rolls over the shockingly low-rating Scandal for its second season. A Place to Call Home is a big-budget period drama set just after World War II that includes Kiwi Craig Hall in its cast. Creator Bevan Lee told The […]

Sony NZ has still to finalise the price of its first 4K consumer TV but already CNET reckons it will be surpassed by the much cheaper XBR-HX950 HD TV. “Yes, the XBR-HX950 is smaller and lower-resolution, and yes, it’s still extremely expensive at a beginning list price of $US3,500,” CNET says. “But I expect it […]

TVNZ isn’t commenting on whether it will screen Coronation Street in HD following the soap’s shock rescheduling to 5.30pm weekdays. In a press release issued this morning, TVNZ said it was switching Coro St to an earlier slot to accommodate the final stages of MasterChef Australia, which will screen 7.30 weeknights from October 19. “The […]