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It’s another dull week for free-to-air HD viewers but the good news is the networks are about to jump-start their new seasons. Publication embargoes prevent me from disclosing details. But TV2 and TV3 will launch new and returning HD series a week or two earlier than normal from January 12. In the meantime, you may as […]

A return to peak-hour quality programming has paid off spectacularly for TV One. The network that has tarnished its legacy as the country’s flagship broadcaster with a marathon of factual entertainment and police procedurals at last looks to be stopping the rot – at least on Tuesday nights. Last night’s natural history double-bill of Primeval […]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i Saturday TradeZone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.30) Keeping Up With the Joneses (TV One, 7.00) Sunday Hellcats (TV2, 5.30) The War at Home (TV2, 6.30, R) North (TV One, 7.00, R) Movie: Kung Fu Panda (TV3, 7.00, 5.1, R) Monday Friends (TV2, 6.30, R) Season premiere: Shortland Street (TV2, 7.00) Modern […]

TV One will be the first of the networks to roll out its new season shows. In the week starting January 14, it will launch two new series in HD and new seasons of returning HD hits Criminal Minds, Rapid Response and Piha Rescue. One of the HD newcomers also is local: Primeval New Zealand, […]