Kiwi Stories

Kordia launches nationwide broadcasting service

Kordia launches pop up TV service on Freeview channel 200, allowing organizations to broadcast events nationwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019

Kordia ditches old business model in media division makeover

Kordia New Zealand is giving its media and broadcast division an extreme makeover in a move to ramp up its presence in the media market.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Feb 2018

Digital Entertainment

Wheldon's departure throws TV future into sharp relief

While there's little doubt that Wheldon's legacy to NZ TV for the foreseeable future will continue, little is said about the digital onslaught.

By Patrick Pilcher • 5 min read • Thu, 5th May 2016

Government

'National's negative attitude to public broadcasting is baffling' - Labour

Labour accuses National government of cutting public broadcasting funding, resulting in lowest level in NZ history.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 29th May 2015

TVNZ

Television New Zealand 1st-half profit drops 5% on weaker ad revenue

Television New Zealand, the state-owned broadcaster, posted a drop in first-half profit of about 5 percent as advertising revenue weakened and costs r.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2015

Global Stories

Semiconductors

Nokia, TPG Telecom and MediaTek demonstrate 360-degree video

In collaboration with TPG Telecom and MediaTek, Nokia showcased a live 360-degree video broadcast on the future of the Metaverse.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Aug 2023

Partner Programmes

SailGP taps into Oracle NetSuite to support ongoing growth

SailGP has taken advantage of an integrated business system to manage financial processes in new countries, broadcast opportunities, and revenue streams.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Jan 2023

Space Technologies

KT SAT and Thales Alenia Space sign comms satellite contract

South Korean satellite service provider KT SAT and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract for the KOREASAT 6A communications satellite.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Sep 2022

Unified Communications

Māori Spectrum shows potential of private 5G networks

5G mobile technology is being used to broadcast a Mau Rākau traditional Māori martial arts class filmed in Ngāruawāhia on Māori TV.

By Nadine Rogers • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Sep 2022

Cloud Services

Alibaba cloud will help broadcast the Olympic Winter Games 2022

In collaboration with the Olympic Broadcasting Services, Alibaba's cloud technologies will be utilised during the Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 4 min read • Fri, 18th Feb 2022

Cloud Services

Olympic Broadcasting Services hosted in Alibaba cloud for the first time

Alibaba's cloud solutions will support service delivery for Rights-Holding Broadcasters for the first time during the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jul 2021

Facebook

Workplace from Facebook rolls out two new broadcast capabilities

Workplace from Facebook has rolled out a couple of new services designed to help businesses and their employees navigate hybrid working and lockdown periods.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 15th Jan 2021

Broadcasting

Broadcast tech diversity firm Rise expands to Asia Pacific

Rise, a UK-based organisation promoting gender diversity within the broadcast technology sector, is expanding to Asia Pacific and North America.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2020

Gaming

Interview: CenturyLink expands CDN power across APAC

CenturyLink is boosting CDN capacity across APAC, adding edge capabilities and new nodes in 11 cities, to enhance streaming and reduce latency.

By Sara Barker • 6 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2020

Unified Communications

Three trends shaping the broadcast and telecommunications industry

Australia's broadcast and telecommunications sector evolves with 5G, coexistence of VOD and terrestrial TV, and a network of networks shaping its future.

By Stephen Farrugia • 6 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2020

Samsung

Kordia carries out NZ's first live 4K UHD TV broadcast

Kordia has achieved New Zealand's first live 4K UHD TV broadcast using existing Digital Terrestrial Technology, encouraging local broadcasters to adopt 4K.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Aug 2018