Browsing: TV3

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Paris jumps from TVNZ to TV3
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Breaking news: Jason Paris, the TVNZ marketing director, has announced he’s leaving TVNZ – for TV3. In an email to “commercial partners” TVNZ says:”He has accepted the position of Chief Executive of TVWorks, the owners and operators of TV3 and C4.

We are all delighted for him, but are …

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Tits exchanged for tats in ongoing ‘ratings war’
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First there’s a press release from TV3: “November has seen Nightline pull away from its competitor TV ONE’s Tonight in all key demographics.”

Then there’s one from TVNZ: “The latest news numbers show Sunrise lost a quarter of its audience in November while NZI Business and Breakfast continued to edge ahead.”

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Ads @ 6: 12 November – 18 November
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Tuesday 17 November was the biggest news night of the week, with ONE chalking up 657,720 viewers and 3 News nabbing 350,070. TVNZ continues to dominate (and gloat). Best of the ad bunch: Circulon kitchenware evokes elderly tattoo cringe, a future scourge that should really be investigated by some kind of taskforce.

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Ads@6: 16-22 Oct
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Biggest viewing nights this week were Tuesday: 578,060 for One News and 357,560 for 3 News and Thusday: 601,990 for One News and 378,510 for 3 News.

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Ads@6: 1-8 Oct
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The top ad spenders of the week. Massive Monday the 5th drew 709.060 viewers on TV One and 425,530 on TV3 – that’s a lotta reach.

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Ads@6: 18-24 Sep
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A week of the most expensive ads on NZ telly for your viewing pleasure. New campaigns by Fresh’n Fruity, Sovereign and a very curious cat collection launched this week.

TV3, 24 September 2009

Arnott’s Vita-Weet crackers Harvey Norman, 10, 10, 10 deal G-Force movie Bunnings Pearl …

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Ads@6: 11-17 Sep
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The top spending clients of the past week. Veeeery interesting.

Last week’s ads here.

TV3, 17 September 2009

Arnotts Vita-Weat crackers The Warehouse, 4 days of deals Powerball jackpot Roses chocolates Ruapehu ski season Burger King, The Outlaw AXA Insurance Pit Stop Pineo Cleen TV One, 17 …

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Finally, a NZ comedy show that’s funny
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Have you seen TV3’s Friday night comedy panel show 7 Days yet? Funniest thing since Melody Rules. No seriously, it’s good.

Based on the BBC show Have I Got News For You, 7 Days pits two teams of comedians against each other to summarise the last week of …

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Ads@6: 4-10 Sep
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Seven days of 6 o’clock ads right here. TV3, 10 September 2009 Burger King, The Steal Tower Insurance The Warehouse, Huffer Ts Copper Kettle Chips The Floor Store, win a trip to Paris Rexona Men, Richard Kahui All Black Consumer.org.nz, join for $25 Tower Insurance …

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The late-night brawl: Nightline vs Tonight
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Could TV One’s Tonight be slowly losing the 10.30pm ratings war against TV3’s Nightline? TV3 says yes and TVNZ says it’s no big deal.

In the monthly averages this year, Tonight has been ahead of its rival by around 20,000 viewers aged 5+. But in …

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Ads@6: 31 Aug-3 Sep
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In a New Zealand first, StopPress has collected all the week’s most expensive TVCs into one handy place: here. Why? Not because they’re good. Some (arise, Sir Harvey Norman) are something else. But hey, when you’re spending so much so often, it pays for us to listen …

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Political preferences
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Is TV3 planning a new political commentary show to rival TVNZ’s Q+A on Sunday mornings?

Is Stephen Parker, former TV3 reporter and current press secretary for Minister of Energy and Economic Development Gerry Brownlee, going to host it?

Do you think the show can deliver non-partisan views and …