New members and Chair appointed to the Broadcasting Standards Authority Board
Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i and John Gillespie have joined the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) board, with current member Susie Staley confirmed as Chair, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and1Her…
Lots to laugh about in 2022 in new funded content for local audiences
NZ On Air media release. Local audiences can expect lots of light relief heading to their screens, with new and returning comedies featuring strongly in the latest Scripted content to be greenlit1…
Four screen projects selected in the Interim Production Round of $50m Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund
Joint NZ On Air/New Zealand Film Commission/Te Māngai Pāho media release. A documentary series about the disappearance of six people in a small surf town and the true story of a 70-year-old1dies…
NZFC Supported Productions Make the Finals of the New Zealand Television
NZFC media release. Nine productions which have received support from Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) have made the finals of the New Zealand Television Awards. All1th…
New BSA Guide clarifies types of complaints unlikely to succeed
BSA media release. The Broadcasting Standards Authority has issued new guidance for audiences and broadcasters about types of complaints that are unlikely to be upheld. The BSA guidance1publish…
NZ On Air, Screen Australia and TikTok announce recipients of Every Voice initiative
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air, Screen Australia and TikTok have announced the recipients of Every Voice, an initiative to support diverse and distinct creators in the creation of innovative1c…
Rising to the challenge of creating better media content for Asian New Zealanders
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air is seeking support from media content creators and media platforms to better serve the needs of Asian New Zealanders, following new research. Independent1resea…
Asian creatives and women directors under-represented in local screen projects
NZ On Air media release. Asian creatives and female directors continue to be under-represented in locally made screen content, according to new research by NZ On Air. NZ On Air surveyed 178 publi…
Homegrown content rates well with Kiwi students and teachers
NZ On Air media release. Kiwi students like watching and learning from short, funny and homegrown audio/visual content, according to new research commissioned by NZ On Air and the Digital Media1Tr…
Exploring the many faces of Aotearoa – new informative Factual content gets green light
NZ On Air media release. The many different faces of Aotearoa are represented in a host of new Factual content to be commissioned from the latest NZ On Air funding round. The content traverses1e…