Freeview
Freeview Ltd is a consortium of free-to-air broadcasters who have developed an open access platform that enables the broadcast of free-to-air digital television and radio. It is an incorporated joint venture with shareholding broadcasters TVNZ, TVWorks (TV3 and C4), Māori Television, Radio New Zealand and other client broadcasters.
Freeview is funded to the amount of $25 million over five years. This support offsets the cost to broadcasters of transmitting services in both analogue and digital during New Zealand’s transition period from analogue to digital free-to-air television transmission (digital switchover).
Freeview offers consumers both a direct-to-home (DTH, or satellite to dish) service or terrestrial (high definition, DTT to UHF aerial) service. The Freeview website has information about how to receive Freeview satellite.
Organisation Details
- General Manager - Sam Irvine
Contact details
- freeviewadmin@freeviewnz.tv
- Tel (09) 916 6884 or 0800 373384
- Postal Address - PO Box 3819, Auckland
Board appointments are made by the shareholders. The board of Freeview is:
- Rick Friesen – Chair
- Alan Witherington
- Ken Law
- Jim Mather
- Rick Ellis
- Rodney Parker
