Outgoing TVNZ 7 Among Freeview Award Winners

Posted Tuesday 19 Apr 2011

As if to rub it in that the soon-to-be-defunded TVNZ7 will be sorely missed, the channel and its shows received a high number of awards in the recent Freeview Awards.

After a successful first awards season in 2010, the second annual Freeview awards garnered a record number of votes in 2011 - 6,346 votes were cast to determine the winners in 12 categories of digital media and related services.
The awards celebrate all aspects of Freeview, from the channels and programmes provided by Freeview broadcasters, to the retailers, installers and Freeview-approved products around New Zealand.
Freeview General Manager Sam Irvine says, "After the success of last year's awards and the boost that the wins gave to many broadcast partners and suppliers, we expected a high level of engagement and were thrilled that the awards generated such a high number of votes.
"We would like to thank the many Freeviewers who voted and gave their feedback, and to congratulate the winners of this year's awards. As an open platform we have many contributors to our success, and these awards allow viewers to pick their favourites of these high-performing individuals and organisations."

The television winners were as follows:

Best digital-only TV channel available on Freeview
Winner: TVNZ 7
Runner-up: TV3 Plus 1
Best digital-only TV show available on Freeview
Winner: Media7, TVNZ 7
Runner-up: Back benches, TVNZ 7
Best TV show on a channel on Freeview
Winner: Media7, TVNZ 7
Runner-up: Back benches, TVNZ 7
Best high-definition TV show on a channel on Freeview
Winner: CSI, TV3, TV3 Plus 1
Runners-up: Criminal Minds, TV ONE

If you'd like to read what SPADA has to say about TVNZ7's future demise, read their recent press release.
In related news, a
n online campaign is now running to save TVNZ7 from the clutches of commercialism when its current five-year funding deal expires next year. If you'd like to get involved in the campaign, get yourself here pronto.