Communications - NZ on Air
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Make TVNZ charter funding contestable through NZ on Air and make it available to other free-to-air broadcasters on a competive basis so that the best projects get onto our screens Ensure transparent processes for radio frequency allocation and renewal that create fair competition and take into account the range of community and broadcaster interests Insist on regular publication of rating/audience/household penetration data for any broadcasting entity receiving state funding
Combine Television New Zealand (TVNZ) and Radio New Zealand under one state-owned enterprise known as New Zealand Broadcasting (NZB) Continue to work with the industry and the public to achieve and maintain a voluntary quota system to increase the New Zealand content of radio and television broadcasting Review the regulations and practices relating to the use and allocation of funds for the broadcasting of election programmes
Supports the concept of NZ On Air as a mechanism for encouraging local content on television and radio Ensure a particular focus on improving quality, accountability and transparency within all publicly funded broadcasting services