Face TV
| Face TV | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | February 1st, 2013 |
| Owned by | Triangle Television Trust |
| Picture format |
576i 4:3/16:9 (native/anamorphic) |
| Slogan | "Access TV for NZ" |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Broadcast area | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Auckland |
| Replaced |
|
| Website | facetv.co.nz |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| SKY Network Television | Channel 83 |
| Cable | |
| Vodafone | Channel 83 |
| Triangle TV | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | August 1st, 1998 |
| Closed | January 31st, 2013 |
| Owned by | Triangle Television Trust |
| Picture format |
576i 4:3/16:9 (native/anamorphic) |
| Slogan | "Committed To Providing The Best In Public Service Broadcasting" |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Broadcast area | Auckland |
| Headquarters | Auckland |
| Replaced by | Face TV |
| Website | tritv.co.nz |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Free-to-air SD | |
| Streaming media | |
| EcastTV Free-to-air SD | |
| Triangle Stratos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 3 October 2007 |
| Closed | 23 December 2011 |
| Picture format |
576i 4:3/16:9 (native/anamorphic) |
| Slogan | "Your World is Our World" |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Broadcast area | New Zealand |
| Headquarters | Auckland |
| Replaced by | Face TV |
| Sister channel(s) | Triangle TV |
| Website | stratostv.co.nz |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Free-to-air SD | |
| Satellite | |
| Free-to-air SD | |
| Cable | |
| Pay TV SD | |
| Streaming media | |
| EcastTV Free-to-air SD | |
Face TV (previously Triangle Television) is a public service television station based in Auckland, New Zealand. Since August 1998 Triangle has broadcast across Auckland on analogue UHF (before December 2013 ASO) via a government-owned UHF channel reserved for non-commercial regional television from transmitters at Waiatarua, Pinehill and Remuera. It now only broadcasts to pay Sky Television subscribers after the December 2013 ASO.
The station is owned by a not-for-profit trust. Airtime is leased out to volunteer and professional programme providers on a first-come, first-served basis. Providers are allowed to air a limited number of commercials (a maximum of 6 minutes per half-hour of broadcast) during their programmes, and have complete editorial control over content. The trust claims these rules mean it "cannot be controlled by individuals or groups with their own agendas".[1]
Triangle operated Stratos Television between 2007 and 2011. It was broadcast around New Zealand on the Freeview, Sky TV and TelstraClear cable digital platforms. This was a free-to-air, twenty-four-hour, nationwide news and culture public broadcasting service. It was shut down on 23 December 2011 due to funding complications, because as the channel grew in viewership so did its ratings share and since Freeview carriage charges are ratings based there was a number of increases to fees Triangle as paying to the Kordia/TVNZ operated Freeview service. As of November 23, 2012 Sky offered Triangle an undisclosed deal to re-launch Stratos under the name Face TV.[2] The service was launched on February 1, 2013 and is currently Triangle's only digital option due to the current National led government's lack of support to regional public broadcasters. The service, unlike Stratos, simulcast the current Triangle schedule with national advertising options. Using an IP link provided by government-owned Kordia and a government-owned non-commercial UHF channel due to expire in December 2013, Triangle Television also broadcast a similar station across Wellington (operated out of Auckland) from 25 August 2006 to 31 March 2009. The channels shared transmission facilities and resources, and broadcast many of the same news, regional, and cultural programming.
Programming
Special broadcasts
- New Zealand vs England test cricket (2008 Sky Sport 1 simulcast)
- Eurovision Song Contest (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Jewel in the Palace (2009)
- Oceania Football Confederation (2009, 2010)
- Midnight Mass from the Vatican (2009)
- Australian Rules Football (2011, 2012)
English Language Newscasts
Refer to station schedules for broadcast times.
| Programme | Provider |
|---|---|
| PBS NewsHour |  PBS, United States |
| DW News |  DW-TV, Germany |
| euronews |  euronews, European Union |
| Democracy Now! | Democracy Now!, USA |
Foreign Language Newscasts
| Programme | Provider | Language |
|---|---|---|
| DW Noticias | DW-TV, Germany |
Spanish |
| DW Das Journal | DW-TV, Germany |
German |
| NOS Journaal |  NOS, Netherlands |
Dutch |
| Le Journal |  France 2 |
French |
References
- ↑ http://www.tritv.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27
- ↑ http://www.skytv.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=202&art_id=42162
External links
- Official Site Face TV: includes schedules, programme provider links, terms and conditions for programme provision.