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The Broadcasting Act 1989 creates a system of broadcasting standards and the Broadcasting Commission to fund public broadcasting and New Zealand independent producers. [ 1 ] It established the Broadcasting Standards Authority which oversees the broadcasting standards regime in New Zealand.
The Broadcasting Standards Authority | Te Mana Whanonga Kaipāho (BSA) is a New Zealand Crown entity created by the Broadcasting Act 1989 to develop and uphold standards of broadcasting for radio, free-to-air and pay television. The main functions of the BSA are: Oversight and development of the broadcasting standards system. Complaints ...
Te Māngai Pāho (the Māori Broadcast Funding Agency) is the New Zealand Crown entity responsible for the promotion of the Māori language and Māori culture by providing funding for Māori-language programming on radio and television. In 1989 the Broadcasting Act established the Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi.
NZOA was established under the Broadcasting Act 1989, initially funded by an annual NZ$ 110 licence fee known as the Public Broadcasting Fee, paid by each household with a television set. [3] A strong campaign developed in the late 1990s from a section of the public against the Broadcasting Fee. [4]
1 July: The Broadcasting Act 1989 removes restriction of broadcasting. The public broadcasting fee of NZ$110 per annum is established. 1 July: The Dunedin station is reduced to the Natural History Unit. 6 November: Channel 2 introduces morning television by commencing transmission at 6.30am weekdays and 7am weekends.
The broadcasting sector was deregulated in 1989, when the Government allowed competition to the state-owned Television New Zealand (TVNZ). There are currently three forms of broadcast television: a terrestrial ( DVB-T ) service provided by Freeview ; as well as satellite ( DVB-S ) and internet streaming ( IPTV ) services provided nationwide by ...
The Broadcasting Act 1989 also established the organisation now called NZ on Air which funds public broadcasting and independent media production in New Zealand. [ 8 ] In 1990, TVNZ competed with TV3 with an advertising campaign backed by "expensive imported programmes" and local sports coverage.
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) is based on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, [3] however no express right to privacy is included in the Act. Despite the lack of an express right, privacy is the foundation for many of the rights contained within NZBORA, such as freedom from unreasonable search and ...