After months
of preparation, Auckland-based World Television (WTV) started
its 24-hour, quality TV programming on UHF Spectrum from
13th August 2007; Furthermore, Chinese TV8 got another
breakthrough in early October 2008. Its Sevice is put on
Freeview / HD platform which is available in 9 cities throughout
the country covering 75% of the New Zealand homes.
CTV8's programme line-up includes popular drama series;
news and current affairs from mainland China, Hong Kong
and Taiwan; variety shows of diverse formats; documentaries
with an Asian emphasis, as well as a wide range of `infotainment'.
Another breakthrough
for CTV8 is the daily live-feed (visual and audio) of
radio current affairs programmes with Chinese Voice Broadcasting
AM936 in selected hours. With this cross-media platform,
programme hosts can fully understand the views from local
communities through call-ins. Thus empower CTV8 with
the strength of media and serves as the bridge between
NZ mainstream society and Chinese communities
