Digital television in New Zealand
- Digital television in New Zealand
In New Zealand, there are four forms of broadcast digital television. Sky's satellite service (available nationwide), Freeview's satellite service (available nationwide), Freeview's terrestrial service (available in main centres) and TelstraClear's cable service (available in Wellington and Christchurch)
atellite
Sky TV launched New Zealand's first nationwide digital TV service in December 1998 and had a monopoly on digital satellite TV until the launch of Freeview's nationwide digital Satellite service in May 2007.
Terrestrial
The Freeview terrestrial service, named Freeview|HD is a high definition digital terrestrial television service launched on April 14, 2008. The service currently serves areas surrounding Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Napier-Hastings, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.
Cable
Digital cable television currently operates in Wellington and Christchurch on TelstraClear's cable TV system.
High Definition
High Definition programming is available from Freview on terrestial broadcast only and on Sky TV through the My Sky HDi decoder.Only a limited range of channels are available in High Definition.
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