Freeview HDTV service goes live in New Zealand
By Darren Murph 
posted Apr 17th 2008 10:02PM
posted Apr 17th 2008 10:02PM
Right on cue, Television New Zealand (TVNZ) -- the nation's largest free-to-air broadcaster -- has gone live with the country's first ever HD digital service. By utilizing DiviCom Electra 7000 high-definition encoders, the new Freeview digital terrestrial television (DTT) service was launched this week and is currently available to "approximately 75 percent of homes nationwide." Of course, what we want to know is: how does the quality rate? Drop us a note below and make us all envious of where you call home.
TV3 was the first to show HD content, not TVNZ. TVNZ is putting it on hold, I believe. And the set top boxes are $500 so I doubt more than a handful have been sold.
They've only gone an nicked the name of our Freeview service. That's slightly confusing for the consumer. No?