Media Release
16 May 2007

TVNZ bringing V8 Supercars to Freeview

TVNZ will broadcast live and uninterrupted coverage of the remaining rounds of the 2007 V8 Supercars series on Freeview.

TV One will continue to screen its standard One Sport coverage of the V8 Supercars Series, with the One Sport Extra uninterrupted coverage of the racing screening on a separate Freeview channel. The coverage will commence from Round Four of the V8 Supercars championship on May 18 and continue each V8-round weekend for the rest of the season.

TVNZ General Manager of Sport Murray Needham says the V8 Supercars broadcast shows the programming potential of the digital platform.

"The digital platform gives us the flexibility to offer special event programming for significant niche audiences such as motor racing fans. This kind of in-depth coverage isn't possible using our analogue service. In future we'll be looking for similar opportunities for screening on Freeview," he said.

Mr Needham said the broadcast was an example of the special events the new Freeview platform can offer and wasn't to be confused with the two new commercial-free public broadcasting channels under development by TVNZ for the Freeview platform.

For full details of the V8 Supercars broadcast schedule, visit: www.tvnz.co.nz, keyword: TVNZ V8 Supercars.

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