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Platinum Drama Success
Platinum Drama Success
22nd August
2011
Platinum Drama Success
NZ On Air is
celebrating the success of its Platinum Fund drama
investments with Billy achieving record ratings for TV One
.
Billy, the biopic television feature about Billy T
James, attracted more than 730,000 viewers, building on the
success of the previous week's popular Platinum drama
Tangiwai.
And the good news doesn't stop there with
Bliss (the Katherine Mansfield story) and Rage (about the
1981 Springbok tour) due to screen on Sunday nights on TV
One in the weeks ahead.
"The Platinum Fund allows us
to support projects we wouldn't otherwise be able to" says
NZ On Air Chief Executive Jane Wrightson. "It's great to see
audiences are really enjoying the special and diverse
content that is being made by very skilled
producers".
It's not just the one-off dramas catching
eyes - Underbelly:Land of the Long Green Cloud was well
received by audiences and critics alike when it debuted on
TV 3 last week. Underbelly has also been supported through
the Platinum Fund and still has five more episodes for
viewers to
enjoy.
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