Monday, 18 November 2002, 11:28 am Press Release: ACT New Zealand
D-Day for Maori Television
Ministers in Helen
Clark's cabinet must this morning either go ahead with
plans to set up Maori Television to fail, or face making a
very embarrassing turnaround, ACT Broadcasting Spokesman
Deborah Coddington said.
"This is D-Day for Maori
Television. The key Ministers are determined to force
Maori Television to broadcast on a second-rate UHF frequency
from Broadcast Communications (BCL), the struggling company
that used to be a cash-cow for ailing Television New
Zealand.
"The Ministers were due to announce their
decision when Maori Television Service's Derek Fox - a
passionate defender of his channel - spoke out. He wants
Cabinet to accept a proposal from CanWest for the Maori
Television Service to use Channel 4, which would be a decent
platform.
"Mr Fox publicly accused Jim Anderton's
Ministry for Economic Development and BCL of telling "a
few porkies" about UHF. At the Maori Affairs Select
Committee, Mr Fox revealed that tuning and aerials would
cost around $450 for every household wanting to watch the
channel.
"Today we will find out if Mr Fox has
outmanoeuvred the Ministers, or if they will arrogantly
plough on with their decision to send the new service the
way of Aotearoa Television.
"This channel must be given
a decent platform if we have any hope of turning the
service into a successful private enterprise with no more
drain on taxpayer funds," Miss Coddington said.
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