Let us face it, the only television channel that offers a platform for Indian programme providers in Auckland obviously has the largest following of the community.
As well as people of Indian origin, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Nepalese and many others who enjoy Bollywood, including films, music and dance, look out for their favourites stars and celebrities on Triangle TV.
That platform has just got better, wider and brighter, going on Sky Channel 89.
Rebranded, ‘Face Television,’ it will still be available on analogue UHF Channels 41,42 and 52, until the digital switch over (DSO) occurs later in the year.
Let us face it again, advanced technology not only brings clearer, sharper and better images, but also represents the future of television.
Says Chief Executive Jim Blackman, Founder and Chief Executive of Triangle TV (now Face TV), “I am thrilled that Sky TV Chief Executive John Fellet and his team have recognised the value in what our small team has achieved during the past 14 years by offering us a channel on the Sky platform.”
Community programmes
Face Television is the new home of New Zealand’s first non-commercial, regional TV station, which has been broadcasting to the Auckland region round-the-clock without interruption since August 1998, he added.
Mr Blackman has been working with passion all these years to provide residents and New Zealand programme presenters in the Indian community to enjoy Bollywood movies and local events. While Triangle TV achieved much of these, it faced an increasingly dim future with the advent of digital broadcasting and the failure of those concerned to keep up to their promise of meeting the needs of non-commercial operators.
Mr Blackman said that Sky provided the best solution at no cost to Face.
“There is a thirst for public broadcasting in New Zealand. People want to see faces from their local communities on TV screens – faces are multicultural and represent the many ethnicities that make up New Zealand’s society today,” he said.
Huge impact
Mr Fellet welcomed Face to the Sky platform, saying that the forthcoming DSO would have a huge impact for Sky viewers. “I am confident that Face will attract a healthy niche audience and provide an important public service broadcasting outlet. It is a fitting addition to Sky’s content line up,” he said.
Face aims to reflect the diversity in New Zealand’s modern society, helping to build understanding and sharing communities.
As in the case of Triangle, anyone can put a programme on Face Television as long as it meets standards for content and production.
“Individuals and groups can book a time slot to broadcast their own programmes. The station operates independently from all programme providers to ensure that it stays out of control of people, agencies and groups with vested interests,” Mr Blackman said.
For further details, contact Jim Blackman on 021-767385.
