TVNZ have signed a deal with Disney-ABC to distribute television programmes via it’s online service, TVNZ OnDemand.
For starters, they’ll have Brothers and Sisters, What About Brian, Criminal Minds, Daybreak and The Amazing Race All Stars available for download. New episodes will be available just 24 hours after their release, and will follow the same pricing structure as current New Zealand-made shows. More shows will be available later.
TVNZ need to start broadcasting these shows much sooner however. TV3 has already committed itself to broadcasting US shows within a couple of weeks of the original US air date to curb illegal downloading, yet TVNZ still seems bent on having shows broadcast much later – for example, TV3 are showing Heroes just two weeks out, while TVNZ started showing the final series of The Sopranos when the series ended in the States. Also wouldn’t mind seeing Torchwood soon!
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