tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257493550531569180.post8469035004505698422..comments2024-03-26T16:16:22.535+13:00Comments on AGAINST THE CURRENT: LETTING LABOUR OFF THE HOOKUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257493550531569180.post-81798232620778104542013-04-16T16:02:16.513+12:002013-04-16T16:02:16.513+12:00Labour may of not killed off TVNZ7 but it prepared...Labour may of not killed off TVNZ7 but it prepared the ground for it to happen. If it had defended public broadcasting it would of more more difficult to kill it off by its opponents. But the ludicrous hybrid model that it imposed on TVNZ opened the door to those who seeked to destroy it. Labour can be held responsible for this.<br /><br />Even now Labour is making no commitment to public broadcasting. Steven Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352539377513132294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257493550531569180.post-90445301290985585882013-04-13T17:09:02.892+12:002013-04-13T17:09:02.892+12:00You appear to confuse the issue of having a qualit...You appear to confuse the issue of having a quality public broadcaster with playing politics and trying to blame Labour for its historic misdeeds. A quality public broadcaster is essential for a healthy demockary. Not having a non commercial quality broadcasting channel is a tragedy for New Zealand, and not holding the present government to account for its demise, is shocking. TVNZ and or TVNZ7, could have become that broadcaster, but TVNZ7 was killed off by this National Government, and Labour cannot be held responsible for that. I've switched the TV off as its largely rubbish. I know others that have done the same. Having seen Australia's ABC, they are much better served by an intelligent and informed non commercial media.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693795352088768384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257493550531569180.post-74954759971569050162012-05-30T08:40:51.098+12:002012-05-30T08:40:51.098+12:00Yes, the hybrid model was introduced in 2003, my e...Yes, the hybrid model was introduced in 2003, my error.<br /><br />I don't think you can simply blame Treasury for TVNZ's decline. After all Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey rejected turning TV1 into a non-commercial channel.<br /><br />To say that the campaign to save TVNZ7 may be a 'catalyst' for the public to demand 'something better' is vague. Why not demand that TV1 become a non-commercial public broadcaster as it once was or would the Labour Party - the main sponsor of this campaign - find that unacceptable? <br /><br />It would not cost 'billions' to tranform TV1 and no-one is talking about imitating the BBC.Steven Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352539377513132294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257493550531569180.post-81812780092664627622012-05-30T08:35:54.501+12:002012-05-30T08:35:54.501+12:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352539377513132294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257493550531569180.post-20546458189829553942012-05-29T18:06:04.554+12:002012-05-29T18:06:04.554+12:00"I find it galling that many of the defenders..."I find it galling that many of the defenders of TVNZ7 had nothing to say when Labour imposed its ridiculous hybrid model on TVNZ in the 1980s. They are lions when Labour is in opposition - but lambs when Labour is in government"<br />Apart from the fact that Labour's hybrid model for TVNZ was only introduced in 2003, not the 1980s, there were plenty of people, inlcuding myself, pointing out the contradictions of Labour's broadcating policies.<br />Then, like now, the problem was that Treasury played a key role in compromising the policy options available to the minister of broadcasting. <br />If one supports public service principles, then of course TVNZ7 cannot do everything- just as NZ On Air cannot address a full range of programmes. This theme has been repeated at all the Save TVNZ7 public forums- the campaign is hopefully a catalyst for the public to demand something better. <br />But given that nobody has a few spare billions to recreate the BBC, then given the choice between saving TVNZ7 or some similar service and having NO commercial-free PSB channel in NZ, I know which I'd choose...Peter Thompsonhttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/seftms/about/staff/peter-thompsonnoreply@blogger.com