First Save TVNZ 7 meeting tonight

Public Meeting in Auckland to be chaired by Brian Edwards
The first Save TVNZ 7 meeting is in Auckland - May 15, 7-9pm, Freemans Bay Community Centre - The panel of speakers from political parties and experts will be moderated by Brian Edwards. The audience will be asking questions too and it promises to be standing room only in the large hall so get there early.

Details: Free entry, tea and coffee available, entry on Hepburn Street Ponsonby

Other meetings are happening in Wellington on May 21, Nelson on May 25, Christchurch on May 28, and Palmerston North, Dunedin and Hamilton in June. More details to come in a few days.

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Excellent. I hope some of you can go!

Also this too, its free - and could provide some valuable info for people who um need this valuable info. Some great speakers too - Lorraine Barry to Brendan Smyth, Hamish Pinkham to Mark Wright, and all in between.

http://nzmusic.org.nz/news/artist/2012-official-music-month-summit-free-saturday/

are you going LK?

Yep, I think I will. Want to hear what Lorraine Barry has to say about a few tings.

So this is just about the GC right?

No - its about TVNZ 7 losing its funding and being shut down by the end of June or July. Fucking ridiculous! Which just happened to coincide with The GC getting NZONAir funding. Even though Julie Christy could probably fund it from her morning tea budget.

not sure

sorry dude, I did a re-edit ^^

It's about saving a local TV channel.. Though I suppose that when you look at how much money was sunk into the GC instead of TVNZ 7, I guess in a way it kind of is.

So what kind of shows does tvnz7 play, is it any good?

Its very much public service broadcasting.
I try and catch Media 7, and Im enjoying The Sitting Room too. Chris Knox pops up here and there too hosting some cool art pieces.
Im making it sound all artsy fartsy, and it is to a degree, but there's tons of other kiwi stuff too.

Aaah cool.

Speaking of public service broadcasting http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10805808

Yeah, saw that. People will still watch. It will get made.

you could just ask me

Are you friends with her?

I still dont know exactly what you do btw.

Ok then, will you manage me?, and at the same time not try to convince me that a prog album with ten minute songs is stupid, and come up with a way to put the whole album on itunes and make it so the whole thing has to be d/led in its entirety - but having embedded track markers so you can segment it.

I'd rather be stabbed in the face than manage a band, nothing personal its just not something I have any interest in

I'd suggest you aim for 14 min songs on a prog album at the very least - 20 plus is preferable


that can be done on itunes - it'd be like selling mix (one file to purcahse & dl), refer to your aggregator

some other dude with a different name (same body) supports bob, bob is unemployed.. the other dude has a growed up job stacking shelves in a supermarket

lol, managers (good ones) are very much few and far between. The first one I ever had took the money and ran!! (Im still looking for you fucker)

Good to know about the d/l thing however.

Torn between supporting quality public service broadcasting, and so not giving a shit about a primitive broadcast system.

the delivery mechanism isn't the issue, its a side issue important in its own right (refer Sky deals and the like) - lose the content and channel tech stuff is just zeroes and ones filled with the lady ridges

says the guy who can't attend due to work commitments

Yeah, I hear you on this front, I don't even own a TV.

however, I think it's important we stand up for quality programming with local content, otherwise we will end up with generations being raised on Sally and Jamie Ridge noshing at SPQR.

Sad thing is more people probably know about this show being potentially made than than fact TVNZ 7 exists. Or they've heard about it through the GC drama.

worse it sullies the name of SPQR a place I like a lot *shakes fist*

Shallow-minded Ponsonby Queers & Ratbags

Looks interesting, told my gf as I'm working

Some great speakers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bOexg4yqSvg

Would prefer some of these myself...