http://www.satellitemedia.co.nz/

NO. I wonder if this has ever affected filming a NZ show where an actor left rather than carry on doing a show when the producers are making money off DVD sales, Vodafone phone messages and they get nothing? Wonder if a law has ever been changed to fuck over actors and take away union rights, that every other country in the world has, that Equity gets some say in casting and ensure NZ actors get a fair shake of the stick? NO, of course these events have never happened here.

Our dogs are being watched in Liechtenstein and Russia. In Macedonia, they’re tuning in to our girls. And our Westies are now out east on TV screens in Slovenia and Croatia.

Scores of Kiwi-made TV shows are being watched overseas, enquiries by the Herald on Sunday have revealed.

And it’s a big bucks business – TV exports pumped $37 million into the country in 2010/11, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Among those taking the Kiwi accent and way of life to the world include Go Girls – on screen in Macedonia, Bosnia and Ukraine and Outrageous Fortune, in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy.

TVNZ licensing general manager Leigh Wilson said demand for Kiwi shows was on the rise.

Canine agility show Wonder Dogs has been snapped up by broadcasters in Russia and Liechtenstein, said Wilson.

Demand in eastern Europe had become insatiable.

“The whole market has opened up, there’s more channels, they’ve got more money to spend. They’re absolutely hungry for it.”

South Pacific Pictures chief executive John Barnett said many Kiwi shows were bought for daytime and off-peak viewing in Europe, where they provided a point of difference to the “cops and docs” heavy offerings from the United States and Australia.

“You don’t find the likes of an Outrageous Fortune or Go Girls on offer anywhere else in the world.”

He agreed that sales were on the up.

“Ten years ago buyers would say, ‘I don’t want a programme from New Zealand’ … now it’s considered to be on par with Australian and Canadian product, ” said Barnett.

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But love this quote from the legendary cunt Queen Christie………

Eyeworks chief executive Julie Christie said “character driven shows” such as Matthew and Mark’s Rocky Road were hot.

“Networks are making a shift to male programming or broader humour genres.”

What on earth does that mean? TV has always been a male domain, from programming to ads. FFS, how many sports channels are there in the World? And Julie has always insisted on making male obsessed shit TV, nothing can change that.