TV One (New Zealand)

TV One (New Zealand)

TV One is the flagship national channel of New Zealand state broadcaster Television New Zealand (TVNZ) broadcast nationally via the state-owned Kordia transmission network. It was the first major television network in New Zealand, starting out from 1960 onwards as individual stations in major centres and eventually networking to become NZBC TV in 1969. The network was renamed Television One in 1975 upon the breakup of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, and became a part of TVNZ in 1980 when Television One and South Pacific Television (now sister network TV2) merged.

TV One is both a public broadcaster and a commercial broadcaster. Central to TV One is news and current affairs, under the banner One News. Other programming consists of mainly drama, general entertainment and documentaries, both locally and internationally (especially British) produced. The network is broadcast on all digital platforms, and is available via analogue off most terrestrial transmitters.

It is estimated that 98.6% of New Zealand households with a television have access to TV One. Over 50% of TV One's programming is local content.