Express From the U.S. - TVNZ OnDemand

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Jordan2004

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#173270 17-May-2015 19:26

Since when did TVNZ start doing this Express From The U.S. thing on TVNZ OnDemand?
Looks quite promising. Apparently shows are uploaded to TVNZ OnDemand as soon as they finish airing in the States.

NonprayingMantis

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#1306834 17-May-2015 20:27

couple of years ago IIRC.

Jaxson

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#1306838 17-May-2015 20:32

Yeah, just stumbled upon that a few days ago myself.

bazzer

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#1306983 18-May-2015 10:25

NonprayingMantis: couple of years ago IIRC.

Yep, but seems to have ramped up this past TV season. It's actually a bit annoying, because I don't like watching OnDemand and it seems like a bit of an excuse to delay broadcasting some of the shows. Admittedly, they do have some shows that they screen over-the-air the same day (or thereabouts) as the US.

Killerkiwi2005

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#1307026 18-May-2015 10:50

I have noticed that a lot of the time when they delay now it seems to be to sync the finals without stopping some weeks like they do in the states.

Flash/Arrow are good examples they both started weeks behind but in the last couple of weeks ended up being next day

jonathan18

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#1307069 18-May-2015 11:14

Is the quality of TVNZ on Demand still rubbish? I'm assuming it's still SD? And doesn't it require an account to be used now? Can content be AirPlayed from an iPad to an Apple TV, given the lack of an ATV app?

I'm assuming the answers are yes, yes, yes and no - and until all are reversed, even if the programmes were making their international debut on TVNZ on Demand I can't and couldn't be bothered using it.

BBC iPlayer gets most things right (though programmes don't last that long on it, and the download feature is essentially useless, given its speed) - I hope the NZ networks learn from it and similar products soon...

wasabi2k

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#1307070 18-May-2015 11:17

Is there a way to watch in HD, on my television without plugging in a laptop?

No?

Next.

Journeyman

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#1307198 18-May-2015 14:04

jonathan18: Is the quality of TVNZ on Demand still rubbish? I'm assuming it's still SD? And doesn't it require an account to be used now? Can content be AirPlayed from an iPad to an Apple TV, given the lack of an ATV app?

I'm assuming the answers are yes, yes, yes and no

Correct.

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#1307545 18-May-2015 23:00

Journeyman:
jonathan18: Is the quality of TVNZ on Demand still rubbish? I'm assuming it's still SD? And doesn't it require an account to be used now? Can content be AirPlayed from an iPad to an Apple TV, given the lack of an ATV app?

I'm assuming the answers are yes, yes, yes and no

Correct.

In that case, I couldn't even be bothered watching it if they paid me $10 an hour, SD, analog sound yuck.

bazzer

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#1307612 19-May-2015 08:54

rugrat:
Journeyman:
jonathan18: Is the quality of TVNZ on Demand still rubbish? I'm assuming it's still SD? And doesn't it require an account to be used now? Can content be AirPlayed from an iPad to an Apple TV, given the lack of an ATV app?

I'm assuming the answers are yes, yes, yes and no

Correct.

In that case, I couldn't even be bothered watching it if they paid me $10 an hour, SD, analog sound yuck.

Analog sound?

wasabi2k

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#1307638 19-May-2015 09:44

I assume they mean stereo, not DD/5.1/DTS.

Jordan2004

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#1307664 19-May-2015 10:37

wasabi2k: Is there a way to watch in HD, on my television without plugging in a laptop?

No?

Next.

Hopefully when HBBTV comes in it will be at least HD..

http://www.freeviewnz.tv/freeviewplus.aspx