PTV1

*This article contains information that is fictitious and imaginary as PTV Network New Zealand (Patrick Te Pou Enterprises Ltd), which operates PTV1, is a fictional broadcaster.*

### Availability

Television (Kordia/Freeview)Streaming media (PTV On Demand)

### LCN (Freeview)

Channel 3

**PTV1** is a New Zealand free-to-air television channel owned and operated by PTV Network New Zealand.

## Programming

PTV1 is a full-service channel targeting viewers aged 25-54 and offering a complete range of programming: news and current affairs, documentaries, general entertainment, lifestyle, drama, comedy, movies and sport, all of which are locally and internationally (especially American) sourced.

PTV1 is committed to building its New Zealand content. This is particularly evident in the channel's news and current affairs offerings (*PTV National News*, *A Current Affair* and *60 Minutes*), as well as a number of locally made programmes which make up 50% of the PTV1 schedule. It is intended that, in the next 12 months, PTV Network will produce and commission more than 60 hours of New Zealand made drama and over 120 hours of New Zealand made documentary and factual programming for PTV1, as well as developments in "family friendly" light entertainment for the channel.

### News and current affairs

*Main article: PTV News and Current Affairs*

PTV1 broadcasts PTV News branded bulletins at 6:00-8:30am (*PTV News Today*), 12:00pm (*PTV Midday News*), 4:30pm (*PTV Afternoon News*), 6:00pm (*PTV National News*) and around 10:30pm (*Nightline*) on weekdays, and at 6:00pm (*PTV National News*) and around 10:30pm (*PTV National News: Late Edition*) on weekends.

News updates are presented at regular intervals throughout the afternoon and at around 7:30pm, 8:30pm and 9:30pm each evening. The nightly updates can be seen on PTV2, PTV3, PTV4, PTV5 and PTV6.

The channel also broadcasts the following current affairs programmes:

* *A Current Affair*
* *60 Minutes*
* *Sunday*
* *The Chapman Group*
* *Native Affairs*
* *Meet the Press*

### Sport

*Main article: PTV Sport*

PTV Network is a major purchaser of New Zealand sports broadcasting rights and its main channel, PTV1, broadcasts a selection of major local and international sporting events free-to-air (most of these 'live and free'), including live coverage of most cricket matches, international rugby union games, and the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

The channel also broadcasts its regular weekend sports shows, *Bunnings Warehouse Sportsworld* and *Best Foods Sports Sunday*.

#### Rugby

* **All Blacks (Steinlager Series & Northern Hemisphere Tour):** Live on PTV1
* **The Rugby Championship:** Live coverage of every All Blacks game on PTV1
* **Super Rugby (Aotearoa/Trans-Tasman):**
	+ Delayed coverage of all Friday games
	+ Live coverage of the final
* **National Provincial Championship (Bunnings NPC):**
	+ Delayed coverage of all Friday games
	+ Highlights of two Saturday games
	+ Live coverage of one Sunday game
	+ Live coverage of the Championship Final and Premiership Final
* **College 1st XV coverage:** Highlights in *Bunnings Warehouse Sportsworld*
* **Heartland Championship:** Highlights in *Bunnings Warehouse Sportsworld*
* **Farah Palmer Cup:** Highlights in *Bunnings Warehouse Sportsworld*

#### Rugby league

* **NRL:**
	+ Delayed coverage of one Friday game
	+ Live coverage of the NRL Grand Final
* **State of Origin:** Live on PTV1

#### Cricket

* **International Cricket:**
	+ Live coverage of Test cricket matches played in New Zealand (shared with Spark Sport)
	+ Live coverage of ODI cricket matches played in New Zealand (shared with Spark Sport)
	+ Live coverage of Twenty20 cricket matches played in New Zealand (shared with Spark Sport)
* **Domestic Cricket:**
	+ Dream11 Super Smash (highlights on PTV1, live coverage of certain games on PTV4)
* **International Cricket Council (ICC)**
	+ All major ICC events involving the New Zealand teams: Cricket World Cup, Women's Cricket World Cup, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Women's T20 World Cup, World Test Championship and Under-19 Cricket World Cup (live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4)

#### Golf

* **The Open Championship:** Highlights and live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4
* **U.S. Open:** Highlights and live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4
* **U.S. PGA Championship:** Highlights and live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4
* **Masters Tournament:** Highlights and live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4
* **New Zealand Open:** Highlights on PTV1, live coverage on PTV4
* **PGA, European and LPGA Tours:** Highlights during *Best Foods Sports Sunday*

#### Football

* **FA Cup Final:** Live on PTV1
* **Chatham Cup Final:** Live on PTV1

#### Tennis

* **Wimbledon:** Highlights and live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4
* **French Open:** Highlights and live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4
* **U.S. Open:** Highlights and live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4
* **Australian Open:** Highlights and live coverage across PTV1 and PTV4
* **WTA Auckland Open (ASB Classic):** Highlights on PTV1, live coverage on PTV4 (men's) and PTV5 (women's)

#### Motorsport

* **Formula 1:** Live coverage of certain races (shared with Spark Sport)

#### Horse racing (in association with New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing and the TAB)

* **Melbourne Cup:** Live on PTV1
* **New Zealand Trotting Cup:** Live on PTV1
* **New Zealand Galloping Cup:** Live on PTV1
* **Wellington Cup:** Live on PTV1
* **Karaka Million:** Live on PTV1
* **Waikato Sprint:** Live on PTV1
* **Auckland Cup:** Live on PTV1
* **Harness Jewels:** Live on PTV1
* **The Great Northern Steeplechase:** Live on PTV1
* **Weekly Saturday afternoon horse racing:** Live coverage of up to seven races from one race meeting during *Bunnings Warehouse Sportsworld* (on PTV1)

#### Multi-sport events

* **Commonwealth Games:** Live across PTV1, PTV4 and Games Pop-Up channels
* **Summer Olympics:** Live across PTV1, PTV4 and Olympic Pop-Up channels
* **Winter Olympics:** Live across PTV1, PTV4 and Olympic Pop-Up channels

### Regional programming

*Main article: PTV Regional Television*

Regional news programmes are produced from PTV Network's studios in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, and broadcast on PTV1 on weeknights at 5:30pm (followed by *PTV National News* at 6:00pm).

There are also dedicated slots for other regional programming, such as *PTV Community Zone* and *Police Five*.

## Broadcast hours

Programming on PTV1 usually starts at 6:00am on weekdays, 8:00am on Saturdays and 9:00am on Sundays, but transmission starts earlier than usual when live sports events are being broadcast in the early morning (New Zealand time) or when a full replay of an All Black test match is being scheduled for broadcast on a Sunday morning (7:00am).

The channel broadcasts seven days a week, running through to closedown at around midnight but often earlier (around 11:30pm) on Sunday nights and often later (around 2:00am) on Friday and Saturday nights. Transmission closes later than usual or continues through the night on days when live sports events are being scheduled for broadcast during the overnight hours (New Zealand time).

## Availability

PTV1 broadcasts in digital free-to-air form via the state-owned Kordia on UHF and satellite, with local advertising targeting seven UHF markets (Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) and regional programming targeting four satellite markets (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin).

PTV1 also broadcasts livestreams of the Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin feeds on its PTV On Demand website and app.