National Indigenous Television
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| National Indigenous Television | |
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| Launched | July 13, 2007 |
| Owned by | Government of Australia via NITV Limited |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Telling Your Stories |
| Replaced | ICTV |
| Website | nitv.org.au |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Analogue | Tuned to various frequencies |
| Satellite | |
| Optus C1 | Transponder 6 |
| Optus D1 | Transponder 15 |
| Foxtel Digital | Channel 180 |
| Austar Digital | Channel 180 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel Digital | Channel 180 |
National Indigenous Television, commonly referred to as NITV, is an Australian television network broadcasting throughout Australia via satellite.
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[edit] History
The National Indigenous Radio Service, the peak Indigenous radio group, lobbied the government to start a new nationwide indigenous television network in the 1980s, however no major political party championed this cause.
In the late 1990's the 'Imparja Info Channel' (also known as "Channel 31") was launched free-to-view on the satellite Optus Aurora service, providing largely Aboriginal programming direct to homes and via network of BRACS transmitters to remote Aboriginal communities. The Aboriginal programming on this channel later became known as Indigenous Community Television.
In 2004, Imparja stated a desire to run a better funded service, at least within its licence area.[1] In the same year, a voluntary NITV Committee was formed and a summit was held in Redfern, Sydney. The summit involved a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media professionals and community members committed to the establishment of a national Indigenous broadcasting service.
In 2005 the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts considered funding an indigenous public broadcaster, and subsequently conducted a review process. Following the conclusion of the report, the Government of Australia announced $48.5 million in funding for NITV.[2]
In 2007, NITV established a head office in Alice Springs and a television arm in Sydney. On July 13, 2007 NITV launched, replacing Imparja Info Channel on Optus Aurora and in the remote Aboriginal communities it previously reached. It soon after also became available FTA on Optus D1 to Australia and eastern Papua New Guinea [1].
NITV announced in September 2007 that it would also launch on Australian subscription television services, and has commenced on November 1, 2007 on Foxtel and Austar's satellite service on chanel 180, with it becoming available on its cable service soon after. It views Australian programs and sports like The Last Tasmanian, The Ngurratjuta Lighting Cup, Marn Grook Footy Show, Burned Bride, The 2007 Rugby Knockout ect.[3]
[edit] Programming
[edit] Current Schedule
| 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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| SUN | Yamba's Playtime | The Dreaming | Bush Food | Queen of Hearts | Manganinnie | ||||
| MON | Water We Know | Urrpeye | Yaarnz | Yamaji Man | A Walk With Words | Walking With My Sisters | |||
| TUE | Playground | The Dreaming | Songlines in the City | Cracks In the Mask | Shadow Sister | ||||
| WED | Manganinnie | Queen of Hearts | The Djarn Djarns | The Road Home | |||||
| THU | Urrpeye | First Fleet Black | Marn Grook Footy Show | Sa Black Thing | Norforce | ||||
| FRI | Marn Grook Footy Show | Songlines in the City | The Coolbaroo Club | Shadow Sister | |||||
| SAT | Bush Food | Water We Know | Yaarnz | Walking With My Sisters | Cracks In the Mask | ||||
Note: News & Current Affairs are in Grey; Drama is in Blue; Sitcoms, Animation and Comedy are in Purple; Lifestyle programs are in Green; Factual programs and Documentaries are Yellow; Reality, Game shows and Talk shows are in Red; Sport is in Orange; Movies are in Pink. The above represents NITV's usual primetime schedule. It does not reflect one-off events, and program starting times may vary from those shown. All times are in CST. For up-to-date information, see NITV's online television guide. (link)
[edit] Availability
National Indigenous Television broadcasts throughout Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. NITV estimates that 220,000 people have the appropriate equipment to receive their broadcasts.[4].
[edit] References
- ^ Services Provision Review. DCITA (July 2004). Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
- ^ New Network. The Australian (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2007-07-13.
- ^ NITV - Media Room
- ^ NITV - Tuning In. NITV (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
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