Nauru Television
Company type | Nauru Media Bureau |
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Nauru Television (NTV), established on 31 May 1991, is the
Specifics
Nauru Television broadcasts 24 hours a day. It operates a PAL – B colour service transmitted free-to-air through 1x10w and 2x100w transmitters.[1]
Original plans to levy a fee per household were dropped, and NTV is funded by the government.[1]
Content
NTV's guiding policy upon launch called for it to present "a programme schedule that reflects and promotes cultural, educational, community and social interest in Nauru", and to have "a balance of programme types (news, current affairs, documentary, sports, adult and children’s comedy, drama, health, education, etc)." Local and international news would be covered, along with "major local sports and social events."[1]
By the early 2000s, NTV exclusively broadcast content provided by the
NTV broadcasts both in Nauruan and in English.[4]
History
Before selecting the New Zealand-backed proposal, there were two further bids from Japan's NEC and Australia's OTCI, but were rejected on the grounds that they were expensive. A proposed cable television network was also mooted, it too was also deemed expensive.[5]
Television broadcasting in Nauru was inaugurated on 31 May 1991, with regular transmissions beginning the following day, 1 June 1991. Covering the majority of the island, the initial duration of broadcasts was approximately five hours per day.[1]
NTV operated as a subscription service in its early years, charging AU$500, AU$80-100 for the installation of an antenna and AU$50 for a monthly reception fee. In 1993, NTV it had 219 subscribers, with the aim of selling 500 decoders to achieve self-sufficiency.[1]
Initially,
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In 2004, the government of
References
- ^ Archive-It
- ^ "Nauru Yearbook 2006". Commonwealth of Nations. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Nauru makes media network from scratch", The Australian, 15 February 2010
- ^ "Nauru", L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde, Trésor de la langue française au Québec, Université Laval
- ^ Bentley, J.E.; Schultz, A.; Hermanson, Dale (September 1993). "PACIFIC REGIONAL TELEVISION SURVEY PROJECT – 352lRASl21 (PAC TEL)". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Budget gives Nauru reality check". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 7 November 2004.
- ^ "TOUGH ADJUSTMENT AHEAD FOR REFOCUSED NAURU". Islands Business International. 29 December 2004. Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine