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TV3 & C4’s next generation Video on Demand Service has more than tripled the number of shows streamed since its launch in May and doubled its audience base – and continues to grow steadily.

The pre-launch average of 15,000 to 20,000 viewers is now up to over 60,000 viewers weekly. The average streams before launch which were 40,000 to 60,000 streams are now up over 180,000 streams each week

Director of MediaWorks Interactive, Siobhan McKenna says:  “We’ve seen fantastic growth of audience since the launch two months (May 24) ago as well as an increase in the shows available to view.”

“TV3 and C4 viewers can now enjoy a much higher quality On Demand viewing experience - with a shared TV3 & C4 channel player, clean design, easy to use search function, show alerts and a nifty clock that counts down the adbreak so viewers know when their show will return.”

I'm figuring out what I am going to do.

TV1 is airing the movie length premiere "This is Not My Life", at the same time Prime is airing "Survivors". Then there is the usual shows I watch on C4.

Now look at Wednesday night. There is nothing on except maybe "True Blood" which I'm not really into or "Castle" which I haven't got round to seeing yet. V: The Remake sucks, so I'm not going there.

Back to Thursdays, my only option is to tape TV1 and switch back and forth between Prime and C4.

Colin Caldwell, MediaWorks TV Director of Sales, has announced he is leaving his role to set up an independent business consultancy.

The business will be launching in the next few weeks and in the meantime Mr Caldwell will be consulting MediaWorks TV in a transition to being fulltime in his new business.

“Colin has steered our TV sales team for nine years,” said MediaWorks TV CEO, Jason Paris.

“He has decided he wants to pursue his own business ideas and interests and we accept and support his decision.  I will be working closely with Colin and the team in the weeks ahead as we work to find someone for this key executive role,” Mr Paris said.

“Colin has made a significant contribution to the commercial success of MediaWorks, over the last 18 years, and I thank him for both the long hours and long lunches he has contributed towards that success,” he said.

$314 Million in the hole and the reorg's not over yet. McKenna and Jennings next to face the firing squad?

MediaWorks NZ Limited today announced a new management structure. Sussan Turner, the CEO of MediaWorks Radio, is appointed to the position of Group Managing Director, assuming control of the Group which includes TV3, C4, ten radio networks and brands and the Company’s VOD and on-line business.

Sussan Turner is replaced as CEO of the Company’s Radio division by Belinda Mulgrew.

Jason Paris is appointed to the position of CEO of TV3 and C4. Mr Paris was formerly the Head of Digital Media and Marketing at TVNZ. He will take over in June from Ian Audsley, who joined the Company on a limited-term contract in December. Mr Audsley will continue as Executive Director, TV until June when he will become a non-executive director of the Company.

Has anybody else been without C4 this weekend? We live in Napier, have a vhf/uhf ariel and haven't had a signal since Friday- C4 is just a black screen with the odd freckle of static. Yet the inlaws have (satelite) sky and they can pick it up fine.

Can anyone tell me what's up? 

TV3 kept its lead against TV One in 2009 in the 18-49 demographic – again beating them, and C4’s growth puts them substantially ahead of Prime in the 15-39 demographic.

C4 experienced growth year-on-year in primetime, with a dramatic lift across all demographics by both share and audience numbers.

TV3 again beat TV One in the all important primetime 18-49 demographic. TV3 ended the year with a 23.2% share, with TV One 18-49 experiencing an 11% decline in the same demographic, ending the year with a 20.4% share.

TV3 also beat TV One in the 18-39, 18-49 Auckland, and 18-49 Metro demographics, with a significant lead in 18-49 Metro of 22.6 to 18.6 share.

In 18-49 C4's audience reach lifted year-on-year by 57.1% and in the 15-39 demographic by 40.4%.

C4 experienced share growth in all key demographics and ended the year ahead of Prime in its own demographic of 15-39 as well as beating them in the 18-49 demographic.
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Once again C4 will be streaming live from the Big Day Out this Friday January 15th.  Those unable to make the biggest music festival of the year - or those attending later in the day - will be able to get amongst it online at c4tv.co.nz. The live stream kicks off at 11am and will run non-stop through to 7pm.  C4 will also screen hourly updates on air from 2pm.  The days goings on will be presented by a team of C4 hosts including Jono Pryor (Jono's New Show / The Rock), Ruby Higgins (Next Top Model), Drew Neemia (Select Live) - and new C4 talent Shannon Ryan.  We'll be talking to the bands, talking to the punters and soaking up the madness that is the Big Day Out!  The public are invited to live chat either via c4tv.co.nz forums, via social media sites facebook and twitter - or by texting comments to 580 (free text) - these comments will run across the stream at c4tv.co.nz