WhEN is MY AREA Any questions? GOING DIGITAL? New Zealand television is going digital in stages. Am I set for digital? If you live in an area without this option, you’ll need a satellite Your If you have or subscribe service such as Freeview satellite to or TelstraClear, then you or SKY. The Freeview website has September 2012 are already watching digital TV. a coverage map that allows you If you’re watching channels such Hawke’s Bay to check whether or not you are as TVNZ6 and TVNZ7, you’ve within the Freeview|HD coverage guide to already gone digital. Freeview area – www.freeviewnz.tv. Homes compatible devices such as TiVo in Wellington and and PlayStation 3’s PlayTV can may also have the option of also be used to view Freeview|HD subscribing to . November 2013 where it is available. going Rest of North Island How much does Do I need a new TV? going digital cost? No. Almost any TV can be made The cost of going digital will digital-ready with a set-top box. depend on your location and what The main thing to remember is, equipment you need. Remember, digital after the digital switchover you’ll you don’t need a new TV to make only be able to watch TV on digital- the switch to digital. ready sets. Do I need an HD (High September 2012 Will my video or DVD Definition)T V to go digital? West Coast recorder still work? No, there is no need to buy a high Any recorders can be used when definition television to go digital. September 2013 connected to a digital set-top box, Lower North Island but most cannot receive and record What if I live in an digital broadcasts by themselves. apartment or flat? If recording programmes is important to you, you may want to If you live in an apartment or flat, consider a new DVD recorder. it’s likely that you receive your TV signal using an aerial or dish that Will I need a new aerial you share with other apartments April 2013 or satellite dish? in your building. It’s important Rest of South Island that you speak to whoever is Depending on where you live and responsible for managing your how you currently watch TV, you building to make sure it is digital- may need a new rooftop aerial or ready. This may be your landlord, satellite dish. Most homes have property manager, managing the option of watching TV using a agent or residents’ association. UHF rooftop aerial. You’ll need to be digital ready to continue watching TV after your area goes digital. Further information will be made If you have any further questions please visit available in the months leading up www.goingdigital.co.nz or call 0800 838 800 to the switchover in each region.

This brochure is published by Going Digital, part of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. What is GOING DIGITAL? do I need to GO DIGITAL? Options for going digital

If you already watch But if you don’t watch TV using UHF TV on Freeview, SKY or any of these services, you’ll need You will need UHF aerial UHF TelstraClear – you have to switch to digital TV. You have a set-top already gone digital! choice of continuing to watch - box to-air TV or subscribing to pay TV. OR If you are watching channels such ‘Freeview|HD + built-in’ TV as TVNZ6 and TVNZ7, you have already gone digital.

how do I go digital? Satellite You don’t need a new TV to Digital TV is available by satellite You will need Satellite dish Satellite set-top box go digital, but you may need nationwide. Most homes can also to either purchase some use a UHF rooftop aerial to watch new equipment to continue digital TV. to watch free-to-air TV, or + choose to subscribe to a pay Homes in Wellington and TV service. Christchurch may also have the option of subscribing to cable Free-to-air digital TV is available television. through Freeview, while SKY and Cable TelstraClear offer pay TV services. Your local retailer can also provide Freeview-compatible devices you with information and advice. You will need Cable connection Cable set-top box New Zealand television is going such as TiVo and PlayStation 3’s PlayTV can also be used to view digital. Many New Zealanders Freeview|HD where it is available. have already gone digital. +

The old analogue network will Digital broadcasts are already in Digital TV Providers be progressively turned off place throughout the country so between September 2012 you can make the switch now. Provider What you need Availability Features and November 2013. We’re In fact, most of us are already going digital so we can all have watching digital TV, but some Free-to-air TV better picture quality and more people don’t have the equipment channels to choose from. they need to go digital. Freeview satellite: 8-day on-screen programme guide. • Satellite dish Nationwide 8-day on-screen programme guide. • Freeview set-top box My Freeview satellite: www.freeviewnz.tv Record, pause and rewind live TV.

Some programmes in high definition. 8-day on-screen Auckland, Waikato, Freeview|HD: • UHF aerial programme guide. Why DIGITAL? Tauranga, Hawke’s Bay, • Freeview set-top box Manawatu, Wellington, My Freeview|HD: Some programmes in high definition. 8-day www.freeviewnz.tv or Freeview built-in TV With digital TV, you get Frequencies used by analogue Christchurch, Dunedin on-screen programme guide. Record, pause and rewind live TV. TV will become available for better picture and sound Over 2011, more New Zealanders will be able to receive Freeview via a UHF rooftop aerial as coverage is extended into Invercargill, Timaru, Nelson, quality, more channels and the next generation of mobile Wairarapa, Whanganui, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Taupo, Rotorua and Whangarei. Visit www.freeviewnz.tv for more information. advanced features such and as on-screen TV guides. data services. Pay TV services These services will contribute As well as offering real Electronic programme guide. SKY Box Office pay–per-view. • Satellite dish to New Zealand’s productivity, Nationwide benefits for viewers, going • SKY set-top box MYSKY HDi option: Some programmes in high definition. digital will have economic prosperity and economic growth. www.skytv.co.nz Record, pause and rewind live TV. benefits for New Zealand. Most of the world is also making the switch. • Cable Electronic programme guide. SKY Box Office pay-per-view. Wellington, • TelstraClear T-Box option: Some programmes in high definition. Christchurch www.telstraclear.co.nz set-top box Record, pause and rewind live TV.