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TVNZ...

<!-- bmi_SafeAddOnload(bmi_load,"bmi_orig_img");//--> I know good old TVNZ gets a bit of a bashing on this forum but I just watched their 10s clip on the under 20 match v Portugal and couldn't believe they managed to chuck in four factual errors in this very short space of time.

Wow, that is pretty bad.

Par for the course mate.

I sense some more letters coming the way of TVNZ..!!

I saw that too, and the TV3 clip. i blinked and it was already over. both barely clocked up 10 seconds. frustrates me that the AW's -20s was relegated to the near the bottom of the heap on both channels.

I love my Rugby League but do we care if the Bulldogs pumped the roosters 38-6? I know Sonny Bill is a kiwi but is this more newsworthy (or take priority) to the AWs in the under 20s world cup?? ggrr

let the bombarding begin!

This Topic forced me to register and say something. The governments funding for the America's Cup. And TVNZ complete bias towards Team NZ sickens me.

I agree completely. We've gotta get on the radio talk back and start firing off letters to the press. The situation is rediculous. NZ are participating in a sporting event that has sold over 1 million tickets !  FFS what the hell are our news media doing? THIS IS THE BIGGEST GLOBAL SPORTING EVENT OUTSIDE OF THE RUGBY WORLD CUP THIS YEAR! (and possibly even bigger).

Does Veitchy know anything about sport full stop !!!!!!!! 

Veitchy aint the Problem, he's a puppet dude. Taking home a fat salary so he doesnt give a Rats Arse. But I beleive he has no idea about Football.

I did not see the coverage but that sounds really bad that they can't even get basic information correct. 

I have had a look on the TVNZ website and have found this article.

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/1215187

It looks like TVNZ on freeview are going to highlight and reply all the U-20 games.  Maybe this is also a place where they could put Phoenix highlights.

I know they have been rough, but I guess this is a platform that they can show football on.

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<!-- bmi_SafeAddOnload(bmi_load,"bmi_orig_img");//--> I've said it before but it's worth saying again. Problem with TVNZ is that their head honcho obviously hates football, like a lot of media organisations. Note how the best coverage of football in NZ is from the three main newspapers - press, dompost and herald. It's because their football writers are "football people" so they push it well. Haven't seen today's papers but i guarentee they all gave the game yesterday and good run. That's what TVNZ and the likes need because it will just stay the same way until they address their complete bias against football and some of the ludicrous cheerleading of TNZ< AB's etc etc.

What I dont get it, is how you could argue that the Americas Cup would give the country better exposure than the Football World Cup.

While I'm not a fan of yachting, I think some people have to accept the fact that most people in this country would prefer to watch the Americas Cup than U20 soccer.

I watched in horror the TVNZ 10s clip and the info provided with it was a pathetic excuse for accurate reporting. An under 15 football supporter could do better than the so called TVNZ professionals!!! Something Football fans have had to bear for far too long!Time to bombard TVNZ with complaints people.

Guys guys guys you always give 3,1 and radio sport a bashing for their poor soccer coverage and here is a few home truths about soccer in Nz.

Notsure - I remember watching an interview with the Sports Minister a few years ago. Winton Rufer was also in the interview. Rufer was asking the minister why it was that football is the number one participation sport in New Zealand, yet number 12 for government funding. The minister just fluffed around without responding.

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Yes #1 for particpation does sound popular but its not popular to watch and there isn't that same football culture that you get in other countries

I hate TVNZ as much as I hate Trevor Mallard

True. But NZ to date has not offered much opportunity to watch NZ football . The NZFC has only had three seasons and the A-League not even that, with NZ representation in the ASL only happening for a couple of years before that.

The thing with sailing is that fans of other sports ie Rugby and league watchsailingt as there second favourite sport. Soccer is also widly disliked by most people because of all the diving and the fake injuries and all the rest.   Mallard isn't going to pump money into a team ranked 154 lots of people find Nz soccer a bit of a joke.

Most people I work with who like rugby and dislike football will admit that the oft-used excuse of diving etc is just that - an excuse to justify an opinion they already hold. Their opinions are valid as their own, but diving is a bit of a red herring. If you watch much football, you'll find that it is not as common as football-phobes like to claim, especially outside of the Latin countries. I normally rebutt with not liking rugby partly because I don't like watching players stick fingers up each other's bums!

SiNZ2007-07-04 16:25:55

I want the Phoenix to be succesful and to succede i'm saying lots of my firends think its a joke maybe its just my friends but I dont think so. All labour do is stand around and open things and take credit for other peoples success they are a bunch of idiots.

All the participation figures are on the sparc website. TVNZ have been a major sponsor of yachting since the Michael Fay days.

Watched CNN sport news with a couple of Canadian co-workers.  News order: rainy Wimbledon, Copa America, EPL transfers, West Ham's legal matters, and Tiger Woods' baby news.  Finally the most 'exciting' race ever seen for the 'Auld Mug' came on.  My Canadian friends said "What's that???"  I stated "My God, that boring piece of poo" and changed subject.  If I had told them how much the NZ media cream their pants over it - they might've thought NZ is full of weirdos.  It's sailing FFS.....

Yeah. Lets hope the Phoenix do well and the NZ football teams can get some sort of results. LondonChris2007-07-04 23:22:27

I hate the feigning injury/diving excuses for not liking football. People feign injuries in rugby/over exaggerate things in rugby - and other sports - all the time for various reasons.

By the way, I f**king hate sailing but there is good reason for the tax payers money being used towards it.

Here are some figures:

Figures

$34 million: Amount injected into ETNZ by NZ government for the campaign just gone

$ Undisclosed: Sponsorship from Toyota, Emirates, Estrella Damm (Lion Nathan breweries) and other companies

$85 million: Amount injected into the New Zealand economy by the Team NZ challenge over the 2003-07 period, with a related 540-830 jobs.

$22 million: Amount Team NZ paid in PAYE as of May. That, combined with tax paid by contractors, means the initial $34 government million investment had been paid in full.

NZ Sports Minister Trevor Mallard said 55 Kiwi companies had hosted almost 600 people from 160 companies at events in Valencia, promoting New Zealand technology, products and services to high-value offshore business contacts and international audiences.

Helen Clark said there had been "months of unprecedented, high profile publicity" which was good for every part of the economy. Putting a price on the amount of publicity and the price of being perceived as being right up there with great design, determined people - I think it's immeasurable and I'm satisfied it's been a good taxpayer investment."

Though I do find it funny how most of the world couldn't give two tosses about sailing. More people care about rugby than the America's Cup, I would say.
valeo2007-07-06 00:59:22

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