The problem affects both Freeview HD and Freeview satellite although not all receivers are affected.

Kordia is currently working to fix the problem Freeview NZ said via their Facebook page.

Now, the brothers allow unprecedented access into their world as they record new material and rehearse for a concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Jackson Five.

The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty will chronicle the brothers’ relationships with each other, their parents and their children, while also balancing the demands of their professional commitments
and celebrity.

Starts Sunday 26th February, 6.00pm only on PRIME

Made by Christchurch-based Paua Productions, produced by proud Cantabrian Veronica McCarthy and directed by Robin Shingleton, the harrowing documentary shows the courage and fortitude of Cantabrian’s, explores the science behind the Christchurch earthquakes and documents life in a seismically active zone sharing human experiences and endeavours from both the 7.1 and the 6.3 quakes.

Prime Channel Manager Kathy Wright says she has been overwhelmed by viewer response to A Shocking Reminder and is pleased to offer an feature-length encore screening.

“Like our previous New Zealand on Air funded programming, such as Craig Potton’s Rivers and last year’s Hunt For The Pink And White Terraces, the large audience for A Shocking Reminder shows how much New Zealand viewers enjoy local documentaries. We are very grateful to New Zealand on Air for their support and hope to continue working with them to bring viewers more quality documentaries telling New Zealand stories,” she said.

Ms Wright says local content plays a strong role in Prime’s factual programming line up which includes the fly-on-the-shearing-shed-wall series Shearing Gang; three-part Christchurch documentary series The Grand Plan following one couple’s plans to develop an historic building into a modern gastropub; and the fascinating auction room insider History Under The Hammer.

A Shocking Reminder, two-hour feature length encore, 8.30pm Tuesday February 28th, only on PRIME.

Rigorously researched, Targeting Bin Laden takes viewers inside this critical effort. In addition to President Obama, interviewees include National Security Advisor, Tom Donilon; White House Chief Counter-Terrorism Advisor, John O. Brennan; Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications; former CIA Director, Gen. Michael Vincent Hayden; former CIA Deputy Director of Counter-Terrorism, members of Congress, policy experts and others.

Targeting Bin Laden brings the complex operation to life with a full-scale reconstruction of the CIA surveillance operation in Pakistan and the raid itself.

Prime Channel Manager Kathy Wright said the channel was delighted to have secured this fascinating documentary from the Emmy-award winning Nutopia and to be able to screen it to New Zealand audiences in such a timely manner.

“It is an important documentation of one of the most significant recent historical events, and we know our viewers will find the combination of exclusive interviews, original sources and dramatic reconstructions fascinating.” She said.

Produced by Nutopia, the mould-breaking documentary and reality production company founded by former BBC2 Controller and Discovery US President Jane Root, and commissioned by Julian Hobbs and Susan Werbe at HISTORY and Hamish Mykura at Channel 4, Targeting Bin Laden will be broadcast in the run up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, airing in the US on HISTORY on 6th September. Entitled Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill in the UK, the docudrama will air on Channel 4 on 7th September.

Targeting Bin Laden is executive produced by Jane Root, directed by Bruce Goodison and produced by Phil Craig, producer of numerous award winning documentaries and docu-dramas covering a vast range of subjects as well as six films about America’s secret war with Al Qaeda, including the Emmy-nominated Flight That Fought Back. Field producers: Christina Bavetta (The Flight That Fought Back), Talya Tibbon.

Watch preview:

Targeting Bin Laden (History Channel Trailer) from Nutopia on Vimeo.

Targeting Bin Laden, 8.30pm, Wednesday 7 September, only on PRIME.

The BAFTA and Emmy award winning quirky British motoring lifestyle show, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, has long been a favourite with Prime viewers. The agreement also includes first run episodes of international versions of Top Gear Australia and Top Gear US.

Channel manager Kathy Wright said demand for great British content is stronger than ever with series such as Doctor Who, Scott & Bailey, Downton Abbey, Monroe and the channel’s Weekend Murders slot, featuring Midsomer Murders, Lewis, Marple and more, proving incredibly popular.

“We are delighted to be able to complement our programme line up with quality British content from BBC Worldwide. Prime prides itself in having a diverse, eclectic schedule with a broad appeal and our renewal also includes a significant package of quintessential BBC British drama, factual content and natural history which adds a further dimension to our prime-time offerings, particularly for those who are looking for more intelligent viewing,” she said.

New BBC Worldwide content coming to Prime includes Case Sensitive: The Point of Rescue a psychological police thriller of identity, guilt and the dark side of motherhood based on the award-winning novel by Sophie Hannah, starring Olivia Williams (An Education, The Sixth Sense) and Darren Boyd (PA’s Green Wing); Silk, a fast-paced law drama starring Maxine Peake (Criminal Justice II, Little Dorrit) and Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks, Whitechapel); Silent Witness, one of the BBC’s most successful and longest-running crime dramas; and Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer on the hunt for the perfect holiday, from the budget and bijou to the grand and glamorous in Vacation, Vacation, Vacation. The factual and natural history content includes Madagascar, the latest from long-time Prime favourite Sir David Attenborough.

“We are very pleased to be able to provide content of this quality and range,” said Robyn Campbell, BBC Worldwide’s Sales Manager, New Zealand. “With smart storytelling, entertaining factual and stunning natural history, this diverse array of titles is sure to make a big impact on New Zealand audiences.”

“We are simply thrilled to have secured these titles, with more to be announced in the coming months,” said Ms Wright.

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19/05 Actor Martin Short; actress Melissa McCarthy from the CBS comedy series “Mike & Molly”; musical guest Tinie Tempah

20/05 Talk show host Keith Olbermann; actress Julie Bowen; musical guest Ben Harper

23/05 Talk show host Kelly Ripa; actress Jennifer Lawrence; a performance from the Broadway musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”

24/05 Actor Tracy Morgan; comedian Jake Johannsen; musicial guests The Airborne Toxic Event

25/05 Musician Lady Gaga

26/05 Actor Ewan McGregor; new “CBS Evening News” Anchor and Managing Editor Scott Pelley; musical guest Brad Paisley

27/05 Piedmont Bird Callers; actor Kevin Bacon; musical guests Augustana

30/05 Actor Ray Romano; musical guests Arctic Monkeys

The Late Show with David Letterman screens on Prime TV around 11.30pm weeknights.

Prime Channel Manager Kathy Wright said it appears the broad-appeal drama boasting romance, loyalty, deception and scandal, has quickly found a home in the hearts of Kiwi viewers with last night’s first episode firmly cementing Downton Abbey as the channel’s highest ever rating drama.

“There has been a lot of buzz around the series, culminating in a huge amount of activity on social networking sites over the past couple of weeks and we are delighted that the series has been received so well,” she said.

“Downton Abbey is indicative of Prime’s quality drama content and adds to our strong British portfolio which includes other viewer favourites such as Midsomer Murders and Doctor Who, along with entertaining factual content from industry stalwarts including Stephen Fry, Rick Stein and Sir David Attenborough,” said Ms Wright.

Viewers who missed the first episode of this highly-acclaimed seven-part series will be able to watch a special encore screening tomorrow night, Thursday May 12, at 9.35pm.

Upon its UK launch last year, Downton Abbey quickly became the most talked about drama series in years, achieving the highest audience of any series on UK television since 2007 (audience figures hitting 12.8 million*).

From the pen of Oscar®-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and the servants who work for them, with a stellar cast led by critically-acclaimed actress Dame Maggie Smith and actor Hugh Bonneville.

Downton Abbey. Tuesdays at 8.30pm only on Prime.

*Source: BARB: Consolidated Individuals (sum of live and timeshift audience aged 4+) for TV TXs / ITV BB Business Info for Catch Up Views. BARB (Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board) is responsible for providing the official measurement of UK television audiences.

The most popular events were Figure Skating which peaked with 20% of the audience (over 200,000 people), followed by Downhill Skiing and the Luge.

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On the other hand, her challenger, Jacquie Watson from Sydney, wasn’t as competitive against the Gladiators. Amazon beat her easily on Duel; Olympia outran her on Vertigo; Viper wouldn’t let her pass on Pyramid; but she managed to dodge balls on Hit and Run. Despite her two-second disadvantage, Jacquie overtook her rival to win by two seconds in the Eliminator – how will she stand up against the Gladiators this time?

Joseph Mckay from Victoria became another notch on Thunder’s belt with an easy knockdown on Duel but managed to beat Scar to the finish ring on Vertigo. He couldn’t get past Kouta on Pyramid and ducked and weaved the demolition balls of Hit and Run – will he make the final cut this week?

His challenger, Lincoln Burns from Victoria, failed to score in the Gauntlet; couldn’t dodge the balls on Hit and Run; Thunder proved too much of an obstacle on Sumoball; and he out-climbed Hunter on the Wall. With an event start on the Eliminator, he bolted ahead for the win – will he be so lucky this time?

Who will go on to become the two overall winners of the series (one male and one female) sharing in $100,000 and two All Wheel Drive Subaru Foresters?

AUSTRALIAN GLADIATORS, Wednesday 17th February 7.30pm

Catch all the winter sport action as it happens from 5:30am each day, Saturday 13th February – Monday 1st March.

PRIME will be covering all your favourite winter sports, from ski jumping, luge and ice hockey to speed and figure skating – including following our New Zealand Olympic Team who will do their best to do us proud!

PRIME will also feature a special edition of The Crowd Goes Wild at 9.30pm each night during the Winter Olympics, except for Sunday 14th Feb when it will screen at 9pm, starting with the Opening Ceremony highlights.

James McOnie finally has formal media accreditation, so for once will be allowed access to competing athletes for interviews and not having to masquerade as a waiter to get into press conferences. But the question on everyone’s lips is which of his thermal board shorts will he be wearing in the snow and what colour will he dye his hair?

Andrew Mulligan will also be joining him in Vancouver as they bring their own irreverent style to the Winter Olympics and bring you all the best highlights from the Games and perhaps even get into a bit of the action themselves – who knows what antics these boys will get up to!

Meanwhile, Mark Richardson and Hayley Holt will keep things balanced (or will they?) back in the PRIME studios.

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