NOVEMBER 2017
Vol 241
Panda TV Channel 37 Freeview has a new Chinese language station produced in Auckland in the studios of NZC Media Group in the industrial centre of Ellerslie. What was a standard industrial building is now a fully functioning, on-air station. Heading the team is Twinsen Chen. Ed: Now Twinsen you have brought in Gencom to help you create your vision into the latest and best modern TV station, Panda TV? Twinsen: Yes, Gencom was recommended to us by Kordia. Ed: But you have had some experience in the media business before – you’ve run a newspaper, you’ve got a radio station up and running and you’ve had a little play with television, though this is a great leap into bigtime television? Twinsen: Yes, we’ve been doing radio for over seven years, newspaper is three years and magazine about one year. Panda TV is another building block on top of our multi-platform media business. Ed: You are broadcasting to the Chinese community within New Zealand but you’re looking to a wider audience? Twinsen: Well everything is in Chinese and targeting the Chinese community at this moment; we are planning
Keith, Twinsen and friends.
to create more content for third generation Chinese here in New Zealand. Ed: Because I guess, third generation Chinese are growing up here with English and so some Chinese language broadcasting would be of great benefit to them? Twinsen: Yes, hopefully the knowledge we provide can help them in the future. Ed: But some of your programming is actually going out in English with Chinese subtitles?