Launching a new TV in NZ?
Freeview provides certification for new TVs and set-top-boxes to work with free-to-air television in New Zealand.
Freeview is the leading free-to-air TV platform in New Zealand.
Accessed by more than 2.7million New Zealanders, Freeview offers live TV and radio across over 30 channels, all for free.
New Zealand consumers and retailers expect Freeview to be built into all good TVs sold in New Zealand and it's our mission to make free-to-air easily available for everyone, on every TV.
Freeview approval.
To ensure your TV will work in the New Zealand market you will need to get Freeview Approval. Freeview provides a straight-forward and cost-effective process for this via the Freeview Certification Programme.
Approval and certification is based on compliance with the Freeview Specifications, which define the DVB-T, DVB-S, HbbTV, and IP standards for receiving free-to-air TV in NZ.
All TVs sold in NZ require Freeview Approval to work correctly.
Specifications.
Products must comply with these technical specifications in order to pass accreditation:
Freeview Specification 2022 | updated April 2022
Freeview PVR Device Profile 2020 | added October 2019
Freeview NZ DTH Triplets | added May 2019
Freeview NZ DTT Triplets | added May 2019
Freeview NZ DTT Cell IDs | added May 2019
Once accredited, you can apply the well-recognised Freeview logos on your product.
Please get in touch with us to request logo and brand assets.
Here to help.
Contact us for more information and to setup a consultation to get your product Freeview Approved.