Best News Entertainment
Best News Entertainment (abbreviated as BNE) is a New Zealand television, radio and print media company specialising in media for Asian migrants and Asian language communities. It operates TV32, a free-to-air television channel on the Freeview platform and three 24-hour radio networks through terrestrial radio.
| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Major centres on Freeview terrestrial |
| Headquarters | Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Standard Chinese Taiwanese Mandarin Cantonese Japanese Korean English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 16:9 |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 June 2000 (Sky TV channels) 13 August 2007 (UHF) 9 October 2008 (Freeview) |
| Links | |
| Website | bne.co.nz |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 32 |
| Terrestrial radio | 936 AM 99.4 FM 104.2 FM |
The radio stations, AM936, Chinese Radio FM 99.4 and Chinese Radio FM 104.2, broadcast a combination of Hong Kong and Chinese programmes, and local music, parenting and talkback shows.
The company was known as World TV from its formation in 2000 until 2021, when it was acquired by new owners.
In December 2005, the company claimed to have 11,500 subscribers across the country for its seven channels of Chinese, Taiwanese and Hong Kong programmes. In 2009, the company claimed 20,000 people received its World TV subscriber magazine. World TV's largest shareholder is Taiwanese resident Fun-nu Tsai with a 19 percent stake; chief executive Henry Ho owns 15 percent of the company and 11 other investors also have shares. The company's income is now evenly shared between advertising and subscription fees.