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Article: $1m saves Sunday art series
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- Sunday Star-Times
- Article date:
- November 10, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 Sunday Star-Times. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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COVERAGE of the New Zealand art scene will continue next year --
but only on one channel. NZ On Air has committed $1 million to TV3's
Sunday programme; Television New Zealand chose not to submit a
proposal to continue its For Arts Sake series, which also ran on
Sundays.
Dave Gibson, who heads Sunday producer The Gibson Group in
Wellington, confirms the series has received money for next year,
that it will run at the same time -- 9am -- and there "will be some
format changes".
NZ On Air chief executive Chris Prowse says the funding is being
considered "subject to final details being worked through".
Gibson will not comment on rumours personnel changes were likely.
I understand the funding is ...