Mai TV
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The company was founded by Richard BroadbridgeRichard Broadbridge
Richard Broadbridge leads the Skylite Productions Fiji operations and is also Managing Director of Fiji’s free to air network Mai TV. Skylite Productions Fiji is a shareholder of MAI TV and is currently contracted to provide the station its local content. Richard has 15 years TV experience and has...
in 2006 and began broadcasts in June 2008. It is full privately owned and broadcasts to 80% of the Fiji group of islands.
Mai TV's head office is at Garden City Suva.
Mai TV owned the exclusive Pacific rights to the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
along with rights to some major properties including CSI series, Survivor
Survivor (TV series)
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, 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
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, Jericho
Jericho (TV series)
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, EROS Movies, Chuck
Chuck (TV series)
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, TWI Sport and on July 13th 2009, they acquired the rights to broadcast live 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
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In 2011 MAI TV aired three FIFA World Cup events delivering on its promise to FIFA to provide matches for free to Pacific Island broadcasters. Mai TV is credited with increasing the profile of football on television and in congunction with Oceania Football Confederation provided LIVE TV and internet coverage of OFC qualifiers. Mai TV has ventured also into hindi content with major local shows like Manoa We Ni Yava, Gospel Quest, Fiji Today, Fiji Focus, Mai Fiji, Misiki and Digicel InTunes filling up their prime time hours. Mai TV also airs TVNZ News and four hour blocks of Al Jazeera and Australia Network daily.
Mai TV is the only broadcaster in the Pacific Islands to stream content from Fiji including three major football events, Gospel Quest, 2012 National Budget address and TFL's Exporter of the year awards.
While the company faces new competition in Fiji it is well grounded to grow in the region. Mai TV also owns Click Fiji: www.click.com.fj, its IP solutions business which sells products like Hotel 3 Play IPTV, Power Management Solutions and Digital signage. It is also involved in the design and commissioning of new TV stations for different clients across Oceania.
MAI TV outsources all its production needs to SKYLITE Productions Fiji and has a close working relationship with sister company and Fiji's most successful monthly lifestyle magazine MAI LIFE