Holiday Hours & Materials Deadlines
CAB will be closed from 5pm Friday 20 December until Wednesday 8 January 2025. We will have an on-call holiday service to deal with any requests on the days when the office is officially closed. All requests should be sent to advice@commercialapprovals.co.nz.
Below are the broadcasters’ material deadlines for the holiday season. Note that there are differences between the networks so please take extra care.
TVNZ
| Transmission w/c: | Instructions by: | CAB Approved Material by: |
| Sun 1 Dec 2024 | Wed 27 Nov 2024 | Thu 28 Nov 2024 |
| Sun 8 Dec 20234 | Wed 4 Dec 2024 | Thu 5 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 15 Dec 2024 | Mon 9 Dec 2024 | Tue 10 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 22 Dec 2024 | Thu 12 Dec 2024 | Fri 13 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 29 Dec 2024 | Wed 18 Dec 2024 (10am) | Wed 18 Dec 2024 (10am) |
| Sun 5 Jan 2025 | Wed 18 Dec 2024 (10am) | Wed 18 Dec 2024 (10am) |
Deadlines are end of the day (EOD) unless stated otherwise.
Warner Bro. Discovery
| Transmission w/c: | Instructions by: | CAB Approved Material by: |
| Sun 15 Dec 2024 | Mon 9 Dec 2024 | Tue 10 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 22 Dec 2024 | Thu 12 Dec 2024 | Fri 13 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 29 Dec 2024 | Mon 16 Dec 2024 | Tue 17 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 5 Jan 2025 | Wed 18 Dec 2024 | Wed 18 Dec 2024 |
Deadlines are end of the day (EOD) unless stated otherwise.
Sky
| Transmission w/c: | Instructions by: | CAB Approved Material by: |
| Sun 8 Dec 20234 | Wed 4 Dec 2024 | Wed 4 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 15 Dec 2024 | Mon 9 Dec 2024 | Mon 9 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 22 Dec 2024 | Wed 11 Dec 2024 | Wed 11 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 29 Dec 2024 | Wed 18 Dec 2024 | Wed 18 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 5 Jan 2025 | Wed 18 Dec 2024 | Wed 18 Dec 2024 |
| Sun 12 Jan 2025 | Wed 8 Jan 2025 | Wed 8 Jan 2025 |
Deadlines are 12pm on the day unless stated otherwise.