TVNZ Elections

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KIDS Graphics provides graphics systems for TVNZ Elections coverage.

Since 2008, KIDS Graphics has provided the core graphics, information management, analysis, and information presentation software for TVNZ Elections.

Elections are a challenging and difficult production due to the unpredictability, one-off nature of the production, mass of real time data, and production demands involved.

KIDS Graphics provide a multi-layered solution to this complex situation that manages these challenges and enables fluid and flexible operation on and around election day.

For TVNZ, KIDS Graphics provide:

• Data collection from the Department of Justice servers
• Centralised database for incoming data and locally generated analysis and operational information.
• Generation of flexible broadcast graphics including election stats tickers, analysis full pages, name keys, etc.
• Supply of an Election Browser web based tool for internal monitoring and analysis of the flow of the election.
• Bigscreen Graphics package and systems for on-air use by analysts.
• Integration of numerical election prediction model with live data flow.
• Full redundancy including disaster recovery site.

These systems work together to provide a flexible and reliable system for us in this highly important production.