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A secondary and localised transmission issue impacting customers in Canterbury caused the prolonged issues last night. <\/p>\n

The problem first came to light on Tuesday afternoon, after viewers reported having difficulties seeing and hearing the TV because of intense glitches. <\/p>\n

Television viewers from throughout NZ posted videos of pixilated screens, with Three\u2019s 6pm news severely disrupted by picture issues.<\/p>\n

Other services, such as streaming platform Three Now and Sky, were also affected. <\/p>\n

The spokesperson earlier said channels across all services have been stable since yesterday morning.<\/p>\n

Additional fixes were put in place throughout the day to fully resolve the issue for Freeview audiences.<\/p>\n

\"PixelationPixelation and audio issues continue into the second day. Photo \/ 123RF<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, this coincided with a secondary and localised transmission issue that impacted Freeview reception in Canterbury on Three, Bravo, Eden, Rush and HGTV. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe local transmission provider has now resolved this, and those channels can now be enjoyed again by all viewers nationwide,\u201d the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n

To further strengthen reliability, the broadcaster is also in the process of configuring a back-up option to help safeguard against any future interruption, they said. <\/p>\n

Viewers fume over glitches <\/p>\n

One affected viewer told the Herald they thought the \u201cTV was going to blow up and disintegrate\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cStill out of action. I\u2019m at pensioners unit, many residents rang for TV tech or had antenna replaced,\u201d said Graham Braddock.<\/p>\n

Another said they were relieved when they found that the problem was widespread. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the TV might be dying.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another woman who had just bought a new TV just weeks earlier thought her model was faulty. \u201cNow, after reading re glitch, I know it wasn\u2019t my new TV,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Others described the situation as a nightmare that could have been handled more transparently, annoyed that there was no notice on the screen to acknowledge the distortion.<\/p>\n

Many said they wasted hours trying to fix their televisions to solve a problem they would never be able to. <\/p>\n

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