From the early beginnings in the late 90’s making music TV for a jilted generation, to the more modern times selling tickets and registering 100,000 visitors and exhibitors for the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek and everything in between, here's your guide to the evolution of Satellite.
Starting here
1998
Satellite Pictures was established
1999
First Satellite business cards
1999
Produced 'Squeeze' (TV2) - Season 1
1999
Produced 'Ground Zero' (TV2)
1999
Virtual Media was established
The 2000’s begin
2000
First season of 'Space' (TV2)
2000
Robbie Williams Concert (TV2)
2000
Moved to Dominion Road - D-72
2000
New logo for Satellite Interactive
2000
The very first Coke NZ web site
2000
The first Satellite Conference
2001 — 2003
2001
'M2' Season 1
2001
'Back of the Y' (TV2)
2001
Purchased Rip It Up Magazine
2001
New logo for Satellite Media Group, and established Satellite Pictures, Satellite Interactive and Satellite Publishing
2002
Launched Loudmouth. Total employees = 1
2002
'Space' Season 3
2002
First digital photo booth at the Big Day Out
2003
'Top of the Pops' Season 1
2003
'Coke Countdown' Season 1
2004 — 2005
2004
Satellite Media moves to Freemans Bay
2004
Launched 'Coke Fridge'
2004
'Live at YOURS'
2004
Launched 'Vodafone Live!'
2005
Dave Dobbyn - Live in Matata (TV2)
2005
Launched 'COKETUNES' - NZ's first digital music store
2005
Satellite Publishing launches 'Back2Basics' magazine
2005
Vodafone launch 3G
2005
Satellite create the Vodafone retail touchscreens
2006 — 2007
2006
Coke Lounge
2006
'Homegrown' Documentary
2006
Satellite Media start working with Coca-Cola Australia: Coke Live 06
2006
'Choice Cuts' with Fletch & Vaughn (The Box)
2006
Satellite Media merger & South Pacific Pictures invest
2007
NZ Music Awards Broadcast
2007
Crunchie Comedy Gala broadcast
2007
Vodafone Music web store launches
2007
Coke Summer Promo campaign website
2007
Rip It Up turns 30!
2007
Developed myallblacks.com
2007
Touchscreens for Sounds Music stores
2007
Satellite Motion is set up
2008 — 2009
2008
Satellite Media moves to Ponsonby Road
2008
We built that big Coke bottle
2008
'Rocked the Nation' 1
2008
Launched the Vodafone Music Store
2008
Rebrand of the CD Store to Marbecks
2008
Music Station
2009
The big fireworks staff party
2009
Satellite Media broadcast the 2009 NZ Music Awards
2009
Parents Inc
2009
Kiwi Connector
2009
'Rocked The Nation' 2 - NZ Pop Culture Stories
2010 — 2011
2010
Broadcast 2010 NZ Music Awards and designed graphics
2010
Vodafone UK - Music Strategy
2010
Satellite Conference 2010 - Leigh Sawmill
2011
'Rocked the Nation' 3 - Sporting Moments
2011
Rip It Up wins Magazine Awards
2011
More apps... Embarrassing Bodies
2012
2012
Coke Summer Tour
2012
Satellite Lab is built in the space underneath the Ponsonby Road offices
2012
Vodafone retail, large screen digital advertising in store
2012
'Neighbourhood' Season 1 (TV1)
2012
'Share a Coke' vending technology
2012
'Telecom Treats', a personalised event companion
2012
More apps! Topping the charts
2012
Satellite Conference 2012 - we've grown!
2013
2013
Satellite Christmas Party - what a talented bunch
2013
'Coke Rewards' launches in Australia
2013
'Share a Coke and a Song' Facebook App
2013
We migrate and redesign many more Fonterra websites
2013
Satellite takes on the XBox social channel
2013
TipTop goes live with a shiny new website, and Satellite staff get a fullly stocked, shiny new ice cream freezer
2013
Live stream of the free iHeartRadio Lorde concert
2013
Activations are happening all over
2013
'Neighbourhood' Season 2
2013
'The Year that Was'
2013
Satellite exits the publishing business with the sale of Rip It Up
2014
2014
'Coke Loves Summer' - the first Coke Summer campaign intergrating mobile
2014
Tip Top 'Summer Tour' activation
2014
Satellite gets into embedded electronics with a mobile phone charging station, triggered by vending a Coke.
2014
Samsung's retail catalogue tablets rollout in-store
2014
Schwarzkopf activation in shopping malls, giving away product suited to your hair needs.
2015
2015
We say goodbye to Ponsonby Road...
2015
…and Hello! to our new digs in Parnell.
2015
Image recognition opens up a world of Coca-Cola prizes to Colour Your Summer.
2015
Delivered curated playlists from Kiwi icons and future stars for Samsung Music Service.
2016
2016
Live streaming the Radio Awards.
2016
Firing up the delivery of Microsoft Ignite.
2016
Turning up the interactive experience in-studio at Volume inside Auckland Museum.
2017
2017
Registration and accreditation design and support for World Masters Games.
2017
Showcased Fisher & Paykel product ranges via an elegant and exciting DSM solution.
2017
Delivering an insightful, leading, orientation experience for AUT and their students.
2018
2018
Shooting the long awaited return of the NZ icon - Georgie Pie.
2018
Website build and streaming capability for Māori bilingual web series - Ahikāroa.
2019
2019
Partnering up with the Kiwis at Rainbow Springs.
2020
2020
Designed and produced a digital companion for the New Zealand Pavilion at the Dubai World Expo.
2021
2021
Let fans get a selfie with their favourite NZ Olympic athletes with the ANZ Olym-Pic photobooth.
2021
Delivered Shout Out campaign to Share a Coke in New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji.
