New Zealand music radio shows must be carried by at least 20 individual radio stations (the majority of which must be commercial radio stations that contribute to the Radio Scope airplay charts) or by a national network of comparable audience reach and must feature a predominance of repertoire that is counted for the NZ Music Code.
b.net student radio funding is for NZ music programmes and promotions produced and broadcast by the stations that comprise the national student radio network and is allocated on the basis of a formula described annually.
"NZ music" is "music made by New Zealanders".
To qualify for Phase Four International Marketing funding, the act must have at least 4 commercial radio hits to its name.
To qualify for Phase Four Album funding, the act must have at least 2 (recent) commercial radio hits to its name and have a release deal in place (meaning a release deal with a "major" label).
To qualify for Phase Four Remix funding, the song must be a current hit disc priority or a priority contender for a hit disc.
To qualify for Music Video funding, a song should have majority music television broadcaster support and be a commercial radio priority (either it's on a current or imminent hit disc or it's a Phase Four song).
To qualify for Radio Hits funding, the song must be one of the top five most played songs in a given quarter based on a quarterly Radio Scope airplay report after eliminated songs that are not eligible because either (a) they have already qualified or (b) they are already Phase Four-funded or (c) they were funded off-shore.
