Editing Virtual channel (section)

===New Zealand===
The allocation of logical channel numbers is governed by Freeview and inserted into the transport stream by mostly [[Kordia]] maintained equipment with the encoding done by [[TVNZ]] who also do the encoding for all other non critical DVB metadata such as the EPG and channel naming.

[[SKY Network Television]] define their own channel numbering which uses a similar NDS encoded format. They wholesale their channels to the only other local pay TV operator [[Vodafone New Zealand|Vodafone]] and to the short lived [[Telecom New Zealand|Telecom]] [[First TV|First Media]].

Freeview LCNs are encoded within a terrestrial broadcast stream using the NorDig descriptor format within the DVB Network Information Table. And within the two satellite broadcast streams also using the NorDig descriptor format, but is instead within the DVB Bouquet Association Table (BAT). The BAT is used on satellite, so channel region-ization can be done on certified receivers (i.e., channel order locked receivers).