[1] The Fijian government had shown varying levels of deliberation before introducing a television service.

In 1984, the government set up the Fiji National Video Centre (FNVC) in association with the German Hanns Seidel Foundation.

That same year, the government accepted an offer from Kerry Packer's PBL to conduct a feasbility study for a television service in the country, by 1987 at earliest.

With Fiji experiencing rapid economic recovery in the aftermath, in 1988, new proposals were being set up, and with the government owning a controlling stake in the new company.

Eyeing for the creation of a permanent service, the government and TVNZ signed a Memorandum of Understanding.