Jane Wrightson is the Chief Executive of NZ On Air - the agency tasked with funding local television, digital media, music and radio.

She began her career working for TVNZ, before becoming New Zealand's first woman Chief Film Censor. Wrightson started working at NZ On Air as the Television Manager before leaving for a stint as head of the Broadcasting Standards Authority. She returned to NZ On Air in 2007 as CEO.

In this ScreenTalk, Wrightson talks about:

• Early jobs for state broadcaster TVNZ
• Being paid to watch movies in her role as Chief Film Censor
• The three-legged stool: how NZ On Air's unique funding model works
• Why local programming is at the heart of the agency’s philosophy
• The strengths and weaknesses of the NZ On Air model
• The things NZ On Air has done that she is most proud of
• The success of Shortland Street and Outrageous Fortune
• How changes in the TV landscape - including the internet - have affected NZ On Air
• How international co-productions could be working better
• Feeling she has "the best job in the country"

This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.

NZ On Screen: Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside