TVNZ Duke

TVNZ Duke
Launched 20 March 2016
Owned by Television New Zealand
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Country New Zealand
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand
Formerly called Duke
Sister channel(s) TVNZ 1
TVNZ 2
Website www.tvnz.co.nz/livetv/tvnz-duke
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview 13
Satellite
Freeview 13
Sky Television 23
Streaming media
TVNZ Watch live (NZ only)

TVNZ Duke (formerly Duke) is a New Zealand television channel run by state broadcaster Television New Zealand. It screens programming targeted at a male audience.[1] It was launched on 20 March 2016 to replace TVNZ's popup channel that was used to air Wimbledon.[2] Initially advertised as a male-skewed channel, this branding was later dropped.[3]

Its programming includes comedy, drama, documentaries, movies and sport. It operates between the hours of 6pm and midnight, and occasionally screens live sport events outside these hours.[2] The channel is available on Freeview channel 13 and channel 23 on Sky. Some programming is also available on TVNZ OnDemand.

TVNZ Duke started broadcasting in 1080i HD terrestrially on 11 January 2018;[4] the online live stream of the channel had already been streaming up to 720p.

Programming

Local Series

  • The Moment
  • Banter
  • NZ Hunter Adventures
  • Misadventures
  • Wild Kai Legends
  • Short & Wide
  • Quizmas
  • The Inside Word

Sports rights

References

  1. ↑ "First look at Duke, TVNZ's channel for boys". New Zealand Herald. 2016-02-18. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. 1 2 "TVNZ announces name of new channel". 1 News. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Duke: TVNZ announces men's channel name and it's a classic". Stuff.co.nz. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Duke to Go HD on Thursday | ScreenScribe". www.screenscribe.net. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
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