TVNZ Sport Extra
| History | |
|---|---|
| Launched | June 2007 |
| Former names | Colloquially: 'V8's Channel' |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Site |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview|HD | Channel 020 |
TVNZ Sport Extra was a temporary sports television station in
TVNZ. Broadcasting on channel 20 on Freeview, it showed live and delayed free-to-air coverage of selected events. Eric Kearley, TVNZ's Digital Launch Manager, has stated there was no further plans for this channel until the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
Programming
Sport Extra had originally launched to show the
V8 Supercars
Series live. TVNZ however lost the rights to this at the end of the 2007 season to TV3.
2007
- V8 Supercars Series (Live)[1]
- FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Delayed)[2]
- AFC Asian Cup (Live)[2]
2008
2009
- Heineken Open(live, extended coverage)
- Louis Vuitton Pacific Series (live coverage and highlights)
- FA Cup (Semi-final, and final replays and highlights)[3]
- IRBInternational Rugby Board Junior Cup
- Confederations Cup (New Zealands games and Final replay)[3]
- WimbledonWorld Tennis tournaments held in London
Channel Future
The broadcast of TVNZ Sport Extra was terminated on NZST 10:00pm, 1 August 2009 to allow for increased capacity across other
TVNZ Games Extra and TVNZ Games Online
.
Sister Channels
TVNZ Sport Extra was one of the six channels owned and operated by TVNZ. It was also the only TVNZ channel available exclusively on the Freeview platform.
- TV One
- TV2
- TVNZ 6 (closed, became TVNZ U (closed), now TV2 + 1)
- TVNZ 7 (Closed, became TV One Plus 1 (shifted), now TV One + 1)
- TVNZ Heartland (now defunct)
- TVNZ Kidzone24(now defunct)
References
- ^ "TVNZ bringing V8 Supercars to Freeview" (Press release). TVNZ. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- ^ a b "TVNZ Sport Extra brings top international soccer to Freeview" (Press release). TVNZ. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- ^ a b "TVNZ brings multiplatform exclusive coverage of the FA Cup" (Press release). TVNZ. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
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