Rialto, is a
commercial
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* a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television)
** Radio advertisement
** Television advertisement
* (adjective for:) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and s ...
television channel
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in
New Zealand
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. It began broadcasting in November 2002 on
SKY Network Television
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.
The channel screens
films
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,
documentaries
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and general
entertainment
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programming. The channel has at times sponsored the
New Zealand Film Awards
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
.
References
*New Zealand's Film Commission Press release Jan. 26 200
Retrieved Feb. 19 2006.
*Rialto Channel (2004
Retrieved Feb. 19, 2006
*SKY Network Television Limited (2005)
Retrieved Feb. 19, 2006
External links
*
Rialto Channel
Television stations in New Zealand
English-language television stations in New Zealand
New Zealand television channels
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