TVNZ Heartland was a pay TV channel operated by
TVNZ
, type = Crown entity
, industry = Broadcast television
, num_locations = New Zealand
, location = Auckland, New Zealand
, area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the So ...
featuring only New Zealand made shows, mostly reruns of classic shows as well as more recent shows. While TVNZ channels are traditionally available free to air, TVNZ Heartland was only available to
Sky Digital subscribers. The channel was broadcast on Sky Digital channel 17.
Heartland launched on 1 June 2010, 50 years to the day that TV broadcasting began in New Zealand. The first show introduced ''From the Archives'', a compilation series of five decades of classic New Zealand TV shows.
In 2015, it was announced that TVNZ Heartland would permanently close down on 31 May that year, after TVNZ and Sky decided not to renew broadcast agreements.
TVNZ: Heartland to Wrap Up on May 31
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References
External links
TVNZ Heartland
Heartland
Heartland or Heartlands may refer to:
Businesses and organisations
* Heartland Bank, a New Zealand-based financial institution
* Heartland Inn, a chain of hotels based in Iowa, United States
* Heartland Alliance, an anti-poverty organization i ...
Classic television networks
Defunct New Zealand television channels
Television channels and stations established in 2010
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2015
English-language television stations in New Zealand
2010 establishments in New Zealand
2015 disestablishments in New Zealand
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