''U Live'' was the flagship show of
TVNZ U
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, location = Auckland, New Zealand
, area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the Solom ...
, airing live from 4pm - 7pm daily. The show featured music, interviews, and other general interest content. Viewers were invited to participate via Facebook to vote in psychic readings, take part in discussions, and view the show via a live commercial- and graphic-free stream, where comments and psychic readings would then be played live. ''U Live'' was hosted by Connor Nestor,
Matthew Gibb
Matthew Phillip "Matt" Gibb (born 15 January 1981) is a television presenter in Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known for presenting the children's television show ''Studio 2'' from 2004 until 2010.
In 2015 Gibb was also a regular presenter f ...
, Kirsteen Mackenzie, Eli Matthewson and Monika Barton. ''U Live'' drew many parallels to
TVNZ
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, industry = Broadcast television
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, location = Auckland, New Zealand
, area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the So ...
's rival network
Mediaworks' youth-oriented show ''
FOUR Live'', which aired on
FOUR
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.
Presenters
Final Presenters
* Connor Nestor ( - )
*
Matthew Gibb
Matthew Phillip "Matt" Gibb (born 15 January 1981) is a television presenter in Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known for presenting the children's television show ''Studio 2'' from 2004 until 2010.
In 2015 Gibb was also a regular presenter f ...
( - )
* Kirsteen Mackenzie ( - )
* Eli Matthewson ( - )
* Monika Barton ( - )
Previous Presenters
* Tim Lambourne ( - )
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Guy Montgomery
Guy Montgomery is a comedian from New Zealand. He was the winner of the Billy T award in 2014.
Early life
Montgomery was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand. He then went on to study at Victoria University of Wellington.
Television
Mon ...
(Fill In Host, 2011)
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Tom Furniss
Tom Annan Furniss (born 1988) is a New Zealand comedian.
Life and career
Tom grew up in Mount Maunganui. He studied Screen and Media Studies at The University of Waikato. In early 2010 he was selected as a finalist in Raw Comedy Quest. In the 20 ...
(Fill In Host, 2012)
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Rose Matafeo
Rose Catherine Lettitia Matafeo (; born 25 February 1992) is a New Zealand comedian, actress, and TV presenter. She was a writer and performer on the New Zealand late-night comedy sketch show ''Funny Girls''. In 2018, she won the Edinburgh Comed ...
( - )
U Live Facebook App
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 ...
teamed up with
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin M ...
to create an application that would allow for user-generated content to be provided and presented on the show, in the form of polls, discussions and music video requests.
External links
TVNZ U websiteTVNZ U launch announcement regarding Facebook applicationTVNZ U Facebook PageTVNZ U Facebook Application
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