Juice TV, previously Juice, originally was a 24-hour music television channel operating from the

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suburb of Parnell in New Zealand. The channel closed on 15 May 2015 and relaunched as a 30-minute-long programme on Garage. The channel then relaunched independently from Garage on

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and its own online broadcast.

History

Juice originally launched as Juice TV on the ''Sky Orange'' channel which aired on Sky's

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pay TV service, starting in 1994. In 1997, the channel began broadcasting 24 hours a day. In 1998 Juice TV began broadcasting exclusively on Sky Digital. Hosts have included Clare and Andy P (7–9pm weekdays), Virg le Brun (4–7pm weekdays), Haimona Ngata (12–2pm weekdays), Geoffrey Bell (7pm weekdays), Justin Brown, Glenn Paul, Bruce Earwaker, Amber, and Dayna Vawdrey. The station used an automated

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Spectrum media server playout system to operate 24 hours a day and was funded by

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paying no access fees for carriage on SKY's platform. Juice TV was the only station to broadcast in the 16:9 aspect ratio in New Zealand until January 2011. From 2001 to 2011, Juice TV held an annual music video awards ceremony, the

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. In 2011, Juice TV ceased broadcasting on the analogue platform. In November 2014, Juice TV rebranded to Juice with a new logo. On 15 May 2015 Juice was replaced by Garage TV, an action and adventure channel, which retained a Juice-branded programme as a half-hour presentation. Garage TV itself ceased over-the-air operations 31 July 2017 to become a streaming service. In 2020, Juice TV was resurrected as the music brand on Kordia TV, Kordia's local channel on

Shows

*NZOWN: A weekly music review show featuring the latest happenings in New Zealand's music scene. *Discover.New.Music: A music video show featuring up and coming new artists and music videos. *The Line Up: The hottest music video chart in NZ; as chosen by viewers. *The Squeeze: A weekly video game review show. *The Metal Bar: Heavy-Metal based music show music videos, news and gossip hosted by Riccardo. *ZM on Juice: Local radio show ZM features on Juice. *Transmission: Alternative music show. *Girl & Boy: Clare & Andy P presenting weeknights; a Top 10 music video focus with humour, general banter and audience interaction.

External links

Official Site

Juice TV Facebook
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History

Shows

See also

Suggested reading

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