| U live | |
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| Format | Media |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TVNZ |
| Original run | March 13, 2011 – present |
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| Website | |
U live is the flagship show of TVNZ U. It is a live show airing from 4pm - 7pm daily. The show features music, interviews, and other general interest content. Viewers are invited to participate via a Facebook application, where they can vote in polls, take part in discussions, and view the show via a live commercial and graphic free stream. Comments and polls are then selected and displayed on screen during broadcast. U live is hosted by Rose Matafeo, Connor Nestor, Tim Lambourne and Matt Gibb. U live draws many parallels to TVNZ's rival network Mediaworks' youth-oriented show Drew and Shannon Live, which airs on FOUR. Although U live tends to have a more distinctive style of its own.
The show is produced live on set by the show's presenters using a NewTek TriCaster.
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U live was the first show to be aired on TVNZ U, and is hosted by James King, Rose Matafeo, Connor Nestor, Tim Lambourne, and Matt Gibb. Matafeo, Nestor and Gibb hosted the launch episode. Gibb also serves as the show's live producer. This first episode involved substantial contribution from users of the U live Facebook application, available on TVNZ U's Facebook page.
TVNZ teamed up with Facebook 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. A Twitter account has also been established, although this is not used as heavily.[1]
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