TVNZ Heartland
| TVNZ Heartland | |
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| Launched | 1 June 2010 |
| Owned by | TVNZ |
| Picture format |
576i 16:9 (anamorphic) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Broadcast area | national |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | TVNZ Heartland |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB 256-QAM on band IV | |
| Satellite | |
| DVB QPSK on 12607 MHz | |
| IPTV | |
| DVB QAM | |
TVNZ Heartland is a pay TV channel operated by TVNZ featuring 100% New Zealand made shows, most shows are re-runs of classic shows previously screen on New Zealand TV as well as some more recent shows. While TVNZ channels are traditionally available free to air TVNZ Heartland is available exclusively to Sky Digital subscribers. [1] The channel broadcasts on Sky Digital channel 17.
Launch
A month prior to the channels launch viewers would see on channel 17 a notice of a launch date and also a notice informing viewers that Fashion TV has moved to channel 66 as Fashion TV previously occupied channel 17 on SKY. Later this was replaced with previews of shows that would screen on TVNZ Heartland. TVNZ Heartland launched at 6PM on June 1, 2010 50 years to the day when TV broadcasting first started in New Zealand. To mark the occasion the very first show was From the Archives a show that looks back on classic New Zealand made TV shows from five decades. The first installment seen on June 1 was a look back at 1960s New Zealand made shows.
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