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| Formerly | MediaWorks TV Limited (2004–2020) Discovery NZ Limited (2020–2022) |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
Area served | New Zealand |
Key people | James Gibbons (president)[1] |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Divisions | Newshub[2] |
| Website | discoverycorporate.co.nz |
Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery that operates several television channels in New Zealand. It operates five national free-to-air television channels, eight pay-TV channels on Sky, and the Newshub service.
It was formerly known as MediaWorks TV and operated as a subsidiary of MediaWorks New Zealand between 2004 and 2020. In 2019, MediaWorks announced that they were selling their television operations. In September 2020, Discovery, Inc. purchased MediaWorks TV with the acquisition being finalized on 1 December 2020.[3][4] The subsidiary was subsequently rebranded as Discovery New Zealand.[5]
- ^ Middleton, Richard (21 April 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery names int'l team, as Priya Dogra, James Gibbons & Anil Jhingan take new roles". TBI Vision. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Our Brands". MediaWorks. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "MediaWorks TV arm sold to Discovery channel owner". Stuff. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "MediaWorks confirms sale of TV operations to Discovery Inc". Newshub. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Discovery, Inc. completes acquisition of MediaWorks TV". Discovery New Zealand. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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