Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand
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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.
Formerly | MediaWorks TV Limited (2004–2020) Discovery NZ Limited (2020–2022) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Media |
Founded | 2004; 20 years ago (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 |
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]