| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i ( SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Garage Entertainment Aust Pty Limited ( Madman Entertainment) |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 May 2015 |
| Closed | 31 July 2017 |
| Replaced by | Garage Entertainment (Online VOD) |
| Links | |
| Website |
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Garage is a former New Zealand 24-hour linear subscription television channel dedicated to action and adventure sports programming on the Sky TV platform.
History
On 4 May 2015, it was announced that Garage would replace Juice TV on Sky TV effective 15 May 2015. [1]
15 November 2015 the channel owner Garage Entertainment Aust Pty Ltd was acquired by SurfStitch Group Limited. SurfStich in the acquisition statement displayed their ambitions to expand the Garage TV channel to Australia and Asian markets. [2]
In April 2017, Madman Media Group announced it had purchased Garage Entertainment from SurfStitch Group for "a nominal cash consideration". [3]
The channel closed on 31 July 2017 at 23:59. The brand continues to be used by Madman as a monthly streaming service revolving around extreme sports.
References
- ^ "New action and adventure TV channel launches in New Zealand". 4 May 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "SurfStitch Group announces the acquisitions of Garage Entertainment and Production". SurfStitch Group Limited.
- ^ Pash, Chris (17 April 2017). "SurfStitch has sold Garage Entertainment for a loss". Business Insider. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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