Food Network (New Zealand)
Food Network is a New Zealand pay television channel. The channel focuses entirely on programming relating to food. It is based in Auckland and is New Zealand's only channel dedicated to the food, wine and restaurant society. [1]
| Food Network | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 1 November 2005 |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks Asia Pacific (2014-present) The Living Channel New Zealand Limited (2005-2014) |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i SDTV |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Formerly called | Food TV (2005-2018) |
| Sister channel(s) | |
| Website | Food Network |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 018 |
| IPTV | |
| Vodafone TV | Channel 018 |
The channel was launched on Sky on 1 November 2005 as Food TV by The Living Channel New Zealand Limited.
The Living Channel New Zealand Limited, which owned Food TV as well as sister channel Living was acquired by Discovery Communications on July 2, 2014. [2]
On 1 December 2018, Food TV was rebranded as a localised version of the American Food Network. [3]
Programming
Some of the programming that Food Network currently airs includes the following:
- Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
- Buddy's Big Bakedown
- Cake Boss
- Cake Masters
- Cake Wars
- Chopped
- Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
- Food Network Stars
- The Great British Bake Off
- Holiday Baking Championship
- Iron Chef Gauntlet
- Kids Baking Championship
- Man v. Food
- MasterChef UK
- Simply Nigella
- Spring Baking Championship
Food TV logo used from 2014-2018
References
- Sky TV Press release. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 23 Feb 2006.
- "Food Network". Sky Network Television. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Discovery invests in the New Zealand market with the acquisition of two local channels". Discovery Communications. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Christmas comes early as Food Network launches on Sky". Sky Network Television. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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