Garage (TV channel)

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Garage
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  ( 2015-05-15 )
Closed 31 July 2017  ( 2017-07-31 )
Replaced by Garage Entertainment (Online VOD)
Links
Website www .garageentertainment .com .au

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 [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

  1. ^ "New action and adventure TV channel launches in New Zealand" . 4 May 2015 . Retrieved 1 February 2017 .
  2. ^ "SurfStitch Group announces the acquisitions of Garage Entertainment and Production" . SurfStitch Group Limited.
  3. ^ Pash, Chris (17 April 2017). "SurfStitch has sold Garage Entertainment for a loss" . Business Insider . Archived from the original on 4 March 2020 . Retrieved 28 July 2021 .

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