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| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576iSDTV |
| Timeshift service |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | NBCUniversal International Networks[1] |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 3 July 2016 |
| Replaced | Four |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | 4 (HD) |
Bravo is a New Zealandtelevision channel owned and operated byNBCUniversal International Networks, broadcast via the state-ownedKordia transmission network,Sky and on the websiteThreeNow. The channel launched on 3 July 2016. Much like itsAmerican cable network counterpart, Bravo focuses on design, food, glamour and pop culture.[1]
The channel was announced by Mediaworks on 2 May 2016. The goal of the channel was to increase the amount of reality shows available on free-to-air television in New Zealand, and boosting production of such formats in the country, as New Zealand had "very low" airtime for reality formats, and filling in a gap for female audiences, in a market where subscription television was decreasing, favouring Freeview. The channel scheduled its first original production,The Real Housewives of Auckland, for August 2016.[2]
Bravo launched on 3 July 2016. Following the closure ofFour, a one and a half minute promotion aired, previewing the content to be expected on Bravo. The first show to be broadcast on Bravo wasTop Chef, at 5:10 am.
On 1 May 2017, Bravo adopted a new black logo to match its U.S counterpart, which had rebranded to that same logo three months earlier.
In early September 2020, MediaWorks confirmed that it would be selling its television media assets, which include Bravo, to the US mass media multinational companyDiscovery, Inc.[3][4][5]
On 1 December 2020,Discovery, Inc completed the acquisition of MediaWorks TV Limited. This acquisition also includes sister channelsThe Edge TV,The Breeze TV andThree, and news serviceNewshub.
On 10 December 2024,Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand sold their stake in the joint venture.NBCUniversal International Networks is now the sole owner of the channel.[6] Bravo content is still available on Warner Bros. Discovery'sThreeNow through a renewed partnership created between the two companies.[7]
On 22 July 2025, Warner Bros confirmed it would be selling its New Zealand free-to-air television assets (Bravo,Three,Eden,Rush andHGTV) and streaming operations (ThreeNow) toSky forNZ$1. The sale completed on 1 August 2025, with Warner Bros. Discovery continuing to provide channels a continued supply of company's content under a multi-year commercial agreement.[8][9]
On 3 July 2016, coinciding with the launch of Bravo, MediaWorks launched a standard hour delayedtimeshift channel of the broadcast to replaceFour Plus 1.[10]
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