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| Country | New Zealand |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Television New Zealand |
| Sister channels | TVNZ 1 TVNZ 2 |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 March 2016 |
| Former names | Duke |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Watch live (NZ only) |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | 6 |
TVNZ Duke (formerlyDuke; stylized asTVNZ DUKE orDUKE) is aNew Zealand television channel run by state broadcasterTelevision New Zealand. It screens programming targeted at a male audience.[1][2] It was launched on 20 March 2016 to replace TVNZ's popup channel that was used to air theWimbledon Championships.[3] Initially advertised as a male-skewed channel, this branding was later dropped.[4]
TVNZ Duke offers a schedule of programmes which include comedy, drama, documentaries, movies, music (under the DUKEbox Music banner) and sport. It initially broadcast between the hours of 6pm and midnight, and occasionally screened live sport events outside these hours;[3] On average, it currently broadcasts from 10.30am until late on weekdays and from 7am until late on weekends. The channel is available onFreeview channel 6 and channel 23 onSky. Some programmes are also available on the streaming serviceTVNZ+.
TVNZ Duke started broadcasting in 1080i HD on terrestrially channel 13 on 11 January 2018;[5] the online live stream of the channel had already been streaming up to 720p.
On 21 March 2022, TVNZ Duke moved to channel 6, a slot formerly occupied byTVNZ 6 and its replacementU. From 2013 to 2022, the slot was occupied by TVNZ'stimeshift channels.[6]
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| Broadcast area | National |
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| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 (SDTV) |
| History | |
| Launched | 17 November 2020 |
| Availability | |
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| DVB64-QAM on band IV | |
TVNZ Duke+1 is a one-hour timeshifted channel that was launched on Freeview on 17 November 2020.[citation needed] TVNZ Duke+1 is available on Channel 12 on Freeview via UHF and Sky channel 504.[12][6]
TVNZ also announced a new channel: Duke+1
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