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| Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand | |
| Formerly | MediaWorks TV Limited (2004–2020) |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
Area served | New Zealand |
Key people | James Gibbons (president)[1] |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Divisions | Newshub[2] |
| Website | discoverycorporate.co.nz |
Discovery NZ Limited is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery that operates several television channels in New Zealand. It operates five national free-to-air television channels and eight pay-TV channels on Sky.
It was formerly known as MediaWorks TV and operated as a subsidiary of MediaWorks New Zealand between 2004 and 2020. In 2019, MediaWorks announced that they were selling their television operations. In September 2020, Discovery, Inc. purchased MediaWorks TV with the acquisition being finalised on 1 December 2020.[3][4] The subsidiary was subsequently rebranded as Discovery New Zealand, and the company was renamed to Discovery NZ Limited.[5]
- ^ Middleton, Richard (21 April 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery names int'l team, as Priya Dogra, James Gibbons & Anil Jhingan take new roles". TBI Vision. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Our Brands". MediaWorks. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "MediaWorks TV arm sold to Discovery channel owner". Stuff. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "MediaWorks confirms sale of TV operations to Discovery Inc". Newshub. 7 September 2020. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Discovery, Inc. completes acquisition of MediaWorks TV". Discovery New Zealand. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.