- TVNZ Sport Extra
infobox TV channel
name = TVNZ Sport Extra
logofile = Tvnzsportextra.png
logosize = 240px
logoalt =
launch = June, 2007
picture format =576i 16:9 (SDTV )
country = NZ
share =
share as of =
share source =
owner =TVNZ
former names =
web = [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1224651/ Official Site]
terr serv 1 = Freeview| HD
terr chan 1= Channel 20
sat serv 1 = Freeview
sat chan 1 = Channel 20
cable serv 1 =
cable chan 1 =
|TVNZ Sport Extra is a temporary sports television station in
New Zealand , operated by TVNZ. Broadcasting on channel 20 on Freeview, it shows live and delayed free-to-air coverage of selected events. Eric Kearley, TVNZ's Digital Launch Manager, has stated there are no further plans for this channel until the2008 Summer Olympics .Programming
Sport Extra had originally launched to show the
V8 Supercars Series live. TVNZ however lost the rights to this at the end of the 2007 season to TV3.2007
*
V8 Supercars Series (Live) [cite press release | title = TVNZ bringing V8 Supercars to Freeview | publisher =TVNZ | url =http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1129359 | accessdate =2007-07-16 ]
*FIFA Under-20 World Cup (Delayed)cite press release | title = TVNZ Sport Extra brings top international soccer to Freeview | publisher = TVNZ | url =http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/816457/1215234 | accessdate =2007-07-16 ]
*AFC Asian Cup (Live)cite press release | title = TVNZ SPORT EXTRA BRINGS TOP INTERNATIONAL SOCCER TO FREEVIEW | publisher =TVNZ | url =http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1215234 | accessdate =2007-07-21 ]2008
* 2008 Beijing Olympics - Early coverage on this channel is not in HD
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