The Zone (New Zealand)

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The Zone
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Launched1 November 2014;4 years ago (2014-11-01)
Closed30 June 2017;2 years ago (2017-06-30)
Owned by SKY Network Television
Picture format 1080i/576i (HDTV/SDTV)
Country New Zealand
Website http://pages.skytv.co.nz/channels/the-zone
Availability
Satellite
SKY Network Television Channel 9
Cable
Vodafone Channel 9

The Zone was a sci-fi, fantasy, horror and cult television channel on New Zealand's Sky Television on Channel 9.

New Zealand Country in Oceania

New Zealand is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island, and the South Island —and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

The channel was announced in July 2014, [1] [2] [3] and began to broadcast in November 2014. [4] [5] It was added at no additional cost to the basic subscription package.

The channel closed on 30 June 2017. It was replaced on Sky by a new channel, Sky Box Sets.

Sky Box Sets

Sky Box Sets is a channel on New Zealand's Sky Television. It was launched on 1 August 2017 on Sky Channel 9 in 1080i high-definition. The channel screens an entire season of a television series at 7:30pm every night.

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