Weather Channel (New Zealand)

Weather Channel
Type	Satellite network (Weather/meteorology)
Country	New Zealand
Availability	National;
Owner	SKY Network Television Limited
Launch date	2001
Dissolved	January 28, 2015
SKY TV	Channel 098 (SD)
Official website	sky.co.nz/weather

Weather Channel was a 24-hour interactive channel with updated New Zealand weather information operated by MetService which was broadcast on channel 098 on SKY TV. The service provided in-depth region-specific information^[1] for 27 New Zealand cities updated every few minutes, isobaric charts, weather radars,^[2] marine reports and live satellite maps.^[3]

The channel was announced by Sky as early as April 2001, with the implementation of its Open TV interactive service by May.^[4] At launch, the channel had a sponsorship agreement with AMI, which had done so for its analogue counterpart for two years.^[5]

References

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[1] There's lots more on the box!, The New Zealand Herald, 19 February 2002

[2] The Weather Channel

[3] Sky TV gets on top of its digital bugs, The New Zealand Herald, 28 December 2001

[4] Big players need to get interactive on TV front, The New Zealand Herald, 25 April 2001

[5] Interactive weather on Sky, The New Zealand Herald, 5 December 2001

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