of sports content that Sky broadcasts, this content is typically delayed with some live coverage of certain events to fulfill free-to-air requirements, as Sky is effectively selling them to itself. Prime used to broadcast a weekly Sunday afternoon sports highlights show called Ultimate Sport Sunday, which included highlights of cricket, rugby union, NRL, Formula One, WRC and Moto GP. Prime was also granted the rights to broadcast the free to air screening of Euro 2008. Free to air coverage of the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics was seen on Prime with Sky being the new rights holder. Prime is the Free TV broadcaster of the ANZ Premiership and shows highlights weekly. Prime also broadcasts one-hour versions of WWE Raw, WWE NXT and WWE Smackdown. NZ On Air funded Native concept Back Benches The Brokenwood Mysteries Locally made programmes The following shows are screened for most of the year (normally only excluding summer months) Past/ended locally-made programmes Past news programming Prime used to broadcast Nine Network Australia's early morning news programmes such as Today and, until 6 February 2007, National Nine News: Morning Edition when the Nine Network had ownership. Overnight, and during important international news events such as the 2008 US Presidential Election, it has relayed the international feed of US news channel Fox News. Output contracts Paramount Global Distribution Group (exclusive) NBCUniversal International Television Distribution (non-exclusive) Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group (first-option with Sky and Prime channels) Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution (from 2019) Prime Plus 1 Prime Plus 1 is an hour delayed timeshift channel of the Prime broadcast. It was launched on 1 February 2017. It is available on Sky channel 514 or can be manually tuned to free-to-air satellite-signal receivers. See also Sky News Australia Sky News Sky Network Television References External links New Zealand television channels Television channels and stations established in 1998 English-language television stations in New Zealand