▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁N Z ▁government - owned ▁national ▁broad c aster ▁Television ▁New ▁Zealand ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁dis continu ing ▁its ▁commercial - free ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁news ▁and ▁information ▁channel ▁TV N Z ▁ 7 ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁util ising ▁free view ▁digital ▁channel ▁ 7 ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Greg ▁Part ington ▁comm enced ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Television ▁N Z ▁to ▁have ▁The ▁Sho pping ▁Channel ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁channel ▁once ▁TV N Z ▁ 7 ▁had ▁been ▁closed ▁down . ▁However ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁not ▁reached , ▁and ▁Part ington ▁subsequently ▁took ▁the ▁concept ▁to ▁SK Y ▁TV . ▁ ▁The ▁channel ▁was ▁formerly ▁broadcast ▁on ▁channel ▁ 1 8 ▁on ▁the ▁Free view ▁terrest rial ▁and ▁satellite ▁platforms ▁until ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Format ▁ ▁The ▁Sho pping ▁Channel ▁broadcast s ▁wall - to - wall ▁inf omer cial ▁content ▁from ▁brand ▁developers ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁language ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁seven ▁days ▁a ▁week . ▁From ▁the ▁launch ▁until ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁format ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁advert orial ▁channels ▁TV SN , ▁TV 4 ME ▁and ▁e X tra ▁that ▁are ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁three ▁Australian ▁metropol itan ▁commercial ▁networks ▁of ▁which ▁eight ▁hours ▁each ▁day ▁was ▁live , ▁with ▁pre - record ed ▁content ▁const itut ing ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1