C42, our new FREEVIEW only channel plays loads of kiwi tunes as well as more alternative music.
The channel plays exclusively on channel 9 of the Freeview platform.
C42 offers New Zealand music considerable representation with a commitment to up to 30 per cent local content.
and will feature back to back alternative music videos, without hosts.
MediaWorks TV Network Executive, Andrew Szusterman says: “We're happy to be able to offer a true free-to-air 24 - hour nationwide music television service that will play everything from ‘The Clash’ through to ‘The
Clean’, while also highlighting more current talent like ‘Vampire Weekend’ and our own ‘The Naked and
Famous’.
Approximately 30 per cent of the playlist is dedicated to NZ music.
An arrangement between MediaWorks and PPNZ will ensure videos and artists represented by IMNZ (the
New Zealand trade body for independent record labels and distributors) represent a larger portion of the
playlist.
C42 is live exclusively on Freeview Channel 9.
C42 joins the Freeview platform as the second exclusive channel for MediaWorks, after the launch of TV3 plus 1 in March 2009.
Find out more about what's on this NZ Music Month here.
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