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'''Max TV''' was a [[New Zealand]] music channel available over the air in [[Auckland]] from October 1993 to December 1997.
'''Max TV''' was a [[New Zealand]] music channel available over the air in [[Auckland]] from October 1993 to December 1997.


On May 20, 1997, the channel broadcast the music video to [[Iggy Pop|Iggy Pop's]] song Pussy Walk. A local branch of American feminist group [[Women Against Pornography]] considered the music video "offensive and insulting to women".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maling |first1=S.R. |title=Women Against Pornography (Auckland) (WAP) and Max TV Ltd - 1997-115 |url=https://bsa.govt.nz/decisions/601-decision-number-1997-115 |publisher=[[Broadcasting Standards Authority]] |accessdate=8 March 2018 |date=4 September 1997}}</ref>
On May 20, 1997, the channel broadcast the music video to [[Iggy Pop|Iggy Pop's]] song Pussy Walk. Local feminist group [[Women Against Pornography]] considered the music video "offensive and insulting to women".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maling |first1=S.R. |title=Women Against Pornography (Auckland) (WAP) and Max TV Ltd - 1997-115 |url=https://bsa.govt.nz/decisions/601-decision-number-1997-115 |publisher=[[Broadcasting Standards Authority]] |accessdate=8 March 2018 |date=4 September 1997}}</ref>


On December 2, 1997, [[Television New Zealand]] announced that the channel would close down on the following day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bertram |first1=Gavin |title=Max TV - Not given lightly |url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/max-tv |publisher=[[Audio Culture]] |accessdate=8 March 2018 |date=18 July 2014}}</ref>
On December 2, 1997, [[Television New Zealand]] announced that the channel would close down on the following day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bertram |first1=Gavin |title=Max TV - Not given lightly |url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/scenes/max-tv |publisher=[[Audio Culture]] |accessdate=8 March 2018 |date=18 July 2014}}</ref>

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Max TV was a New Zealand music channel available over the air in Auckland from October 1993 to December 1997.

On May 20, 1997, the channel broadcast the music video to Iggy Pop's song Pussy Walk. Local feminist group Women Against Pornography considered the music video "offensive and insulting to women".[1]

On December 2, 1997, Television New Zealand announced that the channel would close down on the following day.[2]

References

  1. ^ Maling, S.R. (4 September 1997). "Women Against Pornography (Auckland) (WAP) and Max TV Ltd - 1997-115". Broadcasting Standards Authority. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ^ Bertram, Gavin (18 July 2014). "Max TV - Not given lightly". Audio Culture. Retrieved 8 March 2018.