Sky Arena

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| logo = SKY ARENA.PNG

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| launch_date = {{start date and age|2011|3|1|df=y}}

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| picture_format = 1080i (HDTV) 16:9

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| owner = Sky Network Television

| country = New Zealand

| language = English

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| website = [https://www.sky.co.nz/discover/sky-arena Official Site]

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Sky Arena is a pay-per-view channel operated in New Zealand by Sky Network Television. Until 2015 Sky Arena was also spin-off event promoter company jointly owned by Sky and VADR Media. Sky Arena screens events on such as professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, boxing and concerts. The David Tua vs Monte Barrett during August 2011 was the first Sky Arena event screened in 1080i high-definition.[http://www.skysport.co.nz/article/boxing/headlines/david-tua-vs-monte-barrett-47185/ David Tua vs Monte Barrett] The biggest event in PPV New Zealand history was David Tua vs Shane Cameron. The event has the record with the most buys with 88,000 buys in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/10524506/Sky-TV-vs-Duco-The-bout-for-boxings-money|title=Sky TV vs Duco: The bout for boxing's money|publisher=Stuff NZ|date= 20 September 2014|accessdate=2019-10-10}} The channel previously screened WWE pay-per-view events until January 2022, when Sky's pay-per-view rights agreement ended with WWE.{{cite web|url=https://help.sky.co.nz/s/article/WWE-PPV-Events|title=WWE Pay Per View events|publisher=Sky|date=2022-02-02|accessdate=2022-03-03}}