When the New Zealand government suggested a voluntary New Zealand music quota on radio (basically a threat that if the stations did not impose a quota themselves then one would be imposed on them) suddenly the amount of indigenous music played on radio stations shot up, as did the number of New Zealand hits in the top 20. Therefore a show like the UK Top of the Pops with live performances from the charts became feasible for the first time, and the show was commissioned by Television New Zealand. The show was Executive Produced by David Rose, Managing Director and owner of Satellite Media and began in early 2004 with host Alex Behan. The hour-long show (as opposed to the 30 minute UK version) was broadcast at 5pm on Saturdays on TV2 contained a mixture of songs recorded on a sound stage in the Auckland CBD, as well as performances from the overseas versions of the show. The New Zealand Top 20 singles and Top 10 albums are also featured. Alex stayed as host for two years before Bede Skinner took over. Despite a popular fan base in early 2006 TVNZ announced that Top of the Pops has been axed.
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