Sky New Zealand
Industry Moves

Sky New Zealand chief executive Martin Stewart is leaving the company and has been replaced by current chief commercial officer Sophie Moloney with immediate effect
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s proposed deal to sell sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) has taken a hit after the country’s Commerce Commission outlined its competition con…
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has raised its profit and revenue guidance for 2021 after what it described as a “positive start” to the financial year, higher than expected growth in its dir…
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s efforts to cut costs by offloading sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) could be hit after the proposed sale raised competition concerns.
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a short-term deal with telecoms operator Spark to create a bundled subscription offering
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand made a saving of NZ$9m ($6m/€5.1
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International outdoor broadcasting specialist NEP has agreed a takeover of the sports production subsidiary of pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand
Motorsport
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its media rights for the Supercars motorsport series for five years, from 2021 to 2025
Boxing
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English Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has encouraged fans to stay away from stadiums, as the league prepares to resume play today
Basketball
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New Zealand's National Basketball League has launched a direct-to-consumer global streaming service that will allow viewers outside of the country to pay to watch coverage of the competition
Football
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Uefa has postponed this year's Champions League and Europa League finals due to the coronavirus pandemic. The women's Champions League final has also been postponed
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has stressed that it has options to recoup some sports rights costs after withdrawing its profit guidance for the year ending June 30, 2020 as it “recognises t…
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has diversified its sports output by agreeing a multi-year content deal with Red Bull TV
Softball
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has been awarded exclusive rights in the country to the upcoming under-18 Men’s Softball World Cup.
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has reported a 78-per-cent fall in half-year profit but has hailed a growth in subscriptions to its streaming services amid its sports-focused media-rights and…
Rugby Union
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has completed its purchase of OTT entertainment platform Lightbox from telco Spark. Sky plans to merge Lightbox with its own OTT service Neon
Surfing
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sport New Zealand has signed a wide-ranging sponsorship and media-rights deal with the World Surf League
Golf
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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is to broadcast the Masters, golf’s first major of the year.