Competition downplayed as Spark sizes up Sky TV / Vodafone merger
Telco rival plays down proposed multi-billion dollar merger.
Telco rival plays down proposed multi-billion dollar merger.
Media and telco giants edge closer...
Sky Television has confirmed merger talks with telco giant Vodafone, as the two companies explore the possibility of combining practices in New Zealand.
Sky Television and Telecom will not renew their current contract which involves the resale of the NZ-operated satellite provider’s services to the latter’s customers.
The Commerce Commission will investigate Sky TV’s contracts with internet service providers, chair Mark Berry announced today.
"So Scott, why doesn’t Orcon resell Sky?" It’s a question that has been posed to me several times recently. And most recently by the editor of this publication.
ICT Minister Steven Joyce, questioned today at the InternetNZ-organised NetHui in Auckland, would not be drawn on the question of where Southern Cross will sit in the Telecom split.
Sky TV is in the midst of upgrading its operations to a fully digital and tape-less broadcast facility, providing over 100 channels of high-definition, standard-definition and mobile content.
Vodafone and Sky TV have teamed up for an eight-channel service available on the GSM operator's 3G handsets. The service will launch today, February 1.
Telecom has introduced four new residential packages that build on its relationship with Sky TV.