Sky New Zealand
Sky NZ recruits F1’s Crothers as head of sports partnerships
Sky New Zealand has named Formula 1’s head of digital media rights Adam Crothers as its head of sports partnerships.
Sky NZ acquires Women’s World Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the media rights for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia
Sky NZ appoints investment bank amid ‘unsolicited approaches’
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has engaged investment bank Jarden to provide advice on what it claims to be a number of “unsolicited approaches” over the past year.
Spark usurps Sky as Champions League rights-holder in New Zealand
Telco Spark has acquired the broadcast rights in New Zealand to Uefa club competitions for the next three seasons
Discovery sublicenses free-to-air Wimbledon rights from Sky NZ
Media company Discovery has sublicensed free-to-air rights to the Wimbledon tennis tournament from pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand
Sky New Zealand renews NRL rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its media rights for Australia's National Rugby League for five years, from 2023 to 2027
Sky NZ lands UCI Track Champions League rights, GCN agrees cyclocross deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has signed on as the first broadcast rights-holder for the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Track Champions League.
Sky NZ acquires World Test Championship final rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the media rights to the inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand
Sky NZ renews multi-platform ESPN distribution and content deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its multi-platform distribution and content deal with international sports broadcaster ESPN
MotoGP’s NZ fees rise as Spark beats increasingly cost-sensitive Sky
The value of MotoGP rights in New Zealand has more than doubled in deals finalised last month with telco Spark and free-to-air broadcaster Three.
Sky NZ is latest broadcaster to acquire Cricket West Indies rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a ‘long-term’ media rights deal with Cricket West Indies for all West Indies home matches played in the Caribbean.
Sky NZ weighs up sports subscription increases despite profit jump
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is considering price increases for its sports packages, despite registering an increase in profits
NZ watchdog clears Sky’s sale of outside broadcast division to NEP
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has granted clearance of pay-television broadcaster Sky’s sale of its sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) to international outdoor broadcasting specialist NEP…
Sky NZ lands ARG, Motorsport Australia rights, Motorsport.tv offers streaming
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a deal to be the exclusive broadcaster in the country for Australian Racing Group and Shannons Motorsport Australia Championship events in 2021
PCB announces international media-rights deals
The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a series of international media-rights deals covering cricket played in the country during the 2021 to 2023 period
Sky NZ claims OB truck failures could hit live sports output
Sky New Zealand has warned that the ongoing review of its sale of sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) could cause an interruption to its live domestic sports broadcasts due to the need…
Sky NZ agrees multi-year deal for Wimbledon rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a multi-year rights deal for the Wimbledon grand slam tennis championships
Moloney replaces Stewart as CEO of Sky NZ
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