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Sky TV changes look to fend off competition from Spark

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Publish Date
Sat, 27 Jul 2019, 12:07PM

Sky TV changes look to fend off competition from Spark

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 27 Jul 2019, 12:07PM

Sky TV has announced it will be offering 12 sports channels by August, as well as a revamped streaming app.

It is also determined to not lose out on the rights to any major sporting events, after being outbid for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Technology commentator Bill Bennett told Heather du Plessis-Allan that for the last 10 years, streaming has been way many Kiwis have been watching TV.

Bennett says Sky's main focus is sport content, with that being a massive part of the company's brand and a lucrative part of their business.

He says Sky must win the battle against Spark (who secured rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup) otherwise, they will be no longer."

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