SKY Accelerates Focus On Streaming Services

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SKY ACCELERATES FOCUS ON STREAMING SERVICES
For immediate release, 25 June 2019


Sky CEO Martin Stewart has today reaffirmed the company’s accelerated focus on
streaming services.

“From my first day at Sky I have talked about how streaming services are our future.
Over the last few months we have taken a close look at Sky’s technology roadmap
and as a result we have sharpened our future focus.

Our core goal is to deliver our superb content in ways that meet the needs of all New
Zealanders. We want everyone to be able to access our content in the way that suits
them best. That means:

1. Delivering extremely well to the hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders who
have Sky boxes in their homes with our world–leading service reliability and
convenience
and

2. Providing highly appealing and competitive services to those customers who
want to access our content online. Having best-in-class streaming experiences
is a critical part of our growth plan for Sky.
With that in mind, we have taken a thorough look at the development and
deployment of the next generation ‘Puck’ device that we have been working on, and
which has not yet been launched.

Drawing on our understanding of the ways New Zealanders are watching content in
2019 and what they want from us, we have decided that we can best serve our
customers by enhancing our streaming services, and we will not proceed with the
Puck device. Customers who prefer to consume our sports and entertainment on a
set-top box are already well served with My Sky, which offers reliability and great
functionality, and they all get complimentary access to our SkyGO app.

In the coming weeks we will have exciting announcements that prove our
commitment to delivering Sky in ways that work for all New Zealanders.

In August we are launching our new sports App, with a superb content line-up, new
pricing and great features. We also have a number of enhancements planned on
Neon and Sky Go that will increase choice, quality and ways of enjoying those
services.

We will continue to encourage Sky customers to connect their Sky box to their home
internet in order to access our vast array of on demand ready-to-watch content.
We’re also improving the viewing experience with an increased number of HD
channels, and there are superb enhancements coming on the Sky Sport front.

We have an exceptional suite of content. Our refocused technology roadmap means
we will deliver it to customers wherever they want it, when they want it, and through
the platform that best meets their personal needs.”

Ends.


For further information, please contact:
Sophie Moloney
Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
Sky Network Television Limited
(09) 579 9999
sophie.moloney@skytv.co.nz