Sky Sport Announcements

25 July 2019

Introducing Sky Sport News
Connecting the World of Sport with New Zealand’s Home of Sport


Sky will launch a new Sky Sport News channel which will broadcast the latest sports news
from New Zealand and across the globe 24/7, Sky Chief Executive Martin Stewart has
announced.
It will show live sports news bulletins from New Zealand and around the world including Fox
Sports News Australia and Sky Sports News UK, along with breaking news and live press
conferences.
Like all Sky Sport channels, Sky Sport News will broadcast in HD.
Martin Stewart says: “The Sky Sport News channel is an exciting new initiative. We will
have daily news from New Zealand and around the world, expert opinion and analysis,
exclusive interviews, and a raft of features to keep every keen sports fan engaged.
“We’ll also be launching brand new Sky Sport News shows, including an exciting morning
news service, live from our state-of-the-art Auckland studios in September, drawing on the
resources of our world-renowned Sky Sport crew.
“I’m also pleased to announce that talented broadcasters Kate King and Goran Paladin will
be joining us as presenters. They will be joined by some other exciting local talent, so watch
this space.”
The channel will be live from 1 August, and our special local shows will start on 2
September.

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Attached: Biographies of Kate King and Goran Paladin

For further information, please contact Kristy Martin, Media Manager, 021 840 018,
kristy.martin@sky.co.nz

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25 July 2019


LIFE NEEDS MORE SPORT!
Sky supercharges sport offering with 12 sport channels

Sky is supercharging its already superb sports offering and putting more sport into the lives
of New Zealanders, Sky chief executive Martin Stewart has announced.
From 1 August all Sky Sport customers will get 12 dedicated sport channels, including:
- Dedicated homes for Rugby, Cricket, Golf and Football – and channels that strongly
feature Netball, League, Motorsport and more

- A new Sky Sport News channel

- The two ESPN channels

All 12 channels will be in HD, offering our customers a brilliant viewing experience.
There will be more great features and documentaries, highlights through the Sky Sport
Highlights app, and continued access to On Demand sport via an enhanced and improved
Sky Go.
There will also be additional pop-up channels for major events like the Australian Tennis
Open and Tokyo Olympics Games.
Martin Stewart said “We’re supercharging Sky Sport. The enhancements are designed for
the millions of New Zealanders who love sport.
“We already have nationwide reach and a reliable service that we know our customers
value. By enhancing the channel line-up we’re giving them even more sport, better content
discovery, and in glorious HD as well.
“The depth and breadth of our sports offer is second to none, and we continue to add more.
We were delighted to announce our six-year deal with Cricket Australia last week, including
the iconic Boxing Day Tests back for the first time since 1987, and there’s more to come.
“Delivering the best sport to our customers and helping our sports partners grow their sport
is what we’re here for.
“The Sky Sport News channel is an exciting new initiative. We will have daily news from New
Zealand and around the world, expert opinion and analysis, exclusive interviews, and a raft
of features to keep every keen sports fan ‘in the know’.”
Sky Sport News will be live from 1 August, and our special local shows will start on 2
September.

The full new channel line-up is:
 Sky Sport News
 Sky Sport 1 - Rugby 24/7
 Sky Sport 2 - Cricket 24/7
 Sky Sport 3 - Home of Netball
 Sky Sport 4 - Home of Rugby League
 Sky Sport 5 - Home of Motorsport
 Sky Sport 6 - Golf 24/7
 Sky Sport 7 - Football 24/7
 Sky Sport 8 - Best of The Rest
 Sky Sport 9 - Best of The Rest
 ESPN
 ESPN 2

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For further information, please contact Kristy Martin, Media Manager, 021 840 018,
kristy.martin@sky.co.nz

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25 July 2019

Ready, Set, Stream
Sky announces new sports streaming app


Kiwi sports fans will soon be able to watch Sky Sport’s full line up of 12 sport channels,
whenever and wherever it suits, with the launch of Sky’s new sport streaming service, Sky
Chief Executive Martin Stewart has announced.

“Sky was the first company to bring sport streaming to New Zealand, first with Sky Go and
then Fan Pass. Fan Pass has efficiently streamed four sports channels 24/7 for the last 4½
years, but we know sports fans are looking for more.

“Today we are supercharging it. We have already delivered cheaper pricing for it, and from
14 August we will replace it with our new sports app, Sky Sport Now.

Sky Sport Now will have:

- All 12 Sky Sport channels (compared to the 4 channels on Fan Pass), including
dedicated homes for Rugby, Cricket, Football and Golf; and channels that strongly
feature Netball, League, Motorsport and more; and the two ESPN channels

- The new Sky Sport News channel, with daily news from New Zealand and around the
world, expert opinion and analysis, exclusive interviews, and a raft of features to
keep every keen sports fan ‘in the know’

- The ability to link to a big screen

- Flexible pricing, with weekly and monthly prices, and a special annual deal

- Access to replays, highlights, features and documentaries on demand

- A great new stats section, with results, fixtures, tables and top performers.

Martin Stewart said “I announced last month that we are accelerating our focus on streaming
services. Sky Sport Now is the first evidence of that strategy. It’s a superb sport streaming
offer, and we want it to be in hands of every Kiwi sports fan, wherever they are.

“Sports fans are increasingly mobile, and often time poor. Young fans in particular are
looking for a range of experiences. Sky Sport Now is one way we can make sport more
accessible, exciting and appealing.

“We want to delight our customers every day, and we want to be in hands of every New
Zealander.”

Sky Sport Now will be available from 14 August, and can be purchased for:

 Week Pass $19.99
 Month Pass $49.99
 12 Month Pass $39.99 per month


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For further information, please contact Kristy Martin, Media Manager, 021 840 018,
kristy.martin@sky.co.nz