Details of a new pay television platform due to launch in New Zealand in the first half of next year, have been unveiled in what has been labelled television's 'worst kept secret'.
Igloo, a joint venture between Television New Zealand and pay TV company Sky Network Television, will see the
launch of a new set-top box offering user pays and free to air content.
This deal comes after TVNZ's failed bid to bring TiVo into New Zealand and after it took a $17.7 million charge on its Hybrid Television Services joint venture because the TiVo box didn't gain traction among Australians or New Zealanders.
TVNZ will be the junior partner in the Igloo deal with Sky holding a 49 per cent stake.
The set top box is expect to retail for under $200, with a 30-day channel pack expected to sell for about $25.
