
Flurry of bond issues expected in busy week
Fixed interest investors face a flurry of bond issuance over the next week or so as corporates look to lock in favourable funding rates.
Fixed interest investors face a flurry of bond issuance over the next week or so as corporates look to lock in favourable funding rates.
Sky Network Television, New Zealand's dominant pay television operator, will no longer resell its service through Telecom, the nation's largest phone company.
NZ shares were mixed yesterday as investors cast forward to next month's earnings season, and as regional markets mulled this week's Federal Reserve meeting.
Sky TV has played down an analyst's concerns about it facing future regulation over its monopolisation of sports events and says there is more sport on free-to-air TV than before.
Chris Cairns' cricket commentary career is in limbo since he severed ties with Sky TV, following revelations he's being investigated by the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit.
Sky TV is launching a new service that will allow its subscribers to watch up to 10 live streaming channels on iPads.
The Commerce Commission has warned Sky TV that its contracts with telcos were likely to have previously harmed competition.
Advertising identity David Walden could be excused a sense of payback if Grant Dalton and Emirates Team NZ take the America's Cup off Sir Russell Coutts and Oracle.
Sky TV's announcement that it will screen delayed coverage of English Premier League soccer matches has been labelled a "cynical play" by rival Coliseum Sports Media.
Sky subscribers are sharing account details with friends to get behind the paywall and watch for free.
Sky Sport has copped angry feedback from viewers annoyed over two screening errors during the All Blacks versus France test on Saturday night.
Sky Sport has apologised for an ad which played midway through the first half of last night's rugby test between the All Blacks and France.
The loss of English Premier League soccer to online broadcaster Coliseum Sports Media may signal the end of Sky's virtual monopoly of quality sports content.
Rumour has it that the Commission will quietly ask Sky to reconsider its apparently restrictive contracts with ISPs on a mutually agreeable basis, writes Chris Barton.
Sky Television is refusing to spell out the uptake for Igloo, its pay television joint venture with Television New Zealand.