Finance Minister Bill English says the government doesn't want to spend any more money on UFB for fear it might "stuff it".

The best thing you can do in business is to back yourself, says Spark's Digital First general manager Anna Curzon.

New Zealand shares fell yesterday in a region-wide sell-off as uncertainty over Greece's financial stability overshadowed equity markets.

Broadband users are unlikely to see any immediate changes to their monthly bills after the announcement of a new wholesale pricing decision.

Broadcasters have won the 'global mode' world streaming battle - ISPs say they'll stop offering the service from September.

The brazen actions of Call Plus - promoting its Global Mode method of accessing foreign television, ultimately killed the service, says media writer John Drinnan.

The Spark-owned video-on-demand service Lightbox will be bidding for streaming rights for NRL games, forcing Sky to defend its stranglehold on mainstream TV sport.

Spark says it's moving into the home security business, with a new smartphone based service named Morepork.

Streaming services have increased congestion on broadband services for the second month in a row.

As video streaming services surge in popularity, Kiwis are consuming far more internet data than ever before.

Internet data usage has seen a huge rise in the past three months as users embrace a "video streaming revolution".

NZ Netflix customers can now see for the first time which company offers the service at the fastest speed.

Outgoing Spark executive Chris Quin has been named as the new Foodstuffs North Island CEO.

Spark has started a new lobbying campaign in an effort to stop the Commerce Commission setting a big wholesale price rise that will raise copper broadband prices for internet providers.

Spark has fallen from being the NZX's largest listed company by market capitalisation, valued at $6.51 billion in February, to the third largest at $5.17 billion.

On Thursday entertainment and television players Spark, MediaWorks, Sky and TVNZ fired a warning shot to Slingshot, Orcon and Bypass Network Services.

Spark, MediaWorks, SKY and TVNZ have fired a warning shot to Slingshot, Orcon and Bypass Network Services over their Global Mode service.

New Zealand shares fell, led by Fonterra Shareholders' Fund, after the world's biggest dairy exporter lowered its guidance for dividends

Spark chief executive Simon Moutter has taken a swipe at new competitor Netflix, saying the TV streaming company is taking advantage of GST loopholes.

Is it fair big companies extract hundreds of millions of dollars of profit each year from the economy, yet contribute little or nothing to fund a civil society?

Leading telecommunications company Spark actively considered becoming the cornerstone sponsor of the new Paul Henry breakfast show, but has pulled out, writes John Drinnan.

Spark has agreed to sell its Telecom Rentals business for $106 million to Australian financial services company FlexiGroup.