Sky Network Television Company Description
Sky Network Television turns Kiwis into couch potatoes. As New Zealand's dominant pay-TV provider, it broadcasts via UHF and using digital direct broadcast satellite (DBS). With signals that now cover the whole country, Sky has more than 600,000 subscribers (more than 85% of them digital customers). Sky offers about 85 digital channels to subscribers, including sports, movie, music, pay-per-view, and special interest channels. Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation owns a substantial stake in Sky, which was held through holding company Independent Newspapers (INL) until 2005 when INL and Sky merged. Following the merger, News Corp. owns 44% of Sky.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of Sky Network Television's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of Sky Network Television's evolution in the marketplace.
