Spark to offer Sky Sport bundle

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#279608 27-Oct-2020 10:48

Hmm. Can't find anyone else has posted about this. Looks a good option to have sport in one place again (if you are with Spark)

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/123211341/spark-to-offer-sky-sport-bundle

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/surprise-deal-sky-sport-now-to-be-bundled-with-spark-sport/4SRICQHDBOQZQXQW2XPZGAF35E/

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#2592361 27-Oct-2020 11:13

Why would you start your own sports streaming service, only to bundle your competitors service as well..

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#2592391 27-Oct-2020 12:20

Because your own product is over priced and can't sell itself.

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#2592396 27-Oct-2020 12:30

At $49.99 a month that is a serious price tag for sports IMO.

I'll stick with Kayo

The little things make the biggest difference.

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#2592436 27-Oct-2020 14:42

I assume Kayo is a profitable business and making a reasonable return?

Kiwis get screwed when you compare against Kayo packages. They sent me a $5 off per month voucher last month now i only pay $20AUD per month.

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#2592593 28-Oct-2020 00:20

So basically they are back to what fanpass was, offered for $30.00??p/m if on Spark broadband.

Spark plans already get spark sport for $20p/m I think

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#2592760 28-Oct-2020 14:51

So just confirming, that bundle is $49.99 a month for both Spark Sport & SSN? I found the pricing in that article a little confusing.

If Sky would fix the SSN frame rate issues, that's a pretty competitive deal.

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#2592761 28-Oct-2020 15:09

Depends on what you find as your value point for watching whatever sport you want to watch, when you want to watch it.

$25/mth I could justify for casual viewing, particularly over summer with the cricket or through the golf majors etc, but $50 (which I'd need to spend as sky has some cricket and the golf, spark has some cricket) is a big investment for "now and again" viewing.

If your family and/or partner aren't big into watching sport then actually getting screen time can be tricky

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#2592970 28-Oct-2020 22:07

Spark Sport wont last IMHO but what it proved is that streaming is how people want to watch sport now and forced Sky to adapt to offer Sky Sport Now

Sky also want to launch into the Broadband market and don’t think that will last either

Sky’s problem is that it still has to keep Satellite going for a large portion of its customer base in areas where there is still a digital divide and streaming is not possible

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#2592974 28-Oct-2020 22:24

I wonder if Sky will eventually acquire Spark Sport, just like they did with Lightbox?

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#2595300 31-Oct-2020 11:47

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300144662/sky-sport-now-wont-work-until-it-fixes-one-thing

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#2595346 31-Oct-2020 12:23

quickymart:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300144662/sky-sport-now-wont-work-until-it-fixes-one-thing

I am sure that Sky want yo dump satellite and go 100% online streaming but the reality is that at least 1/3, maybe more of its customer base doesn’t have access to broadband suitable to stream

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#2595580 31-Oct-2020 18:13

They still have a fair few numbers on satellite though - over 500,000 isn't it? I doubt they'd want to dump them all and force the lot onto streaming. I daresay a sizeable portion would move elsewhere.

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#2595596 31-Oct-2020 19:06

nztim:
quickymart:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300144662/sky-sport-now-wont-work-until-it-fixes-one-thing

I am sure that Sky want yo dump satellite and go 100% online streaming but the reality is that at least 1/3, maybe more of its customer base doesn’t have access to broadband suitable to stream

Ive had Sky forever, could not care less how its delivered. Sky Sport Now is NOT how it should be delivered, poor quality. Spark Sport is excellent

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#2595766 31-Oct-2020 22:58

quickymart:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300144662/sky-sport-now-wont-work-until-it-fixes-one-thing

That's one for the stuff headlines thread cos they say sky needs to fix two things, the price (gougy) and the frame rate (jerky).
I think it mentions lack of 4k too.

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#2596159 2-Nov-2020 10:51

Let me understand this topic. The original discussion as posted by the OP is about Sky Sport bundle on Spark.

You may have noticed some of you won't be able to post in this thread anymore. If you want to discuss the legality of accessing overseas streaming services I suggest someone create their own topic under the ICT Policies and Regulations sub-forum.

I am removing all off-topic posts now.

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