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#3397169 25-Jul-2025 19:27

old3eyes:

No mention of the other WBD channels of Bravo, HGTV, Rush and Eden. Gone by years end?

One can only hope.

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#3397184 25-Jul-2025 20:17

If I was a betting man, I would wager that Prime/Sky Open/whatever-it's-called could be facing that fate by the end of the year. As to the other channels, I imagine Sky will assess them before deciding what to do with them.

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#3397289 26-Jul-2025 13:52

Sophie Maloney (SKY CEO) said there would be 'no change to programming for 12-18 months' - whatever that actually means...

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#3397292 26-Jul-2025 13:59

Maybe WBD playing the channels out from Virginia only costs NZ$0.50/year.

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#3397370 27-Jul-2025 07:26

dougierydal:

Sophie Maloney (SKY CEO) said there would be 'no change to programming for 12-18 months' - whatever that actually means...

It's hard to imagine that they will allow the red ink to go on for that long.

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#3397784 28-Jul-2025 18:33

Spotted this on X

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#3397912 29-Jul-2025 08:01

The applications, first reported by the NZ Media News social media account, are “under examination” by the Intellectual Property Office but have been downplayed by Sky. “We’re not planning any change to the much-loved Three or ThreeNow brand names,” a Sky spokeswoman told Media Insider on Monday evening. “Sky Free is simply the legal business name we’ll be using once the acquisition completes, as we will no longer be able to use Discovery NZ.

“And the team will be called Sky Free within Sky, along similar lines to our other team and business unit names.” So while no marketing changes seem planned in the short-term, it will be interesting to see how Sky does handle its various pay TV, streaming and free-to-air brands in the longer term.

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#3398139 30-Jul-2025 01:36

A correction to my post the other day, the deal does NOT include Bravo

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#3398145 30-Jul-2025 07:40

Oh that's interesting. Will that shut down then? It used to be TV4 - maybe Sky can ressurect it?

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#3398159 30-Jul-2025 08:42

Apsattv:

A correction to my post the other day, the deal does NOT include Bravo

The Bravo name is owned by NBC Universal. Always thought it was strange WBD running a channel with that name.

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#3398268 30-Jul-2025 13:30

old3eyes:

Apsattv:

A correction to my post the other day, the deal does NOT include Bravo

The Bravo name is owned by NBC Universal. Always thought it was strange WBD running a channel with that name.

As per companies office

https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/5968689/37676345/entityFilingRequirement?backurl=%2Fcompanies%2Fapp%2Fui%2Fpages%2Fcompanies%2F5968689%2Fdocuments

But.. All of the news reports have included Bravo as part of the sale.

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#3398461 30-Jul-2025 17:15

DjShadow:

Spotted this on X

Id have gone for SKY3 or SKYthree to keep the link to TV3

Could then promo SKY3 is FREE

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#3398573 31-Jul-2025 00:20

Sky 3 would make sense but sky=pay in most peoples minds,

I would go with "Sky 3" , and maybe rebrand Sky Open as "Sky News Open" news channel.

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