Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: Vodafone, Sky and the Commerce Commission: it's all about the Internet https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371125#post371125 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371125#post371125 While we're still on broadcasting, or what's left of it, NZ gets a name check from across the ditch in an article on the relentless attacks on public broadcasting the world over, particularly from Planet Murdoch. Bonus points for mentioning the old NZBC.

[[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/14/michelle-guthrie-the-abc-and-the-turning-of-a-once-shining-jewel-into-mainstream-sludge?CMP=share_btn_tw|Grauniad: Michelle Guthrie, the ABC and the…

]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2017 01:01:51 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371116#post371116 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371116#post371116 While the big lump sum that sports get from Sky would disappear I’m not certain that most sports would lose overall from widening the market for their sport away from pay TV.

It's working fine in Britain. Ofcom imposed a "wholesale must offer" rule on BSkyB in 2010 – meaning…

]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:25:22 +1300 Bart Janssen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371115#post371115 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371115#post371115 we should be mindful that many of the sports that NZers not only value viewing, but also participating in (along with children, family and friends) rely on rights revenue.

From what I understand of what happens overseas when sports are limited to pay TV participation rates drop as does live…

]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2017 09:24:50 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371114#post371114 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371114#post371114 Thanks John. I was referring more to Jordan’s comments. The notion that the internet is a one-stop distribution tool for content and that content can be let loose online and will find an audience by itself is a huge leap away from what sports organisations are used to in doing… ]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2017 08:47:19 +1300 81stcolumn https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371112#post371112 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371112#post371112 “The flip side of discussions on sports rights that is frequently overlooked is where the income from rights revenue is spent. In New Zealand it's invested in grassroots sport.”

This is an argument quite often presented by media rights holders as part of the case against regulation. It is at…

]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:21:11 +1300 John Small https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371103#post371103 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371103#post371103 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:12:40 +1300 Paula Browning https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371102#post371102 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371102#post371102 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 14:35:31 +1300 John Small https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371101#post371101 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371101#post371101 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 14:08:29 +1300 Paula Browning https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371099#post371099 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371099#post371099 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:56:05 +1300 Rich of Observationz https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371096#post371096 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371096#post371096 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:07:34 +1300 John Small https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371094#post371094 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371094#post371094 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:00:38 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371093#post371093 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-vodafone-sky-and-the-commerce-commission/?p=371093#post371093 Discussion from blog post.

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