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Lightbox drops price on Netflix launch, 2degrees may need online TV too

Wed, 25th Mar 2015
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Spark's online television service Lightbox has responded to tomorrow's arrival of newcomer Netflix by dropping its monthly pricing.
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Netflix goes live in NZ, Xbox jumps on the bandwagon

Tue, 24th Mar 2015
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Netflix has officially launched in New Zealand today, accompanied by a number of free trial offerings to lure viewers into subscribing to the service.
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Spark cries foul over Netflix GST dodge

Wed, 18th Mar 2015
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Spark New Zealand criticizes Netflix for not charging GST on its New Zealand service, giving them a cost advantage over competitors.
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Spark Chief Turnaround Officer out, new focus in

Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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Spark New Zealand has announced that Matt Crockett, its Chief Turnaround Officer, will be leaving the company in the middle of this year.
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Will Netflix bring the end of illegal downloads?

Mon, 9th Feb 2015
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Netflix set to challenge Kiwi piracy with its March debut, but will its arrival truly curb New Zealand's rampant illegal downloads?.
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The world loses its mind over Netflix outage

Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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Netflix's global outage sparked widespread panic among users as the streaming giant scrambled to restore service within an hour.
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Vodafone being coy about Lightbox counter attack

Tue, 27th Jan 2015
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Vodafone is setting up to offer Sky TV’s Neon free for six months to Vodafone customers on unlimited data plans.
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Competition heats up for Netflix in ANZ

Wed, 21st Jan 2015
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Netflix faces a heated battle for supremacy in ANZ as local giants like TVNZ, Spark, and Sky TV amp up their streaming game ahead of the global giant's launch.
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Spark's free Lightbox offer earns praise

Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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Spark's move to offer free Lightbox subscriptions to broadband customers earns applause, signalling a digital leap in New Zealand's TV consumption.
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Spark customers to get free Lightbox for a year

Tue, 20th Jan 2015
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Spark currently has more than 600,000 home broadband customers, and each will have access to a free year-long Lightbox subscription.
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Lightbox now beaming to PS4

Wed, 17th Dec 2014
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Lightbox streaming service launches on PS4 today, marking it the first games console in NZ to offer ad-free TV shows like Breaking Bad.
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Lightbox launches Samsung Smart TV app

Tue, 11th Nov 2014
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The new app enables users the access the full line-up Lightbox shows on Samsung Smart TVs and selected Samsung Smart AV devices.
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SKY TV Announces Video on Demand Service

Tue, 28th Oct 2014
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SkyTV to launch ad-free VOD service NEON in December, offering HBO, AMC, FX shows like Game of Thrones. Includes 30-day trial, costs $20/month.
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Netflix: Not only a danger to the neighbourhood video shop

Tue, 7th Oct 2014
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Netflix's dominion goes beyond harming local video shops, as Verizon halts its streaming service, marking a seismic shift for rivals globally.
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Lightbox serves up seven years of content in 14 days...

Tue, 16th Sep 2014
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Lightbox's new TV service wows NZ, streaming 7 years of content in just 14 days after launch, as demand for quality TV skyrockets.
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Spark customers offered special deal on Lightbox

Thu, 28th Aug 2014
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Spark offers broadband customers a special half-price Lightbox deal for six months, adding to its 30-day free trial, for a limited time.
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Light up, Light up, because now you have a choice...

Thu, 28th Aug 2014
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NZ's newest online TV service, Lightbox, goes live with exclusive shows, promising freedom and entertainment for all broadband users.
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It's a date... Lightbox launch time revealed

Thu, 14th Aug 2014
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Lightbox, the highly-anticipated online TV service, will launch in New Zealand on August 28th, offering a free 30-day trial.
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Telecom makes bold online play with new Lightbox MD...

Tue, 5th Aug 2014
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New Zealand's new online TV service Lightbox has appointed Kym Niblock, a digital media leader, as its managing director.
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Telecom takes on Sky with 5000 hours of Lightbox content...

Fri, 1st Aug 2014
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Lightbox will provide up to 5000 hours of TV content for Kiwis, as Telecom takes the fight to internet-television industry rival Sky.