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July 22, 2025
By Anan Zaki, RNZ News business reporter Sky TV has agreed to fully acquire TV3 owner Discovery New Zealand for $1. Discovery NZ is a part of US media giant Warner Bros Discovery, and operates channel Three and online streaming platform ThreeNow. NZX-listed Sky said the deal would be completed on a cash-free, debt-free basis, ... <a title="Sky TV to buy channel Three owner Discovery NZ for $1" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/22/sky-tv-to-buy-channel-three-owner-discovery-nz-for-1/" aria-label="Read more about Sky TV to buy channel Three owner Discovery NZ for $1">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2020
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer A High Court judgment has revealed that an entity other than New Zealand Herald owner NZME is interested in buying the country’s biggest news publisher Stuff – and a deal could be done by the end of this month. Stuff’s owner – Nine Entertainment in Australia – abandoned its negotiations with NZME ... <a title="Court ruling reveals new possible Stuff buyer in NZ media crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/23/court-ruling-reveals-new-possible-stuff-buyer-in-nz-media-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Court ruling reveals new possible Stuff buyer in NZ media crisis">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2020
COMMENT: By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Was New Zealand media giants NZME trying to pull a “fast one” when the company sought urgent approval to help to buy out rival media company Stuff for $1. The New Zealand Herald owners filed an urgent Commerce Commission application at on Monday for the ... <a title="Media monopoly: Was NZME trying to pull a ‘fast one’ over Stuff?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/media-monopoly-was-nzme-trying-to-pull-a-fast-one-over-stuff/" aria-label="Read more about Media monopoly: Was NZME trying to pull a ‘fast one’ over Stuff?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
By RNZ News NZME is insisting a deal for it to purchase media rival Stuff is still on the cards, despite Stuff’s owner saying it has wrapped up talks with no deal. Stuff and NZME are seeking leave to appeal the High Court decision blocking their merger. NZME said today it was asking the government ... <a title="NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for nominal $1" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/nzme-makes-offer-to-buy-rival-stuff-for-nominal-1/" aria-label="Read more about NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for nominal $1">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2016
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