Streamers continue to spend less than satellite customers, however, and revenue fell 7 per cent to $356.9m. Total customers jumped 17 per cent from 794,000 a year ago to 927,000 as Sky box numbers slipped 4 per cent versus the year-ago half but streaming customers jumped from 196,000 to 352,000. The lower spending by streamers means Sky's 80 per cent jump in streaming revenue equates to relatively modest $11m rise (from the year-ago $25m to $36m for the first half of 2021). The company also says it will launch a new version of Sky Go this month - its free streaming for satellite customers. A lockdown boom did see subscriber numbers to Sky's streaming services including Neon increase sharply (Neon was also bulked up by Sky's purchase of Spark's Lightbox, which was rolled in).

Source: New Zealand Herald February 22, 2021 19:46 UTC