Sky TV's subscriber numbers fell 5.2 per cent and profit plunged 32 per cent in the six months ended December 31.

New Zealand shares rose as Scales and Mercury gained and Comvita dropped after its earnings report. The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 16.19

Spark has launched legal action seeking a short-term pause if the proposed Sky TV/Vodafone NZ merger gets the green light from the Commerce Commission.

Vodafone and Sky are due to discover in days whether they will be allowed to join forces and create a formidable pay TV and telco provider.

Spark is considering its options after Sky said they won't delay a planned merger for appeals to go ahead.

Sky TV will pay 15 cents per share, or $58.4 million, on February 22 to shareholders on the register on February 15.

Prime will offer a 'plus one' service starting February 1

Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport

COMMENT: 2016 might be looked back on as the year television finally acknowledged that the good times wouldn't last forever.

Punters should be prepared to pay at the door to watch Joseph Parker's heavyweight world title fight at the pub next weekend.

COMMENT: Sky's new channel Viceland has launched today in hopes of bringing back younger audiences that have been stolen by streaming services.

A business claiming it is "backed up" by MediaWorks is taking on Sky and entering the streaming box market.

Sky and Vodafone have the next two weeks to try to allay the ComCom's worries about the pair's planned $3.4 billion merger.

The Commerce Commission is delaying its decision over concerns the proposed merged entity would squeeze out smaller rivals.

Sky Network Television increased its annual forecast.

A streaming service provider marketed as "Bye Bye Sky" and a "Netflix killer" is selling fast in New Zealand, despite an internet piracy expert's warnings.

A man being chased by Duco Events for live-streaming Joseph Parker's fights says he is moving to new accommodation every day, but denies he is on the run.

Simon Moutter fired a shot at rival Sky TV on Twitter when he posted a photo of him packaging up his Sky box to send it back.

The pay TV provider is investigating what caused a decoder to burst into flames, while the company says there have been other cases where decoders started smoking.

Sky TV attributed part of the drop in profit to costs associated with the planned merger with Vodafone's New Zealand operations.

Spark, TVNZ and 2Degrees pile on submissions to Commerce Commission saying the proposed merger would entrench Sky's monopoly on sports content.

Sky Television says it isn't ruling out further legal action against Fairfax after it failed to get a court injunction against the company over its use of Olympic video.

The injunction sought to limit the way in which Fairfax was using video from the Games on its website.

A High Court judge will release his decision this afternoon on Sky TV's injunction against Fairfax's use of Olympic video.

Fairfax has questioned if Sky TV has the grounds to bring an injunction against it over the use of Olympic Games video.

Fairfax wants the dispute over its use of Sky TV's Rio Olympics footage to go to a full trial.

Sky TV tells the High Court Fairfax's use of Rio Olympics video clips online is "exploitation", as the broadcaster seeks an injunction.

Sky TV has gone to the High Court seeking an injunction against Fairfax Media over the use of Rio Olympics video.

Olympic fans have expressed their frustration at being unable to watch the action from Rio on Sky TV's online service. But Sky says