Sky buys Spark’s Lightbox for undisclosed sum

Sky buys Spark’s Lightbox for undisclosed sum
Paul McBeth
Sky Network Television and Spark New Zealand appear to have buried the hatchet when it comes to entertainment, with the pay-TV operator buying the telco’s streaming Lightbox service for an undisclosed sum.The companies have signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement that’s expected to be completed during the next few months. The deal includes a transitional period where Spark will provide support for the Lightbox service while they both work to transition the platform to Sky, they said in a statement.Spark has provided the Lightbox entert...

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