NZME managing editor Shayne Currie said he had informed the New Zealand Olympic Committee of his organization's position. Both groups on Thursday said negotiations have reached an impasse and they have withdrawn applications for accreditation. NZME, which owns the New Zealand Herald, and Fairfax New Zealand, which publishes newspapers including Wellington's Dominion-Post and Christchurch Press, have been in talks for months with Sky. Currie said NZME also believed the conditions "run counter to the Olympic charter." "These do not allow for fair-use of copyright material in accordance with the New Zealand Copyright Act and have the potential to impact heavily on our ability to cover the Games in a fair and meaningful way."

Source: New Zealand Herald July 21, 2016 03:33 UTC