Rivals make sport out of Sky's Vodafone dilemmaHow many trucks can Sky TV hitch its sports vehicle to and still have value? OPINION: Sky Television faces a big decision as it seeks regulatory approval for its proposed merger with Vodafone New Zealand. READ MORE: TVNZ and Tuanz join Spark in voicing concerns over Sky/Vodafone mergerBut it could risk undermining Sky's entire business model. One industry figure put the rationale for the merger like this, within hours of it being proposed in June:It means Vodafone New Zealand would win the ultrafast broadband connection battle. One could find different reasons to fret over the long-term challenges facing either Sky or Vodafone NZ.

Source: Stuff August 16, 2016 02:00 UTC