Jodie O'Donnell

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200 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 21 Jul

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The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Full Show Podcast: 22 July 2026 · 21 Jul 2026 podcast

We made a really commercial but sensible decision around that.

And what's really important about this event in particular is that we're demonstrating hope to all New Zealanders that we are changing as a business because we also need to.

So it was important that we business-cased it to have commercial success, so that's first and foremost.

And I talk about the data that we had from actually the Euros in 2024 that gave us the confidence to be able to put the right number forward that secured those rights for us.

So the next two years are a planned investment period.

So yes, we will make a loss over the next two years.

But as I said, it's planned and it's self-funded as we invest and transform the business.

So you're right, sport does bring people into a platform, as does news.

So those two big pieces of content are huge drivers.

And then it's the entertainment and the drama that keeps them there.

So we will make sensible commercial decisions around the sports content that we bid for,

But we're also really clear around we want to make sure that it's content that reaches either as many New Zealanders as possible or parts of New Zealand that we might not already be accessing.

So I'll take the UFC as an example.

It's not a huge audience driver for us, but media businesses find it really hard to reach young males.

UFC is a piece of content that does that beautifully.

And so for us to be able to secure a multi-year rights around UFC means that we've got young males coming into our platform that we haven't seen before.

And while they're there, then it's our job to make sure that we hold them and encourage them to watch other content as well.

We definitely look at all sports rights that come to market and Sky compete really hardly and I'm pleased for them and congratulations.

Yeah, we have a pretty good indication.

So sports rights holders will always give us an indication of where things need to be.

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