Yes! And it will be live on Duke as well in case the streaming technology falls over. It will be a big test for them for sure.
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Talk about leave to last minute, suppose nothing to watch as yet!
Except they have had the WRC as well and not seen that yet, highlights were Duke?? for the previous event but I could not find it for the one that finished last weekend.
3 WRC events gone and no way to see it on their app that does not exist.... yet
Think they could have tested it with the WRC.
One wonders if they were deliberately trying to knock Sky down and then take them over?
Been in and out in recent times, in at present and about even to positive with the dividend as at time of writing
just checking my email and i see spark sport is live im all go for testing it ..... cant wait
okay im watching nz vrs china womens hockey a little bit of buffering ( im not sure if its live or a replay i think its a replay) anyway the buffering could be because of the huge trading platform i have running which hogs 30% of my cpu resources and im also running cnbc at the same time from the platform.
watching rally highlights not bad im pretty sure running my trading platform and 2 streams at once is causing the slight buffering due to much strain on my bandwidth
my cpus running at 40% 2 live streams , 10 google pages open and a platform hogging 20% on a fairly good computer
big volume on spark
aussie gp practice about to stream
Presume Sky are showing the V8 races at Melbourne but obviously not the F1 races!
Watched the F1 on Duke channel 23. If that is the same coverage that was available on Spark I won’t be signing up . For long periods of time the coverage was cars 10-14 . Significant things were happening at the front of the race , including in the last 5 laps with Verstappen chasing down Hamilton , didn’t get much airtime .The producer must be in love with Lando Norris featured more airtime than either Mercedes ...,
i watched on both duke and spark sport and the coverage was way better on spark sport no ads and it was focused mainly on the leading bunch as it should.
didnt have any issues with the stream although there seemed to be a slight delay between what you saw on the tv compared to the stream guess thats to do with radio waves being quicker than data streams?
Wife would not let me near the Telly.We only have one TV in our new house and its SKY.
Watched on my computer,via TV on demand..Excellent.
Don't know what I will do for the next race.
Great seeing Bottas perform.
Can't figure out why the Ferraris were slow.
Surprised at the Honda engine's performace.About time.
Makes things interesting.
Just need a bit more grunt from the Renaults.
I would have thought it was the same coverage, both coming from the British SkyF1 coverage. Recorded it on Duke, both Qualifying and the Race, but also checked out the website coverage by chrome casting it to the TV. seemed to all work well, also watched the WRC highlights that way.
Yes was a bit annoying with the adds on Duke. At least they were not as long as usual. 2nd race may not be on Duke - I read this morning - Spark head of Sport still to make the decision.
Big gap back to Hamilton though Percy as well.
I can see a few mishaps happening to some when trying to get the extra point for fastest lap... "I'm going go for the extra point... oops sorry guys.." :)
Haven’t heard from craic for nearly six months
Hope nothing has happened to him and he’s all ok and still collecting those spark dividends
rocking back above the ex div price now looking strong
Didn't Craic have a son working in London or something? Maybe he and his wife are having a grand world trip touring around the UK and Europe, while catching up with the whanau? If so, good on him for taking a break from this share trading stuff.
I always thought that if I had to nominate the most sensible poster on sharetrader, Craic would be near the top of the list. Maybe that reputation was slightly tarnished when he retreated to trading in and out of Spark only. But hey, it worked for him. A question of having only one egg in the basket but watching it very closely. Go well Craic, wherever you be. I wish I was as 'on the ball' with my own Spark shares as you are!
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Hear hear. Hope you've put that chainsaw away craic (after one more tree) and are enjoying the things that count, having a flutter and visiting your successful children for two ,and having a snifter of your own whisky.:)
notice the biggesst chair leader of spark has gone too ... major von t
I’ve heard on the grapevine craic is fine and still out chopping up the firewood
That’s cool ....was getting a bit worried about him
A bit of an oops with the F1 qualifying this morning, trying to watch after breakfast (not live) got an error then it had vanished of the site/app, nothing on the home page/F1 page to say anything.
Until you went to go to the live chat then it had a message.
Something about a issue with their platfrom provider they tweeted later.
Will see how the live run goes tomorrow morning, watched the first one on Duke live
Race streamed without any problems, good race it was too, though at 4:00am not many around my way up using the internet I would think.
The next one being China will be at a more respectable hour around 6 or 7 pm I think. May be 1 or 2 others using the internet then:)
yes no problems.
I have to agree with these comments in regard to lightbox concentrate on the sports market
I'd suggest Spark go one further and offload Lightbox altogether.
It's impossible to compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon's Prime Video in an entertainment market that's going global. Competing against Sky TV in sport - especially local sport - will be tough but doable.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12218055
Simon Moutter resigning as from 1 July 2019
https://www.nzx.com/announcements/332888
Market not like.
One of the possibilities to my mind that could be relevant is the Huawei ban.
Edit: OR, the fact that Huawei were well exposed as shonky in that UK report (not espionage shonky - just lazy bad vulnerable code shonky)
Moutter is resigning, so be it. We will have to trust the judgement of the board on his replacement. If they back her like they did Moutter she could be OK in the long term.
i decided to sell all my holding , invested to fellow mouter which proved well rewarded. might come back in time once see how company goes now
Not really unexpected as we're betting that when he came on board then, he will be staying for just 5 years. He lasted 7 yrs and all those years was just to let the bottom figure shine by reducing staff almost every 6 months so those on the top can collect their bonuses.
disc: took the company to mediation when I was made redundant and I was happy with the result :t_up:
you have to adjust any company to the times even if it means removing staff unfortunately im sure he doesnt enjoy doing it but his job is to ensure the company is fit for purpose.
anyway in my eyes this was a sudden departure not a talked about transition , i have listened in on numerous results calls and never recall hearing moutter say he was leaving soon in any of them. so in my eyes we now have a un proven person in the role of ceo running a big company in a huge year as far as there new strategy goes. considerable risk has been added now to any bad outcomes.
Jolie Hodson has been with Spark for six years, and in that time was CEO of the Spark Digital unit before everything was consolidated, so not entirely unproven. But as you say, big year for Spark so she has a challenge ahead of her.
I hate to say this, but I really hope that Spark, in its big push for diversity over the past couple of years, hasn't chosen Jolie in part because they thought having a female CEO would look good.
Time will tell ...
Disc: Employee, hold a small parcel (sold most off in the past five months)
im calling 4.25 area as the top now and recent action suggests a downtrend has commenced , next test recent lows around early 3.50s , big pivot area 3.30
I see very good value at current price, yield 6+% and Spark is growing (cf other yield plays on nzx) down trend and momentum is not in our favour though. I'm buying a few at current levels, should return to $4
yep bean counter , doesnt mean there good at managing such a huge business. look at telstra. penn was a cfo like the current spark appointed and precided over a massive loss in s/h wealth since his appointment. who knows if the same will happen at spark we will only know in hindsight but it adds risk to any investment because the person is unproven esp in a very challenging industry. i will be the first to congratulate if she succeeds but thats for a future date to decide
southern cross building new cable will mean no div to spark , i think moutter say if they do this could shave 1c of div?
While predicting the future is difficult I am unsure given the high penetration of fiber to the premises in New Zealand whether 5G will produce the sunlit uplands Spark are hoping for.
Boop boop de do
Marilyn
Technical problems strike Spark Sport again, Black Sticks coverage affected
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-...erage-affected
bit of a worry so soon after the other f1 issue
how did the f1 coverage go last night
Mine was fine, though could not get it to cast to my TV from either the PC or my phone, so watched it on the PC instead - Not sure if it was me???
Earlier on Sunday, watched the qualifying by casting to the TV without problem (not live)
Some had issues so it seems - missing part of the grand prix - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12225999
the all black tests could be a black swan event for the stock price if there are problems
I'm trialling SparkSport as I'm quite enthusiastic about being able to stream the RWC.
I watched the F1 this morning on replay. Must admit I was impressed. Streamed really well, iPhone -> Apple TV -> Smart TV. Have not watched anything much live as yet....was disappointed that in spite of having the US Basketball, they didn't have access to OCT and Steve Adams.
We live in a oldish coastal subdivision, the local Chorus Box is hooked to local town using Fibre, but then copper to the houses. So VDSL. Seems to work a treat, my wife and I can be streaming different things with no obvious performance degradation.
Quietly optimistic that the RWC will be a success for them.
Cheers
RTM
Don't know if my issue was just me or a spark issue, watched the previous GP live cast to my TV (with built in chrome cast) without problems
Would start it either on my phone or PC then cast it the TV - would come up Spark Sport casting on the TV then nothing but a blank screen- as soon as I stop casting, the stream returns to the phone or PC without problems.
As I said gave up trying as the GP was about to start so I watched on the PC screen (24")
Spark have been pretty responsive to any questions I've had for them.
They might be able to assist.
I'd be interested in what they have to say.....I've had no issues with iPhone / Apple TV / TV system. But have not watched much live as yet.
PS
Looking at the times live events are mostly on....I can see why I haven't watched anything much live.
Will perhaps try one of the hockey games...5th May.
I have just "live" chatted with them. Did not really answer my question, but said to start the GP at 43 minutes and what do you know it worked. "She" went on to say they had no issues with the live stream except for a loss of sound at some stage this morning, even though i said i had the same issue (not casting) while trying to watch it live. They added it was a temporary issue and it was being worked on "as we speak"
I tried to cast a random website/tab from the PC and it was fine, so definitely their issue, not me - yay for that at least! (I could not get the replay of the WRC day 1 & 2 highlights to cast either earlier tonight).
I prefer to watch the F1 GPs live (actual race) so then it is not spoiled if I hear the news/sports news etc and I get to watch it in peace and quiet and no interruptions, being getting up in the middle of the night for some years now to watch, going all the way back to TV1 having it live I think(before Sky was invented!)
Thanks for update....interesting that its a casting (Android) issue and that Apple is working ok. I'm sure they will sort it quickly.
I get up in the morning without turning on radio's / phones etc and watch it without knowing the result. To late for me to watch live ! Very pleasant first few hours of the day !
Wouldn't cast from my IPhone either.
For the ones around Midnight/1:00am or even the 3am approx. ones I don't stay up, I go to bed a bit earlier and set the alarm to wake up at the appropriate time, seems to work for me OK, otherwise I'd fall asleep watching it!
Only once I fell asleep and missed the start and first lap - lucky I could just rewind the sky decoder and back in business!
Sorry I meant to say wouldn't cast from the SparkSport app which has built in casting, on my iPhone - worked previously until my issues yesterday
Just noticed there is an update to the App as well today - here's hoping!
for the last 6 mths my router modem which is a Huawei HG659b has lost its internet connection like clock work once a day. after having it replaced twice from spark it still does it so im baffled?
the internet says it could be these reasons
If all devices on your network have the same problem with the Internet, it is likely an issue with the cable or DSLmodem, network router, or ISP. If only one computer is disconnecting and reconnecting, it's likely a problem with the computer.
so ive replaced the parts and spark says it not them ( do they have a program that causes them to switch off automatically to flush them?) but still no joy ?
now a article today from vodaphone saying there are hidden backdoors in home router/modems from huawei which allow them to access your home computers, could this be the reason?
Vodafone asked Huawei to remove backdoors in home internet routers in 2011 and received assurances from the supplier that the issues were fixed, but further testing revealed that the security vulnerabilities remained
In Vodafone’s case, the risks included possible third-party access to a customer's personal computer and home network, according to the internal documents.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...d=premium-asia
No problems with mine either (a Huawei from Spark) - just one PC drops it wifi connection, seems to be every other day or so - have not looked into it yet , must do that.
Though in saying that, occasionally it seems to slows down (the router/modem) and I just turn it off and turn it on again and away we go - maybe once every couple or so months
Speculation Sky Television may take on Spark by entering broadband market
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/112...oadband-market
makes sense for a dying business to go on the offensive
So from the link...
"Spark is estimated by one industry source to have spent about $30 million to $40m buying sports rights for its Spark Sport service, including the Rugby World Cup. "
Back calculating to users...
At 75,000 users for 20 weeks paying $20/wk one would recover $30,000,000
And 100m 000 users for 20 weeks to recover 40Mil
If I have my figures right....and I know there are other costs to be accounted for, it feels like it will be quite possible for them to make a dollar. I for one will be in. Especially for RWC.
Are you seriously thinking China has an interest in you? lol well unless you are Bull.... James Bull....
re the router have a look at the logs and see if there is anything of interest. Gotta start with the simple tools that are available. If you're not up to logging onto your router you might need assistance. Is there anything interesting going on in your network such as monitored alarm or online surveillance cameras?
The White House’s campaign could disrupt 5G rollouts globally
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...d=premium-asia
Guess spark wont be rolling out 5g next yr.
Spark advised in February this year that it could roll out 5G without Huawei
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...ectid=12205600
It's not just a concern of the country of origin of the Huawei network equipment, but also that the gear is seemingly rubbish.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12218590
heres some more update on why 5g roll out may slow down
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...d=premium-asia
You can see from this report why not everyone's happy with Spark (Telecom NZ).
https://wiki.vuze.com/w/Bad_ISPs#New_Zealand
Rebounding from recent low point, attractive yield cf others on NZX
Heading to $3.90 then $4, good little run by the looks. When you speak.of the Telstra effect what do you mean - have they had good results
having a good run at the moment. i see in japan telcos gonna share 5g infrastructure to keep costs down
I think it is wiser to concentrate on Spark's transformation activity - so called Agile process. Agile has been applied to IT for over two decades and is just as capable of producing failed projects as other methods and may not reduce costs in the long term. The whole point of Spark's transformation is to reduce costs and be competitive in the world of unbundled and regulated local loop services. Traditional telecom processes are notoriously complicated and inefficient and replacing legacy systems while maintaining customer service is difficult. Telstra has begun that process (yet again) in the past 2 years while Spark has been working at it since about 2011. Much of Spark's ongoing overheads have been diverted to contracted activity and so what may look to be reductions may not be in the total picture.
Mobile has been the salvation of a decent Spark share price and they escape Government regulation with that and I consider them to be doing well in that space.
Their entry into content (Lightbox, Spark Sport etc) has yet to prove itself as a profit centre.
5G will take some years to fully roll out with a higher infrastucture cost than 3G and 4G. Uptake by customers will also spread out timewise.
Digital services definitely worth pursuing and growing but still relatively small scale.
wonder if we will crack the $4 mark , spk significantly under performing ytd -5% compared to TLS up 39% ytd go figure
After last nights rugby maybe the demand for Spark Sport might fall away (significantly)
At least there’s still the beautiful game