Lightbox (New Zealand)
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Electronic commerce |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand |
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Area served
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New Zealand |
| Products | Internet streaming |
| Parent | Spark New Zealand |
| Website | lightbox.co.nz |
Lightbox is a New Zealand subscription video on demand (SVOD) service offering a selection of television shows over a range of devices. The service is owned by Spark New Zealand, a New Zealand-wide communications service provider. Kym Niblock is the managing director of Lightbox.[1]
The streaming-only subscription is NZ$12.99 in high-definition, where available.[2]
Lightbox has also partnered with Coliseum Sports Media to deliver a subscription-based sports streaming service called Lightbox Sport. Lightbox Sport will include golf, English Premier League football and French Top 14 rugby.[3]
In New Zealand Lightbox faces competition from SVOD services Quickflix, Ezyflix, Netflix and Neon.[4]
Services
In June 2014, Spark announced Lightbox, allowing New Zealanders to stream TV shows, including Mad Men, Better Call Saul and Vikings.[5] [6] It was launched in August 2014.[7]
Lightbox is available via their website on Windows 7, Windows 8 and OS X computers, and on a number of other devices including iOS, Android (version 4.2 and above), Apple TV using AirPlay, selected Samsung Smart TVs, and PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles.[8] In March 2015 they announced they will launch support for the Google Chromecast.[9]
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