WELLINGTON: Vodafone New Zealand will take a controlling interest in Sky Network Television under a NZ$3.44 billion ($2.44 billion) merger deal, the pay-TV operator said Thursday.

The combination of New Zealand’s largest subscription television service with the country’s second biggest telecoms carrier was a “transformational strategic step” for the company, Sky said.

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