<description>&lt;p&gt;Host &lt;a href="https://www.paulspain.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Paul Spain&lt;/a&gt; is joined by seasoned tech and telecommunications journalist &lt;a href="https://billbennett.co.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Bill Bennett&lt;/a&gt;. Together, they dive into the evolving landscape of tech, telecommunications and media, including:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sky TV's potential loss of All Blacks rights to DZAN&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Robotics Plus acquired by Yamaha Motors&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Some Chinese apps blocked on MP devices&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Financial health of Spark and Chorus &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;future of satellite and mobile networks. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;AI breach in NZ court name suppression law&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Microsoft AI partnership with Spark&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kidnapping over cryptocurrency password&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;UK’s order to access Apple’s encrypted user data&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to our show partners &lt;a href="https://www.2degrees.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;2degrees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://one.nz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;One NZ&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://spark/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spark&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;a href="https://www.hp.com/nz-en/home.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; HP&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://gorillatechnology.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gorilla Technology&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

NZ Tech Podcast

Paul Spain

Sky TV's Rugby Rights Dilemma, Crypto Safety and the Future of Telecommunications

FEB 25, 202558 MIN
NZ Tech Podcast

Sky TV's Rugby Rights Dilemma, Crypto Safety and the Future of Telecommunications

FEB 25, 202558 MIN

Description

Host Paul Spain is joined by seasoned tech and telecommunications journalist Bill Bennett. Together, they dive into the evolving landscape of tech, telecommunications and media, including:

  • Sky TV's potential loss of All Blacks rights to DZAN
  • Robotics Plus acquired by Yamaha Motors
  • Some Chinese apps blocked on MP devices
  • Financial health of Spark and Chorus
  • future of satellite and mobile networks.
  • AI breach in NZ court name suppression law
  • Microsoft AI partnership with Spark
  • Kidnapping over cryptocurrency password
  • UK’s order to access Apple’s encrypted user data

Special thanks to our show partners 2degrees, One NZ, Spark, HP and Gorilla Technology.