Who owns Neon?
Neon is owned by Sky NZ (New Zealand, NZX: SKT).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Sky Network Television Limited Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Sky Network Television Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Auckland
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Category
- Internet & digital › Streaming & media › Streaming video
- Parent ticker
- NZX: SKT ASX: SKT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Neon
Neon is a New Zealand subscription streaming service operated by Sky Network Television. The 2025 annual report reports 259,409 Neon customer relationships at year end, a Basic with Ads tier launched in January 2024, and an HBO Max hub that gives Neon and Sky access to HBO content. It is reported alongside Sky Sport Now in Sky's streaming revenue.
Ownership timeline of Neon
Where Neon sits in Sky NZ
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Sky NZ
Sky NZ controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in streaming video, and who owns them
The 36 brands in streaming video on Brandtree belong to 24 owners. The largest is AMC Networks, with 5; Sky NZ has 3.
About the owner: Sky NZ
Sky NZ is a publicly listed company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NZX: SKT and ASX: SKT.
Sky Network Television is a New Zealand pay-TV, streaming and broadband company, quoted on the NZX and ASX under SKT, with studios and offices in Auckland. Its 2025 annual report records that on 1 August 2025 it bought 100% of Discovery New Zealand from Warner Bros. Discovery for NZ$1; the business was renamed Sky Free Limited and brought the Three channel and ThreeNow. It is unrelated to the UK Sky owned by Comcast.
🇳🇿 Neon and other New Zealand brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 75 brands that began in New Zealand. 19 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Neon is not one of them.
- OneRoof — NZME 🇳🇿
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- Air Chathams — Air Chathams 🇳🇿
- Air New Zealand — Air New Zealand 🇳🇿
- Anchor — Lactalis 🇫🇷
- Anchor Food Professionals — Fonterra 🇳🇿
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Neon?
The parent company of Neon is Sky NZ, a publicly listed company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Neon New Zealand?
Yes. Neon originated in New Zealand and its owner, Sky NZ, is also headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Neon still owned by Sky NZ?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Neon is still owned by Sky NZ. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Sky Network Television Limited Annual Report 2025 — Sky Network Television Limited, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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