Who owns Three?
Three, a media brand, is owned by Sky NZ (New Zealand, NZX: SKT), which has owned the brand since 1 August 2025.[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
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand, Auckland
- Origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- NZX: SKT ASX: SKT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Three
Three, formerly TV3, is a New Zealand television channel that Sky Network Television acquired on 1 August 2025 with Discovery New Zealand, bought from Warner Bros. Discovery for NZ$1 and renamed Sky Free Limited. The annual report says TV3 marked its 35th anniversary in 2025 and lists Three, Rush, Eden and HGTV among the acquired channels.
Ownership timeline of Three
Where Three sits in Sky NZ
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Sky NZ brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by Sky NZ
Sky NZ controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 86 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 27 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7; Sky NZ has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| BET | Paramount Skydance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Canal+ | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| AMC | AMC Networks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
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.
🇳🇿 Three 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; Three is not one of them.
- BusinessDesk — NZME 🇳🇿
- AA Insurance — Suncorp Group 🇦🇺
- 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 Three?
The parent company of Three is Sky NZ, a publicly listed company headquartered in New Zealand.
Is Three owned by Warner Bros. Discovery?
No. Three is owned by Sky NZ, not Warner Bros. Discovery.
Is Three New Zealand?
Yes. Three originated in New Zealand and its owner, Sky NZ, is also headquartered in New Zealand.
Since when has Sky NZ owned Three?
Sky NZ has owned Three since 1 August 2025.
Is Three still owned by Sky NZ?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Three 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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