New Zealand

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has secured a good increase for its media rights across Australia and New Zealand, in a new five-year deal with ESPN
Football

BeIN Media Group has confirmed a four-year deal for rights to the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol’s) club tournaments across a host of markets in which it operates.
Basketball

Spark has acquired rights in New Zealand for the NBA, with coverage of the North American basketball league set to be made available on the telco’s Spark Sport app.
Hockey

New Zealand telco Spark has signed a four-year rights agreement with the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Motorsport

Telco Spark has agreed a three-year deal to become the new rights-holder in New Zealand for the Formula One motor racing championship
Rugby Union

New Zealand telco Spark has struck a four-season deal for rights to European rugby union’s Champions Cup, from 2018-19 to 2021-22.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is set to lose rights to Formula One but renew deals for fellow motor-racing series V8 Supercars and Nascar, according to the New Zealand Herald.
Basketball

The Mediapro agency has agreed a deal with beIN Sports for rights to the Sina 3x3 Golden League Finals basketball tournament in 12 countries across Asia-Pacific
Football

The Scottish Professional Football League has today confirmed a multi-territory broadcast deal with beIN Media Group.
Cricket

YuppTV, a global OTT service aimed at the South Asian diaspora, has acquired rights to cricket’s Asia Cup 2018 in Australia, New Zealand and continental Europe.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has extended its rights deal for the Uefa Champions League and other club competitions organised by European football’s governing body.
Football

New Zealand telco Spark has acquired exclusive rights for football’s English Premier League, as well as programming from MUTV, Manchester United’s in-house television channel.
Boxing

Fight Sports, the linear sports channel and digital service, has secured exclusive rights in over 30 countries to the upcoming boxing title fight between Carl Frampton and Luke Jackson
Rugby League

The RDA agency will look to extract more value from Australia and New Zealand and strike deals in the Pacific Islands for the first time, after taking over international rights to the Super League.

Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has launched a new sports service for mobile devices that will provide cut-price access to its Fan Pass streaming service.

Multi-sport

New Zealand telco Spark has today (Friday) forged a sports partnership with pay-television broadcaster Sky amid speculation concerning a wider tie-up between the two companies.

Sailing

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has today (Thursday) regained rights to the America’s Cup as Emirates Team New Zealand prepares to defend its title in the 36th edition of the sailing showpiece.

Rugby Union

Telco Spark acquired rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup last week, outbidding Sky New Zealand in a deal which could shake up the country’s media-rights market.