New Zealand

Rugby Union

New Zealand telco Spark has acquired rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup, along with a host of other tournaments staged by the sport’s world governing body, World Rugby.

Football

The Premier League, the top division of English club football, has launched three tender processes for its broadcasting rights in various Asian territories, Australia and New Zealand.

Rugby Union

Sky New Zealand is expected to lose rights to the Rugby World Cup after the pay-television broadcaster today (Wednesday) announced that it is not the preferred bidder for the contract to the 2019 tournament in Japan.

Cricket

Cricket Australia has stepped in to provide full live coverage in New Zealand of its national team’s ongoing tour of South Africa after a television deal was not secured in the country.

Wrestling

Māori Television, a free-to-air broadcaster in New Zealand, has agreed a rights deal with US wrestling organisation WWE.

Electric car-racing series Formula E has extended broadcast rights deals in Australia and New Zealand, along with signing a new digital media partnership with Motorsport.com.

Rugby

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ and telecommunications company Spark have been linked with a possible joint bid for the domestic rights to games organised by New Zealand Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country.

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal with electric car-racing series Formula E.

Basketball

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has agreed a rights deal with Māori Television, a free-to-air broadcaster in New Zealand, amid question marks over its contract with Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset.

Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has hailed a “landmark” commercial partnership with video-sharing platform YouTube, which will provide live streaming of the upcoming Hockey World League Finals.

Cricket

Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has agreed a three-year rights deal with New Zealand Cricket, the governing body of the sport in the country.

Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has partnered with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand to cover the upcoming Women’s Hockey World League Final event, which will be held in Auckland.

Clare Curran, New Zealand’s Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, has said that attempting to shift more sports coverage onto free-to-air television in the country is not a priority of the government.

Rugby Union

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has teamed up with pay-television broadcaster Sky to live stream a number of upcoming national team matches online as pay-per-view events.

Paralympics

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ, in partnership with production company Attitude Pictures, has renewed its deal for Paralympic Games rights for an increase of around 30 per cent.

Paralympics

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ and production company Attitude Pictures have extended a rights deal with the International Paralympic Committee for coverage of para sport events.

Rugby Union

Internet company Amazon is expected to challenge for the domestic rights to competitions organised by the New Zealand Rugby Union and its Sanzaar partners in the southern hemisphere, according to the New Zealand Herald.

Sailing

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has said it will return to contend the rights to the next edition of the America’s Cup after having been outbid for the 35th edition of the sailing showpiece by pay-television broadcaster Sky