New Zealand

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has entered into a partnership with telecommunications company Vodafone.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand, Australian commercial broadcaster Seven and Papua New Guinea-based commercial station EMTV have acquired rights to this year’s Women’s Rugby League World Cup.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has halted its daily and weekly ‘Fan Pass’ service, which allowed non-subscribers to access its sports channels online.

New Zealand’s uncompetitive media-rights market made life difficult for IMG’s sale of Rugby League World Cup rights.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand and telecommunications company Vodafone New Zealand have filed appeals with the High Court against the Commerce Commission’s decision to block a merger between the two businesses.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights to this year’s Rugby League World Cup, which the country will co-host alongside Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Active lifestyle and endurance events company Tough Mudder has continued its expansion drive by agreeing a content partnership with ESPN Media Distribution, the rights agency division of the global sports broadcaster, along with breaking into the New Zealand market for the first time.

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has blocked a proposed merger of pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand and telecommunications company Vodafone New Zealand.

New Zealand media company NZME and free-to-air broadcaster Maori Television have acquired rights to the domestic National Basketball League men’s competition.

Sky has filed a lawsuit in New Zealand’s High Court against media companies Fairfax, NZME and TVNZ, claiming that they breached copyright regulations in posting clips of the pay-television broadcaster’s rugby coverage on their websites.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a three-year rights deal with the Cricket Australia national governing body.

New Zealand’s competition regulator, the Commerce Commission, has today (Monday) requested further information regarding the proposed merger between telecommunications company Vodafone NZ and pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand.

Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed a long-term partnership with Village Cinemas and Event Cinemas, which will showcase the UFC’s largest events in 63 theatre locations across Australia and New Zealand.

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has extended rights partnerships with BT Sport in the UK and fellow pay-television operators Fox Sports Australia and Sky New Zealand.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights to Australia’s National Basketball League.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights to the national cricket team’s upcoming two-match Test series in South Africa.