New Zealand
NRL secures positive renewals following pandemic reductions
The National Rugby League and its commercial rights-holder, the Australian Rugby League Commission, will achieve a satisfactory return for the league’s global media rights from 2023 to 2027.
Seven renews NFL rights in Australia
Free-to-air broadcaster Seven Network has renewed its rights in Australia for the National Football League for three years, 2022 to 2024.
Seven will continue to show live coverage of 50 games per season
Sky NZ retains PGA Tour in multi-year deal with Discovery
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its rights to the PGA Tour in a “multi-year” deal with rights-holder Discovery Sports.
Foxtel acquires rights for PGA Tour of Australasia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured media rights for the 2021-22 season of the PGA Tour of Australasia
Sky NZ signs ‘game-changing’ five-year deal with Basketball NZ
Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) has hailed a “ground-breaking” five-year rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand covering national team and club games, as well as leading to the launch of …
New Zealand’s Spark lands long-term Fiba rights deal
Fiba has agreed a broadcast deal in New Zealand with telco Spark for its international basketball competitions until 2025, the latest in a series of such agreements announced this week
Sky NZ nets two-year deal for AFC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured a two-year agreement, covering 2021 and 2022, for exclusive media rights to the Asian Football Confederation's major national team and club competitions
Sky NZ seizes opening to secure 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s agreement for exclusive media rights to all matches of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup is the largest ever deal for the tournament in the country.
Sky New Zealand renews A-Leagues rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its rights for Australian football's A-Leagues in a multi-year deal beginning with the upcoming 2021-22 season
Sports Entertainment Network NZ acquires Otago Nuggets
Radio network Sports Entertainment Network New Zealand has acquired the Otago Nuggets, a team in the New Zealand National Basketball League
Serie A values down across France and APAC in new beIN deal
Italian Serie A rights values have declined by around a third in France and Southeast Asia under a deal with beIN Sports, mirroring recent trends in those markets.
Rugby union returns to Spark Sport with URC deal
Rugby union will return to the schedules of New Zealand streaming service Spark Sport after it acquired rights to club competition the United Rugby Championship
Sky deals with TVNZ for free-to-air Silver Ferns coverage
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has reached an agreement with TVNZ that allows the public broadcaster in New Zealand to show free-to-air coverage of the matches of New Zealand’s national netball t…
Sky NZ’s financial performance beats projections
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has exceeded expectations by posting a profit of NZ$47.5m (€28.1m/$33.1m) for the 2021 financial year.
Spark picks up rights to New Zealand’s T20 tour of Bangladesh
Telecoms operator Spark has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in New Zealand to the national cricket team’s forthcoming Twenty20 tour of Bangladesh.
BeIN secures Serie A renewal in France and APAC, adding three territories
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports and Italy’s Lega Serie A have announced a three-season rights renewal in France and Southeast Asia, along with the addition of the rights in Malaysia, Singapore and N…
Discovery announces leadership reshuffle for ANZ business
Media group Discovery has promoted Rebecca Kent, general manager of Australia and New Zealand, to the newly-created position of senior vice-president, transformation
Foxtel, Sky NZ to broadcast PTO’s Collins Cup
Pay-television broadcasters Foxtel, in Australia, and Sky New Zealand have become the latest rights-holders for the Professional Triathletes Organisation’s new Collins Cup competition.