New Zealand

Cricket

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a ‘long-term’ media rights deal with Cricket West Indies for all West Indies home matches played in the Caribbean.
Rugby Union

Rugby union digital media platform RugbyPass will stream live coverage of New Zealand's Super Rugby Aotearoa competition this year in 100 territories around the world, under a new deal with New Zealand…
Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is considering price increases for its sports packages, despite registering an increase in profits
Basketball

New Zealand’s National Basketball League has secured an extended media-rights deal in the United States with ESPN following an agreement to showcase last year’s Sal’s NBL Showdown for the first time. E
Motorsport

There will be free-to-air television coverage in New Zealand of Pure ETCR, the new electric touring car racing series, on the Discovery-owned commercial network TV3
Multi-sport

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has granted clearance of pay-television broadcaster Sky’s sale of its sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) to international outdoor broadcasting specialist NEP…
Motorsport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a deal to be the exclusive broadcaster in the country for Australian Racing Group and Shannons Motorsport Australia Championship events in 2021
Cricket

The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a series of international media-rights deals covering cricket played in the country during the 2021 to 2023 period
Football

Broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand have been asked to lodge their first-round bids for Uefa Champions League rights by the middle of next month following the launch of the sales process by the Team…
Multi-sport

Sky New Zealand has warned that the ongoing review of its sale of sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) could cause an interruption to its live domestic sports broadcasts due to the need…
Tennis

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a multi-year rights deal for the Wimbledon grand slam tennis championships
Multi-sport

Sky New Zealand chief executive Martin Stewart is leaving the company and has been replaced by current chief commercial officer Sophie Moloney with immediate effect
Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s proposed deal to sell sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) has taken a hit after the country’s Commerce Commission outlined its competition con…
Cricket

Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has retained one of its key cricket clients in a new agreement with the sport’s governing body in New Zealand.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

Mixed martial arts promotion, the Professional Fighters League, has announced broadcast rights renewals for the 2021 season in Spain, Latin America, New Zealand and the Czech Republic
Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has raised its profit and revenue guidance for 2021 after what it described as a “positive start” to the financial year, higher than expected growth in its dir…
Rugby Union

Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is launching a premium sports streaming service, Stan Sports, following its acquisition of Rugby Australia domestic media rights
Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s efforts to cut costs by offloading sports production subsidiary Outside Broadcast (OSB) could be hit after the proposed sale raised competition concerns.