Sky New Zealand

Multi-sport

Sky New Zealand’s renewal of Olympic Games rights last month is the latest in a string of long-term deals agreed by the International Olympic Committee.

Rugby Union

Southern hemisphere rugby rights have increased significantly in global value, driven by explosive growth in the UK, France and the Middle East, and supported by strong returns in difficult core markets.

Football

England’s Premier League this week completed the first set of deals across Asia for its rights in the 2016-17 to 2018-19 cycle, with mixed results. It saw significant increases in value from Australia and New Zealand, but a decline in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, while Malaysia and Myanmar are proving difficult.

Basketball

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has extended a domestic rights deal for coverage of the Australian National Basketball League.

Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a one-season rights deal with New Zealand Football that will grant regular television coverage of the domestic top-tier Premiership for the first time.

Cricket

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has hit out at the Cricket South Africa governing body after the two parties failed to agree a rights deal for the one-day international series between the countries.

Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a sublicensing deal with BeIN Media Group for coverage of football’s European club tournaments and selected English competitions.

Cricket

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has introduced new daily and weekly services to access its sports channels, adding it is hopeful of striking a late deal to cover the national cricket team’s tour of South Africa.

Boxing

The TSA agency has brokered deals in New Zealand and a host of eastern European markets for the AIBA Open Boxing.

Darts

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights for the country’s Super League Darts tournament.

Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights in the country to this year’s inaugural edition of the European Games multi-sport event.

Football

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sport has sealed a rights deal in New Zealand for events operated by Fifa, football’s global governing body.

Netball

Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in New Zealand for the Netball World Cup national team tournament.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is to increase the price of its sports package due to increases in rights fees for sports events and properties.

Football

World football’s governing body Fifa has agreed a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand for the broadcast rights to its 2015 Under-20 World Cup, which is being hosted in the country.

Squash

The Professional Squash Association has finalised terms for new broadcast rights deals in New Zealand and Australia.

Squash

The Professional Squash Association has agreed new rights deals for its World Tour with pay-television broadcasters Fox Sports and Sky in Australia and New Zealand, respectively.

Rugby League

Rugby league’s Super League, which comprises clubs from England and France, has agreed new broadcast deals in Australia, New Zealand, France, North America and the Middle East.