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BeIN nets Champions League rights as one-year Spark deal leaves TVNZ in the cold
Uefa club competitions will not be part of the free-to-air sports offering on New Zealand's public-service broadcaster TVNZ this season, with beIN Sports having struck a sub-licensing deal with telco Spark…
Spark to exit sports streaming as TVNZ takes over rights, Sky NZ acquires F1
New Zealand telco Spark is closing its Spark Sport subscription streaming service, with public-service broadcaster TVNZ expected to acquire the majority of its sports rights portfolio
World Rugby acquires RugbyPass as part of rights deal with Sky New Zealand
World Rugby has acquired the RugbyPass digital media platform as part of a seven-year media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand
Spark secures three-year US Open rights deal
New Zealand-based telecoms operator Spark has secured exclusive broadcast rights to the US Open tennis tournament until 2024 as part of a three-year deal with the United States Tennis Association (USTA)
Spark nets Euro 2024 and 2028 rights in New Zealand
New Zealand pay-television broadcaster Spark Sport has secured the rights for the Uefa European Championships in both 2024 and 2028
Spark commits to pay increase in long-term Super Netball deal
Telco Spark’s deal for exclusive rights in New Zealand to show Super Netball, the top-tier club competition in Australia, was prompted by the property’s high potential in the market.
Warner Bros. Discovery secures free-to-air Women’s RWC rights in Spark deal
New Zealand telecoms operator Spark has finalised a deal with media company Warner Bros
Spark lands Super Netball rights in New Zealand
Telco Spark has acquired exclusive rights in New Zealand to show Super Netball, the top-tier club competition in Australia.
The deal has been signed ahead of the start of the 2022 season tomorrow (Saturday)
Sky NZ wins back Premier League rights in six-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the exclusive media rights in its home market for the English Premier League in a six-year deal, 2022-23 to 2027-28
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 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.
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.
Spark usurps Sky as Champions League rights-holder in New Zealand
Telco Spark has acquired the broadcast rights in New Zealand to Uefa club competitions for the next three seasons
MotoGP’s NZ fees rise as Spark beats increasingly cost-sensitive Sky
The value of MotoGP rights in New Zealand has more than doubled in deals finalised last month with telco Spark and free-to-air broadcaster Three.
Spark acquires MotoGP rights in three-year deal
New Zealand telco Spark has acquired exclusive media rights to MotoGP in the country for a three-year period
Spark to offer Sky NZ’s streaming service in bundled package
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a short-term deal with telecoms operator Spark to create a bundled subscription offering
Spark lifts paywall amid live sports drought
New Zealand telecoms operator Spark has opened up its platform for no charge for existing and new customers until May, after conceding that the impact of the coronavirus on the global sporting schedule…
Spark sale of Lightbox to Sky ‘does not affect’ sports business
A spokeperson for New Zealand telco Spark said it remains "fully committed" to its OTT sports business, after agreeing to sell its Lightbox entertainment service to rival Sky New Zealand, Stuff.co