Rugby League

Rugby League
Governance

The National Rugby League will be confident of securing an uplift in broadcast and commercial revenues in the next cycle, after it emerged an 18th franchise spot has been awarded to Western Australia.
Rugby League
Finance & Law

Australasia's National Rugby League will find itself in its strongest-ever financial position when it comes to negotiate its next domestic media-rights deal, after reporting record revenues topping A$700m (€424m/$458m).
Rugby League
Media

English rugby league's top-tier Super League is to receive its largest ever international exposure for the forthcoming 2024 season through the addition of six broadcast agreements.
Rugby League
Media

Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK, will receive live coverage on the BBC for the first time after the public-service broadcaster struck a new three-year deal with Rugby League Commercial, the league’s commercial rights-holder.
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Media

Rugby League Commercial (RLC), the joint venture between Super League and the Rugby Football League (RFL) that acts as commercial rights-holder, has unveiled a new global, direct-to-consumer streaming service for the sport’s top division in the UK.
Australian Rules Football
Media

Two of Australian sport's annual showpiece events drew bumper television audiences over the weekend, but neither the Australian Football League nor the National Rugby League Grand Finals could supplant…
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Media

Super League’s proposed new UK rights deal with Sky will see the north hemisphere's top-tier rugby league competition suffer another reduction in revenue from 2024 onwards.
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Media

Super League, the top tier of rugby league in the UK, is close to striking an exclusive pay-television rights deal with Sky in its domestic market for a further three years, closing the book on a sales process in which the league explored every possible option to secure a better offer.
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Media

Australian commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine has ramped up its commitment to the National Women's Rugby League by announcing it will make all 48 games from the expanded 2023 season available live…
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Media

Broadcast deals for the revamped Super League, the top tier of rugby league in England, will not be decided until the English Football League completes its current sales process, according to IMG
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Media

French pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed a rights agreement with Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) competition until 2025.
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Media

L'Équipe has acquired broadcast rights in France to rugby league’s Super League during the 2023 season.
Rugby League

Premier Sports Asia renewed its rights in more than 20 markets in Asia for Australia’s National Rugby League at a flat fee in the face of minimal competition.
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Media

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has acquired rights to a new pre-season competition launched by the NRL
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Media

Dylan Azzopardi, the businessman behind the defunct Australian sports streaming platform Sports Flick, has been arrested for alleged fraud in an attempt to secure rights to the Rugby League World Cup
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Media

Pay broadcaster Premier Sports Asia has acquired exclusive live rights in more than 20 markets in Asia for Australia's National Rugby League in a five-year deal from 2023 to 2027
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Media

Streaming platform Fite has acquired rights in multiple territories to the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, which will take place in England
Rugby League
Events

The IMG agency has presented its first seven recommendations under its 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe