Rugby League

Australian telecommunications company Telstra has acquired domestic digital media rights for the National Rugby League, the country’s top rugby league competition, according to the Australian newspaper.

Australian telecommunications company Telstra is targeting major investments in sports rights to drive its IPTV business, according to The Australian newspaper

Fox and SBS 'investing in the future of Australian football'; How the new deal breaks down

The National Rugby League, Australia’s top rugby league competition, will receive its first rights fee instalment of A$30 million (€24.2 million/$31.2 m

FOOTBALL Football: US Spanish-language sports broadcaster Univision Deportes acquired rights to the Germany and France national teams’ home qualifiers for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.

The National Rugby League, Australia’s top rugby league competition, said it is “comfortable” with its broadcast rights partnership with Nine, as the commercial television network awaits the outcome of ta…

French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights for this autumn’s triangular international rugby league series between France, England and Wales.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC agreed a deal with the Rugby Football League, rugby league’s governing body in England, for the 2012 Tri Nations tournament between England, France and Wales.

Australian telecommunications company Optus will shut its TV Now mobile television service after being denied leave to appeal its case against two Australian sports bodies and rival telco Telstra in the…

FOOTBALL Football: Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports acquired the US rights to the 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier home games of all Concacaf nations, excluding the US and Mexico

The new domestic broadcast rights deal for the National Rugby League, Australia’s top rugby league competition, will enable clubs to erase their debts, according to the NRL Club Council.

Australian pay-television operator Fox Sports and the Nine commercial television network have retained domestic rights for the National Rugby League, the country’s top rugby league competition.

The Australian Rugby League Commission, the body which runs the National Rugby League, said it has contingency plans to cater for the possibility that a new domestic media rights deal is not agreed by…

The Australian National Rugby League is pushing for a fourth weekly match to be shown on free-to-air television, and is considering expanding its competition by two teams, as it speaks to broadcasters…

FOOTBALL Football: Uefa, European football’s governing body, agreed a deal in Germany with commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1

UK pay-television channel Premier Sports has acquired rights for the 2012 Rugby League 9s finals night, in a deal with the Rugby Football League