New Zealand

Rugby Union
Media

Sky New Zealand has struck a sublicensing deal with public-service broadcaster TVNZ for free-to-air coverage of the 2020 summer Olympic Games, while the pay-television broadcaster has agreed multiple deals…
Football
Events

Football Federation Australia (FFA) chairman Chris Nikou has stated that a joint bid with New Zealand for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup “makes sense” with under a month to go before a bid book needs…
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fiji’s national airline, Fiji Airways, has extended and upgraded its shirt sponsorship deal with New Zealand Super Rugby franchise the Crusaders, with financial services group BNZ to downgrade its partnership w…
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has committed to providing extensive free coverage of domestic sport through backing a new venture entitled the New Zealand Sport Collective
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has furthered its recent rights acquisition drive by agreeing a deal for the 2022 and 2026 editions of the Commonwealth Games
Sailing
Events

World Sailing, the sport’s international governing body, and Emirates Team New Zealand, the defender of the America’s Cup, have announced a sanctioning agreement for the 2021 edition in Auckland.
Rugby Union
Media

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport that ensures Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final between South Africa and England r…
Events

The world’s most isolated major city has broken down geographical barriers to punch above its weight consistently in the sports events sector. Bradley Rial finds out how.
Cricket
Media

New Zealand telco Spark has agreed a five-year digital content rights deal with the International Cricket Council
Netball
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a three-year extension to its rights partnership with Netball NZ, locking down another of its sports properties
Rugby Union
Media

Japan bowed out of its Rugby World Cup yesterday (Sunday) by setting yet more broadcast records, while New Zealand telco Spark said its under-fire service worked efficiently throughout quarter-final weekend
Cycling
Media

The Six Day Series track cycling competition has renewed an agreement with international sports broadcaster Eurosport and signed a number of additional media-rights deals ahead of its 2019-20 season
Rugby Union
Media

New Zealand telco Spark has expressed confidence in the stability of its OTT platform ahead of tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) Rugby World Cup quarter final between New Zealand and Ireland, but has said coverage wil…
Hockey
Events

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has received new and amended bids for the next editions of its men’s and women’s World Cups after electing to reopen the process.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sport has struck a deal to become the presenting sponsor of the annual New Zealand Open golf tournament
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has extended its rights deal with New Zealand Rugby, with the “revolutionary” new contract involving the sport’s national governing body becoming an investor in Sk…
Cricket
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has extended an exclusive agreement with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to continue delivering coverage of its events for the next four years
Rugby Union
Media

World Rugby has said that it will enter into talks with rights-holding broadcasters after two group-stage matches at the Rugby World Cup in Japan were cancelled given the threat posed by Typhoon Hagibis