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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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Sponsorship & Marketing

Car manufacturer Kia has announced a new three-year sponsorship of the National Rugby League (NRL)
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian National Rugby League expansion franchise the Redcliffe Dolphins has agreed a stadium naming rights deal with streaming service Kayo Sports ahead of its debut in the competition in 2023
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Industry Moves

Rhodri Jones has been appointed the first managing director of Rugby League Commercial as the sport continues to refresh its corporate and leadership structure in the UK
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Financial services company Westpac has agreed a deal with New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) to become the new main sponsor of State of Origin team the Blues
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Industry Moves

Highly experienced media executive Peter Hutton has been named among the three external non-executive directors who complete the inaugural board of RL Commercial, as part of ongoing efforts to reshape…
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian bank Westpac has signed with the National Rugby League (NRL) as the league’s ‘Official Bank and Payment Platform’ in a wide-ranging deal across the men’s and women’s game. Under
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Events

Australia's National Rugby League is looking at hosting a game in the US and reviving the Ashes series against England as it seeks to increase its international profile
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Events

Rugby League World Cup 2021 organisers were forced to apologise after technical issues resulted in the opening ceremony being cut short for England’s delayed staging of the national team tournament.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

England’s Rugby Football League has agreed sponsorship deals with Sportsbreaks.com and Selco Builders Warehouse ahead of the Rugby League World Cup, which begins next week. Sportsbreaks.c
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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
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Governance

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
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Media

Subscription streaming broadcaster Viaplay has secured rights across various European markets to the forthcoming Rugby League World Cup
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Media

The Australian Football League's recent record domestic media rights deals have put pressure on the management of the National Rugby League over its own domestic rights valuation
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Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its commitment to the Rugby League World Cup in France by acquiring rights to this year’s postponed edition of the national team tournament.
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian telco Telstra has committed to a new five-year league naming agreement with the National Rugby League for both the NRL and NRLW Premierships until 2027
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Telco Vodafone has renewed its naming-rights sponsorship of the New Zealand Warriors, the Auckland-based rugby league team which competes in Australia’s NRL.
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Events

The 2022 NRL Grand Final is to be held at Stadium Australia in Sydney after the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) and New South Wales (NSW) government agreed upon a short-term resolution to a dispute…