Foxtel's $4 Billion Play to Freeze Nine Out of the NRL

Foxtel's $4 billion play to freeze Nine out of the NRL

The battle for Australia’s most lucrative sports broadcast rights has officially entered the heavyweight rounds. Foxtel is plotting a massive move to secure the entire suite of National Rugby League media rights from 2028. The goal is simple: protect its historic partnership and completely cut Nine Entertainment out of the picture. A high-stakes standoff The pay television and streaming giant pitched its ambitious proposal to Australian Rugby Le…

Foxtel plans rival bid to exclude Nine from NRL coverage

Foxtel will bid against Nine Entertainment for the NRL’s entire suite of broadcast rights, and is prepared to use Nine’s free-to-air rivals to do so.

NRL TV rights battle takes another twist

The NRL TV rights battle is heating up, with reports suggesting Foxtel are set to throw everything at retaining the sport.

What Will Happen To The Nine Network If DANZ Foxtel & Partner Clean Up All The NRL Rights? – channelnews

Nine Entertainment could be staring down a potentially devastating defeat in the battle for the National Rugby League’s next broadcast deal, with DAZN-owned Foxtel emerging as the favourite to secure control of Australia’s most valuable rugby league rights package and reshape the future of sports broadcasting according to sources. As negotiations intensify over the NRL’s post-2027 media rights, industry sources believe the contest has evolved int