New Zealand

Cricket
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured rights to the Indian Premier League after striking a late deal with media group DAZN
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby has announced that Adidas has extended its agreement to be its main sponsor
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Visit Saudi, Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority, will not be sponsoring this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand following a backlash from …
Multiple Sports
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has seen its half-year profit fall despite revenue rising, as it broke through the one million subscriber barrier
Rugby Union
Governance

Sanzaar's Super Rugby Pacific competition is introducing rule changes aimed at making its matches more fluid and entertaining for fans
Wrestling
Media

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to the All Elite Wrestling promotion
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The co-hosts of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand are calling for clarification on reports of a sponsorship agreement with Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority.
Football
Events

Fifa has announced that Australia’s opening match of the 2023 Women’s World Cup has been switched from Sydney Football Stadium to Stadium Australia in an effort to accommodate demand for tickets.
Sailing
Sponsorship & Marketing

Italy-based sailing clothing brand Slam has signed as the ‘Official Apparel Supplier’ to the four-time America's Cup winner Emirates Team New Zealand in the build-up to its defence of the trophy in Bar…
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has completed the organisational structure for its new commercial arm NZRC with the appointments of Gina Brogi and Rob Fyfe to its board of directors
Multiple Sports
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is raising the cost of its Sky Sport package by NZ$3 ($1.92/€1.77) per month and its streaming service Sky Sport Now by NZ$5 per month.
Football
Attendance

More than 500,000 tickets have been sold for this year's Fifa Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, leaving organisers with just under one million to go to reach a previously-stated target
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
Multiple Sports
Media

New Zealand telco Spark is closing its Spark Sport subscription streaming service, with public-service broadcaster TVNZ expected to acquire the majority of its sports rights portfolio
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Australian Super Rugby Pacific team Western Force have said they are reviewing their sponsorship agreements with Altrad Group after the French construction engineering company’s f…
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Patsy Reddy has been appointed as the first female chair of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) as the governing body prepares to declare another financial loss for 2022
Tennis
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its rights for the Australian Open tennis grand slam in a new multi-year deal beginning in 2023
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a multi-year deal with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for rights to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions