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The future of NRL<\/a> broadcasting is still up in the air, as streaming and broadcasting giants are expected to propose bids.<\/p>\n Seven West Media have already won the rights to this year’s rugby league world cup for about $12 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n Channel 7 boss Chris Jones has revealed he will start having conversations with NRL<\/a> chairman Peter V’landys about increasing the amount of league content on the free-to-air network.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Rugby League<\/a> World Cup comes at the end of this year,\u201d Jones told Kane Cornes on SEN’s Locked In.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’re terribly excited about that and it sits in a beautiful slot.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, we would love to get a piece of some of the NRL<\/a>. What that looks like, who knows? But we will start those discussions with Peter and the team.<\/p>\n “They have a great sport.<\/p>\n \u201cWe love what we have with the AFL<\/a> Thursday to Sunday; we would be silly not to put our hats in the ring.\u201d<\/p>\n The network are currently expanding AFL<\/a> show The Agenda Setters into NRL<\/a> for the 2026 season with a new panel that would begin from round one of the upcoming season, and continue into the end of the Rugby League<\/a> World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot wait to expand Seven’s sport offering into the NRL<\/a> season. The Agenda Setters: Rugby League<\/a> will do just as the name suggests and be at the forefront of news and opinion from the start of the NRL<\/a> season right through to the end of the Rugby League<\/a> World Cup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWith an unbeatable 2026 sport calendar that begins with the Summer of Cricket, the 2026 AFL<\/a> season, the Birmingham 2026 Commonwealth Games, Supercars Championship and now the Rugby League<\/a> World Cup, there is something for every Australian on Seven and 7plus Sport.\u201d<\/p>\n Get set for the footy with the FREE Zero Tackle 2026 NRL Season Guide!<\/a> Packed with 130+ pages of player profiles, team previews, insights and analysis, the 2026 NRL Season Guide<\/a> is built for fans who want the full picture. Download your free Season Guide HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n
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