{"id":87618,"date":"2025-08-22T13:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/87618\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:55:10","slug":"sky-nz-retains-major-nz-rugby-rights-until-2030-tvnz-nets-provincial-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/87618\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky NZ retains major NZ Rugby rights until 2030, TVNZ nets provincial games"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The deal covers every All Blacks (pictured) and Black Ferns match played in SANZAAR countries. (Marcos Brindicci\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Heavyweight pay-TV network Sky New Zealand will continue to air games and competitions organized by governing body New Zealand Rugby (NZR) after renewing its domestic rights deal until 2030.<\/p>\n

Under the new deal, which starts from 2026, Sky retains rights to broadcast matches involving the All Blacks and Black Ferns men\u2019s and women\u2019s national rugby union teams, as well as the men\u2019s and women\u2019s Super Rugby Pacific and Super Rugby Aupiki competitions.<\/p>\n

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The agreement also includes the men\u2019s annual National Provincial Championship and the women\u2019s top-tier Farah Palmer Cup matches.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the deal covers every All Blacks match played in SANZAAR countries, including the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championships, as well as new tours with South Africa\u2019s Springboks, the new Nations Cup tournament, when finalized, and the 2029 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.<\/p>\n

For women\u2019s rugby, the deal covers Black Ferns matches\u00a0in SANZAAR countries and the British and Irish Lions Women\u2019s tour in 2027.<\/p>\n

The new deal comes despite recent reports that NZR was considering a switch to streaming service DAZN due to Sky’s offer amounting to less than NZ$50 million ($29 million) annually. However, sources told the NZ Herald\u00a0outlet last month that the deal is\u00a0expected to be worth between NZ$75 million and NZ$80 million annually.<\/p>\n

NZR chair David Kirk said: \u201cThe next five years are exciting for fans, with the best domestic competitions in the world and an amazing international calendar for our All Blacks and Black Ferns, including a men\u2019s and historic first women\u2019s British & Irish Lions tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Black Ferns will take part in a new international women\u2019s calendar from next year that will see them play more Test matches against the best teams in the world. We also have some exciting announcements to make in the coming months to confirm the All Blacks calendar, including new competitions and tours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, public broadcaster Television NZ (TVNZ) has been announced as NZR\u2019s free-to-air provincial rugby partner, covering the NPC and select Farah Palm Cup and Heartland Championship games.<\/p>\n

The agreement will see TVNZ air 93 provincial matches on its TVNZ+ streaming service, with three games a week on linear channel TVNZ 1. The matches will also be shown live on Sky.<\/p>\n

Not included in the agreements are up to five offshore All Blacks and Black Ferns Test matches across the 2026 to 2030 cycle. NZR said the exclusion will provide it with \u201cthe flexibility to generate significant additional income if confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n

It added: \u201cRights to broadcast these matches will be negotiated on a match-by-match basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having locked down its domestic broadcast partners for the next cycle, Kirk said the governing body will now focus on securing international rights deals, adding: \u201cJust as we have seen significant growth in international sponsorship, our focus is now on completing these important international broadcast partnerships, which will add to our record commercial, broadcast and match-day revenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next five years will see positive commercial growth internationally that will allow us to continue to reinvest back into rugby in New Zealand.\u201d<\/p>\n

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