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Founded
1995
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190
Headquarters
Australia
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Jul
9th
2026
10:00
B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts
NRL to call Nine and Foxtel home after fierce competition over multi-year deal
When the broadcasting rights for the National Rugby League (NRL) come up for grabs, its like watching starving piranhas fight over the last morsel of meat. Rumours of Nine, Stan Sport, Foxtel and Southern Cross Media (owner of Seven Network, Paramount and Network Ten) all threw their hat in the ring to be considered the next broadcaster of sport, which holds an eye-watering record net asset worth of $387.3 million.
WhistleOut Australia
Jul
9th
2026
01:00
Analysis: Australian broadcasters betting on live sport
July 9, 2026 Ampere Analysis finds Foxtel’s new NRL rights agreement will push the Australian broadcaster to devote around 90 per cent of its content budget to live sport, widening the gap between sports-focused broadcasters and entertainment-led streaming services.
Advanced Television
Jul
7th
2026
23:53
Foxtel and Kayo Sports extend rugby league broadcast partnership to 2034
Australian broadcaster Foxtel Group and its streaming service Kayo Sports have extended their broadcast partnership with the National Rugby League through to 2034, with the new agreement taking effect from the 2028 season. Kayo Sports and Foxtel will continue to broadcast every home-and-away match in the NRL and NRLW seasons, as well as every finals match except the NRL Grand Final.
Telecompaper
Jul
7th
2026
13:30
Sports Rights Updates, B2B Tag
How Nine, Foxtel and the NRL did the most lucrative sports rights deal in Australian history
July 8, 2026 — 5:00am You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Just moments after Tuesday’s press conference to confirm the NRL’s broadcast deal wound up at the sport’s Moore Park base, Foxtel chief executive Patrick Delany jumped into a car to take him to Sydney Airport.
The Age
Jul
7th
2026
08:41
B2B Tag
NRL inks historic deal with Nine, Foxtel
The NRL has announced a record-breaking $5.3 billion TV rights deal with Channel Nine and Foxtel.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Jul
7th
2026
07:30
Kayo SPORTS And Foxtel To Remain Home To NRL And NRLW…
Fans are the winners with more live games, more 4K coverage, more innovation and more opportunity to enjoy the footy Kayo SPORTS and FOXTEL will remain home to the NRL and NRLW until 2034, with live coverage of every home and away game of both seasons and every finals game (except the Grand Final), after extending the company’s 30-year broadcast partnership with the NRL.
Foxtel Group
Jul
7th
2026
01:00
Financial Results, Partnerships and Alliances, Sports Rights Updates
Australian Rugby League Commission Secures $5.3 Billion Media Rights Deal with Foxtel, Nine, and Sky NZ
The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has announced a seven-year media rights agreement with Foxtel Group, Nine, and Sky NZ valued at $5.3 billion, beginning in 2028. The deal represents a 90% increase in annual cash revenue compared to the current agreement and returns competition scheduling and structure to the ARLC.
Sports Video Group
Jul
6th
2026
22:12
NRL reaches seven-year $5.3 billion broadcast deal with Foxtel and Nine
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The Weekly Times(Australia)
Jul
6th
2026
00:23
B2B Tag
Soft-touch gambling reforms will keep money flowing to media giants, sports
July 6, 2026 — 3:53pm Here is a paradox. A week after the government announced details of its bill to introduce greater restrictions on sports betting advertisements, it looks like Foxtel and Nine Entertainment are about to make history, signing a reportedly combined circa $5.3-plus billion deal to broadcast the NRL.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Jul
5th
2026
20:17
Events, Awards and Recognitions, B2B Tag
Entries Are Open For The 2027 AACTA Awards Presented By Foxtel Group
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced that entries are now open for the 2027 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group. The Academy is, once again, calling on Australia’s screen community to submit the productions, performances and crafts that have defined the past year in screen storytelling.
The Curb
Jul
1st
2026
20:05
Delany 1, Nine 0: How Foxtel Outmanoeuvred Stan on NRL rights While Nine’s Management Gutted its Own morning show – channelnews
The scoreboard from the NRL’s $5.3 billion, seven year broadcast carve up tells its own story. Patrick Delany, running both DAZN and Foxtel, has read the market correctly. Matt Stanton, Nine’s CEO, and his deputy Amanda Laing, who cut her teeth under Delany at Foxtel before crossing to Nine, have come up short on the one asset that mattered most this year.
Channelnews Australia
Jun
28th
2026
06:40
Sports Rights Updates, B2B Tag
Foxtel & Nine To Secure Record NRL TV Rights Deal
The NRL is poised to award broadcasting and streaming rights to Foxtel and Nine as part of a seven-year, $5 billion deal, which would kick off in 2028. The deal appears to be structured in a similar way to current TV rights, which are split between Foxtel and Nine.
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