Reports NRL rights to spiral to $1.7bn with Ten tipped to pick up a match from Fox Sports

Alex Hayes

August 4, 2015 9:31

Sports rights negotiations have hit the headlines again with one report suggesting the NRL rights could go for $1.7bn and tipping the Nine Network to retain the free-to-air rights for the code.

A detailed report in this morning’s Daily Telegraph claims the value of the rights deal between 2018 and 2022 will leap from the $1bn record sealed in 2012, with every match to be screened live on Fox Sports.

Separately a report in the Australian Financial Review cites unnamed sources suggesting the planned Foxtel tie-up with Network Ten would be detrimental to sport, and could lead to both the NRL and AFL getting just one bid each for their rights.

According to the Daily telegraph report Network Ten could pick up a match from Fox Sports, whilst Nine would have three live games per round. However a planned Thursday night game could see Monday night footy, currently shown on Fox Sports, scrapped to avoid “viewer fatigue”.

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Alex Hayes

Alex Hayes worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017 in roles including editor and head of Mumbrella Bespoke.

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