To Be Announced - Sky has RWC rights

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#300814 6-Oct-2022 10:38

Sky TV is expected to next week be confirmed as having won the broadcast rights to the next four Rugby World Cups, in a deal that will also see it offload RugbyPass and potentially look to work with both TVNZ and Warner Bros Discovery as free to air partners.

The pay-TV operator signalled in July that it was in advanced discussions with World Rugby about a "wide-ranging rights" deal that sources say will include the 2023 and 2027 World Cups as well as the 2025 and 2029 tournaments.

The deal has now been signed off and an announcement is expected within days.

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#2978152 6-Oct-2022 10:44

Boy, they would have really been scrounging deep in their pockets, behind the couch & raiding the kids money boxes to get that deal across the line.

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#2978219 6-Oct-2022 11:36

Won't that deal have been the case in recent years, so is still part of the rights budget? Thats I assume they would amortise each year

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#2978268 6-Oct-2022 14:25

are you sure you should be posting this here @freitasm

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#2978269 6-Oct-2022 14:27

Batman:

are you sure you should be posting this here @freitasm

Why not?

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#2978322 6-Oct-2022 14:50

wratterus:

Boy, they would have really been scrounging deep in their pockets, behind the couch & raiding the kids money boxes to get that deal across the line.

Oh for sure, remember what Spark paid for RWC2019..

This really is another nail in the coffin of Spark Sport though.

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#2978344 6-Oct-2022 16:05

Great good to know I can expect to see the 2029 rugby in newly announced 4k with only a supplement of $25 per month

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#2978386 6-Oct-2022 18:49

freitasm:
Batman:

are you sure you should be posting this here @freitasm

Why not?

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-sky-to-reveal-mega-tv-rights-deal-but-commentators-snubbed/GZDQO4ABEDCNO4OAEHFIJ2XZFQ/

Paywalled. But presumably the same details at 6am.

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#2978391 6-Oct-2022 19:07

This is a win for Sky and their attempts to stay relevant in an increasingly crowded market. I suspect Spark didn’t see the ROI on their Spark Sport REC adventure and weren’t willing to drop the money.

What will be interesting to see will be whether Sky can scoop up more of the other sporting rights and become the primary “sports with entertainment” provider.

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#2978439 7-Oct-2022 08:04

cokemaster: This is a win for Sky and their attempts to stay relevant in an increasingly crowded market. I suspect Spark didn’t see the ROI on their Spark Sport REC adventure and weren’t willing to drop the money.

What will be interesting to see will be whether Sky can scoop up more of the other sporting rights and become the primary “sports with entertainment” provider.

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#2979863 9-Oct-2022 23:52

I think part of it is the amount of rural people who can't watch Spark Sport is still significant

Starlink is cost prohibitive for a lot of folks at an installation price of $1040 and $160 p/nm is double that of a fibre connection

Many people in the last RWC were bound to the FWA games on Duke

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#2979927 10-Oct-2022 09:35

Official announcement: (Sky secures World Rugby rights and confirms RugbyPass sale)

Sky secures World Rugby rights and confirms RugbyPass sale

Sky New Zealand (SKT) has agreed a wide-ranging deal with World Rugby that secures exclusive rights to premium competitions, including Rugby World Cups, for seven years. Under the deal, World Rugby will acquire RugbyPass, and the two parties have agreed a joint approach to the production of exclusive programming, particularly in the women’s game.

Within the significant rights agreement, Sky will cement its place as New Zealand’s destination for World Rugby events and content between 2023 and 2029. This includes every men’s and every women’s Rugby World Cup, the new WXV (international women’s fifteens competition) and the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series.

Sky Chief Executive Sophie Moloney said: “Sky’s goal is to connect New Zealanders with the sport and entertainment they love, in ways that work for them. This agreement secures exclusive access to all of World Rugby’s premium competitions for many years, and we look forward to offering them to all New Zealanders on the Sky Box, our streaming services and free-to-air.”

The partnership includes an agreement to co-produce exciting new programming with an emphasis on the women’s game, a strategic priority for both Sky and World Rugby.

“This significant deal also sees World Rugby acquiring RugbyPass, the established destination for rugby fans across the globe with comprehensive rugby news, analysis, shows, podcasts, live match statistics and results. In the last two years RugbyPass has focused on building its audience and network business, and it is an exciting transition for the RugbyPass team to work with World Rugby to deliver on its strategic mission to grow the sport globally.”

“We look forward to working with World Rugby to deliver superb rugby content to our customers here in Aotearoa New Zealand, and to supporting their efforts to grow the game of rugby globally.”