Nine Entertainment Reaches Seven Year Agreement for NRL, NRLW Broadcast Rights

MT Newswires Live

Jul 07

Nine Entertainment (ASX:NEC) executed an agreement for National Rugby League (NRL) and National Women's Rugby League (NRLW) broadcast rights for the 2028 to 2034 seasons, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.

Nine's annual cost in relation to the agreement will be AU$145 million, while the NRL committed to an annual spend of AU$10 million on advertising or other services. The agreement also includes a further AU$15 million per annum of contra to be provided.

Beginning with the 2028 season, Channel 9 and 9Now will live broadcast NRL matches in line with the current contract. Nine acquired the exclusive free-to-air and free streaming rights to broadcast three live NRL games per week, on Thursday evenings, Friday evenings, and Sunday afternoons, as well as the Finals series and Test Matches played in Australia.

The Grand Final and State of Origin will continue to be exclusively shown on Channel 9 and 9Now, with the State of Origin matches continuing to be broadcast on Wednesday evenings. The Women's State of Origin will also continue to be exclusively shown on Channel 9 and 9Now.

The acquired rights also include the exclusive Free-to-Air and free streaming rights to broadcast 33 live NRLW weekly games, as well as the Finals series.

Nine's shares rose 1% in recent trading on Tuesday.

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Most Discussed

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

{"basename":"","ssrTDKData":{"titleTemplate":"%s - Tiger Brokers","title":"Tiger Brokers HK | Online Trading in stocks, bonds & ETFS","description":"Discover Tiger Brokers HK, an online trading platform for stocks&ETFs, options&futures, bonds and crypto. Open an account to enjoy low commission trading today!","keywords":"tiger trading,tiger security,tiger broker hk,tigers co ltd,tiger trade hk,tiger brokers hk,stock broker,securities broker,online brokerage,hong kong broker,hk broker,online stock trading,online trading platform,stock trading platforms,trading application,stock trading,stock trading hong kong,buying stocks in hong kong,tiger brokers","social":{"ogDescription":"Discover Tiger Brokers HK, an online trading platform for stocks&ETFs, options&futures, bonds and crypto. Open an account to enjoy low commission trading today!","ogImage":"https://c1.itigergrowtha.com/portal5/static/media/og-logo.0a0bd8dc.png","ogUrl":"https://www.gotigerhk.com/news/2649603419"},"companyName":"Tiger Brokers"},"pageData":{"isMobile":false,"isTiger":false,"isTTM":true,"region":"HKG","license":"TBHK","edition":"fundamental"},"isCrawlerRequest":true,"__swrFallback__":{"@#url:\"https://stock-news.skytigris.cn/v3/news\",params:#id:\"2649603419\",edition:\"fundamental\",auth_exemption:1,,,undefined,":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2649603419?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2026-07-07 10:43","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"2649603419","market":"us","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"Nine Entertainment Reaches Seven Year Agreement for NRL, NRLW Broadcast Rights","media":"MT Newswires Live","content":"<html><body><p> <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NNMTF\">Nine Entertainment</a> (ASX:NEC) executed an agreement for National Rugby League (NRL) and National Women's Rugby League (NRLW) broadcast rights for the 2028 to 2034 seasons, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.</p><p>Nine's annual cost in relation to the agreement will be AU$145 million, while the NRL committed to an annual spend of AU$10 million on advertising or other services. The agreement also includes a further AU$15 million per annum of contra to be provided.</p><p>Beginning with the 2028 season, Channel 9 and 9Now will live broadcast NRL matches in line with the current contract. Nine acquired the exclusive free-to-air and free streaming rights to broadcast three live NRL games per week, on Thursday evenings, Friday evenings, and Sunday afternoons, as well as the Finals series and Test Matches played in Australia.</p><p>The Grand Final and State of Origin will continue to be exclusively shown on Channel 9 and 9Now, with the State of Origin matches continuing to be broadcast on Wednesday evenings. The Women's State of Origin will also continue to be exclusively shown on Channel 9 and 9Now.</p><p>The acquired rights also include the exclusive Free-to-Air and free streaming rights to broadcast 33 live NRLW weekly games, as well as the Finals series.</p><p>Nine's shares rose 1% in recent trading on Tuesday.</p></body></html>","source":"mtnewswires_news","html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Nine Entertainment Reaches Seven Year Agreement for NRL, NRLW Broadcast Rights</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nNine Entertainment Reaches Seven Year Agreement for NRL, NRLW Broadcast Rights\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1092851196\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/3002d84abbd5ace3c99397c7f95b8d4e);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">MT Newswires Live </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2026-07-07 10:43</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><body><p> <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NNMTF\">Nine Entertainment</a> (ASX:NEC) executed an agreement for National Rugby League (NRL) and National Women's Rugby League (NRLW) broadcast rights for the 2028 to 2034 seasons, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.</p><p>Nine's annual cost in relation to the agreement will be AU$145 million, while the NRL committed to an annual spend of AU$10 million on advertising or other services. The agreement also includes a further AU$15 million per annum of contra to be provided.</p><p>Beginning with the 2028 season, Channel 9 and 9Now will live broadcast NRL matches in line with the current contract. Nine acquired the exclusive free-to-air and free streaming rights to broadcast three live NRL games per week, on Thursday evenings, Friday evenings, and Sunday afternoons, as well as the Finals series and Test Matches played in Australia.</p><p>The Grand Final and State of Origin will continue to be exclusively shown on Channel 9 and 9Now, with the State of Origin matches continuing to be broadcast on Wednesday evenings. The Women's State of Origin will also continue to be exclusively shown on Channel 9 and 9Now.</p><p>The acquired rights also include the exclusive Free-to-Air and free streaming rights to broadcast 33 live NRLW weekly games, as well as the Finals series.</p><p>Nine's shares rose 1% in recent trading on Tuesday.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":"BK7052","symbol_name":"广播","start_time":0,"source_url":"https://www.mtnewswires.com/","article_id":"2649603419","we_media_id":"1092851196","thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2649603419","pubTimestamp":1783392218,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":{"source_id":"mtnewswires_news","name":"MT Newswires"},"weMediaInfo":{"media_name":"MT Newswires Live","introduction":"The most recognized names in North America, Europe and Asia rely on MT Newswires to power their applications. Better news, better service, better price.","home_visible":1,"id":"1092851196","head_image":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/3002d84abbd5ace3c99397c7f95b8d4e"},"summary":"Nine Entertainment (ASX:NEC) executed an agreement for National Rugby League (NRL) and National Women's Rugby League (NRLW) broadcast rights for the 2028 to 2034 seasons, according to a Tuesday Austra","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"BK7052":"广播","NEC.AU":"NINE ENTERTAINMENT CO HOLDIN","NRL.AU":"Northam Resources Limited (Application withdrawn 21 November 2022)"},"translate_title":"Nine Entertainment就NRL、NRLW转播权达成为期七年的协议","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"NEC.AU":1,"NRL.AU":1},"content_text":"Nine Entertainment (ASX:NEC) executed an agreement for National Rugby League (NRL) and National Women's Rugby League (NRLW) broadcast rights for the 2028 to 2034 seasons, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.Nine's annual cost in relation to the agreement will be AU$145 million, while the NRL committed to an annual spend of AU$10 million on advertising or other services. The agreement also includes a further AU$15 million per annum of contra to be provided.Beginning with the 2028 season, Channel 9 and 9Now will live broadcast NRL matches in line with the current contract. Nine acquired the exclusive free-to-air and free streaming rights to broadcast three live NRL games per week, on Thursday evenings, Friday evenings, and Sunday afternoons, as well as the Finals series and Test Matches played in Australia.The Grand Final and State of Origin will continue to be exclusively shown on Channel 9 and 9Now, with the State of Origin matches continuing to be broadcast on Wednesday evenings. The Women's State of Origin will also continue to be exclusively shown on Channel 9 and 9Now.The acquired rights also include the exclusive Free-to-Air and free streaming rights to broadcast 33 live NRLW weekly games, as well as the Finals series.Nine's shares rose 1% in recent trading on Tuesday.","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":true,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"1","news_tag":"corporation","news_rank":0,"isVideo":false,"video":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"need_login_tip":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}