Jun 12, 2026 – 12.30pmFoxtel has offered to purchase the NRL rights for seven years under a complex multibillion-dollar proposal that would split the free-to-air coverage of the sport between two television networks.Streaming services and television networks are in live negotiations for the NRL, one of Australia’s most valuable sporting assets that is split between Nine Network and Foxtel until the end of the 2027 season.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Foxtel plots $4b bid that will split NRL television broadcast rights
More details of Foxtel’s proposal reveal how NRL matches and the State of Origin may be split with two new free-to-air networks and paid for until 2034.
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