Jun 23, 2026 – 4.14pmNRL supremo Peter V’landys is close to securing a deal with New Zealand’s Sky Network Television to extend its coverage of the code beyond 2027, in what would be the first plank of his bid to score a bigger broadcast deal than the AFL.V’landys, the Australian Rugby League Commission chairman, and NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo were in New Zealand at the weekend for the Warriors’ 38-20 win over the North Queensland Cowboys in Christchurch on Sunday.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles