Jun 26, 2026 – 1.30pmThe NRL is set to announce the biggest media rights deal in Australian history, after rivals Nine Entertainment and Foxtel agreed to team up in a $5 billion broadcast agreement that would make the sport more valuable than the AFL for the first time.While the deal has not been formally signed, Nine and Foxtel on Thursday agreed in principle to an arrangement that brings the value of the NRL broadcast rights in Australia and New Zealand to about $700 million a year.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
NRL to remain on Nine, Foxtel under mammoth $5b deal
The agreement, which could be signed as early as next week, will become the most expensive sports broadcast deal in the country’s history.
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