Sky TV gets exclusive Super 14 rugby rights for NZ

Sky Network TV today said it had signed a sub-licence with Rugby International Pty that grants it exclusive New Zealand rights to Super 14 rugby.

Rugby International Pty is a News Corporation company, and the sub-licence will see Sky TV broadcast Super 14 rugby from New Zealand, South Africa, and Australia for the five seasons to 2010.

Under the deal, Sky TV would also broadcast provincial rugby in New Zealand and South Africa between 2006 and 2010.

The deal did not cover any Rugby World Cup games or other International Rugby Board (IRB) events, such as the IRB Sevens tournament.

No other details of the deal were immediately available.

At 1.15PM, shares in Sky TV were unchanged at $6.50, having ranged between $5.01 and $6.95 in the past year.

- NZPA