News Corp stumps up almost $1b to salvage NRL rights

By Max Mason, Dominic White and John Stensholt
Updated November 26 2015 - 7:18pm, first published 6:11pm
The NRL has signed a record $1.8bn broadcast rights deal with Fox Sports, Nine Entertainment Co and Telstra Photo: Melissa Adams
The NRL has signed a record $1.8bn broadcast rights deal with Fox Sports, Nine Entertainment Co and Telstra Photo: Melissa Adams

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation will spend almost $1 billion to salvage crucial pay television rights to broadcast the National Rugby League in what will be a record $1.8 billion five-year deal for the code, including free-to-air and digital rights for Nine Entertainment Co and digital subscription rights for Telstra.

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