News Corp salvages NRL rights

By Max Mason and Dominic White
Updated November 26 2015 - 9:08am, first published November 25 2015 - 10:46pm
Fox Sports to set to have Saturday exclusivity for the NRL. Photo: Quinn Rooney
Fox Sports to set to have Saturday exclusivity for the NRL. Photo: Quinn Rooney

The National Rugby League is poised to announce a historic rights agreement with Fox Sports, with the News Corp-owned pay-television broadcaster believed to have acquired the rights to the crucial Saturday night game from the free-to-air rights holder Nine Entertainment Co for around $175 million as part of the five-year deal.

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