Media Coverage
All 69 games are shown live on pay per view Sky Sport in New Zealand, with live matches broadcasted on Network Ten in Australia. Fox Sports originally held telecast rights in Australia, signing a one-year deal in 2008. However, Network Ten succeeded in a rival bid, securing broadcasting rights for netball in Australia over four years starting from late 2008. Sky Sport in New Zealand has a three-year deal. Its understood the media rights are believed to be worth A$1.5 million a year to Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand, with guaranteed primetime telecasts until 2010.
In New Zealand, free to air Television New Zealand telecasted delayed coverage of feature matches from 2008, but this deal between TVNZ and Netball New Zealand ended after the 2010 season.
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