Pay-TV giant Sky New Zealand has extended its longstanding partnership with the Tennis Australia governing body to remain the domestic home of the Australian Open Grand Slam through 2032.
As part of the six-year renewal, Sky will continue to cover the hard-court tournament across its Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now platforms.
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In addition, Sky will show selected matches free-to-air on its commercial television network Three – and via the ThreeNow streaming service – from 2027.
The agreement continues Sky’s 25-year partnership with Tennis Australia, with the extension also including the New Zealand broadcast rights to the Laver Cup and United Cup.
Adam Crothers, Sky head of content partnerships, commented: “The Australian Open is one of the premier tennis events and has long been part of summer viewing for New Zealanders. We’re delighted to extend our partnership with Tennis Australia for another six years, securing the content we know is important to our audiences for the longer-term.”
Cedric Cornelis, Tennis Australia chief commercial officer, added: “New Zealand has been a valued market for the Australian Open for many years and Sky has played an important role in bringing the Australian Open to Kiwi fans for more than two decades.
“This agreement will help us continue to grow the tournament's reach and connect even more fans with tennis.”
The 2027 Australian Open will be held from January 11 to 31.
The renewal comes as Sky looks to consolidate its sports portfolio with a spate of long-term deals, recently securing an early extension to air all 380 matches from English soccer’s top-tier Premier League through the 2033-34 season.
Last month, the broadcaster renewed its deal to air cycling’s iconic Tour de France and Vuelta a España tours for another five years.
Sky also recently locked in rights to show 130 fixtures of Australia’s NRL top-tier rugby league competition through 2034 and struck an agreement to air all home international fixtures played by the England men’s and women’s cricket teams, as well as English domestic cricket, through 2030.
The cricket rights add to the broadcaster’s existing coverage of the sport as New Zealand Cricket’s domestic rights partner through 2031-32, while deals are also in place with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and for cricket in India and Australia.
