Channel Nine is set to scrap part of its NRL coverage for its upcoming Saturday night matches.
According to Capital Brief, the broadcaster will not televise its post-game shows for the prime-time Saturday night slot for the next three weeks, starting with this weekend’s clash between South Sydney and Parramatta.
It comes as Nine revealed in June that the English Premier League will return to free-to-air television in Australia for the first time since 2019.
Ahead of this weekend’s opening round of Premier League fixtures, the broadcaster will curtail its coverage of the Rabbitohs clash against the Eels in order to televise Aston Villa’s season opener against Newcastle.