A bargaining process for a new collective employment agreement for New Zealand's elite netball players is on ice while Netball New Zealand negotiates a new broadcasting deal.
Analysis - The news that Sky TV's bid for rights to netball's ANZ Premiership and Silver Ferns tests is significantly lower than its current deal is concerning but not surprising, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.
Netball is facing a massive challenge as it tries to compete with codes that are being cross subsidised by cashed up men's sports, the head of the New Zealand Netball Players' Association says.
Netball New Zealand is interested in a netball equivalent of cricket's IPL, which would draft the best players in the world and give athletes a chance to earn more money.