Tonga athletes at the opening of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The 2026 Games in Glasgow being on July 23. Photo credit: RNZ Pacific.
By Michelle Curran
Executive Communications Manager, Pasifika TV/PCBL
Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) and its partners are delighted to announce Pasifika TV will be airing the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, across screens in the Pacific.
The organisation has partnered with Sky New Zealand to makes its extensive coverage of the Games, including coverage of Pacific athletes in action, available to Pasifika TV’s affiliated broadcasters across several Pacific countries.
With support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), PCBL and Sky will welcome Pacific editors, producer and a journalist to train alongside the Sky team, while gathering stories and producing daily highlights focused on Pacific athletes competing in Glasgow.
Natasha Meleisea, PCBL Chief Executive, describes the sports rights and capability building initiative as a major win for the organisation, which aims to see its Pacific broadcast partners adapting to, and with, the rapidly changing media landscape.
“Building capability within a sustainable media workforce is a core pillar for PCBL – and having more sports production specialists across the Pacific region producing their own sport and sport-related stories is essential – it will open doors of opportunity,” Natasha says.
“We are achieving another goal too, of bringing the Pacific together, to celebrate Pacific sport and achievement at the highest level.”
Adam Crothers, Head of Content Partnerships at Sky New Zealand says Sky is pleased to be sharing the stories of Pacific sporting excellence with the region.
“We are pleased to partner with PCBL, not only to ensure audiences can enjoy the Commonwealth Games right around the Pacific, but to work together to create Pacific focused content,” he says.
“It’s especially exciting to also be working with PCBL to build specialised broadcast capability for the region.”
It is the second time Glasgow has hosted the Games since 2014.
Scottish Event Campus is host to the weightlifting competition among other events at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Photo credit: Glasgow 2026.
Approximately 3000 athletes from 74 nations and territories will be competing in 10 sports, across four venues.
Pacific countries sending athletes include Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
To view the Commonwealth Games in the region, visit Pasifika TV or your local broadcaster.