A TV deal between Nine Network and the parents of the 14-year-old boy on trial in Bali, Indonesia for buying marijuana was cancelled on Sunday.

The boy's Australian agent, Grant Vandenberg, confirmed he had abandoned any deal after initially being asked to broker one, according to Herald Sun.

The newspaper also reported that Channel 9 and 60 Minutes backed out of the deal to air the boy's story after news about it came out.

The News.com.au reported earlier that the parents bid out the boy's story with Nine's rival Seven Network also making an offer via its current affairs program Sunday Night. The parents asked for $300,000 from Nine Network, which reportedly agreed and signed the contract on Thursday.

In the deal, Channel 9 will reveal the identity of the boy. A film crew was even set to fly to Bali Wednesday to take footage of the boy's trial.

Channel 7 denied making any bid.

"An approach was made to one of my staff - I think the initial request was $300,000-plus. But we decided that it was not appropriable, in this case, to pay for the story given it is still before the courts and a criminal matter. It could taint the case," Herald Sun quoted Sunday Night executive producer Mark Llewellyn as saying.

The Australian Family Association (AFA) and Crime Victims Support Association (CVSA) criticised the deal.

"I really think they should be concerned about the fact their 14-year-old was found in possession of marijuana - not exposing it to the media," said AFA state president Terri Kelleher, according to News.com.au. "I find it difficult to see where the family is coming from."

News.com.au also quoted CVSA president Noel McNamara as saying, "There is no way in the world that a larrikin like him that has thumbed his nose at the law should get any money out of what he has done."

The boy is set for sentencing on Friday. His lawyer, Muhammad Rifan, is confident that the judge will set the boy free.

Nine Network reportedly signed a $300,000 deal with the Bali boy's parents to air his story.