Australia
Optus scores rights to Euro 2024
Australian telecoms operator Optus has acquired rights to the 2024 Uefa European Championship
Seven CEO Warburton calls for anti-siphoning extension to cover streaming services
James Warburton, the chief executive of Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven West Media, has called on the newly-elected Australian government to tighten the country’s 'anti-siphoning' laws to stop s…
Optus Sport renews Uefa national team rights
Australian telco Optus has renewed its rights for the Uefa European Qualifiers and Nations League for the 2022-23 to 2025-26 cycle
ESPN nets Fiba rights in Australia till 2025
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has secured a deal for exclusive rights in Australia to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events for four years
Optus makes first change to pricing strategy for sports streaming service
Australian telco Optus has announced price increases for its sports subscription streaming service, Optus Sport.
From August 1, Optus Sport’s new subscription price will be A$24.99 ($17.96/€16.69)
ESPN extends US rights to Australian Open through 2031
Relationship with Tennis Australia will move into a fifth decade
Foxtel renews SailGP rights in Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has renewed its rights to the SailGP global sailing series
Supercars promotes Tunnicliffe to broadcast chief after Prendergast departure
Supercars has announced the promotion of David Tunnicliffe to head of broadcast
Kooyong Classic to return in 2023 with new title sponsor
Melbourne tennis tournament the Kooyong Classic will return next January after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic
Foxtel plans Kayo price hike as streaming subscribers grow
Australian broadcaster Foxtel has increased the price of Kayo Sports after reporting a big jump in subscribers at the sports streaming service during financial results for the first quarter this year
Fox Sports Australia, Claro among new eSkootr Championship rights partners
The eSkootr Championship (eSC) has signed a rights deal in Australia with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports, while it will also receive coverage in Latin America after an agreement was struck with…
Optus acquires rights for Women’s FA Cup final
Telco Optus has acquired the exclusive rights in Australia for next week's Women's FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City
Ten acquires rights to pre-season matches
Ten has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to a raft of pre-season football matches from across the globe
Rugby Australia cuts losses as media rights income hits A$40m
Rugby Australia cut its losses to A$4.5m ($3.3m/€3.1m) last year after broadcast revenue increased by more than 50 per cent during another rugby union season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Telstra agrees A$50m deal for majority ownership of IPTV provider Fetch TV
Australian telecoms operator Telstra has reached an agreement to acquire a 51-per-cent stake in IPTV provider Fetch TV for A$50m ($35.4m/€33.8m) as part of plans to improve its underlying technology.
Paramount ‘lines up’ wide-ranging bid for AFL domestic rights
Paramount, the owner of Australian free-to-air television network Ten and subscription streaming service Paramount Plus, will reportedly bid for the entire suite of Australian Football League domestic…
Foxtel renews Speedway GP rights in deal with Discovery Sports Events
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has renewed its rights to the FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Championship under a sublicensing agreement with new event promotor Discovery Sports Events
Liverpool to play friendly in Singapore as StarHub secures rights to exhibition matches
Liverpool is to play a friendly against fellow Premier League outfit Crystal Palace at the National Stadium in Singapore as part of its forthcoming pre-season tour of Southeast Asia