Australia
Australian free-to-air broadcasters ‘prepare to challenge’ Nine for NRL
All three of the main Australian television networks are expected to be allowed to bid for free-to-air rights to the National Rugby League, with the Australian Rugby League Commission said to be looking…
Kayo subs soar as Foxtel streaming business grows
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel reported a 40-per-cent increase in subscriptions in 2021, with subscribers for its sports streaming service Kayo Sports more than doubling
Discovery announces leadership reshuffle for ANZ business
Media group Discovery has promoted Rebecca Kent, general manager of Australia and New Zealand, to the newly-created position of senior vice-president, transformation
Australia’s Bangladesh tour starts without TV coverage at home
The first match of an Australian cricket tour of Bangladesh took place yesterday without live television or streaming coverage in Australia, something that has happened only once or twice in recent decades
Ten wants to be ‘home of football’, reaffirms sports comeback
Network Ten reaffirmed its return as a force in Australian sports broadcasting and said it wants to be the "home of football", in comments made around reporting of its financial results for 2020
Matildas’ Tokyo 2020 matches draw big audiences for Seven
The Australian women’s football team has been attracting record domestic television audiences for its matches at Tokyo 2020, on free-to-air broadcaster Seven.
Seven reported an audience of 2.2
Paramount+ launch helps Football Australia recover from Foxtel exit
Australia’s burgeoning sports streaming market benefitted another domestic rights-holder last month as Football Australia scored a major deal with media group Ten.
Uefa nets increase in Australia as streaming competition ramps up
Uefa benefits from rising competition between streaming platforms in Australia, securing an increase in the value of its club competition rights.
Foxtel, Sky NZ to broadcast PTO’s Collins Cup
Pay-television broadcasters Foxtel, in Australia, and Sky New Zealand have become the latest rights-holders for the Professional Triathletes Organisation’s new Collins Cup competition.
10 ViacomCBS names FMA’s Bower as sport sales director
ViacomCBS, the owner of Australian broadcaster Network Ten, has appointed Nick Bower from the Football Marketing Asia agency as sport sales director
NBL agrees landmark domestic rights deals with ESPN, Foxtel
Australia’s National Basketball League has hailed its new domestic media-rights deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN as its most valuable ever and “a watershed moment”.
Foxtel appoints Woods to run PPV business
Australian pay-television group Foxtel has appointed Conor Woods as head of its pay-per-view business, taking charge of the long-standing Main Event brand
Australia’s Kayo streaming free coverage of The Hundred
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel is broadcasting The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new-limited overs competition, on its free streaming platform Kayo Freebies.
Australia’s SBS adds to cycling output with UCI Track Champions League
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has signed on as a broadcaster of the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Track Champions League.
WWE extends long-running rights deal with Foxtel
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has signed a multi-year extension to its rights agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment
Seven teams up with Twitter for five-minute Tokyo 2020 clips
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven and Twitter have reached an agreement to show Tokyo 2020 content via the broadcaster's Twitter account
Seven picks up Extreme E highlights in Australia
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has struck a highlights rights deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven
SBS adds women’s Tour de France to cycling portfolio
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired live and exclusive free-to-air rights to the women’s Tour de France cycling event, the inaugural edition of which will take place in 2022.