Australia
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.
Foxtel acquires rights to West Indies v Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel acquired the media rights for the Australian cricket team's tour of the West Indies that began on Saturday
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Streaming success prompts Foxtel to ‘explore’ IPO
The owners of Australian pay-television platform Foxtel are exploring an IPO for the business, prompted by the country's booming OTT streaming market, the Australian Financial Review has reported
Foxtel and beIN extend multi-year content, advertising deal
Pay-television broadcasters Foxtel Group and beIN Sports have signed a new multi-year carriage and advertising sales deal in Australia
Stan Sport joins football fray in Australia with Uefa rights deal
Nine Entertainment-owned streaming service Stan Sport has secured the exclusive broadcast rights in Australia to Uefa club competitions for the next three years
Women’s World Cup value in Australia jumps due to hosting rights, streaming competition
Optus secures home Women's World Cup rights with big first-round bid.
Cricket South Africa limits the damage with international renewals in Australia, UK, India
Cricket South Africa has secured long-term deals in its key international markets of Australia, the UK and India at reduced fees, reflective of a global downturn in cricket media rights values.
Tennis Australia appoints former Qantas executive Cornelis as new CCO
Tennis Australia has appointed former Qantas and DHL executive Cedric Cornelis as its new chief commercial officer
Sports Flick makes basketball move with CBA deal
Australian streaming platform Sports Flick has secured media rights to the Chinese Basketball Association league for the 2021-22 season
Ten adds AFC and national team rights to football portfolio
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has struck a deal with Football Australia to broadcast all national team matches outside of World Cups until 2024