Australia

Athletics
Australia

Subscription streaming platform FloSports has agreed rights deals in North America and Australia to a host of leading cycling events, along with athletics and triathlon events
Cricket
Australia

Australia free-to-air broadcaster Seven has suffered a major financial hit after an independent arbitrator ruled Cricket Australia must pay a rebate of A$5.3m ($4.1m/€3.4
Multi-sport
Australia

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has unveiled a new initiative to increase the visibility of women's sport on its linear channels and streaming platform Kayo Sports
Football
Australia

Sports Flick, a relatively new sports streaming platform based in Sydney, has stunned the Australian media-rights market by outbidding established, major players to secure rights for the Uefa Champions…
Basketball
Global

Sports data company Sportradar has agreed a multi-year data and media rights deal with Australian second-tier, semi-professional basketball league NBL1
Swimming
Australia

Amazon’s first sports rights acquisition in Australia left local industry insiders puzzled and expecting further moves for sports content by the tech giant.
Cricket
Australia

Seven’s ongoing dispute with Cricket Australia over the value of a media rights deal has taken another twist after it emerged that an arbitrator has ruled that the commercial free-to-air broadcaster i…
Motorsport
Australia

Kayo Freebies, a free version of Australian broadcaster Foxtel's Kayo Sports streaming service, launches today, with this weekend's Supercars season-opener the highlight of the launch content
Rugby Union
Australia

Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is said to be considering offering its streaming service Stan Sport directly to pubs and clubs via smart television apps, in an effort to ensure its Super Rugby…
Tennis
Australia

Craig Tiley, chief executive of Tennis Australia and tournament director of the Australian Open, has said that he expects the total losses from going ahead with the tournament to exceed A$99m (€64m/$78m) d…
Cricket
United Kingdom

Cricket Australia has launched an invitation to tender process for its media rights in the UK for the 2021-22 Southern Hemisphere cricket season onwards, covering the coming season's Ashes Test series…
Cricket
Australia

Sports data, technology and content solutions company Sportz Interactive (SI) has recently been appointed by News Corp Australia to create custom automated infographics and videographics for its coverage…
Football
Australia

Australian telecoms operator Optus has acquired rights to the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 national team football tournament.
Netball
Australia

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel snatched the Super Netball domestic league and national-team netball rights from commercial broadcaster Nine with an offer of a guaranteed rights fee that trumped its rival’s revenue-share proposal.
Cricket
Australia

The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed a deal with streaming platform tapmad TV for rights to the 2021 Pakistan Super League Twenty20 competition in Australia, the Middle East and North Africa, along with…
Football
Australia

Over-the-top sports subscription service Sports Flick Global has agreed a deal with cloud video production platform Grabyo that will allow it to offer bespoke viewing experiences for subscribers
Motorsport
Global

Australian motor racing series Supercars has agreed a deal with YouTube, under which the video platform will offer paid-for live streaming coverage to audiences outside Australia and New Zealand
Cricket
Australia

This year’s Big Bash League was the most-watched tournament in league history, according to Cricket Australia. An average audience of 1.4