Australia
Big Bash League claims record audiences for 2021 tournament
This year’s Big Bash League was the most-watched tournament in league history, according to Cricket Australia.
An average audience of 1.4
AFL recovers renegotiation losses in Foxtel, Telstra extensions
The Australian Football League has clawed back losses it is suffering due to Covid-19-related renegotiations of its domestic media-rights deals in a two-year extension of its biggest deal, with pay-television operator Foxtel.
Amazon dives into Australian rights market with swimming deal
Amazon has acquired its first live rights to an Australian sporting event in a deal between Swimming Australia and the online retail giant
Foxtel’s five-year netball rights deal prompts fiery response from incumbent Nine
Netball Australia has signed a new five-year domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel
Telstra passes sports streaming baton to Kayo with AFL, NRL deal
Australia's sports streaming landscape has shifted with a new long-term deal between telco Telstra, pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, and the country's two biggest football codes, AFL and NRL
Nine pitches Stan Sport at A$10 per month as streaming battle heats up
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has announced further details of its move into sports streaming with its new service Stan Sport, set to launch in early February
Australia’s Kayo opens up free access to sports coverage
Kayo Sports, the subscription streaming platform of Australian pay-television operator Foxtel, has launched a new free-to-access service
Sky NZ lands ARG, Motorsport Australia rights, Motorsport.tv offers streaming
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a deal to be the exclusive broadcaster in the country for Australian Racing Group and Shannons Motorsport Australia Championship events in 2021
Uefa club rights on market in Oceania, ISOs issued in Czech Republic, Slovakia
Broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand have been asked to lodge their first-round bids for Uefa Champions League rights by the middle of next month following the launch of the sales process by the Team…
Foxtel recruits Activision Blizzard’s Perchard in executive role
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has hired Hilary Perchard as chief customer, marketing and revenue officer, replacing Kieren Cooney, who has taken up a role at TPG Telecom, the Australian telecoms…
Nine, Foxtel close in on ‘record-breaking’ Super Netball deals
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine and pay-television operator Foxtel are close to agreeing new rights deals for the domestic Super Netball club competition
AFL retains rights value in extensions with Foxtel and Telstra
The Australian Football League has announced new agreements with domestic broadcasters Foxtel and Telstra which will extend their rights by two years across the 2023 and 2024 seasons
Seven ‘makes latest Cricket Australia payment’ as court date set
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven West Media and Cricket Australia will face off in court on March 15 next year as part of their ongoing dispute over the value of a media rights deal
AVE ‘to replace Supercars Media’ for production of Seven’s ARG events
Independent production company AVE is though to have secured the contract to produce free-to-air broadcaster Seven’s coverage of domestic motor racing promoted by the Australian Racing Group.
Sportradar and Australia’s NBL agree rights distribution, OTT deal
Australia’s National Basketball League has entered into a ‘multi-year’ agreement with sports data and content supplier Sportradar commencing in the middle of January 2021.
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Cricket South Africa agrees media-rights deal with Foxtel in Australia
Cricket South Africa has agreed a four-year media rights deal in Australia with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, running until the end of the 2023-24 southern hemisphere cricket season
Seven seeks Cricket Australia emails as rights row continues
Australian broadcaster Seven West Media has filed court papers seeking access to correspondence between Cricket Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Foxtel and other parties as part of…
Australia’s Sportsbet acquires rights for British and Irish horse racing
British racecourse alliance Racecourse Media Group and Irish racecourse rights owner Sports Information Services have agreed a streaming, marketing content and betting deal with Australian online betting…