Australia

Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Foxtel’s Main Event channel will become the exclusive home of all pay-per-view UFC events from the start of 2024, bolstering the media group’s position as Australia’s pre-eminent sports broadcaster. P
Cricket

The thrilling 2023 Ashes series have produced valuable returns for their national media rights-holders, drawing record audiences to Sky Sports in the UK and providing bumper ratings late into the night for Australia’s Nine Network.
Rugby League
Media

Australian commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine has ramped up its commitment to the National Women's Rugby League by announcing it will make all 48 games from the expanded 2023 season available live…
Cricket
Media

Major League Cricket has announced a domestic media rights deal with subscription broadcaster Willow TV and a series of international media rights agreements ahead of its inaugural season
Hockey
Media

Hockey Australia, field hockey's domestic governing body, has struck an extensive media rights agreement with commercial broadcaster Seven Network
Tennis

Wimbledon is close to renewals in two vital territories – Australia and the Indian subcontinent – while discussions are also underway over renewals in France and Japan, two other major markets for the grand slam.
Horse Racing
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has elected to withdraw from the process to potentially retain its free-to-air rights for domestic horse racing showpiece the Melbourne Cup, stating such a…
Cricket
Media

The gripping first match of the 2023 Men’s Ashes series was the most-watched home Test in the UK since Sky took England’s home fixtures behind its paywall in 2006.
Cricket
Media

More than 500,000 people saw Australia win the ICC World Test Championship final on free-to-air channel Seven
Netball

Foxtel and SBS secured rights to next month's Netball World Cup amid an absence of competition primarily due to the time difference between Australia and South Africa, where the tournament will be held.
Netball
Media

Foxtel, the pay-television broadcaster, and SBS, the public broadcaster, have landed rights in Australia to the upcoming Netball World Cup, which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa
Football

Nine Entertainment, parent company of Stan Sport, renewed its rights in Australia to Uefa club competitions for a further three seasons after agreeing to pay a substantial uplift on the current fee.
Paralympic Games
Media

Australian media group Nine Entertainment has acquired exclusive rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Multiple Sports
Media

BeIN Sports channels in Australia will no longer be available to customers of Foxtel, the pay-television operator, from July 1
Horse Racing
Media

Australian gambling and entertainment group Tabcorp has expressed interest in acquiring domestic broadcast rights to the Melbourne Cup, the country's showpiece horse racing event, according to multiple…
Football
Media

Media group Nine Entertainment has renewed its exclusive rights in Australia to Uefa club competitions for a further three seasons after striking a new deal with European football’s governing body through t…
Multi-sport
Industry Moves

Media group Nine Entertainment has appointed Andrew Cann and Andrew Nicholls to senior roles in its sport commercial leadership team to help shape and monetise the broadcaster’s Olympic Games offering.
Australian Rules Football
Media

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that Kayo Sports, the streaming service operated by pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, breached gambling advertising rules during its…