Australia
RDA targets Oceania after buying Super League international rights
The RDA agency will look to extract more value from Australia and New Zealand and strike deals in the Pacific Islands for the first time, after taking over international rights to the Super League.
Telstra builds on AFL partnership with ‘landmark’ Players’ Association deal
Australian telco Telstra has further expanded its partnership with the Australian Football League, the top division of Aussie rules football, by agreeing what it claims is a “landmark deal” with the players’ union.
Racing powerhouses team up to back new media company
Horse racing powerhouses Victoria Racing Club, Ascot and Goodwood Racecourses and the Breeders’ Cup have signed up as founding partners of a new media company that has launched today (Tuesday) and is designed to drive exposure for the sport across digital platforms.
Sky Sports Racing adds Melbourne Cup to rights portfolio
Sky Sports Racing, which is set to become the new identity for pay-television channel At The Races, has sealed its second major deal this week by securing exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to the Melbourne Cup.
Optus renews Premier League following solid subscriber gains
Australian telco Optus will pay an increase of just over 10 per cent for English Premier League media rights in a new cycle, TV Sports Markets understands
Foxtel to pay lion’s share of new Cricket Australia TV rights deals
Australian media-rights experts believe Foxtel and Seven’s deal for Cricket Australia rights works for all parties, despite Foxtel bearing the brunt of a 67-per-cent fee increase
MKTG agrees FFA digital partnership
The MKTG agency has secured an agreement with Football Federation Australia to commercialise the governing body’s FFA Digital Network, including the My Football Live App.
Telstra picks up FFA mobile rights
Football Federation Australia has sealed a new rights deal with the Telstra telco.
Optus extends Premier League rights deal
Australian telco Optus has renewed an agreement for rights to football’s English Premier League.
IPL coverage returns in Australia as Fox agrees late deal with Star
The Indian Premier League T20 competition is being broadcast in Australia again after a six-season hiatus, via a deal with Fox Sports.
NBA signs digital partnership with Perform
North American basketball league the NBA has today (Thursday) signed a multi-year partnership with Perform that will see the digital sports content and media group manage the organisation’s official websites in more than 15 international markets.
Transparency key to surprise Tennis Australia deal with Nine
Tennis Australia told TV Sports Markets its commitment to an open tender for its domestic rights allowed commercial broadcaster Nine to acquire them in a surprise deal.
Fox Sports and Seven land Cricket Australia rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and commercial broadcaster Seven have today (Friday) sealed a domestic rights deal with Cricket Australia in an agreement that takes limited-over internationals behind the paywall for the first time and ends commercial broadcaster Nine’s long-running association with the rights.
Nine and Ten linked to new Cricket Australia bid as Foxtel walks away
Commercial broadcasters Nine and Ten have reportedly put a new and improved offer to Cricket Australia for its domestic rights, as pay-television operator Foxtel confirmed it had exited the process.
Foxtel targets control of Cricket Australia rights
Pay-television operator Foxtel has made a sizeable offer for complete broadcast and digital rights to Cricket Australia properties, according to multiple reports.
Premier League launches rights tenders in Asia, Oceania
The Premier League, the top division of English club football, has launched three tender processes for its broadcasting rights in various Asian territories, Australia and New Zealand.
Fox Sports to show 2018 IPL in Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the 2018 Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.
Nine dislodges Seven in shock Australian Open move
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine has snatched the domestic rights to the Australian Open tennis grand slam from rival Seven from 2020.