Australia

Horse Racing

Australian free-to-air digital channel Racing.com has acquired exclusive rights in the country to the inaugural edition of the Pegasus World Cup horse-racing event.
Tennis

Australian telecommunications company Telstra has entered into a six-year partnership with Perform through which it will aid the digital sports media company’s delivery of its media-rights and production contract with the Women’s Tennis Association.
Football

Football Federation Australia’s new domestic deal for top-tier A-League rights has succeeded in squeezing a good increase from an uncompetitive landscape.
Tennis

Social media platform Twitter has further bolstered its sports portfolio by striking a partnership with Australian commercial broadcaster Seven for the forthcoming 2017 Australian Open tennis grand slam.
Athletics

The IMG agency has agreed a deal to represent and sell the global media rights for Nitro Athletics, a new sports entertainment series pioneered by Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt.
Tennis

Tennis Australia president Steve Healy ordered an independent review into whether a fellow board member had a conflict of interest during talks in 2013 to sell media rights to Seven West Media, according to Fairfax Media.
Football

Football Federation Australia has signed a new long-term domestic rights partnership with pay-television broadcasters Fox Sports and Foxtel.
Cricket

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has agreed a deal to show live coverage of Australia’s Big Bash League Twenty20 cricket competition, according to The Times.
Football

Football Federation Australia is closing in on a new rights deal for top-tier domestic competition the A-League with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports set to extend its contract, according to multiple reports.
Cricket

Australian telecommunications company Optus has secured rights to the domestic Women’s Big Bash League cricket competition.
Tennis

Commercial broadcaster Seven, rights partner of the Australian Open in its home country, has unveiled plans for a “pioneering freemium” OTT service to enhance its coverage of the 2017 edition of the grand slam tennis tournament.
Australian Rules Football

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven have acquired rights for the newly-formed AFL Women’s Aussie rules football competition.
Australian Rules Football

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has elected not to sublicense any of its AFL Aussie rules football league games for the 2017 season to a free-to-air broadcaster, according to the league’s official website.
Football

Football Federation Australia has asked bidders in the auction for the next cycle of domestic rights to state their preferred expansion franchise locations in the top-tier A-League.
Basketball

Australian Women’s National Basketball League team Perth Lynx has announced that two of its upcoming games will be shown live on commercial broadcaster Seven.
Football

Social media website Twitter has confirmed it is entering the running to acquire rights for Australian football’s A-League.
Football

Football Federation Australia has this week issued tender documents for the next set of broadcast rights to the A-League, the top tier of domestic club football.
Cycling

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has agreed a rights deal for domestic cycling event the Deakin Elite Women’s Road Race.