Australia
Fox Sports to renew National Rugby Championship rights, report says
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports will take up the option of extending a media rights deal for the country’s National Rugby Championship.
ITF seals multi-year rights deals ahead of Davis Cup World Group
The International Tennis Federation has signed new multi-year broadcast rights deals in Australia, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic ahead of the start of the Davis Cup national team tournament’s World Group first round this weekend.
Fox Sports needs to retain AFL rights, says News Corp chief
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports will “definitely have to keep” its broadcast rights to the AFL, the top division of Aussie rules in the country, when its next tender process begins, according to Bedi Singh, chief financial officer of News Corporation.
Australia Plus pick up AFL rights
Satellite-television broadcaster Australia Plus has acquired rights for the Australian Football League Aussie rules tournament in a deal covering the Asia-Pacific region.
NRL chief outlines goal for next rights deal
NRL chief executive Dave Smith has said the Australian rugby league competition is targeting a 15 per cent increase in annual value from its next broadcast rights deal.
AFL bows to club pressure with streaming plans
The Australian Football League, the top division of Aussie rules in the country, will stream live coverage of six NAB Challenge pre-season games online after a backlash from clubs.
Ten to be paid for Netball Australia rights deal
Netball Australia has confirmed that commercial broadcaster Ten has not paid a rights fee under its new deal for the sport and is instead effectively being paid by the governing body’s sponsors.
Fox Sports and Ten bolster commitment to Australian netball
Netball Australia has signed a two-year rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and commercial broadcaster Ten.
PSA signs off on new rights deals in New Zealand and Australia
The Professional Squash Association has finalised terms for new broadcast rights deals in New Zealand and Australia.
Racing Victoria averts blackout with short-term Sky deal
Australian pay-television horseracing broadcaster Sky Racing has struck a short-term rights deal with the Racing Victoria state organisation, according to the Herald Sun newspaper.
ARU set for revenue injection through new broadcast deal
The Australian Rugby Union is in the final stages of sealing a new broadcast rights deal which will help tackle the financial problems the sport has been suffering, according to chief executive Bill Pulver.
PSA agrees World Tour deals in Australia and New Zealand
The Professional Squash Association has agreed new rights deals for its World Tour with pay-television broadcasters Fox Sports and Sky in Australia and New Zealand, respectively.
Fox Sports to show lion’s share of F1 coverage in new Australian rights deals
Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and commercial broadcaster Ten have acquired rights for the Formula One motor-racing championship.
Aurora establishes partnership with ICC for Cricket World Cup
Sports content company Aurora Media Worldwide will produce a bespoke package of programmes for the 2015 Cricket World Cup under an agreement with the International Cricket Council.
Australian F1 rights to adopt new model – reports
Pay-television operator Fox Sports is set to assume exclusive live rights to all races from the Formula One motor racing series in Australia from 2016, according to reports.
ITF unveils Fed Cup rights deals
Super League kicks off new season with overseas rights deals
Rugby league’s Super League, which comprises clubs from England and France, has agreed new broadcast deals in Australia, New Zealand, France, North America and the Middle East.
Sky Racing picks up New South Wales racing rights
Australian pay-television horse racing broadcaster Sky Racing has agreed a 10-year rights deal with racing authorities in the state of New South Wales.