Australia

Australian public-service broadcaster the ABC has agreed a deal to broadcast all four games of Australia’s men’s and women’s basketball teams at the forthcoming 2013 Fiba Oceania Championships.

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has become the latest broadcaster to end its 3D offering due to a lack of viewing interest in the format.

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has agreed a 10-year deal for the exclusive rights to broadcast the Tour de France cycling event until 2023.

Tennis Australia vice-president Harold Mitchell has defended the governing body’s decision to sell the latest domestic media rights for the Australian Open to commercial broadcaster Seven without a tender.

Sky pays more for World Cup in New Zealand

Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten’s coverage of the British and Irish Lions rugby union tour of the country generated A$8m (€5.7m/$7.4m) in advertising revenue versus the A$2.5m the rights package cost to acquire, according to The Australian.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the inaugural World Club 7s rugby union sevens tournament next month.

Australian commercial broadcaster Nine Network has opted to show full coverage of the forthcoming Ashes Test cricket series between England and Australia on its free-to-air digital television multi-channel GEM.

The proportion of sports fans who consume sport via connected TV in Australia is growing, according to the Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2013.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired rights for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

The Cricket Australia national governing body has denied suggestions that commercial broadcaster Nine Network may be able to influence the national team’s player selections as part of the new rights deal between the two parties.

Jeff Browne, the managing director of Australian commercial broadcaster Nine, said that he expects the International Olympic Committee to sell rights in the country to the 2016, 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games as a package.

Why Premiership Rugby looked no further than 'expert' partner Pitch for its international sales contract

Fiba, Euroleague and other basketball rights-holders pool rights for B2C web offering

Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has criticised Tennis Australia’s decision to award a five-year domestic rights extension for the Australian Open to rival broadcaster Seven without holding an auction.

Tennis Australia has agreed a five-year extension of its domestic rights deal for the Australian Open with commercial broadcaster Seven Network, according to the Australian Financial Review newspaper.