Australia

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.

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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.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has agreed a three-year deal with the IMG agency for the domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Masters and Perth International golf tournaments.

The Cricket Australia governing body has confirmed a A$590m (€449.4m/$577.8m) deal with commercial broadcasters Nine and Ten for the domestic rights to Test matches, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 competition the Big Bash League.

Nine and Ten have agreed a deal with Cricket Australia for the domestic rights to Test matches, one-day internationals and Twenty20 competition the Big Bash League, according to The Age newspaper

Australia’s commercial broadcasters have announced they will accept new regulations introduced by the country’s government concerning gambling advertising during live sports broadcasts.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has acquired the broadcast rights to two football friendlies featuring English Premier League clubs that will take place in the country in July.

Australian commercial broadcaster Ten Network is in talks to renegotiate a rights deal for the National Basketball League, the sport’s top division in Australia.

The South Australian Government has said it intends to introduce a ban on local advertising of live-odds betting on television during sports broadcasts.