Australia
New sevens club tournament to tap into growth market
Premiership Rugby: Why it’s the right time to launch an international club sevens tournament
Collingwood considers channel launch, report says
Top AFL club Collingwood is considering launching its own television channel within the next two years.
Ten confirms Sochi 2014 rights deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has confirmed the acquisition of Sochi 2014 winter Olympic Games rights.
Australian Sports Commission to consider new sports channel
John Wylie, chairman of the Australian Sports Commission, the government-funded agency that distributes funding for different national sports federations, has said that sports that struggle to attract…
SweetSpot facing big challenge in battle of Britain
ASO, IMG and Infront all have big cycling ambitions. That could be bad news for UK's SweetSpot
Ten begins exclusive talks with Cricket Australia
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has entered a period of exclusive talks over a rights deal with the Cricket Australia national governing body, according to the Australian newspaper
Telstra rules out Cricket Australia digital rights bid
Telecommunications company Telstra has said that it will not bid for the next cycle of mobile and digital rights on offer from the Cricket Australia national governing body, according to the Australian…
V8 launches online streaming service
The V8 Supercars motor-racing series has launched an online streaming service that will provide live coverage of every race
Ten chief plays down likelihood of bid for Olympics rights
Hamish McLennan, the chief executive of Network Ten, has said that the Australian commercial broadcaster is unlikely to bid for the next cycle of rights to the Olympic Games unless the asking price is…
Seven pulls out of Olympics rights bidding, report says
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has withdrawn from the bidding process for the next cycle of rights to the Olympic Games, according to the Australian newspaper
Seven has bid to extend Australian Open rights rejected
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has had an offer to extend a rights deal for the Australian Open tennis tournament rejected by the Tennis Australia national governing body, according to the Australian…
New ANZ Championship deals confirmed
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS and pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports have acquired rights for the ANZ Championship, the top netball division in Australia and New Zealand
SBS and Fox Sports to secure netball rights
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS and pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports will acquire rights for the ANZ Championship, the top netball division in Australia and New Zealand, according to the…
Ten and Seven submit bids for Cricket Australia rights
Australian commercial broadcasters Ten and Seven have submitted bids for Cricket Australia’s next cycle of free-to-air media rights, according to the Australian newspaper.
New Ten chief confirms bidding intentions
Incoming Ten Network chief executive Hamish McLennan has said that the commercial broadcaster will bid for the next cycle of domestic rights to Australian cricket and the Australian Open tennis grand slam…
ABU left to pick up the scraps as IOC carves out even more markets
IOC carves out five more Asian markets to handle in-house and further weaken ABU rights; Frustrated Barton blasts ABU
Australian broadcasters believe IOC could delay rights auction, report says
Australian broadcasters believe the International Olympic Committee may postpone the sales process for domestic rights to the next two editions of the Olympic Games due to the lack of interest shown by…
ECB upbeat about North American rights
ECB bullish about growth in North America