Australia
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
AFL seeks to serve global fanbase with Rightster partnership
The Australian Football League, the country’s top Aussie rules championship, has selected online video distribution and marketing company Rightster to launch a web television service for the league’s fan…
All ANZ Championship games to be covered in new Australia deal
The Netball New Zealand and Netball Australia national governing bodies, which organise the ANZ Championship, are in talks over a rights deal that would ensure every game of the club competition is shown…
Nine Network pulls out of Olympics rights race, report says
Australian commercial network Nine has pulled out of the race to acquire rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games and 2016 summer Olympics, according to the Australian newspaper
Watching Brief (Vol.48) Special Focus: International TV Sports Viewing – Review of 2012
Pauline McVey, analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, reviews the most-watched events of 2012 across 10 of the world’s biggest media markets
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V8 Supercars seals rights extension with Seven
Australian commercial broadcaster the Seven Network has extended a domestic rights deal for the V8 Supercars motor-racing series for two years, from 2013 to 2014
Seven sweeps up horse racing rights
Australian commercial broadcaster the Seven Network has acquired domestic rights for a series of horse racing events, including the Sydney Easter Racing and Melbourne Cup carnivals
V8 Supercars looking for ‘stopgap’ rights deal
The operators of the Australian V8 Supercars motor-racing series have scaled back their ambitions for a five-year rights deal, from 2013 to 2017, and have halted attempts to sell digital rights for the…
Sky sees off BT challenge with new Windies deal
BT pushes Sky on Windies deal
IMG and NRL to develop online channel
The IMG Media agency will work with the Australian National Rugby League to develop a new online digital channel as part of a new five-year international rights distribution deal, from 2013 to 2017
New digital division to support NRL’s Telstra rights deal
The National Rugby League, the top rugby league competition in Australia, will establish a new digital media production division as part of a new rights deal with telecommunications company Telstra