Australia
Windies slow decline confirmed
New West Indies deal reflects changing world order in cricket
MP & Silva finds route to Fifa via the Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands provide roundabout route to Zurich
SBS targets World Cup advertising boost
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS is preparing to ask advertisers for a rate increase due to a strong programming line-up in 2013 and new digital multi-channel strategies to cover the 2014 Fifa…
FFA set for A$160m domestic rights deal
Football Federation Australia, football’s governing body in Australia, is set to announce a four-year domestic rights deal, from 2013-14 to 2016-17, with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Australia a…
Nine and Fox renew with Athletics Austalia
National governing body Athletics Australia has renewed its deals with commercial television network Nine and pay-television operator Fox Sports for rights to the Australian Athletic Tour for the 2013…
Ten replaces Nine as Australia rugby union free-to-air broadcaster
Network Ten has taken over the domestic free-to-air rights for the Australian rugby union national team Test matches for three years, from 2013 to 2015, from rival commercial broadcaster Nine
NRL secures Nine payment after broadcaster staves off collapse
The National Rugby League, Australia’s top rugby league competition, will receive its first rights fee instalment of A$30 million (€24.2 million/$31.2 m
Australian tennis rights set to be put out to tender, report says
Tennis Australia, the governing body for the sport in the country, is expected to put out to tender its next cycle of free-to-air domestic rights for the Australian Open tournament, according to the Australian…
BT Vision brings UK market back to life
BT Vision ambitions shake up UK rights market
News Corp set to acquire Consolidated after rival Seven bid is blocked
Media conglomerate News Corporation’s hopes of acquiring Australian media investment company Consolidated Media Holdings have been boosted after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the c…
Seven tees up Australian Open coverage
Australian network Seven has acquired rights for the 2012 Australian Open golf event in Sydney.
Seven will broadcast 20 hours of live coverage across the four days of the tournament, on December 6-9
NRL plays it cool as broadcast partner Nine comes under scrutiny
The National Rugby League, Australia’s top rugby league competition, said it is “comfortable” with its broadcast rights partnership with Nine, as the commercial television network awaits the outcome of ta…
ESS makes $100m profit on ICC
Deal in Australia takes ESS over $100m profit threshold for global ICC rights sales
Seven vows to allay regulator fears over Consolidated takeover bid
Australian network Seven said it would attempt to convince the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the country’s competition watchdog, that acquiring media investment company Consolidated M…
SBS in deal for delayed coverage of Australian World Cup qualifier
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired delayed rights to the national football team’s away World Cup qualifying match against Jordan this afternoon, Wednesday, September 11.
Optus TV Now service set to close
Australian telecommunications company Optus will shut its TV Now mobile television service after being denied leave to appeal its case against two Australian sports bodies and rival telco Telstra in the…
Fox and Nine renew ICC rights
Australian pay-television operator Fox Sports and the Nine commercial television network jointly acquired rights for national team events operated by the International Cricket Council, the sport’s global g…
Perform tips off ‘landmark’ deal for Australian NBL
Perform has agreed a partnership with the Basketball Australia governing body that will allow the digital media company to provide live coverage of all games from the National Basketball League, the top…