Australia
NRL rights deal offers end to debt struggles, clubs say
The new domestic broadcast rights deal for the National Rugby League, Australia’s top rugby league competition, will enable clubs to erase their debts, according to the NRL Club Council.
Nine and Fox retain Australian NRL rights in A$1.025bn deal
Australian pay-television operator Fox Sports and the Nine commercial television network have retained domestic rights for the National Rugby League, the country’s top rugby league competition.
NRL is sustainable if deal is not reached by November 1, commission says
The Australian Rugby League Commission, the body which runs the National Rugby League, said it has contingency plans to cater for the possibility that a new domestic media rights deal is not agreed by…
UFC broadens coverage in Australia with Fox deal
Mixed martial arts promoter the Ultimate Fighting Championship will get improved coverage in Australia under a new two-year multi-channel rights agreement covering 2012 and 2013 with News Corporation-owned…
NRL pushing for more free-to-air coverage, and could add two teams
The Australian National Rugby League is pushing for a fourth weekly match to be shown on free-to-air television, and is considering expanding its competition by two teams, as it speaks to broadcasters…
ESPN set to deliver increase for Uefa Down Under
ESPN set to sign Champions League deal in Oceania
Sport1 deal confirms WTA strategy switch
WTA drops Eurosport to go market by market
Nine heading for loss on London 2012 coverage
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine is set to make a loss of A$30 million (€24.5 million/$30.9 million) on its coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games, according to newspaper The Australian.
Champions League and Europa League deals agreed in Oceania
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has agreed deals in Oceania with commercial broadcaster SBS and pay-television broadcaster Setanta, for the Champions League and Europa League from 2012-13 to 2…
Frykberg installed as Fox Sports acquisitions chief
Jarrod Frykberg has been appointed as the new director of acquisitions at Australian pay-television sports broadcaster Fox Sports
ICC goes from free to pay in the Caribbean
ESS sells ICC rights to ESPN
News could take full control of Fox Sports Australia as it bids for Consolidated Media
Australian media conglomerate News Limited has made a takeover offer for Consolidated Media Holdings, which has a 50-per-cent stake in Australian pay-television sports broadcaster Fox Sports
Australian horse racing channel TVN lands major rights deal
Australian pay-television horse racing channel TVN has acquired the rights to all thoroughbred racing held in the south-eastern states of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia’s two largest horse racing m…
Channel Ten ends Australian Open coverage
The Australian Open golf tournament is searching for a new domestic free-to-air broadcast partner after Channel Ten confirmed it would not cover this year’s event in December.
NRL rights talks under control despite Gallop exit, Grant says
John Grant, chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission, which is responsible for brokering the National Rugby League’s domestic media rights, said that talks over the next cycle were “under con…
Fans flock to social networks
Sports fans increasingly turn to social networks for content
ECB agrees seven-year deal with ESS at healthy increase
ECB enjoys healthy rights-fee increase in new ESS deal
New South Wales horse racing body seeks to unify rights
Racing New South Wales, horse racing’s governing body in the Australian state, has told country and provincial racing associations to sell their next cycle of media rights to Australian pay-television h…