Australia
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…
Unchallenged Sky pays increase for ICC rights
ESS bucks the trend and gets increase from Sky
Optus to take fight over TV Now service to High Court
Australian telecommunications company Optus said it would appeal to the country’s High Court over a Federal Court ruling against its TV Now mobile phone service, which allows subscribers to watch near-live s…
No change in target rights fee for NRL, Gallop says
The Australian Rugby League Commission, which is responsible for brokering the National Rugby League’s domestic rights, has not lowered its financial target for the next cycle, according to chief executive D…
Nine and Fox Sports lodge offer for NRL rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine and pay-television operator Fox Sports have submitted a joint bid for the country’s National Rugby League rights covering five seasons, from 2013 to 2017.
SBS to provide A-League with free-to-air platform, report says
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS is reported to be close to a deal with the A-League, Australia’s top football league, for live free-to-air coverage beginning next season.
US Open serves up increases in Asia to match Euro deal
IMG Media helps US Open land 50 per cent increase in Asian rights
SBS acquires rights to cycling’s Giro d’Italia
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired rights for the 2012 edition of cycling’s Giro d’Italia in a deal with Rai, the Italian host broadcaster and distributor of the worldwide media rig…
NRL bidding process opens up after Optus ruling
David Gallop, the chief executive of the Australian Rugby League Commission, which is responsible for brokering the next cycle of domestic rights for the country’s National Rugby League, said that last w…
Leagues and Telstra win appeal over Optus TV Now ruling
Australian telco Optus has been forced to suspend its TV Now mobile phone service, which allows subscribers to watch near-live sports programmes originally broadcast on free-to-air television, after Australia’s F…
News Corp set to buy out ESPN stake from ESS joint venture
ESPN withdrawal leaves Murdoch well placed for drive into India and China; BCCI deal confirms ESS demise