Australia
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
Big CCTV deal pushes Sportfive towards fee target
CCTV keeps Sportfive on track
NBC, Foxtel and Sky Italia unveil Olympics coverage plans
US network NBC, Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia and Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel have unveiled extensive, multi-channel coverage plans for the London 2012 Olympic Games
Australian National Basketball League renegotiates Ten deal
The Australian National Basketball League, the country’s top-tier basketball league, has renegotiated its rights deal with commercial broadcaster the Ten Network in the wake of a fan backlash.
UK listed events set for review, Davies says
The UK government will in 2013 launch a fresh review into the list of sports events reserved for free-to-air television, David Davies, the chairman of the most recent review into the so-called “listed e…
IOC criticises Australian anti-siphoning plan
The International Olympic Committee has joined other sports bodies in criticising the Australian government’s proposed new listed events, or ‘anti-siphoning’, laws.
Nine and Fox Sports link up in bid to retain NRL rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine and pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports have teamed up to launch a joint bid to retain their domestic rights for the National Rugby League, the country’s t…
Optus case prompts Australian government review of copyright law
The Australian government has bowed to pressure from domestic sports leagues by saying it will review parts of the country’s copyright law that permit events to be re-broadcast on mobile devices.
Government removes NRL matches from anti-siphoning list for Nine
The Australian government removed games in the National Rugby League, the domestic rugby league competition, from the country’s ‘anti-siphoning’ list, which reserves events for free-to-air broadcast, allow…