Australia
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…
World Cup set to boost ESS rights sales in Australia
World Cup should boost ESS ICC revenues in Australia; Sony, Zee and ESS in battle for BCCI's retendered world rights
Foxtel to offer subscribers Olympics coverage for free
Richard Freudenstein, chief executive of Australian pay-television operator Foxtel, said that the broadcaster would allow its subscribers to access coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games across eight…
Ten Network chief targets expanded sports portfolio
James Warburton, the chief executive of Ten Network, said the Australian commercial broadcaster was looking to become more competitive in the sports-rights market in a bid to increase its viewing figures
SBS acquires free-to-air Euro 2012 rights
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS acquired free-to-air rights for this summer’s Uefa Euro 2012 football tournament.
Bids due for ICC rights in Australia
Bids in the tender for the next cycle of the International Cricket Council’s rights in Australia, from 2012 to 2015, must be submitted by this Friday, March 9, according to Asian pay-television broadcaster E…
A-League clubs can expect 80-per-cent increase in media income, says federation
Australian A-League football clubs can expect their media rights income to increase by 80 per cent in the next cycle, Frank Lowy, chairman of the Football Federation Australia, the league’s rights-holder, s…
Network Ten to stick with NBL despite scheduling issues
Australian commercial channel Network Ten will remain a domestic broadcast partner of the country’s National Basketball League despite having scaled back coverage of the competition and impending budget c…
AFL tells Optus customers to switch to Telstra
Andrew Demetriou, the chief executive of the Australian Football League, the country’s top Australian rules league, urged fans to stop using the Optus telecommunications service.
Telstra outlines AFL pricing plan for online coverage
Australian telecommunications company Telstra released pricing details of its live streaming service for the Australian Football League, the country’s top Aussie rules league, in its latest attempt to c…
NRL domestic rights to be opened up to the market in May
The Australian Rugby League Commission, the newly-installed governing body of rugby league in Australia, said that it would offer the new cycle of National Rugby League rights, from 2013 to 2017, to the…