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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…
Eurosport pays big to save grand slams but plays it cool with WTA
Eurosport hangs on to French and US Opens - but at a price
Australian leagues lobby government to change copyright act
The Coalition of Major Participant and Professional Sports, a group representing the interests of Australia’s leading sports, met Australian government ministers on Monday as it stepped up its campaign t…
Big rights fee boost expected for Australian V8 motor-racing series
The domestic rights for the Australian V8 Supercars motor-racing series are attracting interest from all major free-to-air broadcasters and pay-television, and the rights fees could more than double to…
AFL vows to fight Optus judgment
Andrew Demetriou, chief executive of the Australian Football League, the country’s top Australian rules league, vowed to fight a Federal Court judgment that telco Optus did not breach copyright laws b…
Optus judgment a blow for Telstra
The Australian Federal Court found that Australian telco Optus did not breach copyright laws by allowing subscribers of its TV Now service to access sports games that were originally broadcast on free-to-air…
Australia hopes to cash in on digital-savvy fans
Australian football federation outlines future rights strategy
Nine under fire for Tour Down Under coverage
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine defended its coverage of the Tour Down Under cycle race after more than 1,600 fans signed an online petition to call for the domestic rights for the road…