Australia
BeIN settles LaLiga rights payments but Tebas ructions persist
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group has said that it has settled its latest rights fee “obligations” to LaLiga “as scheduled” in the wake of the Spanish league’s move to secure a court order in a disp…
Seven lands Australia’s free-to-air Women’s World Cup package
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has sealed a deal for free-to-air rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which Australia is co-hosting with New Zealand.
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles recruits Pulselive founder Richardson as group executive director
Sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles has recruited Wyndham Richardson, founder of Pulselive, as its group executive director in a technology-focused position
ESPN expands NBA deal in Australia
ESPN has expanded its media rights agreement in Australia with the NBA to add two live games per week that were previously on free-to-air public-service broadcaster SBS, starting from the upcoming 2022-23…
ICC details broadcast coverage and digital innovations for T20 World Cup
The International Cricket Council over the weekend unveiled details of media rights deals, world feed content and digital media innovations for this year's Men's T20 World Cup, which got underway in Australia…
Jam TV to produce PGA Tour of Australasia coverage
McGuire Media-owned production firm Jam TV is to produce live coverage of the PGA Tour of Australasia.
Jam TV will produce more than 140 hours of coverage across 14 events during the 2022-23 season
Cricket Australia attributes A$5.1m loss to ‘challenging’ UK media rights market
Cricket Australia recorded a A$5.1m ($3.2m/€3.3
Australian government begins consultation on ‘anti-siphoning’ changes
Australia's new Labor government has started a public consultation on changing the country's 'anti-siphoning' laws that ensure certain sports events are shown on free-to-air television
Ten ‘agrees F1, MotoGP sublicensing deal’ with Foxtel
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Ten is reported to have agreed a new multi-year rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel to show the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix and Australian MotoGP…
ICC goes to market with media rights in Australia, Caribbean and North America
The International Cricket Council has today (Wednesday) issued an invitation to tender for the media rights in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean and the US to its major events from 2024 until at least 2027
Foxtel subsumes WWE Network into OTT platform in exclusive Australian rights deal
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will be the exclusive broadcaster of World Wrestling Entertainment in Australia after incorporating OTT service WWE Network into its services
Jam TV to produce A-Leagues documentary
Australian Professional Leagues (APL), the organising body for the country’s top domestic football divisions, has announced the leagues will feature in a behind-the-scenes documentary throughout the 2…
Foxtel launches campaign ahead of ‘biggest ever month’ of women’s sport
Foxtel has launched a campaign to celebrate and spotlight female athletes ahead of what the pay-television broadcaster describes as the “biggest month ever of women’s sport” across its linear and digit…
AFL CEO McLachlan ‘to delay departure’, Grand Final viewership at record low
Australian Football League (AFL) chief executive Gillon McLachlan is expected to delay his impending departure from the organisation in order address a number of unresolved issues, according to reports
RFEF invites Copa del Rey, Super Cup rights bids in remaining international markets
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has today (Friday) issued invitations to tender for broadcast rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in parts of Europe and Central Asia, along with Australia,…
In Focus: Australian Football League
Ahead of tomorrow's Grand Final, we delve deeper into the numbers which put the Australian Football League at the apex of the country's sporting landscape.
AFL revels in fierce competition to score hefty Foxtel, Seven renewals
Foxtel, Seven and Telstra will pay a sizeable increase to renew their domestic media rights to the Australian Football League in the face of intense competition from Paramount and Nine.
AFL mega-deal puts pressure on NRL over domestic rights revenue
The Australian Football League's recent record domestic media rights deals have put pressure on the management of the National Rugby League over its own domestic rights valuation