Australia
EXCLUSIVE: Foxtel acquires Rugby League World Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has acquired the exclusive rights in Australia for this year's Rugby League World Cup, SportBusiness understands
Seven to stream revamped Duel in the Pool
Seven has acquired media rights in Australia for the revamped Duel in the Pool swimming contest.
The free-to-air commercial broadcaster will show the event on streaming platform 7plus
Rugby Australia receives backing from Stan and sponsor amid Super Rugby clash
Rugby Australia has received support from its domestic media rights-holder Stan Sport and mining magnate Andrew Forrest as it continues to mull the prospect of exiting the Super Rugby Pacific competition
Entain launches online horse racing channels in Australia
Sports betting group Entain has launched four online horse racing channels in Australia
BeIN strikes two-year World Athletics rights deal in Australia
BeIN Sports has struck a two-year deal for rights in Australia to all World Athletics events
Kyrgios serves up sizeable late-night Wimbledon ratings on Nine
More than 750,000 television viewers in Australia stayed up late to watch the country’s controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios contest his first grand slam final at Wimbledon in the early hours of Monday m…
LaLiga secures Australian uplift with Optus after ending beIN contract
Australian telco Optus acquired exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga after the league exercised a break clause in the contract of the incumbent, beIN Sports.
Australian basketball boom helps Fiba earn more in ESPN deal
The value of International Basketball Federation (Fiba) rights in Australia has increased in a new deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN, with the sport currently enjoying strong interest in the market.
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN close to IPL rights acquisition in major cricket markets
Subscription sports broadcaster DAZN is nearing an agreement for exclusive broadcast rights to cricket’s Indian Premier League in the UK, Australia and South Africa, SportBusiness understands.
Seven seeks permission from court to terminate Cricket Australia rights deal
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven has begun legal action to terminate its media rights agreement with Cricket Australia due to alleged “multiple quality and standard breaches” of the contract by …
Paramount insists it has ‘no plans’ to sell Ten
Paramount Global has rejected reports that it is looking sell Australian free-to-air network Ten
Optus swells football portfolio with LaLiga rights acquisition
Australian telecoms operator Optus has acquired exclusive rights to Spain’s LaLiga in a 'multi-year' contract.
AFL ‘meets with broadcasters’ ahead of domestic rights auction
A string of broadcasters have made pitches to Australian Football League (AFL) executives in recent weeks as the league continues to meet with prospective bidders for the next media rights cycle, it has…
ICC expects ‘keen competition’ for India rights after IPL sale
The International Cricket Council (ICC) believes there is plenty of appetite and budget left in the Indian market after last week's record-breaking Indian Premier League media rights auction, as the global…
PointsBet ‘rejects’ News Corp approach for Australian division
Australian sports betting company PointsBet has rejected a takeover offer exceeding A$220m (€145.2m/$152.1m) for its domestic division from US media group News Corporation.
Australian free-to-air broadcasters pick up Fina, World Para Swimming rights
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine has acquired rights for the Fina World Aquatics Championships taking place June 18-July 3 in Budapest
State of Origin opener draws 1.8m viewers to Nine
The opening match of this year’s State of Origin rugby league representative series drew 1.8
LiveU acquires broadcast solutions firm Pacific Live Media
US-based live steaming and remote production technology provider Live U has announced the acquisition of Australia-based broadcast solutions company, and its regional representative, Pacific Live Media…