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Kayo to stream Australian lower-tier sport for free
Kayo Sports, the subscription streaming platform of Australian pay-television operator Foxtel, will stream local sports competitions free of charge via its Kayo Freebies service
Kayo Sports to stream Australia’s free local community sports
Kayo Sports, the subscription streaming platform of Australian pay-television operator Foxtel, will stream local sports competitions free of charge via its Kayo Freebies service
Former Seven head of sport Shtein joins Gravity Media
Gravity Media, the broadcast production and outside broadcast services company, has appointed former Seven head of sport Saul Shtein as its director for production and content in Australia
Fifa issues media rights ITTs in 2023 Women’s World Cup host countries
Fifa has opened two invitations to tender for the media rights in Australia and New Zealand to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the two countries.
YuppTV renews multi-territory rights for Indian Premier League
Streaming platform YuppTV has acquired rights for this year's Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament in nearly 100 countries
MotoGP’s NZ fees rise as Spark beats increasingly cost-sensitive Sky
The value of MotoGP rights in New Zealand has more than doubled in deals finalised last month with telco Spark and free-to-air broadcaster Three.
Optus acquires rights for Copa América 2021 and 2024
Telco Optus has acquired exclusive media rights in Australia to the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América national team football tournament.
Australia’s anti-siphoning list to remain intact until 2023
The Australian government has granted a two-year extension to the anti-siphoning list of sporting events prioritised for broadcast on free-to-air television
RLWC2021 aims to land Australian TV deal before sales in New Zealand, North America
Organisers of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup have opted to go to market with broadcast rights in Australia, before looking to strike deals in New Zealand, Canada and the US
Australian broadcasters to bid next week for Rugby World Cup rights
World Rugby, the international governing body for rugby union, is in the midst of a media rights invitation to tender in Australia, one of its most lucrative markets, and will invite broadcasters to submit…
News Corp newspaper websites to stream Australian water polo
Water Polo Australia and News Corp have agreed a deal that will see live content streamed on the media company’s newspaper websites before its television or streaming services.
Spark acquires MotoGP rights in three-year deal
New Zealand telco Spark has acquired exclusive media rights to MotoGP in the country for a three-year period
FloSports signs wide-ranging rights deal with Infront
Subscription streaming platform FloSports has agreed rights deals in North America and Australia to a host of leading cycling events, along with athletics and triathlon events
Seven vows to fight on after setback in Cricket Australia rebate battle
Australia free-to-air broadcaster Seven has suffered a major financial hit after an independent arbitrator ruled Cricket Australia must pay a rebate of A$5.3m ($4.1m/€3.4
Foxtel and Kayo to ramp up women’s sport coverage
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has unveiled a new initiative to increase the visibility of women's sport on its linear channels and streaming platform Kayo Sports
Sky NZ is latest broadcaster to acquire Cricket West Indies rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a ‘long-term’ media rights deal with Cricket West Indies for all West Indies home matches played in the Caribbean.
Sports Flick’s ‘winning Champions League bid’ stuns Australian market
Sports Flick, a relatively new sports streaming platform based in Sydney, has stunned the Australian media-rights market by outbidding established, major players to secure rights for the Uefa Champions…