Oceania
Free TV Australia secures AFC rights across Pacific Island territories
Free-to-air television consortium Free TV Australia has secured media rights to Asian Football Confederation national team and club competitions across several Pacific Island territories
Broadcast chief Prendergast to leave Supercars after 18 years
Nathan Prendergast, the general manager of television and content at Australian motor racing series Supercars, has announced he is leaving organisation after 18 years
Foxtel report reveals growing interest in women’s sport in Australia
72 per cent of Australian men are tuning into television coverage of women’s sport, according to a survey shared by pay-television broadcaster Foxtel ahead of International Women’s Day tomorrow (Tuesday).
Sky NZ outbids Spark to win back Premier League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand outbid rival Spark to acquire exclusive media rights in New Zealand to the English Premier League in a six-season deal, from 2022-23 to 2027-28.
NFL opts for continuity in Australia with Seven free-to-air deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network renewed its rights to the NFL for three years, from 2022 to 2024, at a slight increase.
Australian Professional Leagues acquires AFC rights
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has secured exclusive rights to club competitions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body of Asian football, for the 2021-24 cycle
Kayo appoints former NFL marketing manager Hefele as executive director
Former National Football League marketing manager Cate Hefele has been appointed as executive director of Kayo, the subscription streaming platform owned by Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel
Nine talks up sports rights ambitions on back of strong financial results
The chief executive of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, Mike Sneesby, suggested the company is interested in acquiring domestic cricket rights as well as renewing its Australian Open tennis rights,…
Sky NZ mulls price hike as six-month profit falls; secures PFL rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is considering increasing the price of its sports content after its latest financial report showed profit for the six months to December fell more than a quarter
SBS retains Australian Superbike Championship free-to-air rights
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has retained free-to-air rights to show the 2022 season of the Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK)
Kugeler appointed permanent chief executive of Stan
Martin Kugeler has been appointed as chief executive of Australian streaming service Stan on a permanent basis
Foxtel to expand UHD content in Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel is to significantly increase the amount of live programming it provides in ultra-high definition (UHD) across its Fox Sports channels
Sanzaar still confident of securing UK broadcast deal
Sanzaar remains confident of agreeing a broadcast rights deal in the United Kingdom for international fixtures despite being unable to secure an agreement for the inaugural Super Rugby Pacific season
Sky NZ wins back Premier League rights in six-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the exclusive media rights in its home market for the English Premier League in a six-year deal, 2022-23 to 2027-28
Stan Sport acquires ‘multi-year’ Professional Fighters League rights in Australia
Australian streaming service Stan Sports has secured exclusive Professional Fighters League broadcast rights in a “multi-year” agreement with the mixed martial arts promotion.
NZ Rugby and players’ union finalise Silver Lake deal worth initial NZ$200m
New Zealand Rugby and the New Zealand players’ union have agreed to an initial NZ$200m ($134.1m/€177.9m) investment in NZR’s commercial rights by US-based private equity company Silver Lake Partners.
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Seven secures 30-per-cent revenue increase, aims to retake Australian Open rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven will attempt to win back domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open when negotiations over the tennis grand slam's next rights cycle begin later this year
Stan bolsters rugby offering with new Six Nations deal
Australian subscription streaming platform Stan Sport’s deal for the Six Nations has rounded out its offering of rugby union to its subscribers.