Oceania

Horse Racing
Media

Media group Nine Entertainment is the front-runner to secure domestic free-to-air media rights to the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s showpiece horse racing event, after its rival Seven West Media withdrew f…
Rugby Union
Events

A review of the governance of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has warned that the Super Rugby competition must be overhauled in order to become a viable commercial proposition
Football
Media

Spain set records on and off the pitch as their victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup final became the most-watched women's football match of all time in the country
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The Fifa Women’s World Cup and Paralympic Games are among the properties set to be added to Australia’s list of protected sports events but the country’s government has stopped short of making wholesale chang…
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights to the Bundesliga in 10 territories across the Asia-Pacific region as part of a new deal with the German Football League (DFL) until 2025-26
Football
Media

Football Australia (FA) is readying tender documents for what it is confidently declaring will be a record multi-million dollar broadcast deal for its national teams
Football
Media

Australia’s defeat to England in the Fifa Women’s World Cup semi-final drew the country’s largest viewership for any type of TV programme since the current measurement system began. C
Football
Media

Fifa is looking to take advantage of football euphoria in Australia with the launch today (Monday) of separate invitations to tender for the media rights to the men's World Cup in 2026 and women's edition…
Rugby Union
Media

Sky New Zealand has announced that 12 matches from the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be simulcast on news platform Stuff, with the pay-television operator appearing to favour the tie-up plus coverage on its…
Football
Media

Uefa club competitions will not be part of the free-to-air sports offering on New Zealand's public-service broadcaster TVNZ this season, with beIN Sports having struck a sub-licensing deal with telco Spark…
Football
Media

Australia’s latest Fifa Women’s World Cup match was one of the most-watched sports broadcasts in the country this century, according to figures released by free-to-air broadcaster Seven.
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Foxtel’s Main Event channel will become the exclusive home of all pay-per-view UFC events from the start of 2024, bolstering the media group’s position as Australia’s pre-eminent sports broadcaster. P
Cricket

The thrilling 2023 Ashes series have produced valuable returns for their national media rights-holders, drawing record audiences to Sky Sports in the UK and providing bumper ratings late into the night for Australia’s Nine Network.
Rugby League
Media

Australian commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine has ramped up its commitment to the National Women's Rugby League by announcing it will make all 48 games from the expanded 2023 season available live…
Cricket
Media

Major League Cricket has announced a domestic media rights deal with subscription broadcaster Willow TV and a series of international media rights agreements ahead of its inaugural season
Hockey
Media

Hockey Australia, field hockey's domestic governing body, has struck an extensive media rights agreement with commercial broadcaster Seven Network
Tennis

Wimbledon is close to renewals in two vital territories – Australia and the Indian subcontinent – while discussions are also underway over renewals in France and Japan, two other major markets for the grand slam.
Horse Racing
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has elected to withdraw from the process to potentially retain its free-to-air rights for domestic horse racing showpiece the Melbourne Cup, stating such a…