Oceania

Football

Football Federation Australia has confirmed it is in talks with commercial broadcaster Ten over a deal that could give the A-League significantly more exposure via free-to-air television
Badminton

Australian telco OVO Mobile has signed an exclusive four-year media-rights deal with the Badminton World Federation, the sport’s global governing body.
Football

Sports streaming platform MyCujoo has strengthened its partnership with the Oceania Football Confederation by agreeing a two-year deal with the governing body
Rugby Union

The value of Rugby World Cup rights in Australia has declined sharply after a big increase at their last sale, hit by a strong downturn in interest in rugby union in the territory.
Martial Arts

New Zealand telco Spark launched its OTT sports platform on Thursday, with the company beginning its coverage with two newly-acquired properties focused on martial arts and action sports
Cricket

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has renewed a rights deal in Australia for the 2019 season of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament
Motorsport

Fox Sports has acquired rights in Australia for the 2019 season of the IndyCar North American motor-racing series
Rugby Union

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and commercial broadcaster Ten are set to secure rights in Australia to the 2019 Rugby World Cup, according to the Sydney Morning Herald
Tennis

Men’s tennis body the Association of Tennis Professionals will launch a tender process next Monday (March 4) for the sale of international media rights to the inaugural ATP Cup, which will take place i…

New Zealand telco Spark has said its new OTT sports platform will launch next month, priced at NZ$19.99 (€12/$14) per month after a free trial.
Motorcycling

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights to the 2019 Netball World Cup, as well as extending deals for US motor-racing series IndyCar and motorcycling series the Superbike World Championship
Football

Telco Digicel has renewed its Premier League rights in the Pacific Islands at a flat fee
Football

Telco Optus will trial the live streaming of Uefa Champions League and Europa League via social media platform Twitter and video-sharing website YouTube in what it claims is a first for football coverage…
Football

Fiji-based pay-television broadcaster Sky Pacific has acquired English Premier League rights in Fiji and across the Pacific Islands in a new three-season deal, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
Tennis

This month’s Australian Open, which concluded on Sunday night, marked the beginning of a new era in Australian sports broadcasting.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has secured a good increase for its media rights across Australia and New Zealand, in a new five-year deal with ESPN
Football

BeIN Media Group has confirmed a four-year deal for rights to the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol’s) club tournaments across a host of markets in which it operates.
Tennis

Tennis Australia has partnered with Grabyo to power its digital video output during 2019