Oceania
Nine fee rockets in Uefa club competitions renewal
Nine Entertainment, parent company of Stan Sport, renewed its rights in Australia to Uefa club competitions for a further three seasons after agreeing to pay a substantial uplift on the current fee.
Nine acquires 2024 Paralympics to complement Olympics rights
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has acquired exclusive rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Foxtel to drop beIN Sports channels
BeIN Sports channels in Australia will no longer be available to customers of Foxtel, the pay-television operator, from July 1
Tabcorp eyes Melbourne Cup domestic rights
Australian gambling and entertainment group Tabcorp has expressed interest in acquiring domestic broadcast rights to the Melbourne Cup, the country's showpiece horse racing event, according to multiple…
Stan remains home of Uefa club competitions in Nine renewal
Media group Nine Entertainment has renewed its exclusive rights in Australia to Uefa club competitions for a further three seasons after striking a new deal with European football’s governing body through t…
Sky New Zealand to stream Women’s World Cup matches via Stuff
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has teamed up with news media website Stuff to share content from this year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup, which New Zealand will co-host alongside Australia.
Nine makes appointments to serve Olympic Games contract
Media group Nine Entertainment has appointed Andrew Cann and Andrew Nicholls to senior roles in its sport commercial leadership team to help shape and monetise the broadcaster’s Olympic Games offering.
Kayo found to be in breach of regulator’s gambling ad rules
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that Kayo Sports, the streaming service operated by pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, breached gambling advertising rules during its…
DAZN secures IPL increase in five-year Foxtel deal
DAZN conducted a successful sales process of its IPL rights in Oceania, with Foxtel paying an uplift on its previous fee in a new five-year deal, although Sky NZ's deal for the 2023 season is a slight decrease.
Lions continue commercial JV approach for 2025 Australia tour
The British & Irish Lions have opted to extend their approach to commercialising the team’s overseas tours by entering into a joint venture with Rugby Australia.
Sky NZ to show free-to-air Rugby World Cup coverage on Prime
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand will broadcast 12 matches from this year’s Rugby World Cup on its free-to-air channel Prime.
Foxtel renews IPL rights to 2027
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has renewed its exclusive rights in Australia to the Indian Premier League for five years, from 2023 to 2027
Seven secures exclusive WTC final rights in Australia
Commercial broadcaster Seven Network has acquired exclusive platform-neutral rights in Australia to the forthcoming World Test Championship final as part of a standalone deal with the International Cricket…
Uefa launches club competition rights sales in Australia
Uefa, football’s European governing body, has launched tenders in Australia for media rights to its club competitions for the three-season cycle covering the 2024-25 to 2026-27 seasons.
Sky NZ seals 11th-hour IPL deal
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured rights to the Indian Premier League after striking a late deal with media group DAZN
Australian government extends ‘anti-siphoning’ list for three years
The Australian government has extended the validity of the country’s current ‘anti-siphoning’ list – which dictates sporting events that should be shown on free-to-air television – for a further three yea…
Seven bags ONE Championship rights in first Australian deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has secured exclusive rights to mixed martial arts organisation ONE Championship.
The agreement marks ONE Championship's first broadcast deal in Australia
Nine splashes out with bet on Brisbane to monetise Olympics deal
Nine Entertainment secured exclusive rights in Australia to the Summer and Winter Olympic Games from 2024 to 2032 after evaluating that it could harness its broad media portfolio to successfully monetise the rights.