Oceania
Yupp nicks Asia Cup cricket rights in Australia, New Zealand and Europe
YuppTV, a global OTT service aimed at the South Asian diaspora, has acquired rights to cricket’s Asia Cup 2018 in Australia, New Zealand and continental Europe.
Badminton Australia secures global rights deal
Mobile telecommunications company OVO Mobile has enhanced its niche portfolio with the acquisition of global rights to Badminton Australia events
SBS partner with Fox to broadcast WNBL games free-to-air
Following three seasons without free-to-air coverage, Australia’s Women's National Basketball League will be aired by public-service broadcaster SBS in the 2018-19 season.
Eurosport further strengthen ties with World Snooker
World Snooker has completed a three-year deal for its rights in Australia with the international pay-television broadcaster Eurosport
UFC deal with Ten sets out path to Whittaker title defence
The UFC’s deal with commercial broadcaster Ten in Australia will provide its middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with much-needed exposure ahead of his first title defence in December.
Uefa Champions League to have free-to-air coverage in Fiji
The Uefa Champions League will be broadcast free-to-air in Fiji for the first time after the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation acquired selected rights starting in the 2018-19 season.
Australia’s NBL signs innovative rights deal with Nine
Australia’s National Basketball League has secured a three-season rights partnership with commercial broadcaster Nine.
Sky New Zealand boosted by Uefa rights extension
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has extended its rights deal for the Uefa Champions League and other club competitions organised by European football’s governing body.
Foxtel to show 4K cricket coverage
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will show its international cricket coverage in 4K resolution, starting in October
Spark picks up Premier League rights
New Zealand telco Spark has acquired exclusive rights for football’s English Premier League, as well as programming from MUTV, Manchester United’s in-house television channel.
SPFL terminates MP & Silva contract
The Scottish Professional Football League is free to negotiate new individual rights deals with individual broadcasters around the world from this (Monday) morning after terminating its overseas rights…
ESPN+ adds more football leagues to portfolio
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights to top-tier club football competitions the Dutch Eredivisie and Chinese Super League, along with Australia’s A-League and W-League.
Fight Sports takes on rights to Frampton’s homecoming bout
Fight Sports, the linear sports channel and digital service, has secured exclusive rights in over 30 countries to the upcoming boxing title fight between Carl Frampton and Luke Jackson
Fox Sports Australia retains Caribbean Premier League rights
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has renewed an agreement for exclusive rights in Australia to the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition
Foxtel extends long-running WWE partnership
US wrestling organisation WWE has agreed a one-year extension to its rights partnership with Australian pay-television operator Foxtel
Optus scores Uefa club competition rights
Australian telco Optus has secured rights to the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European football tournaments
Nine signs Fairfax merger deal
Nine Entertainment has struck a deal to merge with rival Australian media company Fairfax Media.
Nine, a major sports broadcaster, will acquire a 51.1-per-cent stake in the combined business
Optus pays up for Uefa rights despite World Cup ‘balls up’
Australian telco Optus will get another chance to stream a major international football tournament despite its troubled coverage of this year’s Fifa World Cup.