Oceania

News Corp and telco provider Telstra are struggling to reach a carriage deal for Sky News in Australia – a development that could scupper plans to merge pay-television broadcasters Foxtel and Fox Sports, according to media news website Mumbrella.

Seven has sealed a partnership with Optus under which the Australian commercial broadcaster will be able to offer streaming coverage of sporting events to mobile customers of the telecommunications company on a data-free basis.

Rugby League

The National Rugby League, the sport’s top division in Australia, has insisted its new digital venture will not cannibalise the rights and audiences of its existing media partners.

Multi-sport

The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Corporation is powerless to resolve a dispute about coverage domestic plans for next year’s multi-sport event in Australia, according to chairman Peter Beattie.

Electric car-racing series Formula E has extended broadcast rights deals in Australia and New Zealand, along with signing a new digital media partnership with Motorsport.com.

Rugby

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ and telecommunications company Spark have been linked with a possible joint bid for the domestic rights to games organised by New Zealand Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country.

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal with electric car-racing series Formula E.

Basketball

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has agreed a rights deal with Māori Television, a free-to-air broadcaster in New Zealand, amid question marks over its contract with Spanish commercial broadcaster Mediaset.

US mass media company CBS has completed a deal to acquire embattled Australian commercial broadcaster Ten, which entered into voluntary administration in June.

Rugby League

Australia’s National Rugby League increased the value of its international rights by 25 per cent in a multi-party deal that will lead to the creation of an international OTT platform.

Rugby Union

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has renewed its deal for non-exclusive rights to the national rugby union team’s ongoing matches for roughly the same annual fee.

Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has hailed a “landmark” commercial partnership with video-sharing platform YouTube, which will provide live streaming of the upcoming Hockey World League Finals.

Rugby Union

Fijian pay-television broadcaster Sky Pacific has acquired a package of rights for rugby union games staged during the autumn Test tours.

Cricket

Cricket Australia has agreed a deal with financial services company Commonwealth Bank to provide a global live stream of a women’s Ashes Test for the first time.

Cricket

Indian pay-television broadcaster Star Sports has agreed a three-year rights deal with New Zealand Cricket, the governing body of the sport in the country.

Horse Racing

The New York Racing Association has joined forces with FS1, a channel operated by the Fox Sports division of US network Fox, to broadcast coverage of this year’s edition of the Melbourne Cup Australian horse racing event.

Rugby Union

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired rights to the national rugby union team’s upcoming tour of the UK.

Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has partnered with pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand to cover the upcoming Women’s Hockey World League Final event, which will be held in Auckland.