Oceania

The 21st Century Fox media company has submitted a legal challenge against the CBS network’s proposed takeover of Australian commercial broadcaster Ten.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights to the domestic Women’s National Basketball League.

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ and production company Attitude Pictures have extended a rights deal with the International Paralympic Committee for coverage of para sport events.

Internet company Amazon is expected to challenge for the domestic rights to competitions organised by the New Zealand Rugby Union and its Sanzaar partners in the southern hemisphere, according to the New Zealand Herald.

Tennis Australia has opened talks with commercial broadcasters over a new domestic rights deal for the Australian Open grand slam tournament in an effort to steal a march in the market on Cricket Australia, according to The Australian.

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

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Australia has renewed its long-running media-rights agreement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Australian telecommunications company Optus has agreed a deal with wagering company Tabcorp to broadcast coverage of football’s English Premier League and the 2018 Fifa World Cup across Sky Racing venues in Australia.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired exclusive rights in Australia to the national cricket team’s forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.

Telecommunications firm Telstra and media group News Corp have announced their intention to merge Australian pay-television operator Foxtel and pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports into a new company, with a view to launching an initial public offering.

The Australian sports-rights market may have reached a “tipping point” in terms of fees, according to Tim Worner, the chief executive of Seven West Media, which operates commercial channel Seven.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights to a host of national team competitions organised by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

Sportsfix, a new OTT service for Southeast Asia, has secured further funding from Australian investment group IPO Wealth.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has extended a rights partnership with US wrestling organisation WWE.

Australian IPTV provider Fetch TV has acquired rights to the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.