Oceania

The International Softball Federation, the softball division of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, has said all matches from its 14th Women’s Softball World Championship will be streamed online via its official website on a subscription basis.

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS is to switch coverage of the A-League to its SBS One channel to ensure more prominent free-to-air coverage of the domestic club football competition.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the Australia national cricket team’s upcoming One-Day International matches against South Africa and Zimbabwe.

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired media rights in Australia for the next three editions of the Olympic Games.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has signed a six-year extension to its rights agreement with New Zealand Cricket, the governing body for the sport in the country.

The IMG agency has struck a 10-year deal, from 2015 to 2024, to develop North American stock car-racing series Nascar’s international media business.

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS is investigating claims that its exclusive rights to the Tour de France are being undermined by British coverage of the cycling showpiece being live-streamed into Australia.

The ABC International division of Australian public-service broadcaster ABC will increase the number of Australian Football League Aussie rules matches shown overseas from five to six matches per week for the remainder of the 2014 season.

Australian Rugby Union chief executive Bill Pulver hopes the negotiation process for the organisation’s next round of broadcast rights can bring about a significant uplift in revenue.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven is paying a high price in its deal for the Olympic Games of 2016, 2018 and 2020, local media-rights experts say, but the broadcaster will view the deal as a good investment for a number of reasons.

Fijian commercial broadcaster Fiji TV has acquired non-exclusive free-to-air rights and exclusive pay-television rights for the Fiji International golf tournament.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has agreed a deal for the rights to the next three editions of the Olympic Games, according to multiple reports.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the upcoming England v India cricket series.

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has said it will not televise the Wimbledon tennis championships this year due to the event clashing with football’s ongoing Fifa World Cup.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired rights for the 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour motorsport endurance event.

Australia’s Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned media platforms that no changes will be made to television sports rights restrictions without a consensus between free-to-air and pay television operators.