Oceania

Sommet Sports, a new digital free-to-air channel in New Zealand, has acquired the broadcast rights to the remainder of the 2013 MotoGP motorcycling championship, according to the Fairfax news agency.

Broadband provider Telecom New Zealand has agreed a deal with Coliseum Sports Media, the rights-holder for the English Premier League in the country, to offer customers access to coverage of England’s top football division.

Australian commercial broadcaster Nine Network has opted to show full coverage of the forthcoming Ashes Test cricket series between England and Australia on its free-to-air digital television multi-channel GEM.

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The proportion of sports fans who consume sport via connected TV in Australia is growing, according to the Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2013.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired rights for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

The Cricket Australia national governing body has denied suggestions that commercial broadcaster Nine Network may be able to influence the national team’s player selections as part of the new rights deal between the two parties.

New Zealand public-service broadcaster TVNZ has confirmed a partnership with the Coliseum Sports Media company to acquire rights to English Premier League football for the three seasons from 2013-14 to 2015-16.

Jeff Browne, the managing director of Australian commercial broadcaster Nine, said that he expects the International Olympic Committee to sell rights in the country to the 2016, 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games as a package.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has been outbid for rights to the English Premier League, the top division of football in England, by a new company.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights for the country’s national football team games in a deal with the New Zealand Football governing body.

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Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has criticised Tennis Australia’s decision to award a five-year domestic rights extension for the Australian Open to rival broadcaster Seven without holding an auction.

Tennis Australia has agreed a five-year extension of its domestic rights deal for the Australian Open with commercial broadcaster Seven Network, according to the Australian Financial Review newspaper.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has agreed a three-year deal with the IMG agency for the domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Masters and Perth International golf tournaments.