Oceania
Seven vows to allay regulator fears over Consolidated takeover bid
Australian network Seven said it would attempt to convince the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the country’s competition watchdog, that acquiring media investment company Consolidated M…
SBS in deal for delayed coverage of Australian World Cup qualifier
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired delayed rights to the national football team’s away World Cup qualifying match against Jordan this afternoon, Wednesday, September 11.
Optus TV Now service set to close
Australian telecommunications company Optus will shut its TV Now mobile television service after being denied leave to appeal its case against two Australian sports bodies and rival telco Telstra in the…
Sky New Zealand renews rights deal with New Zealand Cricket
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has renewed its rights agreement with New Zealand Cricket, the governing body for the sport in the country, for a further two years, for rights to all home internationals…
Fox and Nine renew ICC rights
Australian pay-television operator Fox Sports and the Nine commercial television network jointly acquired rights for national team events operated by the International Cricket Council, the sport’s global g…
Perform tips off ‘landmark’ deal for Australian NBL
Perform has agreed a partnership with the Basketball Australia governing body that will allow the digital media company to provide live coverage of all games from the National Basketball League, the top…
NRL rights deal offers end to debt struggles, clubs say
The new domestic broadcast rights deal for the National Rugby League, Australia’s top rugby league competition, will enable clubs to erase their debts, according to the NRL Club Council.
Nine and Fox retain Australian NRL rights in A$1.025bn deal
Australian pay-television operator Fox Sports and the Nine commercial television network have retained domestic rights for the National Rugby League, the country’s top rugby league competition.
NRL is sustainable if deal is not reached by November 1, commission says
The Australian Rugby League Commission, the body which runs the National Rugby League, said it has contingency plans to cater for the possibility that a new domestic media rights deal is not agreed by…
BBC deal takes IOC through the $1bn barrier
This week’s BBC deal for the rights to four editions of the Olympic Games has taken the International Olympic Committee to $1.0
ESS adds more cricket rights
ESS adds Sri Lanka Premier League to boost reach of Star Cricket channel
UFC broadens coverage in Australia with Fox deal
Mixed martial arts promoter the Ultimate Fighting Championship will get improved coverage in Australia under a new two-year multi-channel rights agreement covering 2012 and 2013 with News Corporation-owned…
NRL pushing for more free-to-air coverage, and could add two teams
The Australian National Rugby League is pushing for a fourth weekly match to be shown on free-to-air television, and is considering expanding its competition by two teams, as it speaks to broadcasters…
ESPN set to deliver increase for Uefa Down Under
ESPN set to sign Champions League deal in Oceania
Sport1 deal confirms WTA strategy switch
WTA drops Eurosport to go market by market
Nine heading for loss on London 2012 coverage
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine is set to make a loss of A$30 million (€24.5 million/$30.9 million) on its coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games, according to newspaper The Australian.
Oceania Football Confederation explores launch of television channel
The Oceania Football Confederation, football’s governing body in Oceania, is in talks with New Zealand free-to-air television service Freeview about launching its own sports channel.
Sport1 agrees deal for Women’s Tennis Association rights
Dutch pay-television channel Sport1 has acquired rights for the Women’s Tennis Association’s Premier Tournaments in a four-year deal, from 2013 to 2016, with the IEC in Sports agency.