Oceania

Cricket
Finance & Law

Cricket Australia has extended its domestic media rights agreements with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven in deals worth a total of A$1.5bn ($1bn/€954.4m) over seven seasons, from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
Motorsport
Media

Stan Sport, the subscription streaming service of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, has committed to increased free-to-air coverage for the second season of its rights deal for SpeedSeries, the…
Tennis

Tennis Australia is also understood to have secured significantly improved digital rights for its own social media channels within New Zealand.
Cricket
Media

The International Cricket Council has revealed that the recent Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia generated a record 6.5
Multiple Sports
Media

New Zealand telco Spark is closing its Spark Sport subscription streaming service, with public-service broadcaster TVNZ expected to acquire the majority of its sports rights portfolio
Boxing
Media

Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has agreed a multi-year rights deal with domestic promotion No Limit Boxing
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Optus has recruited Howard Rees from Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel in the newly created role of head of Optus Sport, the telco’s sports subscription streaming service.
Multiple Sports

A major shake-up of Australia’s ‘anti-siphoning’ laws – laws that govern which sporting events should be shown on free-to-air television – will likely be avoided, despite pressure from pay-television broadcaster Foxtel for the list to be shortened.
Surfing
Media

The World Surf League (WSL) has extended its broadcast deal with long-term Australian rights-holder, pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports
Netball

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand acquired rights to the 2023 Netball World Cup, paying the same fee as it did for the 2019 edition.
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has agreed a multi-year deal with European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for rights to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions
Football
Media

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS pulled in its second-highest linear reach in 2022 during its live coverage of the national football team’s exit to Argentina in the round of 16 of the Fifa World C…
Football
Media

Australian public-service broadcaster SBS's audience figures for the Australia-Denmark match at the Fifa World Cup were boosted by a strong take-up on its OTT streaming platform
Tennis

Commercial broadcaster Nine Entertainment struck a deal with Tennis Australia to renew its rights to show the Australian Open grand slam tournament for five more years after outbidding its rivals.
Football
Media

Australia’s first Fifa World Cup win in 12 years pulled in huge ratings for public-service broadcaster SBS on Saturday.
Football

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven sealed a deal for free-to-air rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup after outbidding rivals SBS, Nine and Ten.
Surfing
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has renewed its agreement for free-to-air coverage of the World Surf League ahead of the 2023 season
Tennis
Media

Tennis Australia has struck a new five-year deal with domestic broadcaster Nine Entertainment, with the agreement providing continued coverage of the Australian Open grand slam tournament on free-to-air…