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Foxtel extends exclusive rights for Asian Tour golf
Australian pay broadcaster Foxtel has extended its exclusive media rights for Asian Tour golf to cover at least the 2023 season
Foxtel to cover NRL’s new pre-season tournament
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has acquired rights to a new pre-season competition launched by the NRL
Cricket Australia sticks with Foxtel and Seven despite strong Paramount bid
Cricket Australia extended its domestic media rights agreements with Foxtel and Seven, opting for the status quo over a move to Paramount ANZ.
Foxtel bags rights ahead of SA20 opener
Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV broadcaster, has doubled down on its commitment to broadcasting South African cricket in a deal to show all 33 matches from the inaugural edition of the new SA20 franchise…
Cricket Australia strikes A$1.5bn extensions with Foxtel and Seven, legal action withdrawn
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.
Foxtel agrees exclusive pact with Australia’s No Limit Boxing
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has agreed a multi-year rights deal with domestic promotion No Limit Boxing
Australian listed events review expected to widen ‘free-to-air’ definition
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.
Ten strikes FTA renewals for F1, MotoGP at slight increases
Both deals are sublicensing agreements with pay-television operator Foxtel, which holds exclusive rights in Australia to both championships.
Nine ‘agrees Tennis Australia domestic rights renewal’
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is reported to have renewed its domestic media rights for the Australian Open tennis Grand Slam in a deal with Tennis Australia
Foxtel subsumes WWE Network into OTT platform in exclusive Australian rights deal
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel will be the exclusive broadcaster of World Wrestling Entertainment in Australia after incorporating OTT service WWE Network into its services
Foxtel launches campaign ahead of ‘biggest ever month’ of women’s sport
Foxtel has launched a campaign to celebrate and spotlight female athletes ahead of what the pay-television broadcaster describes as the “biggest month ever of women’s sport” across its linear and digit…
In Focus: Australian Football League
Ahead of tomorrow's Grand Final, we delve deeper into the numbers which put the Australian Football League at the apex of the country's sporting landscape.
AFL revels in fierce competition to score hefty Foxtel, Seven renewals
Foxtel, Seven and Telstra will pay a sizeable increase to renew their domestic media rights to the Australian Football League in the face of intense competition from Paramount and Nine.
AFL mega-deal puts pressure on NRL over domestic rights revenue
The Australian Football League's recent record domestic media rights deals have put pressure on the management of the National Rugby League over its own domestic rights valuation
Foxtel, Seven, Telstra renew AFL rights in record A$4.5bn, seven-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, commercial broadcaster Seven and telco Telstra have renewed their domestic media rights for the Australian Football League in a seven-year deal covering 2025 to 2031
AFL closes in on new domestic rights deals, Foxtel and Seven ‘in box seat’
Australian media reports say that Foxtel and Seven are close to renewing their domestic media rights for the Australian Football League, although one report says a final round of talks will take place…
Foxtel adds 500,000 subscribers as streaming growth continues
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel saw its number of paid subscribers increase by more than 500,000 during the 12-month period to the end of June as the growth of its streaming services more than…
EXCLUSIVE: Foxtel acquires Rugby League World Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has acquired the exclusive rights in Australia for this year's Rugby League World Cup, SportBusiness understands