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Optus secures premier position in football with six-year Premier League deal
Australian telco Optus has renewed its exclusive rights for the English Premier League for the next six seasons, in a deal running from 2022-23 to 2027-28
BeIN and Stan acquire Autumn Nations Series rights in Australia
BeIN Sports and Stan Sport have both acquired non-exclusive media rights in Australia covering all matches from the upcoming Autumn Nations Series of rugby union test matches
Nine ‘close to NRL renewal’
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is close to extending its biggest sports media rights property, free-to-air rights for the National Rugby League, according to local media
Premier League launches Australia media rights tender
The English Premier League last week launched a media rights tender in Australia for its upcoming rights cycle, 2022-23 to 2024-25, with first-round bids due by November 15
Nine pays increase for US Open to secure grand slam in Australia
Nine Entertainment’s deal for exclusive US Open rights has completed its set of grand slam tennis tournaments in Australia.
Nine completes Grand Slam collection with US Open deal
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has completed its set of Grand Slam tennis tournaments by acquiring rights to the US Open
Streaming wars help revive Australian market as Nine and Ten launch new services
An outbreak of ‘streaming wars’ in Australia has injected life into a sports media rights market that this time last year looked threatened by a sharp decline.
Nine bounces back into profit on Stan Sport earnings
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has recorded a strong profit after tax compared with last year’s Covid-19 slump as its newly-launched streaming service Stan Sport helped to boost earnings.
Australia’s National Basketball League nets record fee in new deals
Australian basketball the latest to prosper in vibrant rights market as ESPN teams up with Foxtel and News Corp to deliver first-ever significant fee for league.
Stan Sport nearing 150,000 subscribers, says Nine CEO
Nine Entertainment chief executive Mike Sneesby has claimed that its recently-launched streaming service Stan Sport is the ‘largest reaching streaming sports platform’ in Australia.
Ex-Nine executive joins NRL as chief customer and digital officer
Former Nine Entertainment managing director of commercial, Alexi Baker, has been named the chief customer and digital officer at Australia’s top-tier domestic rugby competition, the National Rugby League.
Ex-Nine commercial head Baker ‘in talks to join NRL as COO’
Alexi Baker, former Nine Entertainment managing director of commercial, is believed to be in talks to become chief operating officer at Australia’s top-tier domestic rugby competition, the National Rugby L…
Stan Sport to broadcast Pro14’s Rainbow Cup
Stan Sport, the streaming service owned by Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment, has further bolstered its rugby union coverage by acquiring rights to the new Rainbow Cup competition
Former Seven head of sport Shtein joins Gravity Media
Gravity Media, the broadcast production and outside broadcast services company, has appointed former Seven head of sport Saul Shtein as its director for production and content in Australia
Stan Sport ‘lines up’ smart TVs as solution to pub blackout
Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment is said to be considering offering its streaming service Stan Sport directly to pubs and clubs via smart television apps, in an effort to ensure its Super Rugby…
Stan secures Japanese Top League rights
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has announced an exclusive rights deal for the Japan Top League rugby union competition