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Australia’s top federations prioritise income security in renegotiated rights deals
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Domestic ratings flat year-on-year for Australian Open; focus switches to international rights
Transparency key to surprise Tennis Australia deal with Nine
Tennis Australia told TV Sports Markets its commitment to an open tender for its domestic rights allowed commercial broadcaster Nine to acquire them in a surprise deal.
Nine, Foxtel close in on ‘record-breaking’ Super Netball deals
Nine recruits Shaw as head of rugby on back of landmark rights deal
Nine continues rights drive with 2023 Ashes deal
Nine acquires Wimbledon and Roland Garros rights
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Augusta retains free and pay coverage in new Australia deals
US Masters media rights in Australia will remain at a similar value in new free-to-air and pay-television deals with Nine and Fox Sports respectively.
Nine buys free-to-air rights as Fox closes in on AFC renewal
Commercial broadcaster Nine will pay between A$3.5m (€2.4m/$2.7m) and A$4m for free-to-air rights to the Australian national team’s remaining 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
New format broadens reach and revenue for Netball Australia
Deals for Australia’s new top-tier netball competition signify a strong commitment from broadcasters to women’s sport and could signal a step-change in revenue earned by Netball Australia.
Nine win, Fox Sports in as NRL rewrites its future
Australia’s National Rugby League this week said its unprecedented decision to strike a deal for free-to-air rights ahead of negotiating pay-television rights had contributed to its record total media-rights income.
NRL’s bold choice pushes Foxtel to go large on AFL
Nine’s capture of additional National Rugby League free-to-air rights helped drive a record fee for the Aussie Rules Australian Football League, as both codes agreed new deals this month.
NRL timing switch will test budgets and priorities
The National Rugby League’s decision to accelerate its sales process means the two biggest sport properties in Australia will negotiate new deals simultaneously.
Seven sees benefits in long-term deal where rivals don’t
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven is paying a high price in its deal for the Olympic Games of 2016, 2018 and 2020, local media-rights experts say, but the broadcaster will view the deal as a good investment for a number of reasons.
Aussie Rules deal could boomerang on winners
Analysts claim that Australian commercial broadcasters Seven and Ten overpaid for Australian Football League rights
Why didn’t Fifa go for more?
Fifa agreed to sell World Cup rights for 2010 and 2014 to Australian public-service broadcaster SBS for only two-thirds the amount it could have got.