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Fox Sports and Nine close in on NRL rights – report
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports and commercial broadcaster Nine are set to acquire the next cycle of domestic rights for the Australian National Rugby League tournament, leading to a 70-per-cent increase in the total rights fee, according to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Seven, Ten and Google in the mix for NRL rights – report
Australian commercial broadcasters Seven and Ten, along with US technology giant Google, are all in contention for the free-to-air television rights to the NRL rugby league competition from 2018 following the conclusion of the first round of talks, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Nine and Seven take up strategic positions on AFL, State of Origin rights – report
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine will make a “bold bid” for a package of rights to the Australian Football League Aussie rules competition, prompting a retaliatory move by rival Seven for the State of Origin rugby league series, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Nine interested in Saturday AFL rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine has confirmed its interest in acquiring rights for the Australian Football League (AFL) Aussie rules tournament, according to the Australian Financial Review newspaper.
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.
New Australian VOD platform eyes sports market
New Australian subscription video-on-demand platform Stan has said it could bid with commercial broadcaster Nine for key sports rights.
NRL to step up rights talks as AFL stalls – report
Australian rugby league competition the NRL will bring forward by one year the start of negotiations over its next broadcast rights deal, according to The Australian.
Nine and Fox Sports land Cycling Australia contract
Cycling Australia has announced a two-year partnership with commercial broadcaster Nine and pay-television operator Fox Sports.
New channel to offer Australian sport to Asian markets
A new television channel offering coverage of Australian sports properties, and targeted at the Asian market, will launch on November 1.
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.
Ten keen to return to AFL rights market
Ten chief executive Hamish McLennan has said the commercial broadcaster is keen to regain rights to the Australian Football League, the top division of Aussie rules in Australia.
Sports rights guru Frykberg dies
Australian sports rights figurehead Ian Frykberg has passed away at the age of 68.
Nine to show free-to-air coverage of Australia’s MLB event
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine has acquired media rights for the US Major League Baseball season-opening games in Australia between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Broadcasters would back summer nines league
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine and pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports have announced that they would consider supporting a summer rugby league ‘nines’ competition, according to the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
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.