Australian Rules Football

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has struck a deal to show live coverage of an Australian Football League-sanctioned women's exhibition Aussie rules match on August 16 between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs.

Australian commercial broadcaster Ten is preparing to launch a bid for rights to the NRL rugby league competition and Aussie rules football league the AFL.

Australian commercial broadcaster Ten has confirmed it is considering an investment offer from pay-television operator Foxtel.

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.

The AFL Players Association, the players' union of the top division of Aussie rules football in Australia, has said it wants a seat at the table during the league’s negotiations over its next broadcast rights deal.

Talks over the next rights deal for the AFL, the top division of Aussie rules football in Australia, will commence before the 2015 season begins on April 2, according to the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

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Gillon McLachlan, the chief executive of the Australian Football League Aussie rules league, has raised concerns about a proposed deal that would lead to opposing coaches holding joint press conferences after games.

Coaches from the Australian Football League Aussie rules competition have begun talks with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports over a deal that would lead to opposing coaches holding joint press conferences after games, according to Australian newspaper the Age.

Australian pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports will “definitely have to keep” its broadcast rights to the AFL, the top division of Aussie rules in the country, when its next tender process begins, according to Bedi Singh, chief financial officer of News Corporation.

Satellite-television broadcaster Australia Plus has acquired rights for the Australian Football League Aussie rules tournament in a deal covering the Asia-Pacific region.

The Australian Football League, the top division of Aussie rules in the country, will stream live coverage of six NAB Challenge pre-season games online after a backlash from clubs.

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Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has acquired rights for the West Australian Football League Aussie rules tournament.

BT Sport and sports broadcaster ESPN have signed a seven-year agreement to expand the range of ESPN content available on the platforms of the UK pay-television broadcaster.

New Zealand’s digital free-to-air channel Sommet Sports has said it is exploring a crowd funding initiative as a means to resurrect the platform following its collapse last month.