Australian Rules Football
MEDIA RIGHTS: From November 13 to 26
Media rights clips from November 13 to 26
Seven expands Aussie rules coverage with VFL rights deal
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has struck a free-to-air rights deal for the Victorian Football League (VFL) Aussie rules competition.
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.
AFL exploring in-house digital streaming for new rights arrangement
The AFL Australian rules football league is exploring the option of retaining a package of rights from its next broadcast deal to live stream games through its in-house media unit.
AFL chief focuses on next rights cycle
The AFL Australian rules football league will set an asking price of between A$1.5bn (€1bn/$1.3bn) and A$1.6bn for its next cycle of domestic rights, according to the Australian newspaper.
Seven set to pick up regional Aussie rules rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven will acquire the rights to the Victorian and West Australian Aussie rules competitions, the VFL and WAFL, after public-service broadcaster the ABC dropped its regional coverage of the sport, according to The Australian newspaper.
AFL set to open up bidding for new rights deal
The Australian Football League, the top division of Aussie rules in Australia, will open talks over a new domestic broadcast rights deal after this season’s grand final on September 27.
ABC International to expand AFL coverage overseas
The ABC International division of Australian public-service broadcaster ABC will increase the number of Australian Football League Aussie rules matches shown overseas from five to six matches per week for the remainder of the 2014 season.
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.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From January 16 to January 29
Media rights clips from January 16 to 29
Sommet and Sky extend AFL rights deals
Digital free-to-air channel Sommet Sports and pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand have acquired rights in the country for the Australian Football League (AFL), the top division of Aussie rules in Australia.
MEDIA RIGHTS: 5-18 December
Media rights clips from 5 to 18 December
Rightster to stream AFL action worldwide until 2016
Online video distribution and marketing company Rightster has extended a deal to stream live coverage of games from the Australian Football League, the top division of Aussie rules, on a global basis.
AFL seeks to introduce Sunday evening games on Seven
The Australian Football League, the country’s top Aussie rules championship, is set to trial up to three primetime Sunday night games on commercial broadcaster Seven during the 2014 season, according to The Age newspaper.
Ten hopes summer will follow winter
Network Ten buys rights to Sochi winter Games but its real target is Rio 2016
Collingwood considers channel launch, report says
Top AFL club Collingwood is considering launching its own television channel within the next two years.