Rugby League
NRL rights talks under control despite Gallop exit, Grant says
John Grant, chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission, which is responsible for brokering the National Rugby League’s domestic media rights, said that talks over the next cycle were “under con…
Optus to take fight over TV Now service to High Court
Australian telecommunications company Optus said it would appeal to the country’s High Court over a Federal Court ruling against its TV Now mobile phone service, which allows subscribers to watch near-live s…
No change in target rights fee for NRL, Gallop says
The Australian Rugby League Commission, which is responsible for brokering the National Rugby League’s domestic rights, has not lowered its financial target for the next cycle, according to chief executive D…
Nine and Fox Sports lodge offer for NRL rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine and pay-television operator Fox Sports have submitted a joint bid for the country’s National Rugby League rights covering five seasons, from 2013 to 2017.
NRL bidding process opens up after Optus ruling
David Gallop, the chief executive of the Australian Rugby League Commission, which is responsible for brokering the next cycle of domestic rights for the country’s National Rugby League, said that last w…
Leagues and Telstra win appeal over Optus TV Now ruling
Australian telco Optus has been forced to suspend its TV Now mobile phone service, which allows subscribers to watch near-live sports programmes originally broadcast on free-to-air television, after Australia’s F…
Nine and Fox Sports link up in bid to retain NRL rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine and pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports have teamed up to launch a joint bid to retain their domestic rights for the National Rugby League, the country’s t…
Sky adds Challenge Cup to rugby league coverage
UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB acquired rights for the Challenge Cup rugby league knockout competition in a five-year deal, from 2012 to 2016, with the Rugby Football League, the sport’s governing b…
Optus case prompts Australian government review of copyright law
The Australian government has bowed to pressure from domestic sports leagues by saying it will review parts of the country’s copyright law that permit events to be re-broadcast on mobile devices.
Government removes NRL matches from anti-siphoning list for Nine
The Australian government removed games in the National Rugby League, the domestic rugby league competition, from the country’s ‘anti-siphoning’ list, which reserves events for free-to-air broadcast, allow…
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From March 8 to March 21
FOOTBALL
Football:Fifa, football’s world governing body, agreed a deal with internet platform YouTube for its archive rights.
BBC retains rugby league Challenge Cup rights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed its rights deal for rugby league’s Challenge Cup.
Fox Soccer adds Aussie rules and English rugby league rights
US pay-television channel Fox Soccer Plus agreed three-year rights deals, from 2012 to 2014, with the Australian Football League and the English Rugby Football League
TV RIGHTS CLIPS: From February 23 to March 7
FOOTBALL
Football:Brazilian media group Globo acquired the exclusive rights to the Fifa World Cup finals of 2018 and 2022 in a deal with football’s world governing body.
Fox acquires Australian rugby league rights in the US
US pay-television channel Fox Soccer acquired exclusive live rights for Australia’s National Rugby League and the regional State of Origin series in a two-year deal, from 2012 to 2013.
Sky New Zealand extends National Rugby League deal
New Zealand pay-television operator Sky agreed a one-year extension to its existing rights deal with Australia’s National Rugby League, to cover the upcoming 2012 season.
NRL domestic rights to be opened up to the market in May
The Australian Rugby League Commission, the newly-installed governing body of rugby league in Australia, said that it would offer the new cycle of National Rugby League rights, from 2013 to 2017, to the…