Australian Open
Australian Open hails economic impact and audience numbers reported by Nielsen
The Australian Open tennis grand slam generated more than A$405m ($287m/€278m) in economic activity in the state of Victoria during the pandemic-afflicted years of 2021 and 2022, according to a report b…
STH to sell Australian Open hospitality packages to UK fans
Sports Travel & Hospitality Group UK (STH UK) is to sell 2023 Australian Open hospitality packages to UK-based fans, SportBusiness understands
ESPN extends US rights to Australian Open through 2031
Relationship with Tennis Australia will move into a fifth decade
Nine talks up sports rights ambitions on back of strong financial results
The chief executive of Australian media group Nine Entertainment, Mike Sneesby, suggested the company is interested in acquiring domestic cricket rights as well as renewing its Australian Open tennis rights,…
Seven secures 30-per-cent revenue increase, aims to retake Australian Open rights
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven will attempt to win back domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open when negotiations over the tennis grand slam's next rights cycle begin later this year
No disruptive protests, but Peng-Shuai t-shirts allowed at Australian Open
Australian Open spectators will not be stopped from from wearing t-shirts referencing the controversy around Chinese player Peng Shuai but will not be allowed to disrupt the event with protests, Tennis…
Tennis Australia ends sponsorship with fossil fuel producer Santos
Tennis Australia has confirmed the end of its sponsorship agreement with gas producer Santos amid a public backlash against fossil fuel firms sponsoring major sports events
Tennis Australia backs under-fire CEO as Djokovic fallout continues
Tennis Australia has backed its under-fire chief executive Craig Tiley as the deportation of top-seed Novak Djokovic threatens to overshadow the Australian Open
BBC secures Australian Open highlights
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a sublicensing deal with media group Discovery for highlights rights to the 2022 Australian Open tennis tournament
ATP, WTA tours partner for ‘Drive to Survive’-style Netflix docuseries
The Association of Tennis Professionals, Women's Tennis Association and all four tennis grand slams are collaborating to create an immersive Netflix docuseries in partnership with Formula 1: Drive to …
Sport 24 signs new three-year Australian Open rights deal
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has renewed its agreement with Tennis Australia for rights to the Australian Open grand slam
Djokovic Australian visa cancelled for a second time
Tennis star Novak Djokovic is facing deportation from Australia after his visa was cancelled for the second time due to “health and good order” concerns.
Australian Open crowds capped at 50 per cent amid Covid-19 surge
The Victorian state government has announced ticket sales to next week’s Australian Open will be paused at 50 per cent of capacity as Covid-19 cases in Australia continue to rise.
BeIN finalises five-year Australian Open deal in Southeast Asia
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has struck a five-year deal with Tennis Australia for the exclusive media rights to the Australian Open in ten Southeast Asian markets
SuperSport extends Australian Open rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Tennis Australia and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have announced a five-year extension to their long-term media rights agreement covering sub-Saharan Africa
Australian Open to launch NFT range and metaverse experience
The Australian Open has 'entered the metaverse', announcing that it will create 6,776 non-fungible token (NFT) tennis balls and a virtual precinct on open-source 3D platform Decentraland
Djokovic wins court battle to stay in Australia
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has won a court battle challenging the cancellation of his Australian visa. The ruling means his visa is now valid and he can enter the country