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AFL agrees amended Seven, Foxtel rights deals as season resumes
Australian rules football league the AFL has marked its return to action today (Thursday) by revising and extending its rights contract with commercial broadcaster Seven, and is said to have amended its…
Telstra to lose NRL mobile rights
Australian telco Telstra is set to lose its National Rugby League mobile rights after the current cycle ends in 2022, as the league looks to preserve greater exclusivity for its television partners
Foxtel secures NRL rights to 2027 as Nine finalises extension
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has today (Thursday) marked the resumption of its 2020 season by agreeing fresh rights deals with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial free-to-air broadcaster N…
NRL ‘close to’ A$2.3bn media rights extensions
Australia's National Rugby League has been reported by local media to be this week agreeing seven-year domestic media rights deals worth nearly A$2.3bn ($1.5bn/€1.4bn).
Foxtel confident over A$7.5m grant for under-represented sports coverage
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has said it is “confident” it will meet the conditions necessary to secure the latest tranche of a federal government grant designed to support the broadcast of …
Nine and Foxtel seeking large cuts in NRL fees
Australian broadcasters Foxtel and Nine are seeking reductions in their rights fees due to the NRL this year of up to 28 per cent, according to local media reports
Cricket Australia expects tough talks with broadcasters
Cricket Australia is facing crunch talks with media rights partners who are tackling financial crises, according to reports in Australian media
NRL ‘close’ to three-year broadcast extension with Fox and Nine
Australia's National Rugby League is close to a renegotiation and extension of its domestic media-rights deals with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine, according…
Foxtel lays off sports staff
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel yesterday announced it was laying off 200 staff and furloughing 140 more until the end of June, with chief executive Patrick Delany calling this week the "toughest…
Foxtel scrambles to retain subscribers with entertainment offering
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has made moves to retain subscribers during the sporting season’s enforced shutdown by providing subscribers with a wider range of entertainment content in the w…
Foxtel extends PGA Tour rights in Discovery deal
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has extended its rights deal for golf’s US PGA Tour.
Rugby Australia chief expects Foxtel participation in tender
Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle expects pay-television operator Foxtel to participate in its forthcoming invitation to tender process amid reports that the broadcaster is ready to end its…
Foxtel ‘to be invited to bid’ in Rugby Australia rights auction
Rugby Australia will reportedly commence a process to secure a new broadcast rights contract this week, with pay-television operator Foxtel said to be among those who will be approached
Foxtel acquires Diamond League rights in Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured multi-platform rights to the 2020 Diamond League international athletics series
Fox Sports ‘ready to walk away’ from Rugby Australia rights
Fox Sports, the Australian pay-television broadcaster, is ready to end its longstanding coverage of Australian rugby union as Rugby Australia’s rights from 2021 onwards come to market, it has been claimed.
Supercars in talks over new domestic rights deals
Australia’s Supercars motor-racing series is in discussions over new domestic rights deals with its current agreements with commercial broadcaster Ten and pay-television operator Foxtel due to expire a…
Rugby Australia calls on ex-Foxtel execs ahead of rights tender
Rugby Australia has engaged the Media Rights Value organisation to help with negotiations for its next domestic rights contract amid reports that pay-television broadcaster Foxtel may end its long-running…
Fetch becomes Eurosport’s new Australian home amid impending Foxtel exit
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured a new home in Australia after agreeing a carriage deal with pay-television operator Fetch