Oceania

Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Australian Football League (AFL) has named Chinese electronics company TCL Electronics as the league’s official 'TV & Whitegoods' partner, as well as a sponsor of a hospitality area within the AFL-owned M…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Visit Saudi, Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority, will not be sponsoring this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand following a backlash from …
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

A new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) has been struck between Rugby Australia, the country’s five Super Rugby clubs and the Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA), with the deal including a range o…
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has secured exclusive rights to mixed martial arts organisation ONE Championship. The agreement marks ONE Championship's first broadcast deal in Australia
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Rugby League (NRL) has announced that Hisense has extended its sponsorship agreement for another three years
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian motor racing series Supercars has announced four new sponsorship agreements for the 2023 season, with Panasonic, Schick and Repco Authorised Service joining in a trio of new deals and Boost…
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Project management firm Seven Consulting has agreed a three-year extension to its naming-rights deal with Australia’s women’s basketball team.
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Retail pharmacy Chemist Warehouse has signed a three-year extension to its ‘Major Partner’ deal with Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL). T
Australian Rules Football
Licensing & Merchandising

The Australian Football League (AFL) has entered into a 10-year agreement with global sports merchandising company Fanatics as part of plans to revolutionise the fan experience across its competitions
Rugby Union
Media

Rugby Europe, the administrative body for rugby union in Europe, has signed an exclusive media rights distribution deal with the Protocol Sports Marketing agency covering Asia, Oceania and South Africa
Football
Media

Australian telco Optus has secured a five-match deal for rights to the Women’s FA Cup. The telco will broadcast live coverage of the matches on its subscription streaming service Optus Sport.
Multiple Sports
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has seen its half-year profit fall despite revenue rising, as it broke through the one million subscriber barrier
Rugby League
Finance & Law

Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has reported a record operating surplus of A$62.9m (€40.4m/$43m) for the 2022 season, an increase of A$19.9m on the previous year.
Australian Rules Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Financial services company Heritage Bank has acquired naming rights to the home stadium of Australian Football League (AFL) team the Gold Coast Suns
Multi-sport
Events

The Gabba in Brisbane is set for major redevelopment work ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the Australian and Queensland Governments committed more than A$7bn (€4.5bn/$4.8
Football
Media

Australian telco Optus has secured rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup play-off tournament, which begins in New Zealand on Saturday.
Multiple Sports
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has hailed the end of “onerous contracts” after its latest set of financial results revealed a decrease in content costs and stable revenues in the first half of its accounting year.
Rugby Union
Governance

Sanzaar's Super Rugby Pacific competition is introducing rule changes aimed at making its matches more fluid and entertaining for fans