Oceania

Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The Two Circles agency has established its sixth international office in Melbourne following the acquisition of technology company Codeware
Rugby League
Media

Dylan Azzopardi, the businessman behind the defunct Australian sports streaming platform Sports Flick, has been arrested for alleged fraud in an attempt to secure rights to the Rugby League World Cup
Sailing
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network has secured free-to-air rights for the Sail Grand Prix event in Sydney on February 18 and 19
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has completed the organisational structure for its new commercial arm NZRC with the appointments of Gina Brogi and Rob Fyfe to its board of directors
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Australian broadcaster Nine Entertainment has appointed Nick Young as its commercial director of digital, a newly created role
Multiple Sports
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand is raising the cost of its Sky Sport package by NZ$3 ($1.92/€1.77) per month and its streaming service Sky Sport Now by NZ$5 per month.
Football
Attendance

More than 500,000 tickets have been sold for this year's Fifa Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, leaving organisers with just under one million to go to reach a previously-stated target
Football
Media

Australian telco Optus has acquired rights to the 2023 edition of Italian club competition the Supercoppa Italiana
Football
Events

Australia’s opening match at this year’s Women’s World Cup, which it will co-host with New Zealand, is set to move from Allianz Stadium to Accor Stadium to ensure a higher attendance for the fixture. A
Football
Media

Australian telco Optus has bolstered its coverage of women’s football by acquiring rights to five international friendly matches ahead of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand Opt
Tennis
Fan Engagement

Tennis Australia has furthered the Australian Open’s commitment to exploring the metaverse by launching a new game on the popular online gaming platform Roblox.
Football
Media

BeIN Media Group has acquired rights in multiple territories to this month’s friendly between Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain and a Riyadh all-star team including players from Al-Nassr, the Saudi Ara…
Cricket
Governance

Cricket Australia has announced the withdrawal of its men’s team from an upcoming one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan due to the Taliban further limiting women’s rights in the country.
Basketball
Finance & Law

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has expanded his sports team investment portfolio by joining the ownership group of domestic National Basketball League (NBL) team South East Melbourne Phoenix
Tennis
Sports Betting

Sports betting and data services firm Stats Perform has agreed a multi-year deal with Tennis Australia (TA) making it the exclusive distributor of live video streaming and ultrafast data to licensed sports…
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Tennis Australia has announced that pharmacy retailer Chemist Warehouse has extended its sponsorship for another three years
Cricket
Media

Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV broadcaster, has doubled down on its commitment to broadcasting South African cricket in a deal to show all 33 matches from the inaugural edition of the new SA20 franchise…
Tennis
Events

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has rejected fresh suggestions that the opening grand slam of the tennis calendar should be moved to another date, but has conceded that the length of the…