Oceania

Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Betting group Entain has signalled that it will reduce its sports sponsorship spending in Australia following the introduction of stricter advertising regulations for gambling companies in the country
Football
Media

Italy’s Serie B will be broadcast for the first time in Australia, New Zealand and sub-Saharan Africa after Helbiz Media, the league’s international rights distributor, reached agreements with intermediaries Ath…
Olympic Games
Industry Moves

Jérôme Parmentier is to be promoted to the role of the International Olympic Committee’s vice-president of broadcast and media rights when Anne-Sophie Voumard, the incumbent in the position, becomes man…
Multi-sport
Events

The Australian city of Geelong is set to receive up to A$292m (€188m/$186.8

Many miles from the bustling metropolis of Brisbane, rural Queensland is providing a surprisingly adaptable platform for eye-catching sporting events.
Netball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Visit Victoria, the tourism arm of the state government, has stepped into the sponsorship void left by the departure of mining and agricultural company Hancock Prospecting by agreeing a wide-ranging deal…
Football
Media

Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group has said that it has settled its latest rights fee “obligations” to LaLiga “as scheduled” in the wake of the Spanish league’s move to secure a court order in a disp…
Rugby League
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian bank Westpac has signed with the National Rugby League (NRL) as the league’s ‘Official Bank and Payment Platform’ in a wide-ranging deal across the men’s and women’s game. Under
Tennis
Events

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have formally unveiled the United Cup, a new mixed-gender competition to replace the men's-only ATP Cup at the start of…
Rugby Union
Events

More than 65,000 tickets have been sold for the rugby union match between Japan and New Zealand in Tokyo on Saturday (October 29), the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) has announced
Cricket
Host Broadcast & Production

Production and media services company Gravity Media has announced the expansion of its broadcast and technology deal with Cricket Australia
Cricket
Events

Indian Premier League teams have made informal approaches to Australian cricketers about year-long playing contracts, a concept that could shake up international cricket, The Sydney Morning Herald has…
Rugby League
Events

Australia's National Rugby League is looking at hosting a game in the US and reviving the Ashes series against England as it seeks to increase its international profile
Cricket
Media

Australian media group Nine Entertainment is open to investment from third parties in its streaming service Stan, but is not planning to sell the platform, according to local media reports
Football
Media

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven has sealed a deal for free-to-air rights to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which Australia is co-hosting with New Zealand.
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Weber Barbecues has extended its naming-rights sponsorship of Australia’s Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) for another season.
Netball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Mining and agricultural company Hancock Prospecting has withdrawn its sponsorship agreement with Netball Australia following a high-profile clash with the national team players, as other sponsors have…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles has recruited Wyndham Richardson, founder of Pulselive, as its group executive director in a technology-focused position