Oceania
Seven teams up with Twitter for five-minute Tokyo 2020 clips
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven and Twitter have reached an agreement to show Tokyo 2020 content via the broadcaster's Twitter account
Seven picks up Extreme E highlights in Australia
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has struck a highlights rights deal with Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven
SBS adds women’s Tour de France to cycling portfolio
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has acquired live and exclusive free-to-air rights to the women’s Tour de France cycling event, the inaugural edition of which will take place in 2022.
Sky NZ acquires Women’s World Cup rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the media rights for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia
Amazon ‘in talks’ over All Blacks jersey sponsorship
US technology company Amazon is in talks with New Zealand Rugby to become the new main shirt sponsor of the All Blacks, according to reports
Foxtel acquires rights to West Indies v Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel acquired the media rights for the Australian cricket team's tour of the West Indies that began on Saturday
Coppa Italia rights bids accepted in Bulgaria, Nordics, Australia and sub-Saharan Africa
Lega Serie A has accepted offers for rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in four European countries, along with Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Vietnam and s…
Meyer named Ironman’s managing director in Oceania
The Ironman Group, organiser of triathlon races and other mass-participation events, has appointed Geoff Meyer as its managing director for Oceania
Streaming success prompts Foxtel to ‘explore’ IPO
The owners of Australian pay-television platform Foxtel are exploring an IPO for the business, prompted by the country's booming OTT streaming market, the Australian Financial Review has reported
China, Japan, Australia prepare big teams for Tokyo Olympics
Major Asia-Pacific nations are preparing to send some of their biggest-ever teams to this month's Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Host Japan will field its biggest Olympics team in history, with 582 athletes
Australian F1 Grand Prix, MotoGP cancelled
Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix has been cancelled for the second season in a row due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Pakistan, USA among bidders for ICC events
The International Cricket Council has received proposals from 17 member nations to host men's one-day international and T20 events in the next cycle, 2024 to 2031
RugbyPass adds New Zealand’s Steinlager Series rights in over 60 countries
RugbyPass, the rugby union-focused global streaming service, is to broadcast live coverage of this year’s Steinlager Series, the series of rugby union internationals that will take place this month in N…
Australian lockdowns move Wallabies test, AFL teams
Regional Covid-19 lockdowns in Australia are forcing relocations of sports events and teams
Mixed fortunes for golf, tennis events down under
Australia's leading golf event is back on this year after a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, while New Zealand's top tennis event looks set for a second cancellation in a row
Sky NZ appoints investment bank amid ‘unsolicited approaches’
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has engaged investment bank Jarden to provide advice on what it claims to be a number of “unsolicited approaches” over the past year.
Spark usurps Sky as Champions League rights-holder in New Zealand
Telco Spark has acquired the broadcast rights in New Zealand to Uefa club competitions for the next three seasons
Foxtel and beIN extend multi-year content, advertising deal
Pay-television broadcasters Foxtel Group and beIN Sports have signed a new multi-year carriage and advertising sales deal in Australia