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Record OTT audience for Disney Star as 59m watch India suffer World Cup final defeat
India's defeat to Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup final on home soil drew a record peak concurrency of almost 59 million viewers on Disney Star's OTT platform yesterday (Sunday)
Nike inks 10-year Football Australia extension, promises replica Matildas’ GK shirt
Football Australia and Nike are to take their commercial relationship into a third decade after the US sportswear giant today (Friday) signed a new 10-year kit supplier contract
eToro to exit Rugby Australia sponsorship
Global trading platform eToro will not renew its sponsorship agreement with Rugby Australia when it ends this year, calling time on a three-year relationship
Nine and Foxtel renew ECB rights to 2031
Nine Entertainment and Foxtel have renewed their England and Wales Cricket Board media rights in Australia from 2024 to 2031, SportBusiness understands
SBS nets exclusive 2026 Fifa World Cup rights
Australian public-service broadcaster SBS has renewed its rights to the Fifa Men’s World Cup, securing an exclusive deal for all 104 matches of the 2026 edition.
Saudi Arabia set for 2034 World Cup after Australia exits the race
Saudi Arabia is set to be the only bidder to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup after Football Australia dropped its plans ahead of Fifa’s deadline today (Tuesday) to lodge expressions of intent.
Cricket Australia finances take another hit despite T20 World Cup boost
Cricket Australia has reported a loss of A$16.9m (€10.1m/$10.7
Rushton, Garcia to lead A-Leagues after exit of CEO Townsend
James Rushton, the former DAZN chief executive, is to lead the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) alongside commissioner Nick Garcia, following the exit today (Friday) of chief executive Danny Townsend
TF1 falls short of Rugby World Cup TV record as France head out
France's thrilling Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to South Africa drew the best audience of the year for commercial broadcaster TF1, but it was not enough to set a new all-time tournament viewership…
A-Leagues ready to tap into new wave of football fandom in Australia
Ahead of his first full season as commissioner of the APL, Nick Garcia talks exclusively to SportBusiness about working closer with IMG on an international strategy, the stats that show the A-League-Paramount relationship is thriving and why it’s the end of the ‘Del Piero’ days.
BKT and Cricket Australia renew BBL deal to 2025
Indian-specialist tyre brand BKT, one of the most visible brands in global sports sponsorship, has extended its association with Australian cricket's Big Bash Leagues until at least 2025
AFL, NRL net strong Finals audiences but Matildas still lead the way
Two of Australian sport's annual showpiece events drew bumper television audiences over the weekend, but neither the Australian Football League nor the National Rugby League Grand Finals could supplant…
EXCLUSIVE: Football Australia to launch national teams tender next week
Domestic media rights to the national team matches of Australia's men's Socceroos and women's Matildas will hit the market early next week, as Football Australia eyes a record multi-million dollar broadcast…
South Africa and Australia unveil sleeve sponsors for Cricket World Cup
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) have both announced Indian brands as team sponsors for the men's Cricket World Cup, taking place in India next month
EXCLUSIVE: Foxtel renews BCCI deal after Pitch bags international rights
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has secured exclusive Board of Control for Cricket in India rights in a deal brokered by the Pitch International agency, SportBusiness understands
Australia’s free-to-air, subscription services clash over anti-siphoning reform
Australia’s free-to-air broadcasters and subscription-based platforms are at loggerheads over reforms to the country’s anti-siphoning legislation concerning digital sports rights, with a consultation process having now closed.
Toyota agrees Australia’s ‘largest sporting partnership’ with AFL renewal
The Australian Football League (AFL) has today (Monday) announced a four-year extension of its title sponsorship deal with Toyota
Matildas matches added to Australia’s ‘anti-siphoning’ list
The Australian government has added Fifa World Cup matches featuring the Australian women’s football team to the country’s current ‘anti-siphoning’ list, which dictates sporting events that should be show…