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NBL agrees landmark domestic rights deals with ESPN, Foxtel
Australia’s National Basketball League has hailed its new domestic media-rights deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN as its most valuable ever and “a watershed moment”.
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Foxtel appoints Woods to run PPV business
Australian pay-television group Foxtel has appointed Conor Woods as head of its pay-per-view business, taking charge of the long-standing Main Event brand
Australia’s Kayo streaming free coverage of The Hundred
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel is broadcasting The Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) new-limited overs competition, on its free streaming platform Kayo Freebies.
WWE extends long-running rights deal with Foxtel
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has signed a multi-year extension to its rights agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment
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
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
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
ESPN+, Hotstar to stream WTC final in US, Foxtel lands Australian rights
Streaming services ESPN+ and Hotstar have acquired rights in the US to cricket’s inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and New Zealand, while a deal has also been struck in Australia f…
Australia’s auditor general to assess Fox Sports’ A$40m grant funding
Australia’s auditor general, Grant Hehir, is to review the A$40m (€25.5m/$31.2m)
Stan Sport nearing 150,000 subscribers, says Nine CEO
Nine Entertainment chief executive Mike Sneesby has claimed that its recently-launched streaming service Stan Sport is the ‘largest reaching streaming sports platform’ in Australia.
Ex-Nine commercial head Baker ‘in talks to join NRL as COO’
Alexi Baker, former Nine Entertainment managing director of commercial, is believed to be in talks to become chief operating officer at Australia’s top-tier domestic rugby competition, the National Rugby L…
Foxtel and Kayo to ramp up women’s sport coverage
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has unveiled a new initiative to increase the visibility of women's sport on its linear channels and streaming platform Kayo Sports
Kayo Freebies launches with Supercars opener
Kayo Freebies, a free version of Australian broadcaster Foxtel's Kayo Sports streaming service, launches today, with this weekend's Supercars season-opener the highlight of the launch content
Foxtel’s five-year netball rights deal prompts fiery response from incumbent Nine
Netball Australia has signed a new five-year domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel
Australia’s Kayo opens up free access to sports coverage
Kayo Sports, the subscription streaming platform of Australian pay-television operator Foxtel, has launched a new free-to-access service
Foxtel recruits Activision Blizzard’s Perchard in executive role
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has hired Hilary Perchard as chief customer, marketing and revenue officer, replacing Kieren Cooney, who has taken up a role at TPG Telecom, the Australian telecoms…
Nine, Foxtel close in on ‘record-breaking’ Super Netball deals
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine and pay-television operator Foxtel are close to agreeing new rights deals for the domestic Super Netball club competition
AFL retains rights value in extensions with Foxtel and Telstra
The Australian Football League has announced new agreements with domestic broadcasters Foxtel and Telstra which will extend their rights by two years across the 2023 and 2024 seasons