21st Century Fox’s subscription-TV business STAR India has been awarded the broadcast rights by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games and the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing next year. While 21st Century Fox’s US business FOX missed out on the last… Continue reading Olympics to drive 21st Century Fox in the sub-continent
Category: Channel Ten
No Australian TV coverage for Swimming World Championships
Tonight (Australian time) the 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships start in Barcelona and for the first time in living memory Australian viewers will not be able to watch the world’s best swimmers on Australian TV. Swimming Australia’s website informs fans that “the event will not be broadcast into Australia, however FINA tv will stream online… Continue reading No Australian TV coverage for Swimming World Championships
TEN programming to remain on Southern Cross TV
Network TEN and Southern Cross Media have today announced a new affiliation agreement between the two free-to-air television networks. Reports are limited at this stage with TEN’s press release only confirming that the new agreement is for three years. TEN Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Hamish McLennan, said: “After constructive discussions with Max Moore-Wilton… Continue reading TEN programming to remain on Southern Cross TV
Big names for the Big Bash on Ten
Network Ten has announced the signing of West Indies cricket legend Sir Vivian Richards to its KFC T20 Big Bash League commentary team. This follows the announcement earlier in the week that current Fox Sports commentators Damien Fleming and Mark Waugh have signed with Ten for the Big Bash. Sir Viv Richards was one of the… Continue reading Big names for the Big Bash on Ten
Gilchrist and Ponting sign with Ten
As the Australian cricket team battles the old enemy for Ashes supremacy, Cricket Australia’s new Big Bash League broadcaster, Network Ten has announced the selection of cricket greats Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting for its commentary team. The former Australian players have previously commentated for Nine’s Wide World of Sports. Ten Chief Executive Officer, Hamish… Continue reading Gilchrist and Ponting sign with Ten
Analysis: Seven always in the box seat for tennis rights
As reported by Frost Global, the Seven Network has secured a five-year extension with Tennis Australia to broadcast the Australian Open and AO Series events. While there were no financial details disclosed, reports suggest the new rights deal has a $30 million annual price tag, up from the current $21 million that Seven pays yearly to… Continue reading Analysis: Seven always in the box seat for tennis rights
Digital sports rights: Telcos v TV
“Optus severs cash ties with footy” was the headline in the Australian last week. The report confirmed that Optus had elected not to renew its multi-million dollar sponsorship and digital rights deal with Football Federation Australia (FFA) and its sponsorship of the Carlton Football Club. The news comes after a number of sports failed to… Continue reading Digital sports rights: Telcos v TV
Ten’s summer is going to be a Big Bash
Network Ten’s love affair with Twenty-20 cricket has been reignited after the network grabbed a slice of Cricket Australia’s broadcast pie. Ten has signed a five-year deal as the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster of the KFC T20 Big Bash League (BBL). It is the first time the BBL will be broadcast on free-to-air after seasons… Continue reading Ten’s summer is going to be a Big Bash
Ten’s Olympic Dream
Network Ten has announced it will be the Australian broadcaster for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014. The reported $20 million agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) covers free-to-air television, subscription-TV, internet and mobile phone rights. This is the first time Ten has Olympic rights since the 1988 Summer Games… Continue reading Ten’s Olympic Dream
Howzat: Nine and Ten go into bat with Cricket Australia
Cricket Australia, Channel Nine and Network Ten have reportedly agreed to a five year rights deal for Australian cricket’s free-to-air tv rights. The deal is worth a reported $550 million and will see the traditional cricket TV broadcaster Channel Nine retain the rights to international tests and ODIs played in Australia. Channel Ten meanwhile will… Continue reading Howzat: Nine and Ten go into bat with Cricket Australia