The AFL has this evening announced a record $2.508 billion, six-year broadcast rights deal with News Corp Australia, Seven West Media and Telstra. Heavy-hitters were out in force at the press conference announcing the new deal with AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan joined by Rupert Murdoch, Robert Thomson and Kerry Stokes, amongst others. The new deal, which… Continue reading AFL announces record broadcast rights deal
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Swimming on 7TWO
While the 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships were not broadcast in Australia, the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships from Kazan, Russia will be with LIVE and FREE coverage on 7TWO and 7swimming.com.au, starting tomorrow (Sunday) with LIVE coverage of heats from 4:30pm AEST (live coverage of heats will start at this time daily for the… Continue reading Swimming on 7TWO
Wimbledon starts Monday on Seven and Fox Sports
The action at SW19 kicks off Monday night (Australian time) with 16 Australians contesting the main singles draw, the strongest contingent of Aussies in twenty years. It will also be Lleyton Hewitt’s last Wimbledon singles campaign. Australian tennis fans will be able to catch-all the action live from Wimbledon on the Seven Network and Fox… Continue reading Wimbledon starts Monday on Seven and Fox Sports
A-league still has a way to go
There has been a lot of press this week about the A-League grand final being played at Melbourne’s 30,050 seat AAMI Park as opposed to the 53,355 seat capacity Etihad Stadium. Football Federation Australia (FFA) would prefer the game to be played at Etihad but the AFL’s deal with the stadium meant it had already… Continue reading A-league still has a way to go
Seven dives into the pool with FINA
In April we wrote about the lack of an Australian broadcaster for the upcoming FINA Swimming World Championships in Kazan Russia (read more here). However fear of another Swimming World Championships not receiving TV coverage in Australia has now abated (the 2013 edition failed to secure a broadcaster in Australia) with news that Australia’s Olympic… Continue reading Seven dives into the pool with FINA
Seven partners with the AOC
As previously reported Seven West Media has secured the broadcast rights to the next three Olympics Games (read more here) and to the 2016 Paralympics (read more here). Today Seven has made a further commitment to the Olympic Movement by becoming an Official Partner of the Australian Olympic Team for the first time. Seven joins brands… Continue reading Seven partners with the AOC
The Giro is here and Richie is ready – LIVE on SBS
Following on from SBS’s successful broadcast of every stage of the 2014 Giro d’Italia, the Giro is back on SBS, with the public broadcaster covering every stage of the first grand tour of 2015 LIVE. Australian viewers will be hoping that Richie Porte can claim the Maglia Rosa in what is the 98th edition of the… Continue reading The Giro is here and Richie is ready – LIVE on SBS
Seven surprises with European Games
Hot on the heels of the Seven Network announcing it will broadcast the last three days of Royal Ascot in June (read the press release here), Seven has announced that it has secured Australian broadcast rights to the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. The European Games, which is a new multi-sport event, will run from 12-28… Continue reading Seven surprises with European Games
IPL 8 without an Australian TV broadcaster
UPDATED: The eighth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins tonight (Australian time) with the Kolkata Knight Riders taking on the Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens. However it appears that Australian viewers will be once again be left without an Australian free-to-air or subscription broadcaster and have to rely on online streaming coverage for the world’s… Continue reading IPL 8 without an Australian TV broadcaster
Aussie Swimming Champs only LIVE on tenplay
The Australian Swimming Championships begin this Friday with Australia’s best swimmers looking to secure a spot on the Australian team for the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia later this year. For those keen to see who qualifies for a spot on the Australian team, Swimming Australia has confirmed that LIVE coverage (of all finals) will only… Continue reading Aussie Swimming Champs only LIVE on tenplay