TELEVISION BROADCASTING OF SPORTS – AUSTRALIA

Sport betting ads to be banned ‘siren to siren’

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Original article by Nick Tabakoff, Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 5 : 20-Apr-17

The Coalition of Major Professional & Participation Sports’ executive director Malcolm Speed has warned that a proposed ban on gambling advertisements during live sports broadcasts could affect the value of media rights deals. He adds that restrictions are already in place and further regulation will ultimately affect funding for sports at "grassroots" level. Federal Cabinet ministers are expected to approve the ban in late April 2017. Senator Nick Xenophon says the new regulations should be accompanied by a reduction in broadcasting licence fees.

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COALITION OF MAJOR PROFESSIONAL AND PARTICIPATION SPORTS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, SPORTSBET AUSTRALIA, CROWNBET PTY LTD

Networks baulk as ABC firms for soccer rights

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Original article by John Stensholt, Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 25 : 20-Apr-17

The ABC is believed to be holding talks with Football Federation Australia regarding free-to-air broadcasting rights for the A-League and Socceroos matches. The current four-year deal with Fox Sports and SBS expires in 2017, and the Seven, Nine and Ten networks are said to have considered submitting bids. However, none of them are believed to have met the deadline for lodging formal bids. Factors such as the need to contribute to Fox Sports’ production costs are said to have been a deterrent.

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AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, SOCCEROOS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, ADANA PARTNERS, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, THE W-LEAGUE, MATILDAS, BIG BASH LEAGUE

Women kick goals for television ad spending

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 19 : 19-Apr-17

New data shows that the inaugural AFL Women’s league prompted strong growth in TV advertising sales in March 2017 and boosted the audience share of the Seven Network. Metropolitan TV ad sales rose by 15.5 per cent year-on-year in March, while TV ad sales rose by 12.7 per cent overall compared with the same period in 2016. Meanwhile, Seven’s audience share rose from 37.5 per cent in March 2016 to 39.2 per cent, with AFLW matches consistently attracting high ratings.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, FOX FOOTY CHANNEL, SMI MEDIA INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, GOOGLE INCORPORATED, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED

Networks put gloves on against illegal streaming

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 23 : 13-Feb-17

Foxtel CEO Peter Tonagh says the pay-TV group is collaborating with Facebook on the development of software that can detect unauthorised live streams on the social media platform. The tool is being created in the wake of the boxing match between Anthony Mundine and Danny Green. Foxtel had broadcast the match on a pay-per-view basis, but it was illegally streamed via several Facebook accounts. Foxtel has agreed to accept a public apology from those responsible rather than pursue legal action.

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FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED

Sportsbet takes AFL TV deal from CrownBet

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 19-Jan-17

Sportsbet has secured a deal to be the betting sponsor of Seven West Media’s Australian Football League broadcasts in 2017. However, rival online bookmaker CrownBet is the AFL’s official wagering partner, which gives it the first right to buy betting advertisements during the AFL broadcasts of both Seven and pay-TV channel Fox Footy. Meanwhile, CrownBet CEO Matthew Tripp says the company plans to expand its rewards scheme in states such as Western Australia.

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SPORTSBET AUSTRALIA, CROWNBET PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, FOX FOOTY CHANNEL, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, CROWN RESORTS LIMITED – ASX CWN, CLUBS NSW PTY LTD, RACING VICTORIA LIMITED, TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TAH, WILLIAM HILL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BET365 GROUP LIMITED, BETEASY PTY LTD, PADDY POWER PLC

Seven and Ten battle it out for top sports bragging rights

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 16-Jan-17

The Ten Network’s coverage of the Big Bash League will directly compete with the 2017 Australian Open in prime-time on the Seven Network. A total of nine BBL matches will clash with the Australian Open coverage, compared with just four in 2016. Seven has also launched a paid digital service to complements its free-to-air coverage of the Australian Open, while highlights will also be streamed via Twitter.

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TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, BIG BASH LEAGUE, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, TWITTER INCORPORATED, KIA MOTORS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, DAVIDE CAMPARI-MILANO SPA, WILLIAM HILL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BLACKMORES LIMITED – ASX BKL

A-League soccer strikes record $346m TV deal with Fox

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 21-Dec-16

Fox Sports has secured a six-year deal to broadcast the A-League, as well as matches featuring the Socceroos and the Matildas. The pay-TV group will pay $A310m for the broadcasting rights, plus $A36m in contra advertising. The deal is worth about $A58m a year, although Football Federation Australia had been hoping to gain around $A80m a year. FFA has yet to secure a free-to-air broadcaster for soccer matches, but CEO Geoff Gallop says the major networks have expressed interest.

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FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, SOCCEROOS, MATILDAS, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, ADARA PARTNERS, NIELSEN SPORTS AUSTRALIA

Seven to expand digital offering for tennis Open

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Original article by Jake Mitchell
The Australian – Page: 25 : 12-Dec-16

The Seven Network will provide live streams of more than 600 tennis matches during the 2016-17 summer, including the Australian Open. Seven will offer a paid version of its streaming service, which will feature exclusive content. However, chief digital officer Clive Dickens stresses that Seven will not charge a fee to view any matches. The ANZ Bank, Blackmores, Kia and Industry Super Funds will be among the major sponsors of Seven’s tennis coverage.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, BLACKMORES LIMITED – ASX BKL, KIA MOTORS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, INDUSTRY SUPER FUNDS, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION AND RADIO ASSOCIATION (ASTRA) INCORPORATED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

A-League TV rights deal closer

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 24-Nov-16

Football Federation Australia is tipped to gain up to $A80m a year for TV broadcasting rights under the new deal which takes effect in mid-2017. FFA hopes that one of the three commercial free-to-air networks will buy the rights to show some A-League matches, as SBS currently broadcasts one match per week in a deal with Fox Sports. Bids for the broadcasting rights must be submitted by 9 December 2016, and FFA is believed to be keen to secure a deal before Cricket Australia commences its own negotiations with broadcasters.

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FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, THE A LEAGUE PTY LTD, SOCCEROOS, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, LAGARDERE SPORTS, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Seven ready to stop the nation with social media

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 25 : 24-Oct-16

Seven West Media’s coverage of the 2015 Melbourne Cup was streamed live via its Plus7 app some 340,000 times during the race itself and 488,000 times over the course of the day. Seven expects to attract a larger live streaming audience for the 2016 Melbourne Cup, and the broadcaster will offer exclusive live video content via Facebook, including interviews and behind-the-scenes stories. Seven will not stream the race live on Facebook, although it will provide content for Twitter’s live coverage of the Cup.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, THE EMIRATES MELBOURNE CUP, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, TWITTER INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED MOTOR INSURERS LIMITED, SCHWEPPES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TAB