TELEVISION BROADCASTING OF SPORTS – AUSTRALIA

Most loved Matildas smash Ashes

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Original article by Zoe Samios
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 2-Aug-23

More than 2.4 million Australians watched the Matildas defeat Canada to advance to the next round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Monday night. The match, which was broadcast by the Seven Network and on its 7Plus streaming service, was the first women’s sporting event in Australia to attract an average TV audience of more than two million. The match also had a total reach of 4.7 million viewers, which comprises people who watch at least one minute of content on TV or 15 seconds online. In contrast, the Nine Network’s coverage of the first session of the final day of the fifth Ashes Test attracted just 926,000 viewers; an average of 1.2 million viewers watched later sessions of the match.

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MATILDAS, FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC

Andrews blindside puts Commonwealth Games broadcast deal on ice

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Original article by Calum Jaspan
The Age – Page: Online : 19-Jul-23

The Seven Network was the official broadcaster of the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and 2022, and it has first-refusal rights to the next two Games. Sources have indicated that Seven had been close to finalising a new broadcasting rights deal, but the negotiations have been put on hold due to uncertainty about the 2026 Games following the Victorian government’s decision to terminate its contract. The source has indicated that the 2026 Games will have significantly less appeal for Seven if they are held in a different timezone.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

Nine to take a hit from Kyrgios’s Australian Open exit

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Original article by Sophie Elsworth
The Australian – Page: 2 : 18-Jan-23

Data from OzTAM shows that the Nine Network’s broadcast of the first night session of the 2023 Australian Open attracted a national audience of just 476,000; this compares with 885,000 viewers in 2022. The withdrawal of Nick Kyrgios from the grand slam tournament due to injury is expected to affect Nine’s rating for the remainder of the event, given that he was one of the major drawcards. A TV industry insider notes that viewers have traditionally tended to lose interest when the leading tennis stars are not playing or are defeated in the early rounds. Nine Entertainment Company renewed its broadcasting rights deal in late 2022; it is paying about $85m a year, plus contra.

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS

Foxtel pays more for less in record $1.5b cricket broadcasting deal

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Original article by Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 4-Jan-23

Cricket Australia’s new seven-year broadcasting rights deal with Foxtel and Seven West Media is worth more than $1.5bn. Foxtel will pay about $980m for the broadcasting rights, which equates to nearly $140m a year. However, the Big Bash League will be reduced from 61 matches per season to just 43 under the new rights deal, which runs from 2024-25 to 2030-31. Seven in turn will pay about $65m a year, which is about 13 per cent lower than the cost of its current rights deal. Meanwhile, Ten Network owner Paramount has stated that it did not make a formal bid for the cricket rights.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA,FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD,SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM,SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED,TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED,PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Billion-dollar cricket bid drags as rivals pick up pace

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Original article by Ben Horne
The Australian – Page: 3 : 23-Dec-22

Cricket Australia is believed to favour a joint bid from Nine Entertainment and Fox Sports for its broadcasting rights, despite the fact that Ten Network owner Paramount has made the highest offer. CA is said to be reluctant to give the rights to all forms of cricket to Paramount, although it could secure some of the rights. Meanwhile, Nine is believed to have been given financial advice that it could handle the broadcasting rights to both cricket and the Australian Open.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Cricket chiefs look to post a big score

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Original article by James Madden
The Australian – Page: 19 : 14-Nov-22

Sources have indicated that Cricket Australia was "underwhelmed" by the initial ­offers for the next broadcasting rights deal and has asked broadcasters to make new submissions. Seven West Media and Foxtel paid $1.18bn for the current rights deal, which expires in two years’ time. Seven and Nine Entertainment are believed to have offered around $50m per year solely for Test match rights, while Ten and Foxtel are said to have pitched for the rights to all international and domestic matches. CA’s negotiations with broadcasters follows Nine’s recent renewal of its rights deal with Tennis Australia in a new five-year deal worth a record $425m.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED

Low TV crowd for all-Sydney decider

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Original article by Edmund Tadros
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 4-Oct-22

Ratings data from OzTAM shows that the National Rugby League grand final boasted a total audience of just 2.76 million viewers. This compares with 3.2 million in 2020 and 3.6 million in 2021, with COVID-19 restrictions boosting the audience in both years. The Nine Network’s coverage of the 2022 premiership decider had an average audience of 1.67 million metropolitan viewers, plus 696,000 viewers in regional areas; an additional 389,000 people watched the grand final on the 9Now app.

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NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Seven West optimistic of securing AFL rights

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Original article by Mark Di Stefano, Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 17-Aug-22

The Australian Football League was hoping to finalise its next broadcasting rights deal after the last round of the home-and-away season this weekend. However, insiders have suggested that the AFL will not rush a deal in order to secure the best outcome. The AFL Commission discussed the competing bids on Monday, and it hopes to sell the broadcasting and streaming rights for around $3bn. Incumbent free-to-air rights holder Seven West Media is confident that its deal will be renewed, with CEO James Warburton noting that it has a "very strong" relationship with the AFL.

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AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED

Sports would be nuts to risk walking away: Foxtel CEO

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Original article by Max Mason, Mark Di Stefano
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 19 : 10-Aug-22

News Corporation has posted revenue of $US10.4bn for 2021-22, an increase of 11 per cent, while EBITDA rose 31 per cent to $US1.67bn. The Dow Jones financial news division’s EBITDA was up 30 per cent at $US433m, while the real estate services division’s EBITA rose 12 per cent to $US574m. News Corp Australia contributed $US109m to the media giant’s growth in profitability, while Foxtel’s total subscriber base rose to 4.5 million. Foxtel will seek to renew its AFL broadcasting rights deal, and CEO Patrick Delany says factors such as its audience reach and capacity to pay means that sporting bodies should not risk shifting their broadcasting rights to another company.

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NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

NRL could switch TV channels

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Original article by John Stensholt, Jessica Halloran
The Australian – Page: 24 : 25-Aug-21

The Seven Network is said to have expressed interest in the broadcasting rights to rugby league’s State of Origin series. Seven is also believed to be interested in broadcasting one National Rugby League match each week; Ten could also potentially bid for the NRL rights, with the Nine Network’s current deal set to end in 2022. Nine has held the rugby league broadcasting rights for about three decades.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE