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Seven kicks off cricket’s new era

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 7-Dec-18

Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner says there has been a positive response to the Seven Network’s inaugural cricket broadcast under its new rights deal. The first day of the series against India marked the first time in four decades that the Nine Network has not broadcast Test matches played in Australia. Seven will also broadcast selected Big Bash League matches, while Foxtel has exclusive coverage of one-day internationals. The Nine Network in turn has replaced Seven as the free-to-air broadcaster of tennis in Australia.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, BIG BASH LEAGUE, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TENNIS AUSTRALIA, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, IPG MEDIABRANDS

Domain eyes summer of sport boost

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 21-Nov-18

Property listings group Domain Holdings will have a significant marketing presence on Australian TV during the 2018-19 summer. Domain will be the naming rights sponsor of cricket, which will be broadcast by the Seven Network for the first time. Domain is also expected to be marketed heavily on the Nine Network following the merger between Nine Entertainment Company and Fairfax Media, which is Domain’s largest shareholder. CEO Jason Pellegrino is confident that Domain can increase its reach outside its core markets of Sydney and Melbourne.

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DOMAIN HOLDINGS AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX DHA, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS

Governing body happy with series attendances but ODIs face uphill fight

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Original article by Jon Pierik
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 51 : 13-Nov-18

Attendances for Australia’s recent three-match one-day cricket internationals series against South Africa have been described as modest. Ratings for the matches on Fox Sports were probably only a third of what they would have been if they had been on free-to-air television. Cricket Australia is hoping for better attendances and ratings when the first of four Twenty20 internationals begin at Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast on 17 November.

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CRICKET AUSTRALIA, FOX SPORTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

It’s cricket, but not as we know it

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Original article by Stephen Brook
The Australian – Page: 19 : 10-Oct-18

Foxtel will broadcast 97 days of cricket during the 2018-19 summer, including exclusive coverage of some matches. The Fox Cricket channel was officially launched on 9 October, and to date Foxtel has secured eight premium sponsors for its cricket coverage. CEO Patrick Delany says live coverage will be advertisement-free, and ads will only be shown during lunch and tea breaks. Foxtel currently has about 5.4 million subscribers, while data from Roy Morgan shows that about 10 million Australians now have access to a Netflix subscription.

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FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, FOX CRICKET CHANNEL, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, ROY MORGAN LIMITED, MULTI CHANNEL NETWORK PTY LTD, CRICKET AUSTRALIA, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Negotiators go toe to toe for Foxtel-AFL rights deal

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Original article by David Swan
The Australian – Page: 24 : 1-Oct-18

Australian Football League CEO Gillon McLachlan says broadcasting rights deals such as the $2.5bn deal struck in 2015 are very stressful when they are being negotiated. He notes that the landmark rights deal with Seven West Media, Foxtel and Telstra took years to negotiate, but it was only finalised at the last minute. The record deal was announced at a press conference which was attended by senior executives from the AFL, Seven, News Corp Australia and Telstra.

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AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS

Worner sings praises of live sport after surge in ratings

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian – Page: 24 : 1-Oct-18

The Seven Network’s coverage of the 2018 Australian Football League Grand Final boasted an average audience of 3.38 million, compared with 3.54 million in 2017. The audience peaked at around 4.3 million, up from 4.19 million in 2017. Seven’s broadcast of a Twenty20 women’s international cricket match also attracted a big audience. Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner has stressed the importance of live sports for the network, adding that sports broadcasting rights will become even more valuable in the future. Foxtel also recorded strong growth in audience numbers for its AFL coverage in 2018.

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SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, FOX SPORTS, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, WEST COAST EAGLES FOOTBALL CLUB, COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB, RICHMOND FOOTBALL CLUB, SYDNEY ROOSTERS RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL, MELBOURNE STORM RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, BRISBANE BRONCOS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED, NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS, SOUTH SYDNEY RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY FOOTBALL CLUB

4K AFL on Foxtel’s Netflix of sport

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Original article by David Swan
The Australian – Page: 19 : 21-Sep-18

Foxtel has advised that it will broadcast some Australian Football League matches in the 4K ultra-high-definition format during the 2019 season. Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany says one match per round is likely to be initially broadcast in the new format, with additional 4K coverage to be added as more of the high-definition cameras become available in Australia. Delany has also indicated that Foxtel will unveil details of a new sport-focused streaming video service in the next several months.

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FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NETFLIX INCORPORATED

Ten pips Seven at post for Cup rights

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Weekend Australian – Page: 5 : 1-Sep-18

‘The Ten Network is expected to announce on 3 September that it has secured the rights to broadcast the Melbourne Cup horse racing carnival as from 2019. It is understood that Ten will pay over $10 million a year for the rights, as much as five times more than current broadcaster Seven West is believed to be paying. Seven will also cease broadcasting the Australian Open tennis in 2019, but has teamed up with Foxtel to take the cricket from Nine, which will now show the tennis.

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

Nine pitches $3m Australian Open sponsor deals

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Original article by Nick Tabakoff
The Australian – Page: Online : 3-Sep-18

Nine Entertainment is understood to be seeking sponsor deals of up to $3 million for the Australian Open tennis, which it will be covering for the first time in 2019. Nine has already met with some of the Open’s current sponsors, including the ANZ Bank, Kia and Emirates, with more meetings expected in the week beginning 3 September. Nine is seeking to charge more than Seven did for major sponsor packages, but it believes the extra cost is warranted, because of the greater opportunity for "cross-platform exposure".

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NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, KIA GROUP, EMIRATES AIRLINES, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, JACOB’S CREEK PTY LTD, BARILLA, OMNICOM GROUP

World Cup final kept 500,000 Aussies up

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 17-Jul-18

Data from OzTAM shows that the audience for SBS’s live coverage of France’s 4-2 win against Croatia in the FIFA World Cup final peaked at 789,426. The first half of the final averaged 583,000 viewers, including 484,000 people in metropolitan areas. The semi-finals had also attracted good numbers, with an average audience of 276,000 for the match between France and Belgium and an average of 420,000 tuning in to watch Croatia defeat England. Meanwhile, the audience for Seven’s coverage of the men’s final at Wimbledon peaked at 539,000, with an average audience of 377,000.

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SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, OZTAM PTY LTD, TOUR DE FRANCE, SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE