This Month
- Analysis
- The Breakdown
Netflix refines its sports plan as Jake Paul helps wow investors
The streaming service says acquiring the rights to stream full seasons of sport makes no economic sense, despite success with the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing match.
- Amelia McGuire
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Foxtel’s $3.4b sale a bet on a billionaire, not a deal of the decade
There’s much more to the pay TV and streaming provider’s ownership change than the headline price. Now Saudi Arabia is involved.
- Anthony Macdonald
Saudi Arabia nears deal to take big stake in Foxtel’s new owner DAZN
The investment would value the British sports streaming business, in which News Corp will have a six per cent holding, at more than $16 billion.
- Kylar Loussikian
December 2024
Ten writes TV licence values to zero as losses balloon to $322m
But the broadcaster, now owned by Paramount Global, said it was optimistic about the future as it repositioned itself for a world where streaming dominates.
- Kylar Loussikian
November 2024
V8 Supercars taps advisers for $200m-plus TV deal
Sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said the motor racing organisation has already met with Nine and incumbents Seven and Foxtel about a new deal.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
September 2024
Why Rich Lister Bruce Gordon is suing the TVSN shopping channel
WIN claims TVSN breached its contract by refusing to meet – all while it was quietly striking a new deal with the Seven Network behind WIN’s back.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
August 2024
- Opinion
- Online gambling
Ban all gambling ads and let the kids play the game, not the odds
Kids appear to know as much about multi bets as they do about the players they are watching.
- Zoe Daniel
July 2024
Streaming, catch-up services on verge of eclipsing TV advertising
Revenue growth has slowed significantly across the media and entertainment sector – particularly in news – a widely followed annual PwC survey has found.
- Kylar Loussikian
May 2024
Labor’s controversial sports broadcast plans heading for Senate fracas
The government’s proposal, which would allow big streamers like Netflix to bid against free, local platforms, is “un-Australian”, according to the Greens.
- Zoe Samios
ARN throws a Hail Mary to revive collapsed radio merger
Takeover target SCA gave a dim view of the revised plan, which doesn’t include private equity firm Anchorage Capital.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Media & marketing
New laws risk the end of free sports on TV
The government has one chance of modernising how broadcast rights are organised. Otherwise, iconic sporting events will be harder to find.
- Greg Hywood
April 2024
Foxtel faces its streaming apocalypse
Once the country’s most profitable media group, Foxtel is losing subscribers and is facing a mega-sports rights bill. Will it make it through?
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
December 2023
Amazon snaps up rights to cricket World Cups until 2027
The deal means major tournaments including the T20 World Cups – previously aired by Foxtel, Nine and Seven West – will instead be consolidated at Prime Video.
- Zoe Samios
October 2023
- Exclusive
- Business of sport
England wants $50m for next two Ashes series
Seven may be out of the race to secure the rights to the English Ashes series, informing top executives it could not meet its financial expectations.
- Zoe Samios
- Exclusive
- Business of sport
Matildas success prompts World Cup rights deal
The FIFA Women’s World Cup was a major success for Football Australia. Now, they’re betting on the Matildas to generate a record broadcast deal.
- Zoe Samios
- Exclusive
- Business of sport
British cricket execs hosted at AFL, NRL as Ashes talks heat up
Seated among the thousands of fans at the NRL and AFL grand finals were two unlikely attendees: two English executives in charge of brokering a new Ashes deal.
- Zoe Samios
September 2023
Nine alone in Melbourne Cup rights race after Seven withdraws
Seven West Media boss James Warburton told Tabcorp and the Victoria Racing Club the network would pull out of the Melbourne Cup bidding.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Zoe Samios
August 2023
Football Australia chases record TV deal after Matildas success
The governing body’s chief executive, James Johnson, is expecting a record-breaking cash injection for the sport off the back of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
- Zoe Samios
July 2023
- Analysis
- FIFA World Cup
Women’s World Cup offers broadcaster Optus a shot at redemption
It can’t control how well the Matildas do in the World Cup, but Optus Sport says it has pulled out all the tech stops to make its coverage a success.
- Paul Smith
June 2023
Network Ten quits race to broadcast Melbourne Cup from next year
The Paramount-owned broadcaster has aired the race for the last five years. Its exit leaves Nine Entertainment and Seven West Media competing for the rights.
- Zoe Samios