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Australia: Extreme E broadcast deal with SBS

Extreme E, the electric off-road racing series, has announced a new broadcast partnership with Australian public broadcaster, SBS. This collaboration will bring Extreme E’s races to a wide Australian audience through both free-to-air and digital platforms. Extreme E X Prix in 2024 will be available to Australian viewers on SBS, one of the country’s primary […]

August 6, 2024

Australia: Foxtel adds BritBox, Vevo integrated apps

Foxtel, the Australia pay-TV company, has announced that BritBox will join its suite of integrated apps on iQ set top boxes along with a line-up of new dedicated channels including NatureTime, The Outdoor Channel and a suite of Vevo music video channels. BritBox will offer Foxtel customers access to a collection of British television content […]

August 2, 2024

AE Live extends partnership with Australia’s Channel Nine

AE Live, a provider of data and broadcast solutions, has announced the extension of its long-standing partnership with Australian broadcaster, Channel Nine, for the delivery and coverage of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.  Nine Entertainment announced last year that it had won the rights to broadcast the Summer and Winter Olympics until 2032 – […]

July 30, 2024

Foxtel, Cricket South Africa extend broadcast deal

Foxtel Group and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have announced an extension to their agreement to broadcast the Proteas Men and Women’s international matches throughout Australia in a multi-year deal. The deal was secured by CSA’s international media rights partner, IMG. Under the agreement, Foxtel Group will exclusively broadcast all fixtures for South Africa’s men’s and […]

July 22, 2024

Veritone licensing deal with Tennis Australia

Veritone, a provider of digital asset management, licensing and metadata solutions, has announced a content licensing agreement with Tennis Australia, the governing body of tennis in Australia and host of the Australian Open, one of the sport’s four annual Grand Slam tournaments. The agreement enables Veritone to license archival match footage from the Australian Open […]

July 2, 2024

Foxtel drawing record sports audiences

Just over midway through their respective seasons, the Australian Football League (AFL), National Rugby League (NRL), Super Netball and Formula 1 are all achieving record season audiences across the Foxtel Group platforms in Australia – Foxtel, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go and Kayo Sports. With streaming audiences representing more than half of total audiences, all codes […]

June 26, 2024

Stuff the British Stole set for international heist caper adaptation

Stuff the British Stole, the hit documentary series highlighting the controversy around cultural artefacts taken during the height of the British Empire, is being re-imagined as a major international heist drama series to be produced by award-winning production companies, Wooden Horse (The Clearing, Mother & Son) and Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) Australia (The […]

June 25, 2024

Fred Media launches Life Down Under FAST channel

Fred Media, the Australian independent content distributor, has launched its first FAST channel in Europe. Available on the LG Channels platform in seven territories, including the UK, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, the Life Down Under channel features lifestyle, documentary and factual content originating from and telling stories about life in Australia. All titles are […]

June 24, 2024

Australia: Streaming commissions plummet

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has released the results of a recent membership survey investigating how local and global streamers are currently engaging with Australian producers. The results paint a bleak picture of the current commissioning landscape, with 80 per cent of respondents citing ‘Less’ or ‘Much Less’ commissioning interest from streaming services compared to the same […]

June 6, 2024

Australia: Pluto TV adds RealMadrid TV on 10 Play

Football fans in Australia can now access the RealMadrid TV FAST channel. The channel has joined the lineup of Pluto TV FAST channels already on 10 Play and can be streamed via the Live TV With Pluto TV branded area. RealMadrid TV features a wide variety of content around the La Liga club including latest […]

May 30, 2024