Australian viewers can watch five BBC branded channels on Foxtel - BBC UKTV, BBC First, BBC Knowledge, CBeebies and BBC World News. While the British broadcaster (through its commercial arm BBC Worldwide) has adopted a ‘branded channel’ approach for the Australian market, it has taken a different approach for its program portfolio in Japan. Instead of launching… Continue reading Block programming for BBC Worldwide in Japan
Category: Television
Seven surprises with European Games
Hot on the heels of the Seven Network announcing it will broadcast the last three days of Royal Ascot in June (read the press release here), Seven has announced that it has secured Australian broadcast rights to the inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. The European Games, which is a new multi-sport event, will run from 12-28… Continue reading Seven surprises with European Games
IPL 8 without an Australian TV broadcaster
UPDATED: The eighth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins tonight (Australian time) with the Kolkata Knight Riders taking on the Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens. However it appears that Australian viewers will be once again be left without an Australian free-to-air or subscription broadcaster and have to rely on online streaming coverage for the world’s… Continue reading IPL 8 without an Australian TV broadcaster
Aussie Swimming Champs only LIVE on tenplay
The Australian Swimming Championships begin this Friday with Australia’s best swimmers looking to secure a spot on the Australian team for the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia later this year. For those keen to see who qualifies for a spot on the Australian team, Swimming Australia has confirmed that LIVE coverage (of all finals) will only… Continue reading Aussie Swimming Champs only LIVE on tenplay
Paralympic Games join the Olympics on Seven in 2016
The Seven Network has continued building its already impressive sports broadcast portfolio with the announcement that it has secured the broadcast rights to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. Seven’s coverage of the Paralympic Games will follow its exclusive coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Seven’s agreement with the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) delivers: free… Continue reading Paralympic Games join the Olympics on Seven in 2016
Seven the new home of state-based Saturday footy
The Seven Network has continued to build its state-based football league broadcast rights portfolio with the announcement that it has secured 2015 broadcast rights to Sydney’s premier rugby union competition the Shute Shield. Under the new deal, Saturday’s match-of-the-day will be seen LIVE throughout the season on 7TWO, regionally through Prime and on 7 Digital. The… Continue reading Seven the new home of state-based Saturday footy
Seven to broadcast Easter Monday tradition
After countless years on the Ten Network, Australia’s oldest and richest foot race the Stawell Gift is coming LIVE to the Seven Network on Easter Monday. Seven and the event promoter Twenty3 Sport and Entertainment and the Stawell Athletic Club have reached a multi-year agreement for coverage of the footrace that was first run in… Continue reading Seven to broadcast Easter Monday tradition
2015 Broadcast Guide: V8 Supercars, F1 and MotoGP
On Thursday the Clipsal 500 gets underway on the streets of Adelaide which means it is the start of the V8 Supercars Championship series. The first V8 Supercars round of the 2015 season will be followed in a couple of weeks time by the opening of the FIA Formula One season at Albert Park in… Continue reading 2015 Broadcast Guide: V8 Supercars, F1 and MotoGP
Ten returns to the Netball court with Fox Sports
After a two-year hiatus, Network Ten is returning to the netball court after agreeing to a new broadcast deal with Netball Australia and Fox Sports for coverage of the ANZ Championship. For the last two seasons, the ANZ Championship has been broadcast on Fox Sports and SBS TWO. Under the terms of the two-year deal,… Continue reading Ten returns to the Netball court with Fox Sports
Bathurst 12-hour to remain on Seven
While the 2015 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12-hour race was only run a couple of weeks ago at Mt Panorama, race organisers are already preparing for a return to the mountain in 2016 with the Seven Network being confirmed as the event’s broadcaster partner for 2016. The cars of Australian and International GT racing will return to Mount… Continue reading Bathurst 12-hour to remain on Seven