The ABC, SEN and Triple M have all extended the amount of cricket they will cover in the lead-up to the 2024-25 summer More cricket will be broadcast across the airwaves with Cricket Australia announcing an expanded suite of audio rights deals for the next seven summers. The ABC, SEN and Triple M, through its…
A combined 293,391 people attended both series at an average of 48,989 per match. 219,755 people attended the Mens Origin at at an average of 73,251, while 74,176 attended Womens Origin at an average of 24,725. The three game Mens series, which averaged 3.409 million viewers per match (up 14.9% year-on-year), ranks as the three highest rating…
It was opening night the the 2024 NRL season and Thursday night NRL was unopposed in local sport, resulting in 383,000 viewers on Nine with 41,000 watching on 9NOW. The match reached 1.503 million viewers nationally, with Fox viewing still to come. 3,921 attended the game at McDonald Jones Stadium. (image credit – @JohnCMoriarty) Olympic…
The NRL is set to use the next three years to accelerate the growth of the women’s competition as they map out a path to NRLW expansion. Women’s rugby league is on the up, thanks to record State of Origin ratings, packed crowds and the addition of two fresh franchises in 2025. But on the…
The Miles government plans to spend $1.6 billion upgrading QSAC, but it has emerged more money will be needed for the stadium to host athletics at the Games. Brisbane 2032 president Andrew Liveris has for the first time revealed Steven Miles’ proposed 40,000-seat no-frills Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre stadium would leave a hole in…
The NRLW competition will be a key selling point for the National Rugby League’s next media rights deal, according to chief executive Andrew Abdo, following the success of the 2024 women’s State of Origin series which drew more than three million viewers across the three games. The APL has claimed that the competitions have seen…