Netball Australia reports another surplus in 2023

Netball Australia has announced strong game attendance and new commercial partnerships delivered an operating surplus in 2023.  It was the second consecutive surplus recorded by Netball Australia as it continues to strengthen its financial position and grow the game.  The 2023 financial results were presented to Member Organisation Presidents and CEOs at tonight’s Annual General…

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Supernetball 2024 off to a roaring start with record crowds and streaming audiences

Suncorp Super Netball has had its biggest start to the season yet, breaking viewership and attendance records. Significant audience increases have been recorded on Kayo Sports, Foxtel Go and Foxtel Now across Rounds 1 and 2, marking the highest streamed start to the season since the landmark broadcast partnership with the Foxtel Group began in…

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Round 9, NRL TV and Ratings

More than 135,000 people attended the NRL in Round 9, with the average staying well clear of 20,000 for the season. South Sydney/Penrith Manly/Canberra Brisbane/Sydney Canterbury/Wests Tigers Gold Coast/Melbourne North Queensland/Dolphins Newcastle/Warriors Cronulla/St George All data sourced from Oztam, VOZ, Mediaspy, NRL.com and League Unlimited. FoxSTB = set top boxes, and these estimates are based…

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Round 8, AFL TV and Attendance

Round 8 was attended by over 403,000 people – the third time this season that attendance has passed 400,000 and the fourth time ever. It is the third highest aggregate round crowd of all time. Crows/Power Carlton/Collingwood Sydney/GWS St Kilda/North Melbourne Saturday Night AFL Melbourne/Geelong West Coast/Essendon Richmond/Frematle Western Bulldogs/Hawthorn Brisbane/Gold Coast Note: all data…

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The hills are alive with the sound of…um…positivity? IN MY RUGBY LEAGUE?

By anyones standard this has been an outstanding weekend of league. There was a general air of expectation and excitement over the beginning of the season, and by its end we were introduced to that rarest of rugby league scenarios….a fairly contented audience. The weather held out, and most of the matches were close fought,…

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Cricket Australia announces 5.5m loss for 2021-2022

Cricket Australia have reported a deficit of 5.5m for 2021-2022, and a comprehensive loss of 10.655m on revenue of $391.004m. Notably there was a $51m drop in the media, broadcasting and marketing sector, while match income rose 25m. Sponsorship was up slightly to 69m. The BBL averaged 500,000 viewers per fixture, streaming not included. 44…

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VOZ – AFL Grand Final TV Ratings (and Final season estimates), NRL Prelim weekend

The 2022 AFL Grand Final rated a total of 3.183m – picking up an additional 115,000 viewers – inc 86,000 regional viewers. Seven 3.183m Metro 2.186m Regional 867,000 BVOD 95,000 Presentations 2.657m On the Ground 2.440m NRL Prelim Weekend VOZ Nine Cowboys/Eels 1.346m (+46k) Panthers/Rabbitohs 1.359m (+38k) Total est Cowboys/Eels 2.144m Panthers/Rabbitohs 2.107m Data: Oztam…

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Weekly News Wrap | Rugby broadcast rights concerns, A-league sponsorship woes, and more

A-league and Soccer Rd 17 of the 2019-20 A-league season saw 45k people watch the ABC metro coverage on Saturday, with a season average of 49k. Fox coverage was watched by 91k, with an estimated season average of 28k. Rd 17 of the 2019-20 A-league season was attended by 37,738 people – the lowest 5…

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Weekend Ratings Wrap | Tennis dominates viewing as Big Bash season prepares for Finals

This article was originally on TV Blackbox. Updated with information from ESPNCricinfo. It was another big weekend of sport with Kyrgios and Barty featuring at the Australian Open and Tennis dominating the weekend ratings. In addition, the final matches of the Big Bash home and away season were played out. The Australian Open Nine must…

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