Nine Media reports indicate that the NRL is preparing to go to tender early on its broadcast rights, leveraging expansion, its popular womens competitions and improved ratings as well as the changes to anti siphoning legislation. Its current deal with Nine and Fox ends in 2027. Howeverr, anticipated expansion into Perth, PNG and even NZ,…
News Limited is reporting that the NRL may try to sign its next media deal two years early, which will evidently give it some advantage over the AFL.
Nine’s broadcast of the Grand Final reached more than 930,000 people nationwide, making it the highest rating match of the 2020 season, with viewership within all key demographics up on the 2019 Grand Final. The Super Netball grand final had a peak audience of 448,000. The average audience throughout the match was 303,659. The broadcast…
On October 14th, News Limited reported that the NRL was set to appoint 4 independent board members, while the NRLs cheif financial officer, Peter Brown, would stand down in order to allow the Titans to feel more like their own entity as the club is prepared for sale. For a more complete summary of the…
A strong financial result was delivered by the Group. Consolidated Group Net Profit increased by 42% to $3.0m. Item 2021 2020 inc/Dec Revenue 68.44 67.121 1.97% Profit 3.025 2.122 42.55% NRl Distro 14.004 13.788 1.57% Poker Machines 35.074 38.753 -9.49% Sponsorship 7.969 5.076 56.99% Gate 4.891 2.719 79.88% The licensed Clubs profit increased from $0.8m…
The AFL and AFL Players Association (AFLPA) are pleased to announce a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) has been reached for 2022 NAB AFLW Season Seven with average player salaries increasing 94% across the board. The increased pay deal will ensure that the average salary for all 540 players across 18 clubs will rise 94%…
On December 15th, the AFL announced a series of trials for anyone to come and see if they could play Australian football, with the specified aim of trying to recruit interest from players of other sports. On December 16th, Port Adeliade announced that it had signed Erin Phillips, Australian national basketballer, to be a part…
AFL Players could be in line for a bumper pay rise of up to 20 per cent this year alone, as drawn-out negotiations with AFL powerbrokers near a conclusion. AFL Players’ Association boss Paul Marsh is confident an end to the competition’s long-running pay saga is near but he isn’t making any promises that it…
Fairfax media reports that the Queensland Government will not be selling Lang Park after News Limited reported that the previous government had planned to secretly do so. The state’s new Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, whose key election promise was to not sell-off any state assets, says she has no plans to sell them. “Absolutely no…
Fairfax reports that Western Force chief executive Mark Sinderberry has hit back at comments made by departing Waratahs CEO Greg Harris suggesting Perth would be better off without a Super Rugby franchise, saying he should worry about his own backyard given he was unable to grow the game in NSW. Sinderberry said clubs’ financial predicaments…
AFL AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says a deal is “98 per cent” done for AFL games to be played at the new Perth Stadium next year and could be finalised as early as today. AFL top boss Gillon McLachlan has all but ruled out a derby opening the first AFL game to be played…
Port Adelaide have reported a comprehensive income of 2.19m on revenue of 57.121m for 2022. AFL income, matches, merch 21.996m Football Ops 29.017m Port Adelaide have reported a comprehensive income of 2.19m on revenue of 57.121m for 2022. AFL income, matches, merch 21.996m Football Ops 29.017mhttps://t.co/9I1n49kgoU pic.twitter.com/5kEgYPu0PN — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) February 28, 2023
Initially the rights to Docklands were sold to Colonial Mutual for 32.5 million over ten years. When Colonial was bought by the Commonwealth Bank, those rights were sold to Telstra for $50 million. Colonial Stadium became Telstra Dome. In 2009, Etihad Airways paid $25 million for the naming rights to the stadium, triggering legal action by the AFL…
There are too many teams in Sydney. If there arent too many teams, then there are too many games. If its not that, then its Origin. This mornings NRL media pundits – Mascord and Rothfield – in both Fairfax and News Corp papers are trotting these lines out this morning. and all because of some…
The ARLC has secured a record broadcast deal for the game after reaching a new free-to-air broadcast agreement with Nine Entertainment until the end of the 2027 season. The total media rights revenue for game under the new deal is now valued at more than $400m per annum for five years, from 2023 to 2027. The…
This season the Isuzu UTE A-League will feature mid-week rounds, which will see action split over multiple weeks with matches played on a Tuesday or a Wednesday. Following the success of last season, the ‘Summer Period’ has been extended by a month in 2024/25 and will run from early December (Round 6) through to the…
Biggest season EVER 🏏 Australian Cricket has set a new attendance record of 2.4 million fans through the gates in 2022/23, including 𝟰𝟯𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 at the SCG 🎟️ pic.twitter.com/GvIXd7Xe65 — Sydney Cricket Ground (@scg) February 28, 2023
Sorry for the inconsistency, havent been all that well. Soccer Australia v Brazil – Crowd – 48,847 at the MCG Australia v Brazil: 9Go! 221,000 (Syd 78k, Melb 64k, Bris 35k, Adel 30k, Perth 14k) Fox: 143k AUSTRALIA unveiled a government-backed bid Tuesday to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, saying it would be an…