Source: Sports Business Insider The Bulldogs have extended their partnership with Mission Foods through 2017. The partnership which began in 2009, will allow Mission Foods to be the Bulldogs sole major sponsor, featuring on the front and back of the guernsey. They will also become the Bulldogs longest serving major partner. Chairman of Mission Foods…
Despite several leagues now flagging restarts in coming weeks and months, theres still not a lot of live sport on offer on our televisions. With that in mind, heres how the weekend ratings went for the AFL replays, NRL highlights and last nighte Supercars E-Series. Note this article written for TV Blackbox and posted here….
Source: The Daily Telegraph The Australian Rugby Union is aiming for a 40 million annual tv deal, up from 25 million, when their rights come up for renewal at the end of 2015, believing their rights are at least as valuable as the A-league’s.
In the ever changing landscape of tv rights negotiations, theres been plenty of changes this year to various sports and I thought Id make a single post outlining the current arrangements. For the purposes of this post – and length – I’ve separated the womens sport from the mens. Broadcasters: …
With the AFL and state league seasons over, the centre of Australian football moves to London and the 2014 Axios IT Euro Cup. Ben McCormack, the CEO of AFL Europe, says that with 16 mens sides and 5 womens sides, this is the largest tournament since the competition was first held in 2005.. One of…
Basketball Australia (BA) has announced new broadcast arrangements for the 2020 Chemist Warehouse WNBL season, providing the league with more visibility than ever before. The agreement with partners the Foxtel Group and the ABC will see all 60 games of the 2020 season available LIVE across Australia. Fox Sports will broadcast LIVE four games per…
Fairfax media reports today that the Bulldogs are on the lookout for a major sponsor to contribute a seven figure sum into the club after parting ways with major sponsor Jaycar. The club says its going in another direction at the end of the season.
Source: News Litd The Heraldsun reports that former Channel Nine boss Jeff Browne is firming up to take a position on the AFL Commission and eventually succeed Mike Fitzpatrick as AFL Chairman. Browne has historically been involved previously with the Oval during the creation of the Salary Cap and Draft, as well as serving as…
Not every club has published an Annual Report. This data includes all revenues including gambling and government grants.
As we head towards the 2014 International Cup, I had a brief chat with Matt Bishop, the coach of the United States mens Australian Football side, the Revolution. Matt spent some time playing junior footy in central Queensland and on the Far South Coast of New South Wales. Most of his senior footy was played…
The Financial Review reports that The NRL will take back control of its digital assets, including the NRL.com and club websites, under the terms of its new broadcast deal. The move will mean the competition and its clubs will be able to keep revenue from digital source such as advertising, which is now primarily sold…
WANDERERS chairman Paul Lederer has unveiled plans for the A-League club to be based at a new $30m state-of-the-art complex from next season. The complex will be built in seven stages on land leased at Blacktown International Sportspark, with the club headquarters and player facilities due to be built within the next six months, along…
News Limited are now reporting that Wests Tigers wont be abandoning Leichardt, but will probably reduce commitments at its outlying stadiums both there and at Campbelltown to play at ANZ Stadium, which offers $100,000 per game to do so – and cant really be overlooked due to owing at least $2 million to the NRL…
With Origin in temporary abeyance, attention turns to a full round of matches beginning with Thursdays Sharks /Dolphins clash at the soon to be renamed Pointsbet Stadium in front of 8,035 people. The Sharks average 11,550 at partially renovated Pointsbet Stadium. The match rated 560,000 on Nine including 66,000 on 9NOW and a reach pf…
Heres all the Footy industry news in brief from the last 7 days…in case you missed any of it A-league Adelaide Uniteds Womens side has received $75,000 funding from the South Australian Government to assist with this season’s medical, accommodation and travel costs. Former head of the A-League Archie Fraser has joined the Association of…
Fri NRL – Warriors v Panthers – Crowd: 13,076 at Mt Smart https://t.co/e7LjOw1Rz4 — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) July 14, 2017 Fri STV #NRL #FoxLeague #NRLWarriorsPanthers National 194k: Metro 143k (Syd 78k Mel 14k Bri 48k Ade 1k Per 2k) pic.twitter.com/9L4XoJq8PI — Mediaweek (@MediaweekAUS) July 15, 2017 Fri NRL – Raiders v Dragoms – Crowd: 10,977 at…
AFL BRISBANE are in negotiations with the Tasmanian Government to sell a home AFLW game next season. The Lions stand to reap $100,000 from the deal which would see a game shifted from Brendale to York Park in Launceston. The Tasmanian Government sees the deal with Brisbane as a way to increase interest in the…
Round 10 of AFLW Season 7 was attended by 14,386 people at an average of 1,598 per match, using 12% of venue capacity. S7 of the AFLW was attended by 231,388 peopl at an average of 2,571 using 17% of venue capacity. This is the highest aggregate for any AFLW season, but #3 for average….
