The Financial Review reports that Australias leading advertising agencies are baulking at having to pay more to cover the cost of the ever increasing hikes in tv rights across the major sports codes. “The AFL, NRL and Cricket Australia are getting to the point that if they don’t moderate their aggression for increased valuation on their…
News Limited report that an announcement on a new owner for the Melbourne Rebels are poised to sign a new owner after its successful run this year. Talks have evidently been underway between the Rebels, the ARU and a third party for some time.
News Limited reports that Warringah Council cant afford to maintain Brookvale Oval properly and its up to the state government to ensure matches can still be played there. Cr Menano-Pires said the maintenance had moved beyond the council’s capacity. “It’s extremely expensive for us to maintain. We are actually subsidising a private enterprise,” he said….
News Limited is reporting that the cash strapped Lions are considering taking a home game to Singapore if the price is right. “It’s very early days but we are exploring the option,’’ Lions CEO Greg Swann said. “We’ve had some initial meetings but we are still working on it and we still have to get…
Fairfax media reported on May 11th that no deal had been struck even though it had previously been reported otherwise. The report indicated that the AFL was holding out because the FFA could not give a definitive date for its final, and further wanted guaranteed acess not just to Etihad, but Adelaide Oval and the…
Fairfax is reporting that Foxsports Now is available on Apple TV, but Foxfooty is absent from its lineup. AFL is conspicuously absent from Foxtel Sports Now, which is an instant deal-breaker for many sports fans. Even if you follow the other codes, handing over $20 per month seems steep when you can’t watch live matches….
News Limited has reported that despite a drop in the Roars crowds, a second Brisbane team is on the cards under the FFA’s newly released “whole of football’ plan. “The Roar have got a solid foundation but there’s still growth that they need to achieve for their own business model and ours,” Gallop told The…
The FFA has voiced its approval for plans to build a new stadium at Moore Park and an upgraded facility at Parramatta. “We’ve said for some time that we think Parramatta was the No1 priority,” Gallop said. “When we play there the Wanderers nearly sell it out every time. So we’re pleased to see that…
Fairfax is reporting on an ambitious plan launched by the FFA to be the number 1 code in Australia in 20 years. The FFA’s Whole of Football Plan’s key points: – A 15 million strong Football community by 2035, including one million club members. – A distinctive Australian style of playing that puts our national teams…
The Telegraph is reporting that one of the big issues in the rights negotiations will be a fourth possible FTA game on Saturday nights, with fox needing to pay a premium to retain excljusivity. The Telegraph also reports that Seven are set to bid for Origin at a big markup.
The Australian reports that Stan could be joining forces with Nine for streaming rights as bidders prepare for the NRL and AFL negotiations. Jeff Browne is returning to Nine to do the negotiating. “There’s nothing technologically or legally that would prevent us from moving in that direction,” Sneesby said.“We don’t have any plans to stream…
The Telegraph reports that a confidential 1.3 billion plan is being prepared that will build new stadiums at Moore Park and Parramatta, hand ANZ Stadium over to a Trust and double the governments present $600 million commitment to stadium improvements and infrastructure,
Fairfax ran a piece yesterday on Rugby league which also referred to tv ratings from the game, and compared them to the AFLs ANZAC Day game between Collingwood and Essendon. The Test in Brisbane on Sunday was watched by the biggest capital city audience for any football code this year, with 939,000 viewers tuning into the coverage on…
Jake Niall describes the differences between Australian football and Soccer at a cost level, and says that the AFL has a distinct advantage in The Age. But there was a minor minus – a small cough – when we received an invoice for the season’s fees. It was just under $600 for a season with…
North Melbourne have added four new corporate partners to its stable with Allied Express, Elite Solar, Workwear Group and Munich Brauhous all signing on in some capacity. Source: Sportsbusinessinsider.
Following its announcement to sponsor Port Adelaide, UBET continues to expand it sponsorship portfolio by announcing a sponsorship of Melbourne City as a major partner for 2015-2016.
News Limited reports that Port Adelaide have signed another new sponsor, UBET which will take the corporate revenue stream past 12 million dollars. UBET is the fourth “premier partner” the Power has signed since December. It follows the sponsorship deals sealed with the world’s largest dairy company Parmalat (OAK brand), Australian baking giant Patties Foods…