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Sports broadcasting contracts in Australia

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This article refers to the sports broadcasting contracts in Australia. For a list of other country's broadcasting rights, see Sports television broadcast contracts. Sports broadcasting contracts rights in Australia for all sports channel.[1] Certain sporting events are protected by Australia's Anti-siphoning laws which means free-to-air television broadcasters have the chance to bid on protected events before pay television.[2][3]

Association Football

Football

Leagues

Australia:

  • A-League Men:
    • Paramount+ Sports (2021/22–Present): Live coverage of every game.
    • Network 10 (2021/22–Present): Two game every Saturday night plus all finals and grand final live.
  • A-League Women:
    • Paramount+ Sports (2021/22–Present): Live coverage of every game.
    • Network 10 (2021/22–Present): Two game every Sunday afternoon plus all finals and grand final live.

Asia:

Europe:

North America:

Domestic Cups

International Club Competitions/Tournaments

Club channel coverage

International Matches

International Tournaments

Other

Former Australian football show & broadcasting events

  • SBS shows a football fixture as part of their Sunday afternoon football show The World Game. This is often a game from one of a number of South American/European or Asian leagues.
  • Aurora has a one-hour highlights program showing highlights from Australia's various amateur leagues each week, called the Australian Premier League Highlights Show.
  • Channel 31 Melbourne VPL highlights program.
  • Fox Sports Australia A-League, FFA Cup and Australian International Matches

Futsal

International TournamentsEdit

International Club Competitions/TournamentsEdit

Athletics

Australian rules football

  • Australian Football League:
    • Seven Network: (2017–Present) 3-4 matches per round live nationally. Friday night (1 match), Saturday night (1 match) and Sunday afternoon (3.20pm eastern time zone slot match). Further 11 games on public holidays / eve. Between 5-6 Thursday night games. Local teams replace broadcast into local markets every week of the season in SA, WA, QLD & NSW. 3 games each season in SA & WA featuring a local team broadcast on delayed basis.
      • Finals Series: Every match live nationally including the Grand Final.
    • Fox Footy: (2017–Present) 6 matches per round, live nationally. They also simulcast the remaining 3 matches from Seven Network therefore broadcasting 9 matches per round, live nationally.
      • Finals Series: Every match live nationally except the Grand Final.
  • Australian Football League: Pre-season Community Series
    • Fox Footy: (2017–present )
      • Exclusive broadcast of all AAMI Community Series matches
  • AFL Women's:
    • Fox Footy: (2019-Present) Every Match Live including the Grand Final.
    • Seven Network:(2019-Present ) Three games a round plus the non-Victorian matches on Free to Air.
  • Brownlow Medal:
    • Seven Network: (2017–Present ) Exclusive coverage.

State Leagues

Others

Baseball

Basketball

  • National Basketball League:
    • ESPN (2021/22-) All 140 regular season games, plus finals
    • Kayo Sports (2021/22-) All regular season games, plus finals streamed
    • Kayo Freebies (2021/22-) Two games per week streamed for free
    • 10 Peach (2021/22-) Two games per week
  • NBL1:
    • Kayo Freebies (2021/22-) 10 games of the week plus national championship games streamed for free
  • Women's National Basketball League:
    • ABC (2021/22–) 2 matches live every weekend including Semi Finals, and Grand Finals.
    • Fox Sports 60 regular season games live
  • National Basketball Association:
    • ESPN (2016/17–) Up to 188 regular-season games including five Boxing Day games back-to-back; up to 53 playoff games including the entirety of the Eastern and Western Conference Finals and every game of the NBA Finals; NBA All-Star, including Rising Stars Challenge, All-Star Saturday Night and the NBA All-Star Game; and NBA Summer League games.
    • Kayo Sports (2021/22–) Two matches live per week.
    • Kayo Freebies (2021/22–) Two matches live per week.
  • Women's National Basketball Association:
    • ESPN (2016–2025)

International

Other

Combat Sports

Cricket

International

Domestic/Club

Exhibition/Other

Cycling

Extensive coverage of other tours available on CGN+ and FloSports.

Esports

Field Hockey

Golf

Gridiron football

  • National Football League:
    • ESPN: Five live games per week including Thursday (and all NFL Network games), two Sunday afternoon games, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, NFL RedZone, and all playoffs.
    • Seven Network / 7mate: two Sunday afternoon live games per week.
  • Pro Bowl: Seven Network, ESPN
  • Super Bowl: Seven Network ESPN
  • NCAA:
    • ESPN Australia
    • Fox Sports: 13 Pac-12 games annually.
  • Canadian Football League:

Handball

Horse-racing

  • Melbourne Cup Carnival: Nine Network (2024–Present)
  • Spring Racing Carnival: Seven Network
  • Autumn Racing Carnival: Seven Network
  • Queensland Winter Racing Carnival: Seven Network
  • All Sydney-based horse racings: Seven Network (2005-indefinite future)
  • All Victorian race meetings: Racing.com
  • All South Australian race meetings: Racing.com
  • Other metropolitan, country and international race meetings: Sky Racing
  • Dubai World Cup: Racing.com, Sky Racing
  • English racing: Racing.com, Sky Racing, Nine Network

Ice Hockey

Lacrosse

Motorsports

Multi-discipline events

Netball

  • Suncorp Super Netball:
    • Fox Sports (2022-2026) Every game live on Fox Sports Ad-break free during play.
    • Kayo Sports (2022-2026) Every game live
    • Kayo Freebies (2022-2026) 2 games per round streamed for free
  • INF Netball World Cup: TBA (2023)
  • Constellation Cup:
    • Fox Sports (2022-2026) Every game live on Fox Sports Ad-break free during play.
    • Kayo Sports (2022-2026) Every game live
    • Kayo Freebies (2022-2026) 2 games per round streamed for free
  • SANZEA Netball Quad Series:
    • Fox Sports (2022-2026) Every game live on Fox Sports Ad-break free during play.
    • Kayo Sports (2022-2026) Every game live
    • Kayo Freebies (2022-2026) 2 games per round streamed for free
  • Australian Diamonds
    • Fox Sports (2022-2026) Every game live on Fox Sports Ad-break free during play.
    • Kayo Sports (2022-2026) Every game live
    • Kayo Freebies (2022-2026) 2 games per round streamed for free

Poker

Pro-Wrestling

Rugby League

Rugby Union

Major Competitions

  • Rugby World Cup:
    • Nine Network (2023-): Wallabies games and other selected games
    • Stan Sport (2023-): All matches
  • The Rugby Championship:
    • Nine Network (2021-): Wallabies games and other selected games
    • Stan Sport (2021-): All Rugby Championship matches
  • Bledisloe Cup:
    • Nine Network (2021-): All matches live and free
    • Stan Sport (2021-): All matches live
  • Wallabies Rugby Internationals:
    • Nine Network (2021-): Home internationals
    • Stan Sport (2021-): Home internationals
  • Wallabies Spring Tour:
    • Stan Sport (2021-): All matches live
  • Super Rugby AU:
    • Nine Network (2021-): One live match each Saturday night; all finals live and free
    • Stan Sport (2021-): All matches live
  • Super Rugby Trans-Tasman
    • Nine Network (2021-): A selected match live each week; the grand final live and free
    • Stan Sport (2021-): All matches live
  • Super W:
    • Stan Sport (2021-): All matches live
    • Nine Network (2022-): A selected match live each week; the grand final live and free

Minor and Foreign Competitions

Sailing

Swimming

Ten-pin bowling

Tennis

Ultimate Frisbee

Volleyball

References

  1. "WhereToWatch - FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Italy and Bulgaria 2018". italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.




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  1. ↑ "Australian Sport Broadcast Rights 2025". footyindustry.com. 31 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Broadcasting Services (Events) Notice 2023". Federal Register of Legislation. Australian Government. 1 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Act 2024". Federal Register of Legislation. Australian Government. 9 July 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 "More Football More comps all in one place". Stan Sport. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hahn Australia Cup 2025 Broadcast Details Confirmed". Australia Cup. Football Australia. 24 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Huge win for Aussie football fans as FIFA Club World Cup to be showcased across Kayo, Foxtel". Fox Sports News. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.