Sports broadcasting contracts in Australia

This article refers to the sports broadcasting contracts in Australia. For a list of other country's broadcasting rights, see Sports television broadcast contracts.

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.

Association Football

Leagues

Australia:

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

International Tournaments

International Club Competitions/Tournaments

Athletics

Australian rules football
  • Australian Football League:
    • Seven Network: (2017–2024)[12] 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: (2017–2024)[13] 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: (2017–2024)[13]
      • Exclusive broadcast of all AAMI Community Series matches.
  • AFL Women's:
    • Fox Footy: (2019-2022) Every Match Live including the Grand Final.
    • Seven Network:(2019-2022) Three games a round plus the non-Victorian matches on Free to Air.
  • Brownlow Medal:

State Leagues

Others

Baseball

Basketball

International

Other

Combat Sports

Cricket

International

Domestic/Club

Exhibition/Other

Cycling

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

eSports

Extreme Sports

Field Hockey

Gaelic Games

Golf

Gridiron football

Handball

Horse-racing

Ice Hockey

Ironman (Surf lifesaving)

Lacrosse

Motorsports

Multi-discipline events

Netball

Poker

Pro-Wrestling

Rugby League

Rugby Union

Major Competitions

Minor and Foreign Competitions

Sailing

Swimming

Ten-pin bowling

Tennis

Ultimate Frisbee

Volleyball

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