Sports broadcasting contracts in Australia

American football

National Football League:

ESPN: (until 2020/21) Up to three live games per week including Thursday, Sunday and Monday Night Football, NFL RedZone, and all playoffs.

Seven Network / 7mate: (2014/15–2018/19) Three live games per week includes Sunday Night Football and all playoffs.

Pro Bowl: Seven Network (2015–2019), ESPN (until 2021)

Super Bowl: Seven Network (2015–2019) ESPN (until 2021)

NCAA:

ESPN Australia

Fox Sports: 13 Pac-12 games annually.

Arena Football League: ESPN

Canadian Football League: ESPN

German Bowl: Eurosport

Athletics

IAAF World Championships in Athletics: TBA (2017)

IAAF Diamond League: Eurosport (–2015)

Australian Athletics Tour: No announcement about 2015 onwards.

Australian rules football

Australian Football League:

Seven Network: (2017–2022) 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: (2017–2022) Every match per round, live nationally.

Finals Series: Every match live nationally except the Grand Final.

Australian Football League: Pre-season NAB Challenge

Fox Footy: (2017–2022)

Exclusive broadcast of all NAB Challenge matches.

AFL Women's:

Fox Footy: Every Match Live except the Grand Final

Seven Network: One Saturday Night Game Live and Grand Final Exclusively Live

Brownlow Medal:

Seven Network: (2017–2022) Exclusive coverage.

State Leagues

Victorian Football League: Seven Network (2017–TBA)

1 live game each Saturday or Sunday afternoon, most finals and Grand Final live.

South Australian National Football League: Seven Network (2017–2020)

West Australian Football League: Seven Network (2015–2017)

North East Australian Football League: NITV

Others

E. J. Whitten Legends Game: Seven Network (2016–2020)

Baseball

Major League Baseball: ESPN

Postseason - ESPN (Live & delayed rights)

World Series: ESPN

World Baseball Classic: ESPN

Women's Baseball World Cup: ESPN

Australian Baseball League: Abl.tv, YouTube

Basketball

National Basketball League:

SBS (2016/17) One Sunday afternoon match a week live including Semi Finals, and Grand Finals.

Fox Sports (2015/16–2019/20) All matches live including Semi Finals, and Grand Finals.

Women's National Basketball League:

WNBL.com.au (via YouTube)

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 the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, State Farm All-Star Saturday Night and the NBA All-Star Game; and 20 NBA Summer League games.

Women's National Basketball Association: ESPN (2016–2025)

International

Australian Boomers matches: Fox Sports

Australian Opals matches: Fox Sports

FIBA Oceania Championship: TBA (2017)

FIBA Oceania Championship for Women: TBA (2017)

FIBA EuroBasket: Eurosport

FIBA Basketball World Cup: TBA (2019)

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: TBA (2018)

Other

NCAA:

ESPN (until 2023/24)

Fox Sports: 21 Pac-12 games annually.

NBA Summer League: ESPN

NBA Development League: ESPN

The Basketball Tournament: ESPN

Euroleague Basketball: Eurosport

Combat Sports

Boxing: Fox Sports, ESPN, Eurosport, BeIN Sports, Main Event

Ultimate Fighting Championship: Fox Sports (Fight Night), Main Event (PPV)

BRACE: Australasia's Mixed Martial Arts Event: UFC.TV (PPV)

Bellator MMA: Spike

International

Test Cricket in Australia: Nine Network (2013/14–2017/18)

One-day International Cricket in Australia: Nine Network (2013/14–2017/18)

Twenty20 International Cricket in Australia: Nine Network (2013/14–2017/18)

Overseas Test cricket :

Fox Sports covers most international series, all that involve Australia, except the 2019 Ashes in England

Nine Network covering The Ashes in England (2019)

Overseas One-day International Cricket:

Fox Sports covers most games, all that involve Australia.

Nine Network covering the Australian cricket team in England against England (2019)

Cricket World Cup: TBA (2019)

ICC World Twenty20: TBA (2020)

ICC Women's World Twenty20: TBA

ICC Champions Trophy: TBA (2017)

Domestic/Club

Sheffield Shield: Cricket Australia TV

Matador BBQs One-Day Cup: Nine Network (2013-2017)

Big Bash League: Network Ten (2013/14–2017/18), Optus Sport

Women's Big Bash League:

Network Ten (2016/17): 12 games live.

Cricket Australia (2016/17): All 47 games live.

Indian Premier League: CricketGateway.com (2016)

Regional Super50: ESPN

Caribbean Premier League: Fox Sports

Exhibition/Other

Allan Border Medal: 9Go!

ICC Awards: Fox Sports

Cycling

Australian National Road Race Championships - SBS (Live)

Tour Down Under - Nine Network (Every stage live)

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Seven Network (Men's and women's race live)

Herald Sun Tour - SBS (Highlights of prologue and first three stages, Stage 4 live)

Paris–Nice - SBS (Every stage live)

Milan-San Remo - Eurosport (Live)

Tour of Flanders - SBS (Live)

Paris-Roubaix - SBS (Live)

Amstel Gold Race - SBS (Live)

Liège–Bastogne–Liège - SBS (Live)

Eschborn-Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz - SBS (Live)

Giro d'Italia - Eurosport (Every stage live)

Tour of California - SBS (Every stage live)

Critérium du Dauphiné - SBS (Every stage live)

Tour de France - SBS (until 2023)

Vuelta a España - SBS (Highlights of first thirteen stages, final eight stages live), Eurosport (Every stage live)

Giro di Lombardia - Eurosport (Live)

UCI Road World Championships - SBS (Men's time trial and road race live)

Cape Epic - SBS

UCI Mountain Bike World Championships - SBS

Australian National Track Championships - SBS

Extensive coverage of other tours available on Eurosport.

Field Hockey

Hockey World Cup: TBA (2018)

Hockey World League: TBA (2017)

Australia Kookaburras matches: Fox Sports

Australia Hockeyroos matches: Fox Sports

Gaelic Games

Gaelic Athletic Association:

7mate: Live coverage of 45 matches from Football and Hurling Championships (2014, dropped in 2015)

beIN Sports: (As of 2016)

International Rules Series in Australia: Seven Network in (VIC & SA) only & 7mate in (NSW, QLD & WA) only

International Rules Series in the Republic of Ireland: 7mate

Golf

Australian Masters: TBA (2017–2018)

Australian Open: Seven Network

Australian PGA Championship: Seven Network

U.S. Masters: 7mate, Fox Sports (2014–2017)

U.S. Open: Fox Sports (2015–2018)

British Open: Fox Sports (until 2017)

U.S. PGA Championship: Fox Sports (2015–2018)

U.S. LPGA Championship: Fox Sports (2015–2018)

PGA Tour: Fox Sports (2015–2018), ABC (Highlight)

World Golf Championships: Fox Sports

Ryder Cup: Fox Sports (2014, 2016, 2018)

Presidents Cup: Fox Sports

European Tour: Fox Sports (2015–2018)

EurAsia Cup: Fox Sports (2016, 2018)

OneAsia Tour: Fox Sports (2015–2018)

Women's Australian Open: ABC

Horse-racing

Kentucky Derby: ESPN

Preakness Stakes: ESPN

Belmont Stakes: ESPN

Melbourne Cup: Seven Network

Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival: Seven Network

Royal Ascot: Seven Network (2014-unknown)

All metropolitan, country and international race meetings: Sky Racing

All Victorians race meetings: Racing.com

Ice Hockey

World Cup of Hockey: ESPN

National Hockey League: Fox Sports

Australian Ice Hockey League: Fox Sports (Highlights)

Ironman(Surf lifesaving)

Australian Club Championship: Seven Network

Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman Series Nine Network (2014–2019)

Coolangatta Gold

Summer of Surf Series (Fox Sports)

Ocean Thunder(Professional Surfboat Series)

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League: ESPN

Motorsports

Virgin Australia Supercars Championship:

Network Ten (2015–2020) Six events live plus highlight packages of all remaining race weekends.

Fox Sports (2015–2020) All practice, qualifying, top ten shootout and races live.

FIA Formula One:

Network Ten (2015–2019) Ten races live plus highlight packages of other Ten races, depending on how many races there are per season. Practice and qualifying highlights shown during RPM with full coverage (practice, qualifying and race) shown live of Australian GP. Ten is the official broadcaster of the Australian GP

Fox Sports (2015–2019) All practice, qualifying, and races live.

Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP):

Network Ten (2017–2018) Main races live. Live coverage of Moto3, Moto2, qualifying and the race held at Phillip Island.

Fox Sports (2017–2018) Main races live including Moto2 & Moto3 categories and all practice, and qualifying practices.

NASCAR:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Fox Sports

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Fox Sports

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Fox Sports

IndyCar Series: ESPN

FIA World Rally Championships: Fox Sports

Australian Rally Championship: Nine Network (Highlights)

Australian Superbike Championship: 7mate (Highlights)

Superbike World Championship: Fox Sports (2017–2019), SBS (Highights)

FIA Formula E Championship: Fox Sports

FIA World Endurance Championship: Fox Sports, Eurosport (2017–2020)

24 Hours of Le Mans: Fox Sports, Eurosport (2017–2020)

Bathurst 12 Hour: Seven Network / 7mate

Multi-discipline events

Commonwealth Games: Seven Network (2018)

Summer Olympics: Seven Network (2016, 2020), TBA (2024)

Winter Olympics: Seven Network (2018), TBA (2022)

Paralympic Games: Seven Network (2016, 2020), TBA (2024)

European Games: TBA (2019)

Pacific Games: TBA (2019)

Netball

Suncorp Super Netball:

Nine Network (2017–2021): Two games live per round in prime-time and the other two games delayed.

INF Netball World Cup: TBA (2019)

Constellation Cup:

Nine Network (2017–2021)

SANZEA Netball Quad Series:

Nine Network (2017–2021)

Fast5 Netball World Series

Nine Network (2016-2020)

Rugby league

National Rugby League:

Nine Network (2013–2017): Three games per round. Thursday night (1 match), Friday night (1 match) and Sunday afternoon (1 match). In 2017, one additional game per round on Saturday night for the last 5 rounds of the season.

Nine Network (2018–2022) Three games per round. Thursday night (1 match), Friday night (1 match) and Sunday afternoon (1 match). 1 additional game per round on Saturday night for the last 5 rounds of the season.

Finals series: Every game of the finals series including the Grand Final.

Fox Sports (2013–2017) Five games per round, live nationally. From 2016, all games live nationally, including all Finals Series games live except the Grand Final.

Fox League 502 (2017–2022) Every game per round, live nationally.

Finals Series: Every game live nationally except the Grand Final.

National Youth Competition:

Nine Network: (Grand Final Only)

Fox Sports: Two games per week live. In 2017 HOLDEN CUP On Friday afternoon game in round two 3:45pm, Friday afternoon in round 16 3:45pm, and Friday afternoon in round 19 3:45pm

State of Origin:

Nine Network (2013–2017):

Nine Network (2018–2022):

Fox Sports: Replay coverage.

Queensland Cup: Nine Network (2013–2017)

New South Wales Cup: Fox Sports

Super League: Fox Sports

Challenge Cup: Fox Sports

Rugby League World Cup: Seven Network (2017)

Four Nations: Nine Network, Fox Sports

Other Tests: Nine Network, Fox Sports

Rugby union

Rugby World Cup: TBA (2019)

The Rugby Championship:

Network Ten (2016–2020): Wallabies games

Fox Sports (2016–2020): Every game

Bledisloe Cup:

Fox Sports (2016–2020)

Network Ten (2016-2020)

Wallabies Rugby Internationals:

Network Ten (2016–2020): Home internationals

Fox Sports (2016–2020): Live nationally

Wallabies Spring Tour:

SBS: Home internationals

BeIN Sports: All Matches Exclusively Live

All Blacks Internationals:

Fox Sports

BeIN Sports: Spring Tour

Super Rugby:

Fox Sports: Every match live (2016–2020)

Network Ten: One delayed match every Sunday morning, and delayed coverage of finals matches which involve Australian teams (2016-2020)

National Rugby Championship: Fox Sports (2016-2020)

Shute Shield: 7TWO (2015-)

Currie Cup: Fox Sports (2016-2020)

Heineken Cup: BeIN Sports

Mitre 10 Cup : Fox Sports (2016-2020)

Six Nations Championship: BeIN Sports (Live), ESPN (Delay)

English Premiership: Fox Sports

Celtic League: BeIN Sports

European Challenge Cup: BeIN Sports

Anglo-Welsh Cup: Fox Sports

England home internationals: BeIN Sports

Sailing

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: Seven Network (until 2021)

America's Cup: Fox Sports (2017)

Leagues

A-League:

Fox Sports (2013/14–2016/17): Live coverage of every match including all finals matches and the Grand Final.

SBS (2013/14–2016/17): One live match per week on a Friday night. All finals matches and the Grand Final on a one-hour delay.

Fox Sports (2017/18-2022/23): Live coverage of every game.

TBA (2017/18-?): One live Saturday night game a week.

W-League:

Fox Sports (2015/16): One live match per week on Sunday, both semi-finals and the grand final.

ABC (2015/16): One live match per week on Sunday, both semi-finals and the grand final.

English Premier League:

Optus Sport (2016/17-2018/19): Live coverage of every match

SBS (2016/17-2018/19): One live match on Saturday (first pick), one match during the week in the event of a mid-week round and one match on the final day.

Foxtel (2016/17 - ): Delayed coverage of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur's games

English Football League Championship: beIN Sports

English Football League One: beIN Sports

English Football League Two: beIN Sports

Spanish La Liga: BeIN Sports

French Ligue 1: beIN Sports

German Bundesliga : beIN Sports (2011/12–2019/20),

Italian Serie A: Rai Italia, beIN Sports

Major League Soccer: ESPN, beIN Sports (2015–2018)

Brazilian League and São Paulo Championship: beIN Sports

Scottish Premier League: beIN Sports

Superleague Greece: Antenna Pacific

Domestic Cups

FFA Cup: Fox Sports Live coverage of at least 10 matches from the Round of 32 onwards, including all Quarter Finals, both Semi Finals and the Final.

English FA Cup: ESPN (2012/13–2017/18)

English League Cup: BeIN Sports

FA Community Shield: ESPN

Copa del Rey: SBS (2016) Live coverage of the final.

Coppa Italia: SBS (2016) Live coverage of the final.

DFB-Pokal: beIN Sports

Copa do Brasil: beIN Sports

DFL-Supercup: beIN Sports

Scottish Cup: BeIN Sports

Scottish League Cup: BeIN Sports

Greek Cup: Antenna Pacific

Trophée des Champions: beIN Sports

International Club Competitions

AFC Champions League: Fox Sports featuring All Australian teams only.

Copa América Centenario: SBS (2016) Live coverage of the four quarter finals, two semi-finals, and final.

UEFA Champions League:

SBS: (2015/16–2017/18) One live match on Wednesdays and a weekly one hour highlights show on Thursday nights.

BeIN Sports: (2015/16–2017/18) All games live.

UEFA Europa League:

BeIN Sports (2015/16–2017/18)

OFC Champions League: NITV

CONMEBOL Libertadores:

CONMEBOL Sudamericana:

FIFA Club World Cup: Fox Sports

Club channel coverage

Arsenal TV: - Fox Sports (Dedicated programming blocks only; 1 July 2016- )

AVTV: Eurosport

Barça TV: Eurosport

Celtic TV: beIN Sports

Chelsea TV: - Foxtel (1 July 2016- )

Citytv: - Fox Sports (Dedicated programming blocks only; 1 July 2016- )

FCB.tv: beIN Sports

Inter Channel: Eurosport

Juventus Channel: - beIN Sports

LFC TV (Liverpool F.C. TV): - Foxtel (1 July 2016- )

Milan Channel: beIN Sports

MUTV: - Foxtel (1 July 2016- )

Rangers TV: beIN Sports

Real Madrid TV: FetchTV

Spurs TV: Fox Sports (Dedicated programming blocks only; 1 July 2016- )

International Matches

Australian National Men's Team (Socceroos) matches:

Nine Network: World Cup Qualifier

Fox Sports (2013–2017): Live coverage of every Socceroos World Cup Qualifier and international fixture.

Australian Youth: SBS

Australian Women's National Teams:

ABC

Fox Sports

Seven Network Olympic Qualifiers

FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA): ESPN

FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF): beIN Sports

FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF):

FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL): beIN Sports and ESPN

UEFA European Championship qualifying: ESPN

English Home Internationals: beIN Sports

Germany Home Internationals: beIN Sports

Spain Home Internationals: SBS

Brazil Internationals: ESPN

Other International Matches: beIN Sports, ESPN, SBS

A-League All Stars Game: Seven Network

International Tournaments

AFC Asian Cup: TBA (2019)

FIFA World Cup:

SBS (2018, 2022): 25 Matches Live including the first pick per matchday and all Socceroos' fixtures

Optus (2018): All Matches Live

UEFA European Championship:

SBS (2016): 8 matches from the knockout rounds.

BeIN Sports: All matches live

FIFA Confederations Cup:

SBS (2017): 6 matches including all Socceroos' fixtures.

Optus (2017): All Matches Live

Other FIFA Tournaments: SBS

International Champions Cup: Nine Network (2016)

African Cup of Nations: BeIN Sports Eurosport (2015)

Toulon Tournament: ESPN

Other

National Premier Leagues Victoria: Channel 31 Melbourne

SBS shows a football fixture as part of their Sunday afternoon football show The World Game. This is often from the UEFA Champions League, but is sometimes 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.

Swimming

Australian Swimming Championships: Seven Network (2016–2025)

FINA World Aquatics Championships: Seven Network (2015, 2017)

Ten-pin bowling

World Tenpin Masters: Fox Sports

PBA Tour: ESPN

Tennis

Australian Open Series

Australian Open: Seven Network / 7TWO / 7mate (2015–2019)

Australian Open Junior Finals: ESPN (2017–2019)

Brisbane International: 7TWO (2015–2019)

Apia International: 7TWO (2015–2019)

Hobart International: ESPN (2017–2019), 7TWO (final highlights)

Hopman Cup: 7mate (2015–2019)

World Tennis Challenge: ESPN (2017–2019), 7TWO (highlights)

Kooyong Classic: 7TWO (2015–2019)

French Open: Fox Sports (2014–2016)

Wimbledon: Seven Network / 7TWO (2016–2017) Fox Sports

U.S. Open: Fox Sports (2013–2016)

Davis Cup: Seven Network (2015–2016) Fox Sports

Fed Cup: Seven Network (2015–2016) Fox Sports

ATP World Tour (except Australian Tournaments)

ATP World Tour Finals: ESPN (2016–2020)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000: ESPN (2016–2020)

ATP World Tour 500: ESPN (2016–2020)

ATP World Tour 250 series: Fox Sports, Eurosport, beIN Sports

WTA Tour (except Australian Tournaments)

WTA Tour Championships: beIN Sports (2017–2021)

WTA Premier tournaments: beIN Sports (2017–2021)

WTA International tournaments: beIN Sports (2017–2021)

Mubadala World Tennis Championship: Fox Sports

Wrestling

WWE Series: Fox8