I don’t think Nine will spend big on EPL rights, these will most likely stay with Optus Sport. I can also see Optus Sport picking up the Asian Champions League.
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Isn’t the Asian Champions League part of the AFC broadcast rights that Paramount+ currently have? I can’t see it de-coupled from other tournaments like Asian Cup.
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Correct.
What makes you say that? It will give them a major sport throughout 9mths of the year.
Huge numbers watch it and would sub to stan. Optus has seen the reward of that rights deal.
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Optus Sport has been lazy in recent years, not picking up the FA Cup when they had the chance (it went to ESPN), not bidding on the A-league rights (which went to Paramount +) and losing the UEFA Champions League and Europa League to Stan Sport, this showed Stan as keen to grab as many soccer rights as possible. I am going to predict either Stan Sport or Paramount + to get the EPL rights next season.
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Considering they have spent big on Rugby Union, Tennis and UEFA football rights recently, I can’t see them forking out a huge amount in a bidding war with Optus, who will be keen to keep the rights. Nine may opt to wait until the next broadcast deal comes up to grab them.
Actually, you are correct. They are with Network 10 / Paramount+ for this season.
I’m not sure if they will be showing the ACL next season though?
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The PL would have to be a major target for Stan - not only would it bring a raft of customers, but it could also see the end of Optus Sport (meaning one less competitor)
I’d like to see Stan get some other sports - not easy I know, but it would really round out what is emerging as a decent alternative to Fox/Kayo.
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They would be doing the cost benefits to see if going for the rights will increase growth but enough to cover the costs etc; for us it’s a wait and see.
I expect them to be interested and will ask the questions. Doesn’t mean they’ll get it, but nothing wrong pushing Optus or Fox to increase their bid if they go for it.
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It would definitely add subscribers to Stan Sport if they picked up the EPL. Would be a big blow to Optus Sport if this were to happen, but it will be interesting to watch what happens.
The sports streaming space is getting quite crowded so eventually you would think there will be consolidation and winners/losers (some could exit the market if they lose some sports rights). I think Nine are in a good position going forward with Stan Sport and with Paramount+ entering the space, the competition for sports rights is increasing.
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Could this be the precursor to Stan Sport buying the rights to other UCI sanctioned events, including World Tour and Track Cycling World Championships? SBS currently has the rights to World Tour races held outside Australia, while Fox Sports has the Track Cycling World Championships.
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CYCLING’S UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WOLLONGONG COMING TO STAN SPORT IN 2022
For eight days in September 2022, Wollongong will play host to one of the most prestigious events on the global cycling calendar, with all the action from the 2022 UCI Road World Championships streaming ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport
1,000+ competitors from over 75 countries including the world’s best riders fresh from completing the 2022 Grand Tours.
11 UCI World Championship road cycling events held in Wollongong between Sunday 18 September and Sunday 25 September 2022.
Every minute of every race to be shown ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport
Live coverage of the Men and Women Elite Road Races and live crosses to the Men’s and Women’s Time Trials on the Nine Network.
Stan Sport and the Nine Network today announced it will broadcast one of Australia’s biggest global sporting events in 2022, the UCI Road World Championships , to be held between September 18 - 25 in Wollongong. Wollongong 2022 will be only the second time Australia has hosted the UCI Road World Championships in its 101-year history.
Wollongong 2022 will comprise eleven UCI World Championship road cycling events contested in front of 300,000 spectators and will include individual time trials and road races as well as a team time trial mixed relay for over 1000 of the world’s best male and female riders. Stan Sport will be the only place to watch every minute of every race across eight days of competition, with daily highlights and re-caps available to stream on demand.
The Championships will begin on Sunday 18 September, with a dynamic double header - the Men’s Elite and Women’s Elite Time Trials . It is the first time in the history of the UCI Road World Championships that men and women will compete on the same day and over the same distance, with the course unveiled in Wollongong today. A city-based circuit will be used for all Time Trials , bringing all the action to the heart of Wollongong.
To complete a spectacular week of racing, the Men Elite and Women Elite Road Races will unfold on the weekend of September 24 & 25 showcasing the diverse topography of the region from the coast to the escarpment.
All eyes will be on Aussie star and 5 x Tour de France stage winner Caleb Ewan who has declared his intentions to win a World Championship medal in Wollongong, while Amanda Spratt is likely to be leading the Australian representation in the Women Elite category. The cycling world will be waiting with bated breath to see if French rider Julian Alaphilippe will come to contest for a third consecutive title in the Men Elite Road Race .
UCI President David Lappartient declared:
“We are delighted that the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong will be broadcast by the well-known Australian streaming, live and on-demand platform Stan Sport. This will provide a great opportunity for cycling fans to see the best riders in the world compete for the prestigious rainbow jersey of UCI World Champion. With 11 UCI World titles to be won, it is going to be a fantastic show that will thrill spectators along the race route and fans who tune into the action from a distance. The cycling world looks forward to coming to Wollongong in 2022.”Wollongong 2022 CEO Stu Taggart said:
“The 2022 UCI Road World Championships will be a celebration of the world’s best athletes competing in a world-class destination, Wollongong, Australia. To have every minute of the action streamed live from Wollongong will turbocharge the reach of this ground-breaking event and put the city front and centre among cycling enthusiasts and sport-lovers nationwide.”Stan Acting Chief Executive Officer Martin Kugeler said:
“The world’s best cyclists will come to Australia, competing for the 2022 UCI Road World Championships. No doubt, we will be able to witness fantastic sport and plenty of drama in Wollongong next year. We can’t wait to showcase every race of this incredible festival of cycling on Stan Sport.”
Stan Sport’s exclusive coverage of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships begins on Sunday 18 September 2022 with every race streaming ad-free, live and on-demand.
The Nine Network will show live coverage of the Men Elite and Women Elite Road Races and live crosses to the Men’s and Women’s Time Trials on the Nine Network.
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MUBADALA WORLD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP TO KICK OFF A THRILLING SUMMER OF SPORT ON STAN
Tennis action will return to Stan Sport this week with some of the world’s biggest stars competing in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, with ad-free, live and exclusive coverage beginning this Thursday 16 December.
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Exclusive coverage of the upcoming Mubadala World Tennis Championship with every match live and on demand only on Stan Sport, beginning this Thursday 16 December.
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Every match from the following Australian Open lead-in tournaments: ATP Cup, Adelaide International, Melbourne Summer Events and Sydney Tennis Classic ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport
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Live coverage of every match of the 2022 Australian Open with full match replays, mini matches and extended highlights available on demand.
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Tennis fans can enjoy every match from all four Grand Slams, including the Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open on Stan Sport.
Stan Sport today announced a massive summer schedule kicking off with exclusive coverage of this week’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship , with every match streaming ad-free, live and on demand. Stan Sport will also showcase all the action from the ATP Cup (Sydney, January 1 - 9), Adelaide International (January 2 - 15), Melbourne Summer Events and the Sydney Tennis Classic (January 9 - 15) in the lead up to the Australian Open.
The Mubadala World Tennis Championship begins this Thursday 16 December, and features eight of the world’s best players, including Russian Andrey Rublev (World No. 5), twenty time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal (World No. 6, Spain), up and comer Casper Ruud (World No. 8, Norway), former US Open winner Dominic Thiem (World No. 15, Austria), 2021 Wimbledon semi-finalist Denis Shapovalov (World No. 14, Canada) and three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray (World No. 134, GBR). On the women’s side, surprise 2021 US Open winner Emma Raducanu (World No. 19, GBR) and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gold medallist Belinda Bencic (World No. 23, Switzerland) will also be in action as they prepare for the Australian Open. Every match from the Mubadala Championship will be available to stream ad-free, live and exclusive on Stan Sport beginning Thursday 16 December.
Tennis fans can then turn their attention to a jam-packed schedule of Australian Open lead-up events, starting with the ATP Cup set to be played in Sydney on January 1 - 9, followed by the Sydney Tennis Classic from January 9 - 15. The Adelaide International will be played over two back-to-back events from January 2 - 15, while Melbourne will host WTA250 (women’s) and ATP250 (men’s) Summer Events from January 3 - 9. Stan Sport will showcase every match from every court from these pre-tournaments as the world’s best players finalise their preparations for the first Grand Slam of the year.
The Australian Open will also once again return to Nine’s Wide World of Sports featuring the best of the best matches and coverage of the Festival of Tennis in 2022 with extensive coverage across the Nine Network and all matches live on 9NOW.
Having recently secured rights to the US Open , the Australian Open is the final piece in Stan Sport’s Grand Slam Tennis coverage following the success of Roland Garros and Wimbledon earlier this year. Stan Sport will bring viewers live action from every court across the fourteen days of competition with full match replays , mini matches and extended highlights all available on-demand for all matches.
Today’s announcement kicks off a thrilling summer of sport on Stan with Super Rugby Pacific, UEFA Champions League knockout phases and further announcements to be made in the coming weeks.
Stan Acting Chief Executive Officer Martin Kugeler said:
“We are very much looking forward to a fantastic summer of sport on Stan. Tennis fans can watch some of the best players including Rafael Nadal at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship this week, followed by every match of the ATP Cup as well as the other Australian tournaments in early January and finishing off with the highlight of the summer, the Australian Open on Stan Sport.”
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I wonder what the further announcements will be…
What’s going to be the point of difference between the AO coverage on 9Now and Stan Sport?
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IIRC Mubadala Championship was previously shown on beIN Sport in Australia but I am not sure it was part of the channel’s broadcast deal with ATP Tour.
A deal with Athletics Australia or World Athletics (formerly IAAF)?
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Stan is ad-free.
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ATP tour itself has a contract with BeIN Sports
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Does anyone know how long this contract was for?
That middle eastern event is unrelated, has nothing to do with the atp tour
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STAN SPORT SECURES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO JAPAN’S PREMIER RUGBY COMPETITION - LEAGUE ONE
Set to kick off on January 7, the 2022 Japanese Rugby League One season will feature a host of Australian rugby talent in action, including Wallabies stars Samu Kerevi and Marika Koroibete, former Wallabies Bernard Foley and Israel Folau, NRL superstar Blake Ferguson and All Blacks play-maker Damian McKenzie.
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Exclusive coverage of Japanese Rugby League One with two Division One matches LIVE and ad-free on Stan Sport every round
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Sixteen round regular home & away season beginning January 7 with a two-week Finals Series
The Home of Rugby, Stan Sport, will once again be the exclusive broadcaster of Japan’s premier domestic rugby competition in 2022 with two matches to be shown ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport each round. Replacing the Top League, the newly named Japan Rugby League One competition will feature twelve teams split into two six-team conferences. The season is set to kick off on January 7 with Stan Sport’s coverage beginning the following day for Sungoliath v Brave Lupus on Saturday 8 January .
Japan’s premier domestic Rugby competition is growing in stature every year and continues to attract some of the world’s biggest names to an already outstanding domestic tournament. The eyes of the Rugby world will be on former Wallaby and Super Rugby try scoring record-holder Israel Folau who will line up for the Shining Arcs alongside ex-Wallaby Liam Gill . NRL try scoring machine Blake Ferguson will join former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika , who is the Director of Rugby at the Green Rockets.
At Sungoliath, Wallabies heavy hitter Samu Kerevi and flanker Sean McMahon will join All Blacks star, Damian McKenzie . Rugby fans can also catch fan favourites such as former Wallaby fly-half Bernard Foley amidst a strong overseas contingent at Kubota Spears, while Wallaby star winger Marika Koroibete will line up for reigning champions Saitama Wild Knights.
The inaugural season of Japanese Rugby League One will see teams in Division One play the five other teams in their conference twice, in a home and away format. In addition to the regular home and away conference matches, there will be inter-conference matches in which teams will play all six teams outside their conference once. As such, each Division One team will play ten conference matches and six inter-conference matches, for a total of 16 matches in the regular season.
Stan Director of Sport Ben Kimber said:
“Featuring some of the biggest names in world Rugby, this new comp will continue to demonstrate how the game in Japan is going from strength to strength. And for Stan Sport Rugby viewers, these matches complement an already massive lineup of top quality Rugby year round on Stan Sport.”
JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE TEAMS AND NOTABLE PLAYERS
Black Rams Tokyo: Isaac Lucas (AUS), Matt Lucas (AUS), Joe Tomane (AUS)
Green Rockets Tokatsu: Blake Ferguson (AUS), Gehamat Shibasaki (AUS), Tom Marshall (NZL)
Kobelco Kobe Steelers: Aaron Cruden (NZL), Ben Smith (NZL), Tom Franklin (NZL)
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay: Bernard Foley (AUS), Malcolm Marx (RSA), Ryan Crotty (NZL)
NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka: Elton Jantjies (RSA), Tyler Paul (RSA), Wimpie van der Walt (JPN)
Saitama Wild Knights: George Kruis (ENG), Marika Koroibete (AUS), Semisi Tupou (AUS)
Shining Arcs Tokyo-Bay Uraysu: Israel Folau (AUS), Greig Laidlaw (SCO), Liam Gill (AUS)
Shizuoka Blue Revs: Isi Naisarani (AUS), James Dargaville (AUS), Kwagga Smith (RSA)
Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath: Damian McKenzie (NZL), Samu Kerevi (AUS), Sean McMahon (AUS)
Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo: Michael Leitch (JPN), Matt Todd (NZ), Seta Tamanivalu (NZL)
Toyota Verblitz: Patrick Tuipulotu (NZ), Pieter-Steph du Toit (RSA), Willie Le Roux (RSA)
Yokohama Canon Eagles: Amanaki Mafi (JPN), Jesse Kriel (RSA), Yu Tamura (JPN)Stan Sport’s exclusive coverage of Japanese Rugby - League One rugby begins on Saturday 8 January 2022 with Sungoliath v Brave Lupus - streaming live, ad-free and on-demand from 5:30pm AEDT.
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