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NEW ERA FOR AUSTRALIAN MOTORSPORT AS STAN SECURES SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP WITH ARG’S SPEEDSERIES

  • This new landmark deal with Australian Racing Group will bring some of Australia’s biggest local Motorsport events exclusive to Stan Sport all year round.

  • New partnership will deliver an increased focus on world class Australian Motorsport

  • National seven round SpeedSeries in 2022 from February to November with every race across six racing categories streaming ad-free, live and on demand only on Stan Sport

  • SpeedSeries consists of six racing categories: TCR Australia, S5000, GT World Challenge, Trans Am, Touring Car Masters (TCM) and the Australian V8 Touring Car Series

  • Exclusive coverage of Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series racing

  • Exclusive coverage of two iconic events at the famous Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst: the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour and Supercheap Auto Bathurst International

Stan Sport and the Australian Racing Group (ARG) are proud to announce a new partnership that will provide coverage of the brand-new ARG SpeedSeries and key Australian motorsport events, including two major events at Australia’s Motorsport capital, Bathurst . Every race from every round of SpeedSeries will be streamed ad-free, live and on demand only on Stan Sport.

The partnership will see Stan Sport broadcast SpeedSeries , the newest and fastest growing Australian Motorsport, for the first time. This will include exclusive coverage of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series, S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship, Turtle Wax Trans Am Series, Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters and Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS .

The SpeedSeries includes the upcoming AWC Race Tasmania event, the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour and the Supercheap Auto Bathurst International.

Highlights of every event and SpeedSeries round will also air on the 9Network in the week following each round. The 9Network will also carry live coverage of the AWC Race Tasmania Event on February 12 - 13.

Australian Racing Group CEO Matt Braid said:
“This is a major partnership for the Australian Racing Group, our categories, events and partners that will take us to a new level. This partnership with Stan Sport comes at a time when they are growing rapidly and are becoming the destination for Motorsport viewers in Australia. The combined audience reach, engagement and promotional opportunities across Stan Sport and the wider Nine business offers an unrivalled level of coverage our motorsport categories and events have never had before. We are looking forward to commencing the partnership with our opening SpeedSeries event, the AWC Race Tasmania in February."

Stan Acting Chief Executive Officer Martin Kugeler said:
“The SpeedSeries is a fantastic addition to our growing lineup of exclusive Motorsport and highlights our approach to bringing premium content to Stan Sport customers all year round. This partnership will see the SpeedSeries become the cornerstone Australian Motorsport content on Stan Sport, in addition to our recently secured international lineup including INDYCAR, WEC, WRC and Formula E. The SpeedSeries is Aussie motor racing at its best, and we are thrilled to be partnering with ARG in an exciting new chapter.”

Stan Sport’s coverage of SpeedSeries commences with the AWC Race Tasmania event, including TCR Australia, S5000 and Trans Am Racing, on Saturday 12 February – streaming ad-free, live and on demand.

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While the bolded bit is definitely what they’re aiming for with all of these motorsport rights acquisitions, it’ll be interesting to see whether Stan can pull it off. I say that because they were unsuccessful executing an identical approach with football (ie; the aim was clearly to pair the UEFA rights with the Premier League but Optus retained them).

As for the ARG announcement, I’m assuming the financial terms of the deal are good for them because this deal is a big step ‘backwards’ coverage-wise. Not only is the coverage now behind a paywall rather than being freely accessible but there’ll be much less live coverage on TV than when ARG was shown on SBS and Seven.

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What I would say is that the EPL rights are a little different - that’s done through a blind auction process so you have very little ability to sway the rights agency/holders.

Not sure if F1 runs a blind auction process but in terms of Supercars it’s likely building a “home of Motorsport” type proposition would be attractive for Supercars to sit inside.

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Nine had the F1 for decades until 2000 so F1 would be a great fit for Stan.

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I wouldn’t be surprised that whoever ends up with the F1 is going to have to share the rights with F1’s own streaming service

ARG and Supercars has some common ownership now, this could be a litmus test to see if Stan is a viable option at the next rights. Supercars TV arm were producing ARGs coverage last year (for the bits that did run) - wonder what the arrangement is for this deal

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According to the V8 Sleuth link bacco posted, Supercars Media and Gravity Media will handle the production.

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I guess we will know by mid year, as the rights are due for renewal at the end of this season.

As F1 has said, international rights are on hold at the moment while they finalise if it is to be sold, with Netflix an interested party in ownership.

Plenty to play out, but Stan is making Fox sit up and take notice.

For me Stan needs to have a go at some of the rights to Australian Cricket games played overseas, not just the Ashes but when Australia play India and South Africa, both favourable time slots, mid afternoon into evening for India games and English time for SA games.

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It would be good to see someone pick up more international cricket (especially stuff that doesn’t involve Australia) - also things like the IPL and the other short-form cricket T20/Hundred would be a good pick up too if the price is right.

Pick up stuff that would start to make Foxtel nervous (they’ve done this with Motorsport, it would be good if they picked up NASCAR too) - they’ll need to round out their offerings to encourage people to stick around long term (and not drop it when their favoured sports seasons end)

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How with this affect the events that are on during Supercar rounds? Are Seven and Foxsports still showing these events? Or is ARG running its events completely separate to Supercars now?

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It looks like the only category that Stan has exclusively is TCR - the broadcast for the remainder (effectively the support categories) appears to be dependent on what event they appear at (Supercars or the SpeedSeries)

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Yep, TCR and Supercars are running a completely separate schedule, there will be no overlap between the two. I assume that with the support categories which will overlap with both series, they will be shown by Fox/Seven if it’s a Supercars weekend and Nine/Stan if it is with the TCR.

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According to SpeedCafe - Matthew White is heading up the coverage for StanSport

https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/02/08/familiar-face-linked-to-arg-stan-sport-broadcast/

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Matthew White confirmed to be part of Stan Sport’s ARG coverage. Molly Taylor and Greg Rust will also be part of the commentary team.

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Stubbs at seven and nine :thinking:

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SHOW ME THE MONEY!

STAN MAKES ITS MOVE INTO ORIGINAL SPORTS DOCUMENTARY SERIES

GO INSIDE THE AFL’S MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TRADE PERIOD IN THE BRAND NEW STAN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES SHOW ME THE MONEY

PREMIERING MARCH 10

Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today unveiled the trailer for the brand new Stan Original Documentary Series Show Me The Money and confirmed the three-part series will premiere on Thursday 10 March , only on Stan . Show Me The Money highlights Stan’s growing investment in locally produced original content and is the first of many sports documentary series to come.

Show Me The Money is a three-part sports documentary series that reveals the most fascinating flashpoint in the AFL – the behind the scenes wheeling and dealing of the game’s multi-million dollar superstars during the league’s blockbuster Trade Period and the collection of colourful characters that shape it: The Player Agents.

From JAM TV Australia , the team behind the popular Making Their Mark s eries, Show Me The Money will follow the intriguing affairs of the AFL’s most powerful agents as they negotiate on behalf of the game’s best players from some of the biggest clubs in the AFL. The series also follows the fortune of some of Australia’s best youngsters as clubs hope to recruit a future superstar in the AFL Draft.

Never before have clubs, players and agents agreed to lift the veil on this mysterious aspect of Australia’s game, making for compelling viewing. For the first time, fans will have a front-row seat to the dramatic and sensational action, watching contract negotiations unfold for the AFL’s multi-million dollar stars. The storylines are raw, real, and wrapped in the emotional and financial tug-of-war between powerful player agents and club managers. Careers and lives get flipped on a phone call.

The series will feature four of the AFL’s most prominent player agencies: Connors Sports Management , Hemisphere Management Group , Players Ink and Corporate Sports Australia .

Starring are some of the AFL’s most ruthless and well-respected agents, including:

Paul Connors : Arguably the most influential in the game, with more than 100 of the AFL’s biggest names and up and comers. Connors started at the bottom and broke through with the Top Four selections in the 2001 Super Draft. Along with his business partner Robbie D’Orazio, the CSM team are among the game’s biggest dealmakers. Also featuring: Nick Gieschen and Nathan Freeman.

Alex McDonald: Smart, savvy and successful. McDonald was a No.1 draft pick in 1988 and went on to a successful career at Hawthorn and Collingwood. Alex now heads Hemisphere with more than 30-years’ experience and is regarded as one of the big players in the industry. Also featuring: David Trotter, Annabel Burge, Tom Seccull and Julian Petracca.

Ben Williams: Has single-handedly established Players Ink as one of the new forces in the game. A former Big Brother winner, Ben runs the business and heads up the AFL division; his wife Jade Robran takes care of clients’ media and welfare needs . A star-studded stable that includes the number one pick in the 2021 AFL Draft, Jason Horne-Francis.

Colin Young : One of the driving forces and leaders of CSA and sports management in Western Australia and always in the thick of the action. Young is regarded as one of the straightest shooters in the AFL jungle, with a reputation for keeping the football industry on its toes. Also featuring: Andrew McDougall.

Stan Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie said: " Show Me The Money will take footy fans on a rollercoaster ride behind the scenes of the AFL Trade Period. Highlighting the breadth of our Stan Originals slate as part of our continued ramp up of original content, this blockbuster documentary series will feature a who’s who of AFL superstars and explore the high stakes world of player agents and club managers. We are thrilled to be collaborating with the accomplished team at Jam TV on this project."

JAM TV Chief Executive Officer Cos Cardone said: “The Trade Period is one of the most fascinating aspects of AFL football – and for the first time, the backroom deal making will be given the true sports documentary series treatment. The repercussions and ramifications always make for compelling storylines that we know will fascinate viewers.”

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Stan has the rights to the Australian Superbike, Promx championship and FIM Motorcross.

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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH STAN SPORT IN AUSTRALIA

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Coverage and streaming rights begin with inaugural PFL Challenger Series leading into 2022 Regular Season
Partnership to focus on original programming, archived content, coverage of new PFL competitions and content exclusive to Australia
PFL MMA Regular Season kicks off in April

NEW YORK (February 16, 2022) - The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, and Stan Sport today announced an exclusive multi-year broadcast partnership. Under the deal, Stan Sport will become the exclusive PFL broadcast partner in Australia, carrying the inaugural PFL Challenger Series, beginning February 18, along with the 2022 PFL Regular Season, Playoffs, and PFL World Championship. The deal was spearheaded in conjunction with Athletic Sports Group and its subsidiary Fight Globe, the world’s largest combat sports distributor.

Through the partnership, Stan Sport will bring MMA fans exclusive PFL content including archival season footage from 2019-2021 and original content from PFL Studios.

PFL Featherweight fighter Aaron Blackie, an Australian native, will make his PFL debut at the inaugural PFL Challenger Series on March 11 as he looks to earn a 2022 PFL Regular Season contract. Additionally, Light Heavyweight Robert Wilkinson and Heavyweight Sam Kei will both make their PFL debuts during the 2022 Regular Season. Wilkinson, a native of Tasmania, is known for his finishing abilities with 12 of his 13 wins coming by way of stoppage, and will look to continue his dominance in pursuit of the $1 million championship purse. Kei, a tantalizing prospect, enters the PFL Regular Season riding a two-fight win streak. All three fighters will carry their nation’s pride into the PFL SmartCage while taking aim at the $1 million dollar champions prize on a global stage.

“The Professional Fighters League is proud to announce our multi-year broadcast partnership with Stan Sport in Australia beginning with the inaugural PFL Challenger Series this February,” said PFL CEO Peter Murray. “Australia is one of the fastest-growing MMA markets in the world and Stan Sport is the perfect partner to deliver our innovative products and live year-round programming schedule to the fans.”

“Our exclusive new partnership with the PFL will bring Australian MMA fans a world-class competition on Stan Sport,” said Stan Acting Chief Executive Officer Martin Kugeler. “The PFL features some of the biggest names in MMA, with some trailblazing Aussie fighters joining the League in 2022. MMA is one of the fastest growing sports in Australia. The pedigree of the PFL’s roster combined with the League’s extraordinary production quality, will make it a key pillar in our combat sports offering.”

Following a breakthrough year that saw 100 percent audience growth, PFL has accelerated its momentum in the early part of 2022 with a multi-year renewal with ESPN, generating widespread buzz around the upcoming Challenger Series on Fubo Sports Network, and adding several leading brands to its blue-chip sponsorship portfolio.

Professional Fighters League is the No. 2 MMA company globally and features an elite talent roster with 25 percent of its fighters independently ranked in the top-25 of the world, including 2021 PFL champions Ray Cooper III and Movlid Khaybulaev. PFL has live event coverage in 160 countries on leading distribution platforms and delivers a unique, innovative product to the more than 600 million MMA fans globally.

https://twitter.com/StanSportAU/status/1494053975493996544

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Said no Aussie ever.

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Meh, just words to get Aussies and Tasmanians more interested.

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Yeah but it’s obviously written by an American. Have you ever referred to yourself as an “Australian native”?