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Fox Sports announces new Barclays Premier League broadcast agreement

Posted November 26, 2012 by Matthew Galea

Fox Sports have secured a new Barclays Premier League broadcast deal, giving them exclusive broadcast rights to the competition in Australia until the end of the 2015/16 season. In total, the agreement will allow Fox Sports to broadcast 380 games of live football from the Premier League over the next three years, which also gives [...]

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Lowy says expansion and FFA Cup on back burner as new broadcast deal confirmed

Posted November 19, 2012 by Sports Business Insider

Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy has put the brakes on A-League expansion, saying he does not believe it possible within the next four years.

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SMAANZ panellist Tracey Holmes urges smarter coverage of sport to reach female fans

Posted November 15, 2012 by Tony Harper

‘We don’t want to be spoken to in the way that blokes speak to blokes. That whole market is being ignored by advertisers and broadcasters’

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Roosters signing Sonny Bill Williams walks the line between media darling and pariah

Posted November 14, 2012 by Ross Smart

Ross Smart, who worked in communications at the controversial footballer’s previous NRL club Canterbury, looks at SBW’s reception on his latest move

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Canberra Raiders want greater TV exposure

Posted November 8, 2012 by Matthew Galea

Canberra Raiders are hungry for greater exposure on free-to-air television after their finals run last season. The Herald Sun reports that the Raiders are unhappy with the two regular season games they received on Channel 9 last season, and are demanding greater exposure in the coming season after a successful year on the park last [...]

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