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ALM TV Ratings


SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS 2025-EV ABC 1,741,000
SEVEN’S HORSE RACING 2025 Seven 788,000
FOOTBALL: ISUZU UTE A-LEAGUE 10 155,000
PEPPA PIG ABC KIDS PM 65,000
SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC 2025 Nine 56,000
 
someguyjc said:
Correct. 10 Play and Paramount+ streaming numbers are not made public.
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10Play numbers are part of the FTA ratings through VOZ, its just that Aleague ratings are generally too low. You can see the BVOD data in the 18-39 and 25-54 demos though - for the matches shown on Ten at least.

Paramount+ though, not available and generally just an annual summry.

LFC said:
Ah thanks for the intel understand now.
So the ratings no mates posts up each time are just the FTA games over the weekend.
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The ratings no mates is posting is the reach data, not the average rating data - from the demos, not the national data.

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Its good to see our ratings are higher than the Rugby for once, however once netball starts that might be a different story.
 
I don't understand how so many people tuned in for the a league but not the under 20s final?
 
SEVEN’S HORSE RACING 2025 Seven 1,706,000
MOTORSPORT: 2025 RACE OF CHAMPIONS 10 710,000
PEPPA PIG ABC KIDS FM 64,000
ISUZU A LEAGUE MENS 40,000
 
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Foxtel’s sale backed by Saudi dollars close to the finish line

With the foreign investment watchdog spending the past three months scrutinising the deal, broadcast rights for AFL, NRL, cricket and Formula 1 could soon be in the hands of a global sports-streaming giant.
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The sale of News Corp’s Foxtel to DAZN is moving closer to completion, with the deal – bankrolled by Saudi petrodollars – sending the broadcast rights for the AFL, NRL cricket and Formula 1 into the hands of a global sports streamer.

With the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) spending the past three months scrutinising the deal, three sources with knowledge of the process not authorised to speak publicly told this masthead the nod from the federal government could come next week.

While DAZN and Foxtel were in negotiations, SURJ Sports Investment, a Saudi Public Investment Fund company, was involved in the transaction behind the scenes, with the deal contingent on financing from the Saudi outfit, this masthead was told.

DAZN, backed by British-Ukrainian billionaire Len Blavatnik, looks set to become the new owner of Foxtel.

DAZN, backed by British-Ukrainian billionaire Len Blavatnik, looks set to become the new owner of Foxtel.Credit: Getty

While there is no cash element to the deal, DAZN, owned by British-Ukrainian billionaire Len Blavatnik, under the sale agreement, will repay hundreds of millions in loans owing to both News Corp and Foxtel’s minority shareholder Telstra.

While DAZN continues to lose money, the funding for the Foxtel deal hinged on a cash injection from SURJ Sports Investment, which recently invested $1.6 billion into the global streaming firm, a source with direct knowledge of the deal and speaking on condition of anonymity, told this masthead.

DAZN confirmed SURJ, which is led by an Australian, Danny Townsend, as a new minority shareholder in February.

Townsend, the former Sydney FC and Australian Professional Leagues chief executive, has also been appointed to DAZN’s six-person board, this masthead can reveal. As part of the Foxtel deal, one News Corp representative will also join the DAZN board, with the Murdoch-controlled company yet to decide on its director representative.

Once the Foxtel deal is completed, DAZN will likely rationalise parts of the Foxtel business, which could include back-end technical infrastructure costs duplicated at DAZN, in a push to make it more profitable in Australia, company sources said.

However, large-scale strategy talks between DAZN and Foxtel have been on hold until the deal is given government approval.

‘One of the things that DAZN is looking to do as a business is to try and buy rights globally.’

DAZN co-founder James Rushton
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The approval would come soon after federal government approval of another transaction between a major company catering to millions of Australians and a Gulf nation, with state-owned Qatar Airways buying 25 per cent of Virgin Australia.

All major takeovers by foreign companies must receive regulatory approval from the treasurer, who is advised by the FIRB.

Last month, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor urged the federal government to ensure “appropriate safeguards” were in place over the deal, in comments to the news outlet Capital Brief.

Treasury was approached for comment, as were News Corp and DAZN.

News Corp and Telstra agreed to sell the legacy pay-TV company to DAZN two days before last Christmas.

Under the terms of the deal, News Corp will receive a 6 per cent stake in Foxtel, while Telstra receives 3 per cent. The stakes could prove valuable down the line for both entities, given DAZN’s aspirations to publicly list in the coming years.

DAZN’s plans for Foxtel’s set-top box business, still used by more than 1 million Australians, and entertainment streaming platform Binge remain unclear, with the company predominantly focused on sports. However, it is expected that Kayo will eventually be rebranded as DAZN.

DAZN has been known for buying up local rights deals in different markets across its near-decade long existence. However, during a panel discussion in Melbourne on Thursday, co-founder James Rushton signalled a change in strategy, noting the company’s desire now to control rights deals on a global basis.

“One of the things that DAZN is looking to do as a business is to try and buy rights globally. We much prefer to own all rights in all markets,” Rushton said.
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