Netball Australia reports another surplus in 2023

Netball Australia has announced strong game attendance and new commercial partnerships delivered an operating surplus in 2023.  It was the second consecutive surplus recorded by Netball Australia as it continues to strengthen its financial position and grow the game.  The 2023 financial results were presented to Member Organisation Presidents and CEOs at tonight’s Annual General…

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The hills are alive with the sound of…um…positivity? IN MY RUGBY LEAGUE?

By anyones standard this has been an outstanding weekend of league. There was a general air of expectation and excitement over the beginning of the season, and by its end we were introduced to that rarest of rugby league scenarios….a fairly contented audience. The weather held out, and most of the matches were close fought,…

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24.11 – This week in Sponsorship/Partnership Updates – AFL, NRL, A-league

A-league Adelaide United is proud to announce it has partnered with Gameready Performance for the remainder of the Liberty A-League 2022/23 season. Perth Glory is proud to announce a two-year partnership with Australia’s leading equipment hire and solutions provider, Coates. AFL St Kilda Football Club and Red Rooster have extended their relationship, with the Australian…

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This week in sponsors and partnerships – A-league, AFL, NBL, Netball and NRL

A-league Western United will enter into an historic partnership with Sharp Extensive IT as the technology giant becomes the Club’s first ever front of shirt sponsor in the Liberty A-League Women. Sydney FC are thrilled to welcome recruitment specialists Labour Connect to the Club as an official partner in Season 2022/23. Melbourne Victory is pleased…

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This week in partnership announcements – A-league, NBL, NRL club announcements

A-league McDonald’s has signed on as a premium partner of the Wellington Phoenix, on a multi-year deal. Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce Soodox as an Associate Partner for the upcoming season. Soodox provides healthcare skin products aimed at pain relief and hygiene. Melbourne City FC is excited to announce a new partnership with emerging…

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This week in Partnerships – A-league, AFL, NBL and NRL announcements

  Ampcontrol has signed on to support the Newcastle Jets as a Major Sponsor for the upcoming 2022/23 Isuzu UTE A-League season, signaling the second year of partnership between the two Hunter-based organisations. Melbourne Victory is pleased to announce that NJ Lawyers has returned as a Premier Partner for season 2022/23, extending its partnership with…

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Wednesday, May 6th | News Wrap | Nine Media War with the NRL continues, Storm have Albury troubles, Rugby board member resigns and more news

Its a little later in the day than normal but lets dive in to todays news as Nine conducts negotations with the NRL via its Media arms as Foxtel watches on. The Storm have a minor hiccup on Albury, the AFL gets a new sponsor and a Rugby Australia board member resigns – and plenty…

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Weekly News Wrap | Rugby broadcast rights concerns, A-league sponsorship woes, and more

A-league and Soccer Rd 17 of the 2019-20 A-league season saw 45k people watch the ABC metro coverage on Saturday, with a season average of 49k. Fox coverage was watched by 91k, with an estimated season average of 28k. Rd 17 of the 2019-20 A-league season was attended by 37,738 people – the lowest 5…

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Sports Industry News – Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

Attendance on February 4th (thanks to @au_sport) 2nd Test: Australia d Sri Lanka (d4). Crowd: 2,004 @ Manuka Oval NBL: Illawarra Hawks d Cairns Taipans. Crowd: 2,273 @ WIN Entertainment Centre AFL OPTUS has boosted its support for the WA Football League, adding league naming rights, volunteers and the new WAFL Women’s competition for 2019….

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Sports Industry News – Friday, February 1st

Crowds for Thursday, January 31 (thanks to @au_sport) ABL Championship Series: Brisbane d Perth. Crowd: 2,870 @ Baseball Park BBL: Adelaide Strikers d Hobart Hurricanes. Crowd: 13,836 @ University of Tasmania Stadium W-League: Melbourne City d Sydney FC. Crowd: 1,415 @ WIN Stadium TV Ratings for Thursday, January 31 (thanks to @MediaweekAUS and Mediaspy) BBL:…

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Sports Industry News – Wed, Jan 30th

Crowds – January 29th  BBL: Sydney Sixers d Adelaide Strikers. Crowd: 8,083 @ Sydney Cricket Ground BBL: Hobart Hurricanes d Brisbane Heat. Crowd: TBA @ Blundstone Arena Crowd figures from Austadiums twitter (@au_sport) TV Ratings – January 29th BBL: Sydney Sixers d Adelaide Strikers – Fox (Exclusive) 188,000 & 207,000 BBL: Hobart Hurricanes d Brisbane…

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News you might have missed: This week in Footy Industry

General To coincide with the end of the AFL and NRL seasons, Nielsen has compiled data forMediaweek that ranks all the AFL and NRL clubs. Association Football AUSTRALIAN football will embark on a bright new dawn after the successful adoption of wide-ranging governance reforms finally ended the civil war crippling the game. Steven Lowy said while the FFA board is…

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Industry News – Weekend Update – Sunday, June 25th, 2017

AFL THURSDAY night football has proven a ratings winner for Channel Seven, with an average of 731,000 free-to-air viewers switching on to its seven games in the timeslot this season. The delicate art sports sponsorships: AFL star Matthew Pavlich on the balancing act RICHMOND and Greater Western Sydney are pushing to play a game for premiership…

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