Friday Industry News – March 22nd, 2024
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Thursday TV Ratings – March 21, 2024
With AFL, NRL and national football all on free to air last night, it was the AFL that emerged triumphant on the free to air waves. Please note that FoxSTB data is not currently available, while Streaming ratings will not be available until the following week. Unless noted otherwise all ratings come from VOZ. Sevens…
2024 Membership Updates – March 22, 2024
There are many ways to spin membership numbers, and realistically many of them are largely just meaningless. Comparisons are largely pointless now as the goalposts continue to move every year. However here are the numbers we know anyway. AFL The clubs typically dont break down their membership numbers, and the AFL hasnt done it for…
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Thursday Industry News – March 21, 2024
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State of the Game: Australian Cricket
Heading into the 2023-24 Summer season, Cricket found itself having to answer a number of questions – what is the BBLs place in the world with burgeoning developments in South Africa, and rumoured expansion of the IPL on the horizon. Can Test cricket remain relevant in the modern era of fast paced cricket and international…
Foxtel reports total closing paid subscribers in December 2023 were over 4.3 million, flat compared to the prior year
Revenues of $470 million in the quarter increased $8 million, or 2%, compared with the prior year, driven by higher revenues from Kayo and BINGE from increases in both volume and pricing, despite a more difficult Summer sports season and inflationary pressures, partially offset by the impact from fewer residential broadcast subscribers and a $6…
Attendance records keep tumbling at the Tennis
With the Australian Open breaking the million barrier for the first time, its worth noting that attendance at the various International tour events around the country have been going gang busters since the United Cup started in Perth. The Australian Open was attended by 1,020,763 at an average of 68,051 per day. (up 21% on…
So far this summer, Seven’s Test and BBL coverage has reached a combined 10.5 million Australians nationally, including 7.1 million in the capital cities
The 2023-24 cricket season has made Seven #1 so far this summer, with a 43.2% all people commercial audience share – its highest ever share at this point in summer. Seven also ranks #1 in people 25 to 54. The three Australia v Pakistan Tests reached 8.75 million people nationally (5.8 million in the capital…
Test Cricket Lives! Attendances and TV Ratings v Pakistan 2023-2024
Test crickets much speculated future appears to be in good hands if the first series of the summer is anything to go by with record crowds, and excellent tv ratings, despite no Test lasting into the fifth day. The series was attended by 349,252 at an average of 29,104 across 12 match days. The total…
Privately Owned Sports Stadiums in Australia
So today, the A-leagues noted that the upcoming stadium in Tarneit would be the “first privately owned stadium” in Australia. This is not entirely true – the following venues are used by the major professional competitions in the country and are all privately held. Ballymore Stadium – Brisbane, QLD Owned by the Queensland Rugby Union…
Weekend attendances 27-29/10/2023 – A record 59,155 see the Matildas play at Optus Stadium and A-league R2, AFLW R9, NBL R5, Pacific Championships Wk3
A-league Men Round 2 of the 2023-24 Aleague Mens season was attended by 52,731 at an average of 8,789 per game (28% cap) This season 107,025 have attended at an average of 8,919 per game. This is down 3% on the first two rounds of the 2022-23 season AFLW Round 9 of the 2023-24 #AFLW…
The Mclachlan Years
Background After 20 odd years of involvement with the AFL at headquarters in one position or another, Gillon Mclachlan has finally stood down as AFL CEO a year after it was first announced. Here we take a brief look at his accomplishments and whether or not the league has been better for his appointment. In…
The Leichardt Oval Developments and Masterplan
On April 29, 2022 Peter V’landys urged the NSW Government to develop suburban grounds around the state instead of using the money on Accor Stadium at Homebush, stating that rugby league needs the ‘tribalism’ that the smaller grounds present. A handshake deal was allegedly done at this time, pending formal paperwork by both organisations. The…
A-league Womens Round 1 off to record start
The all-time Liberty A-League attendance record for a single round was broken just two games into the 2023-24 season, with more than 17,000 fans attending the F3 Derby and Sydney Derby combined. Four records were broken on the league’s opening night, headlined by two standalone Liberty A-League Women’s attendance records and two all-time round attendance…
NBL broadcasts up 40%, attendances up 17% after Round 3
Three weeks into the new season, the Hungry Jack’s National Basketball League (NBL) is as hot as ever, with broadcast numbers, attendances, and digital engagement continuing to rise at unprecedented rates. Broadcast audience has increased by more than 40% year-on-year, with more people locked into the NBL on ESPN. The international footprint of the NBL’s…
A-league Unite Round Launched for 2023-24 season
The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has announced its inaugural ‘Unite Round’ in partnership with the NSW Government and Destination NSW (DNSW). Heres what has been reported today. Between Friday January 12 and Sunday January 14, Sydney will play host to all 12 Isuzu UTE A-League Men and Liberty A-League Women matches, as the A-Leagues become…