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A Federal Government review may lead to tightened anti-siphoning rules that make streaming services subject to the same rules as Foxtel.

Governing body for sports technology and innovation Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) has appointed Cam Vale to the role of general manager operations, while Hayley Priestnall takes on the role of alumni office manager.

The Aboriginal flag may now be freely used after the Federal Government acquired the copyright for $20.05m.

Nine Entertainment, a major media company in Australia which owns free-to air TV stations and newspapers, says it was hit by a network attack that has interfered with its operations on Sunday.

Billing it as a "giant leap forward for sports streaming with Kayo", Telstra says its Kayo Sports partnership will "deliver a world-class sporting entertainment experience with more value and more sports on more screens for Live Pass customers."

Chinese telecommunications equipment vendor Huawei Technologies says it will end its role as a major sponsor of the NRL team Canberra Raiders after this season.

Huawei Australia has assured the Canberra Raiders that it will not be deterred from its sponsorship of the club, despite the continuing uncertainty caused by suspension of the 2020 National Rugby League season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Australian dedicated multi-sports streaming service Kayo Sports says an isolated issue with one of its network providers, that affected a small number of customers, caused errors during streaming of Rugby World Cup matches on Sunday.

Huawei Australia is partnering with NRL club Canberra Raiders and Deaf Australia – the deaf-led peak organisation representing deaf people in Australia – to attempt to break a World Record at the Raiders vs Manly Sea Eagles National Rugby League (NRL) game this coming Sunday (25 August) in Canberra.

If you're a fan of AFL, NRL or Australian rugby, you can now check live scores, match results, upcoming fixtures, and ladders for your favourite footy codes, just by asking Google in just about any way you want.

Telstra is facilitating Fox Sports’ outdoor broadcasts through its distributed production network under a long-term deal inked by the two companies.

Foxtel has launched a new broadband offering, bundling together sport and entertainment including broadcasts on its new sports channel — Fox League — featuring NRL matches.

Mobile phone and mobile device users flooded Telstra’s mobile network with 76% more data this year that they did in 2015, with the time of the power outages that blacked out much of South Australia topping the telco’s list for data usage in a 24-hour period.

Telstra has shared some interesting facts around the streaming of AFL and NRL on Telstra’s apps by fans.

Although pricing for Telstra’s new mobile plans is still some hours away from being announced on 23 August, we know some plans will come with AFL, NRL, three months of Netflix, Stan, and Presto and plenty more.

Telstra has sealed a new five-year naming and mobile digital rights agreement with the National Rugby League (NRL).

Telstra’s flagship Sydney CBD store will be joined by a host of NRL talent to launch the new iPhones on Friday, 25 September, from 7.45am.

The AFL season kicks off tonight, so the announcement of a five year sponsorship deal between ICT vendor Huawei and the Gold Coast Suns is well timed.

The NRL is this year following in AFL’s footsteps to broadcast matches live to subscribers on mobile phones and tablets, and Roy Morgan Research has studied which footy fans are so far using AFL Live Official App.

Free-to-air TV is finally taking it to Foxtel in the app stakes, with Yahoo!7 today announcing its 7Sport app for iPhone.