Good news finally for the A league with a tv deal for 200 million over five years with channel ten.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/ten-set-to-clinch-new-200m-broadcast-deal-for-aleague-soccer/news-story/74debf12dc387409585381867542f895
Network 10 is set to use live soccer to launch its new Paramount+ streaming service in Australia, with the US-owned television business on the verge of clinching a five-year $200m deal for A-League.
Ten will broadcast a Saturday night game live on its main free-to-air channel from the next A-League season, which is tentatively scheduled to begin in October, with the remaining games on Paramount+, which is set to launch in Australia in August.
A-League club owners were given details of the deal at a meeting on Tuesday, and the figure 10 will pay for the soccer rights is considered to be above expectation.
But roughly 20% of the amount Ten is stumping up for soccer is contra, and the annual cash figure is below the $51m in broadcast income the A-League had forecast for next year in documents it has been presenting to prospective private equity investors in the competition.\
The A-League is one of several Australian sports seeking a private equity injection, with the soccer competition after more than $100m for a 25% stake.