Ten sports has recently secured the broadcast rights for the Indian sub-continent for the next Commonwealth Games which will be held on Australia’s Gold Coast in 2018. The Ten sports deal encompasses free-to-air and payTV subscription television rights, new media (incorporating Internet and mobile) and radio. The Seven Network has also signed a deal that delivers the company all rights in Australia including free-to-air broadcast television and subscription television rights, online, mobile and social media, and radio, and expands to Seven’s digital platforms, including online and Hybrid Broadband Broadcast Television (HbbTV) for the Commonwealth Games.
“Ten Sports coverage of Glasgow 2014 on multiple channels, with day-long studio shows & comprehensive analysis, has received a lot of praise and contributed to increased viewership in the Indian sub-continent. This new agreement with Ten Sports reinforces this and them becoming another of our broadcast partners for 2018, as it does on the heels of the CGF’s partnership announced earlier this week with Australia’s Seven Network, is testament to how popular the Commonwealth Games brand has become across the world.” Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Mike Hooper commented.
“After the enormous success of Glasgow 2014, we are very happy to extend our partnership with the Commonwealth Games Federation for the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games to be held in Gold Coast, Australia. The ever-increasing Indian participation & success at these Games is very encouraging and we at Ten Sports will continue delivering the best of action from the 17 sporting disciplines in the coming years which will serve as great build up to the Commonwealth Games 2018.” Mr. Rajesh Sethi, Global CEO of Ten Sports commented.
CEO, Mike Hooper, who is delighted to welcome Seven back to the movement for the first time since the Games in Manchester in 2002.
“The CGF is delighted to renew our relationship with Seven knowing it will ensure the widest possible coverage across the country when Australia again plays host to the Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.” Mr Hooper commented.
Gold Coast Organising Corporation Chairman, Nigel Chamier, believes the signing with Seven is a major boost to the 2018 event “Seven’s sports credentials are superb, and we look forward to them bringing their expertise and passion to our event on the Gold Coast.” Mr Chamier commented.
“The Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast are expected to deliver significant audiences across Seven’s broadcast and digital platforms. The Commonwealth Games in 2018 provides our business an extraordinary opportunity to drive home our leadership as we broadcast the Australian Tennis Open, the Olympic Winter Games and the Commonwealth Games in the one year.” Seven CEO Tim Worner commented.

Mr Worner also commented that the Seven Network has secured the TV rights to the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020 and the winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, in 2018.