Seven Network secure rights to Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games will return to the Seven Network in 2018 when they are taking place on the Gold Coast, just days after the network secured the rights for the Olympics for the next decade.

Seven’s agreement with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) sees the network own all the rights in Australia including free-to-air and subscription TV rights, online, mobile and social media and radio and also expands to Seven’s digital platforms, including online and HbbTV.

The network last broadcast the Commonwealth Games in 2002, with the most recent Glasgow Games broadcast on rival network Ten. The Glasgow games delivered Ten bumper ratings, with the network even securing an audience share of 25.1 per cent during the last week of the games.

CGF CEO, Mike Hooper, said in a statement: “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.