Australian Cricket Broadcast Rights 2018 - 2023

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Much like the AFL it's a fairly predictable result. Nine were never serious, Ten / Paramount need to get bigger and Seven
/ Kayo were never going to let a big sport go without a replacement.

AFL got a $200m+ per year increase at least. CA is basically getting the same deal as last time.

 

[swingdog]

Can see 10 and 9 not bothering next time. Like the AFL, CA is a total boys club.

 

[Cleavy]

Reports: Cricket Australia poised to pen new TV rights deal with incumbent broadcasters

Seven and Foxtel will continue broadcasting the cricket.

www.sen.com.au

sticking with 7/Foxtel it seems.

 

[Kwality]

Why would CA want to work with someone who sue them every time things don’t go the way they want? Especially when the sole goal is to lower the value of the deal? It’s like an abusive relationship at this point.

Unless CA offered a product & did not deliver .... think about that in the context of an abusive relationship.
You've been dudded & want the pain to stop.

 

[Kwality]

The lawsuit is definitely more churlish this time, complaining about the quality of the product during a once-in-a-century pandemic. It’s just buyer’s remorse. Even now, they are trying to carve out just the Tests, screw the rest of the game, which could end up behind a paywall.

Now that is a different approach to 'an abusive relationship'. Well done.

 

[holybishop]

Why would CA want to work with someone who sue them every time things don’t go the way they want? Especially when the sole goal is to lower the value of the deal? It’s like an abusive relationship at this point.

Once CA ruled out Ten/Paramount, Seven always made more sense than Nine. Come January Nine will be in tennis mode and cricket would have always played second fiddle.

 

[Phone]

I agree, as mentioned half the guys play BBL and live in different states. We expect touring teams to spend Christmas away from home and plenty of people work.

It's a no brainer and BBL on Christmas Day would be great. I don't think it has to be a derby although that would help the crowd, mostly it's a TV game.

I think it being a derby just helps it get established. easier to start with a Sydney derby match than Strikers/Hobart for example. Plus it goes back to what I think could be a selling point to the players, which is trying to minimise air travel over the xmas period. Could keep the Hobart vs a Melbourne team on xmas eve match that has happened for a few years now, sydney derby on xmas day and then decide whether to keep the Perth home game on Boxing Day (which to me seems unreasonable for the opposition team) or try Brisbane Heat vs the other Melbourne team (and maybe risk allowing the visiting team to travel on the day of the game) and then do Perth vs Strikers on the 27th.

 

[Kwality]

I think it being a derby just helps it get established. easier to start with a Sydney derby match than Strikers/Hobart for example. Plus it goes back to what I think could be a selling point to the players, which is trying to minimise air travel over the xmas period. Could keep the Hobart vs a Melbourne team on xmas eve match that has happened for a few years now, sydney derby on xmas day and then decide whether to keep the Perth home game on Boxing Day (which to me seems unreasonable for the opposition team) or try Brisbane Heat vs the other Melbourne team (and maybe risk allowing the visiting team to travel on the day of the game) and then do Perth vs Strikers on the 27th.

West Aussie test players spend Xmas in Melbourne, play Boxing Day.

 

[JackOutback]

Once CA ruled out Ten/Paramount, Seven always made more sense than Nine. Come January Nine will be in tennis mode and cricket would have always played second fiddle.

The mistake was ruling out Ten/Paramount.

 

[holybishop]

 

[reubski23]

That article sounds like it was written by a 14 year old junior staffer from an ad agency.

I don’t think it had much to do with reach more to do with news corp. disappointing that any form of international cricket played at home is behind a pay wall

 

[calculon559]

This bit near the end's interesting
"It’s understood Channel 7’s digital channel 7plus will gain some streaming rights in conjunction with Fox and Kayo."
Presumably it'll be limited to whatever Channel 7 shows in fta, but it's something.

 

[reubski23]

This bit near the end's interesting
"It’s understood Channel 7’s digital channel 7plus will gain some streaming rights in conjunction with Fox and Kayo."
Presumably it'll be limited to whatever Channel 7 shows in fta, but it's something.

Yep 7 obviously making a play with its streaming services. 7 will have afl and cricket on its streaming services

 

[TommyD13]

So the new deal is exactly the same as present, except whatever is currently on 7 is also gonna be available on 7plus?

 

[calculon559]

So the new deal is exactly the same as present, except whatever is currently on 7 is also gonna be available on 7plus?

Seems that way, only other difference is the cost; an extra $220 million over six years compared to the last one. Don't know if the split is any different.

 

[Kwality]

So the new deal is exactly the same as present, except whatever is currently on 7 is also gonna be available on 7plus?

'A shortened Big Bash League gives broadcasters what they were after and there is renewed hope the competition can be restored to its glory years.'

 

[whatwhatsaywhat]

Less content but more $$s sounds like it's a 'win' for cricket oztraya but there's no way it'll be reported as such

 

[calculon559]

Less content but more $$s sounds like it's a 'win' for cricket oztraya but there's no way it'll be reported as such

Perhaps that's another reason CA weren't too worried about not taking the highest dollar offer this time.

 

[whatwhatsaywhat]

Perhaps that's another reason CA weren't too worried about not taking the highest dollar offer this time.

Could well be

 

[big_e]

Article behind a paywall.

Ironic.

 

[swingdog]

Could see a situation next time where Seven is the only bidder and screws CA for a lower price. Surely Ten wouldn't bother again and Nine are fine with the tennis.

 

[Teen Wolf]

Could see a situation next time where Ten get the tennis, then a massive bidding war breaks out between Seven and Nine for the cricket.

 

[Mkcaptain]

I wonder if Paramount would have had better chance if they'd bought some rights to some overseas series in the last couple of years. That might have taken away the perception of them being an outsider.

 

[010203]

As it looks like 7 will get their wish with the BBL containing fewer than 50 games, they have no excuse not to show every game live.

 

[Kwality]

As it looks like 7 will get their wish with the BBL containing fewer than 50 games, they have no excuse not to show every game live.

Was televising every game live a condition ?