Australian Cricket Broadcast Rights 2018 - 2023
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Anyhow, have a Winfield 25.
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Go to the cricket for the live music seems like an odd advertising gimmick but it happens in most other sports these days.
Only the true cricket lovers go to the cricket for the cricket.
There's not enough true cricket lovers to just rely on the love of cricket to fill stadiums.
I'd prefer to just watch it at home in the comfort of the air con.
Who cares if they try something a bit different to get people in though.
Who cares if they try something a bit different to get people in though.
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How the hell would it work.
You dont exactly have the space to do something like that at the MCG and not hinder the match. It is not big like Flemington and Melbourne Park, unless you expand into the park
You dont exactly have the space to do something like that at the MCG and not hinder the match. It is not big like Flemington and Melbourne Park, unless you expand into the park
None of these things happened organically. At some point, someone at the SACA has made a conscious decision to stick some marquees out the back, and then to market it as a festival-type event, and to push for day-night tests, etc.
Adelaide has proven that having other things to do on the day attracts more people than just saying, "here's six hours of cricket, knock yourself out."
If putting a band on after stumps gets some people to hang around for the last session, then I can't see how it's a bad thing.
If it's not your thing, you are more than welcome to sit and enjoy the cricket, ignoring all the stuff happening out the back. But it will bring more people through the door, and that can only be good for the sport.
I'll never understand why cricket fans are so opposed to anything new.
Not going to be any difficulties getting people through the gates for the India tests this summer or the Ashes tests the following summer. In the other years though, the best way to attract crowds is to reduce the price of tickets, expand GA seating sections (making it easier for people to rock up and sit with mates), and reduce restrictions on full strength beer. Far better than some shit band playing outside.
No way, far too sensible.
It's the same the world over. The West Indies and India built new stadia out of town or upgraded existing stadia and upped the prices, and then wonder why nobody turns up.
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I love a beer but they ain't returning to the days of people drinking full strength beer for eight hours a day and I don't think it's needed either. They do need to address prices though, it seems like half decent tickets are anywhere from $70 to $120 these days. Halve the price and you might get a full house. The atmosphere is always better at a full house, just look at England where most of their grounds only hold 20,000 or so but are always heaving.
Meanwhile, Fox Sports's Head of cricket is an abusive areshole and nobody seems to care.
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Not at all times this year, barely a third full at Lord's. But that, too, is price related. Tests against Sri Lanka simply don't sell for £200 a cheap seat like Ashes or India Tests can.
And I think that may be part of the problem. The SCG can get full up charging upwards of $100 for the cheap seats, the MCG can come close at twice the capacity at about $80, when its Ashes or Border-Gavaskar. But if they drop their price to $40 against other teams, people will complain about the gouging at the big events.
Variable pricing like that makes sense to me, but the risk is devaluing the big games. I'm one for prioritising the sport over money as much as possible, the opposite of all sporting administrators, but without full revenue from the few big games competing on field would become very difficult.
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Good post, agree with much of what you say. I understand the concerns re: variable pricing, however you pay more to see the Foo Fighters than some Aussie pub band. The argument that quality of the opposition (and therefore the quality of the entertainment) costs more is valid, I reckon.
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Soon we'll get charged to go do a shit.. legit a joke we need to pay money to watch all our favourite sports.
I'm liking the higher quality Shield coverage for seemingly one match a round. Better camera quality, graphics and stump mics make it more watchable.
Of course it was standard 25 years ago but it's still good to see some effort being put in.
Of course it was standard 25 years ago but it's still good to see some effort being put in.
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can we pay extra to banish Warner to the Hindi commentary feed?
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Yuck.
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No Ian Smith this year, by the looks?
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Are they the Fox graphics for this summer (noting 7 have updated their graphics this season)
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Ch7/Fox would probably expect him to do both
That's a shame. Thought he was good in the last couple of years for the neutral non NZ series. Had a great rapport with other members of the Fox team.
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Ian Smith works for SENZ who have radio rights to test cricket in New Zealand and England's 3 test tour of New Zealand takes place pretty much at the same time as the first 3 tests of the Australia vs India series which may explain why he might not be with Fox this summer.
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DAZN purchases Foxtel for a ton of money
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Will be interesting to see how this changes the rights going forward not just for cricket but for AFL and particularly Union as well.
News Corp and Telstra agree sale of Foxtel to sports streaming service DAZN for $3.4bn
Pay TV channel sells along with the streaming services Kayo and Binge, subject to regulatory approval
Will be interesting to see how this changes the rights going forward not just for cricket but for AFL and particularly Union as well.
DAZN purchases Foxtel for a ton of money
News Corp and Telstra agree sale of Foxtel to sports streaming service DAZN for $3.4bn
Pay TV channel sells along with the streaming services Kayo and Binge, subject to regulatory approval
Will be interesting to see how this changes the rights going forward not just for cricket but for AFL and particularly Union as well.
i think globally cricket will be okay, as amazon clearly have their eyes on it
afl and nrl will be interesting to see how it transpires
