Crow-mosone said:i'm surprised that you haven't realised that FOX cannot, be without AFL.
it cannot be without AFL for the next 5 or 6 years. ALL pay tv channels around the world have been driven by their sports coverage, and ultimately their growth is tied to it.
at best, each party needs the other. at worst, fox cannot get the coverage without getting in bed without one party or the other; and it cannot go without.
Crows_Mo is dead right.
Anyone who has any business knowledge will understand that the broadcasting of AFL is a major SCA (Sustainable Competitive Advantage) and is a deriving force behind the increasing number of subscribers in Victorian, South Australia and Western Australia.
Rugby League and Rugby Union is used in the same way for the New South Wales and Queensland subscribers. With out either and the majority of subscribers would have no reason to have pay TV.