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Australian Domestic off season 2020
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quincywagstaff
International Debutant
Fox joining in Ch 7 just shows its a blatant attempt to use COVID to reduce their rights deal.
But CA went purely for the money so the broadcasters are only responding in kind. They're getting what they deserve.
But CA went purely for the money so the broadcasters are only responding in kind. They're getting what they deserve.
stephen
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Agreed, but it still harms the sport.
NotMcKenzie
International Debutant
That's what I thought as well
Burgey
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They're a ****ing garbage network owned and run by a garbage person.
Teuton
International Captain
not sure if true or if it was reported at the time but i recently read:
"Within six months of their 2018 celebrations, Sutherland retired and Amarfio was sacked. Australian cricket was left with the legacy of their deal. In true used-car style, it was a good-looking dud. Before signing it, Sutherland had shaken hands on a different deal with Network Ten, the channel that had turned the Twenty20 Big Bash from a novelty joke into a summer winner. Backed by its new American owner, CBS, Ten wanted the game in its entirety. The offer was around $950m. The sweetener was that this would include screening all domestic cricket. With the latitude of secondary digital channels, the neglected secondary tier of the professional game, would be freely available to any viewer in the country. Ten would become the cricket network.
Except that after shaking hands, Sutherland took a final counter-offer from Seven and Fox. CA had long been obsessed with topping a billion dollars, wanting to prove that cricket was up with the big boys of the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League. The board was equally culpable in encouraging this fixation. The group bid topped the magic number."
www.theguardian.com
"Within six months of their 2018 celebrations, Sutherland retired and Amarfio was sacked. Australian cricket was left with the legacy of their deal. In true used-car style, it was a good-looking dud. Before signing it, Sutherland had shaken hands on a different deal with Network Ten, the channel that had turned the Twenty20 Big Bash from a novelty joke into a summer winner. Backed by its new American owner, CBS, Ten wanted the game in its entirety. The offer was around $950m. The sweetener was that this would include screening all domestic cricket. With the latitude of secondary digital channels, the neglected secondary tier of the professional game, would be freely available to any viewer in the country. Ten would become the cricket network.
Except that after shaking hands, Sutherland took a final counter-offer from Seven and Fox. CA had long been obsessed with topping a billion dollars, wanting to prove that cricket was up with the big boys of the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League. The board was equally culpable in encouraging this fixation. The group bid topped the magic number."
How Cricket Australia's $1bn TV mirage has cost the game dear
Seven’s threat to pull out of the much-touted deal exposes its weaknesses as many games risk being consigned to pay-TV this summer
www.theguardian.com
GotSpin
Hall of Fame Member
Not quite the reason for my post
quincywagstaff
International Debutant
FTA TV in general in Australia brings to mind an old observation about US TV in that it's a 'vast wasteland'. Just a heap of sludge.
aussie tragic
International Captain
So we finally have a shield schedule announced starting with SA vs WA and Qld vs Tas on 10 October 
"The first four rounds of Australia's men's first-class competition will be held in South Australia in October and November"
"...with matches to be played at Karen Rolton Oval, Park 25, Adelaide Oval No.2 and Glenelg"
"The first four rounds of Australia's men's first-class competition will be held in South Australia in October and November"
"...with matches to be played at Karen Rolton Oval, Park 25, Adelaide Oval No.2 and Glenelg"
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Shady Slim
International Coach
@GoodAreasShane is yet to comment but only because he's furiously cranking it to the thought of that many shield games so close to him tbh
GoodAreasShane
Cricketer Of The Year
So here we go, the moment I have been waiting for for a while now. I have to give credit to both CA and SACA here, was quite an undertaking to work through everything logistically and organisationally but it is well and truly worth it
Get hyped
Get hyped
TheJediBrah
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Some decent batting wickets in there if memory servesSo we finally have a shield schedule announced starting with SA vs WA and Qld vs Tas on 10 October
"The first four rounds of Australia's men's first-class competition will be held in South Australia in October and November"
"...with matches to be played at Karen Rolton Oval, Park 25, Adelaide Oval No.2 and Glenelg"