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Test cricket is aging out. BBL all on Foxtel (or Optus or whatever else) would destroy any ambition of CA being as big as the AFL and NRL.
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It’s dying out in every other part of the world but it’s still the most popular format of the game here. The only other country that regularly gets good crowds for test matches is England, but the game is now only popular there with 55+ upper class private-school types and South Asian migrant communities.Test cricket is aging out. BBL all on Foxtel (or Optus or whatever else) would destroy any ambition of CA being as big as the AFL and NRL.
so you have a defiant bone in your body... just wanting to know so I can follow your erudite reasoning in the future... no answer required..Thanks, Gough.
I hope you're right about News Corpse.
The Australian newspaper is the classic example of a Murdoch vanity project. The circulation has been low for years and, pre-COVID, it was not unusual to see untouched stacks of free editions of the paper in airports around the country. It has been a hideously awful publication for a while. A haven for Pellists, Tony Abbott supporters and other right-wing nut jobs.
I am amused when I see people pick up the Oz at the supermarket, usually in combination with the woeful Herald Sun. Many of these people seem to be Anglo-Aussie Boomers, probably enjoying a tidy sum coming in from their franking credit rebates.
I refuse to buy this newspaper. There are a few redeeming features that I will look at when I can get my hands on the paper, e.g. at a cafe, such as the sudoku puzzles, bridge columns and crypto sum (weekend edition only). Gideon Haigh warrants a read through and Peter Lalor is OK. But I will gladly pass on the predominant pus in the paper, consisting of the likes of the tedious Paul Kelly, Albrechtsen, Sheridan, Creighton etc.
so you have a defiant bone in your body... just wanting to know so I can follow your erudite reasoning in the future... no answer required..
It's this rank generalisation that saw Scomo win and will see 4 more years of the Trump train
Thanks, Gough.
I hope you're right about News Corpse.
The Australian newspaper is the classic example of a Murdoch vanity project. The circulation has been low for years and, pre-COVID, it was not unusual to see untouched stacks of free editions of the paper in airports around the country. It has been a hideously awful publication for a while. A haven for Pellists, Tony Abbott supporters and other right-wing nut jobs.
I am amused when I see people pick up the Oz at the supermarket, usually in combination with the woeful Herald Sun. Many of these people seem to be Anglo-Aussie Boomers, probably enjoying a tidy sum coming in from their franking credit rebates.
I refuse to buy this newspaper. There are a few redeeming features that I will look at when I can get my hands on the paper, e.g. at a cafe, such as the sudoku puzzles, bridge columns and crypto sum (weekend edition only). Gideon Haigh warrants a read through and Peter Lalor is OK. But I will gladly pass on the predominant pus in the paper, consisting of the likes of the tedious Paul Kelly, Albrechtsen, Sheridan, Creighton etc.
Like saying Boy George is the coolest member of Culture Club.The depressing thing is that Kelly is probably the best of The Australian's political writers.
The depressing thing is that Kelly is probably the best of The Australian's political writers.
The business section in the paper isn't bad. Could be wrong but I thought Adam Creighton wanted to get rid of franking credits so you should probably be beating yourself off over him.
Anyway why am I talking about this SRP crap on a cricket board.
Its also odd. I would expect very little crossover between the cricket audience and the all-new-all-singing-all-cooking-all-makeover-all-the-same-as-last-year "reality" game show tripe audience.It was interesting to read that networks are prepared to take a hit (lose money) on the cricket coverage in order to cross-promote their hit shows in prime time. That says it all about how the networks view the game.
Its also odd. I would expect very little crossover between the cricket audience and the all-new-all-singing-all-cooking-all-makeover-all-the-same-as-last-year "reality" game show tripe audience.
I can see that for Olympics and Tennis, even footy gets a fair slice of female viewers. But I like to think cricket viewership (I'm including T20 under a loose definition of "cricket") is more discerning.maybe it's based on the BBL grabbing families/female viewers?
The business section in the paper isn't bad. Could be wrong but I thought Adam Creighton wanted to get rid of franking credits so you should probably be beating yourself off over him.
Anyway why am I talking about this SRP crap on a cricket board.
Slats doesn’t strike me as the sort of bloke that would have female viewers flocking. Somehow got a gig on that striptease show that Seven keep flogging so I must be missing something!I can see that for Olympics and Tennis, even footy gets a fair slice of female viewers. But I like to think cricket viewership (I'm including T20 under a loose definition of "cricket") is more discerning.
Networks clearly don't think so, otherwise Slats wouldn't kep getting gigs, and they would crunch numbers big time on these things.
Gender diversity in television audiences expanded once again. Previous highs in female viewership on FTA (36% - 39%) were maintained, while the diversity of male-skewed subscription channels decreased slightly (32% - 35%). BBL and Test matches drew the most diverse audiences amongst men's formats, followed by the rebel Women's Big Bash League.
Nattering Ned is a rambler who rails at any idea that is remotely progressive. PVO is the least worst of the Strayan's political writers, but he tends to sit on the fence too much.
Back on topic. Channel 7 are likely to dumb down the cricket to a cringeworthy level, like they do with their programming generally.
Channel 9's cricket coverage was innovative in the 1980s before descending into staleness for many years and, latterly, lazy jingoism, especially in the Brad McNamara era [hi to Brad if your Google alerts are still active]. Geoff Lemon's article from 2015 about the dire state of Channel 9's cricket coverage is superb.
I like his cricket commentary but I had to stop following him on twitter. Became insufferable as he ventured outside of sport.Peter Lalor.
Its also odd. I would expect very little crossover between the cricket audience and the all-new-all-singing-all-cooking-all-makeover-all-the-same-as-last-year "reality" game show tripe audience.
Which never really took off rating wise. Ten could never turn the BBL ratings to long term viewers after summer. Should have been a red flag for Seven.Yet Ch10 spent more time promoting their jungle crap than analysing the cricket.
I like his cricket commentary but I had to stop following him on twitter. Became insufferable as he ventured outside of sport.