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Summary (thanks to RussellEbertHandball )
Fitzpatrick
"over 1 million participants, over 13,000 teams in 267 leagues and have nearly 200,000 woman participants"
TV and Digitial
Also rights holders will be able to live steam match broadcasts from their own websites and apps, rather than exclusively through AFL.com.au.
Fitzpatrick
"over 1 million participants, over 13,000 teams in 267 leagues and have nearly 200,000 woman participants"
TV and Digitial
- remain in control of fixture
- grow into new communities
- 2017 to end of 2022
- 22 game season and standard round of 9 matches
- status quo outsid Thursday night rds and Monday holiday rds, 1 FNF+ 2 Sat arvo + 1 Sat Twight + 2 Sat night + 2 Sunday arvo + 1 Sunday twilight
- $2.508 bil
- 7 get GF exclusive live in every state , brownlow exclusive live in every state, all finals matches live in every state,
- home and away season 7 get live in every state 1 Friday night, 1 Saturday night and 1 Sunday arvo 3.20 EST timeslot game.
- will get a 11 games live across season for public holiday games, eve of public holiday and between 5 and 6 Thursday night games.
- so 7 get 7 games over 2 rounds or 3.5 games per round on average over seasons.
- all Qld an NSW teams get their games live on 7 in their market
- WA and SA teams will get all games live but 3 for each team will be on a delayed basis.
- subscription and pay TV rights acquired by News Ltd ( interesting not by Foxtel as per 3 previous deals)
- all 9 games to be live.
- during 2 normal rounds of 18 games, 11 will be produced for broadcast by Fox Footy and Foxtel ie 5.5 matches per round of average as well as broadcast the other games 7 produce live.
- News Corp (sic?) has rights to sub licence 1 game per round each weekend in Saturday 3.20 time slot to a Free TV provider ( ie assume that would only be 7)
- In WA and SA Fox Footy and Foxtel to broadcast exclusively live 3 games of each of the 4 home state teams games. Replayed on delay on Free TV
- Digtal rights to Telstra - currently #1 digital sports property, have rights for all hand held mobile devices, afl.com.au, all clubs' websites and IP Television. Telstra to deliver every game, every week live in palm of your hand no matter where you are in the country.
- Triple M, Macquarie Media, SEN 1116, K Rock, FIVEaa and Crocmedia have retained the commercial rights in the major AFL markets, while negotiations still taking place will ensure that the ABC and the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) will also continue as major AFL broadcasters.
- The AFL has not released the financial details of the deal but it is believed to be around $10 million per year over the life of the agreement. There were competitive elements to the negotiations with the Australian Radio Network (Gold 104.3FM in Melbourne) a serious bidder early on.
- The new agreement promises increased coverage of the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney into New South Wales and the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast into Queensland. Leading commercial stations such as 2UE in Sydney and Magic 882 in Brisbane will now broadcast AFL matches for the first time.
Also rights holders will be able to live steam match broadcasts from their own websites and apps, rather than exclusively through AFL.com.au.
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