AFL Coverage

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@greenpea

I think Nine Radio has an expanded agreement with the AFL which allows for the coverage to stream on station websites but AFL.com.au normally offers audio streams of all calls for all games. Perhaps AFL.com.au is having an issue accessing 3AW’s audio stream?

@SamuelGS

Yes, you are correct that the current rights agreement allows Nine to stream themselves. I suspect you’re right about AFL having trouble accessing the Nine streams as 3AW’s stream was listed (but silent) on Saturday afternoon last week and hasn’t been seen since. It had been available before that in previous weeks.

According to Herald Sun’s Scott Gullan, Nine is fuming that SEN’s Craig Hutchison signed an exclusive deal with the AFL in the new radio rights deal which was signed off late last year, paying a high premium to be the only AM commercial option on the AFL app for the next two years.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/media-street-channel-9-bosses-furious-after-3aw-football-commentary-frozen-out-of-the-afl-app/news-story/bda263f32341e85f22df529bb0930337