No, I think the Women’s internationals should have different graphics, so they have a W/BBL, Limited Overs Internationals, and Test graphics. Doesn’t need to be the gimmicky stuff the BBL has.
“Absolutely [we will pursue the tennis]. We had the tennis for decades,” Mr Warburton said. “It’s no secret that we’re extremely pleased with Test match cricket…but Cricket Australia haven’t delivered on their contract with the Big Bash. We’ve got a much better relationship these days … but they have to make fundamental changes to the Big Bash League. They’re finally making the right noises.”
When asked if Seven could run the tennis and the cricket at the same time, Mr Warburton said: “No.”
Hopefully CA and Seven can both eat a bit here - use a reduction in the season length as an excuse to lower the rights fee down to something that’s actually sustainable, not trying to hit the magic number.
Complaining about the BBL, but also holding firm on their contract that’s causing them to make it way too long seems like a Seven move though.
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Promo just aired for ‘Warnie’ (the same name as his talk-show) next Wednesday at 7:30.
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Cricket Australia announced the 2022-23 international fixture this morning. Seven will broadcast the test series against West Indies and South Africa, as well as the women’s limited overs series against Pakistan in January 2023.
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I hope they have a womens test match in the schedule somewhere
Cricket Australia has gone into quite a lot of detail to explain the scheduling.
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Does 7 have the rights to the T20 matches as well?
For the Comm Games?
Seven does have rights to T20 matches which are part of upcoming Commonwealth Games. Not sure if it will televise the women’s T20 tri-series in Ireland though. (It will feature Ireland, Australia and Pakistan and will be held in mid-July as a warm-up for the Comm Games)
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Isn’t there also some mens T20 this coming summer?
Yeah, but those matches will only be on Fox Cricket.
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Ok thanks
Hmmmm… the tri series will either be a late deal on Fox (Kayo Freebies suck off) or will just be livestreamed on YouTube.
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Seven have taken CA to court over breaches of the rights agreement.
Why anyone wants to deal with litigious network is beyond me. They sign up and then they sue crying foul. They signed this rubbish rights deal so suck it up.
Reminds me when the cried and cried to the federal court in 2000 when they sued every media company in the country over losing the AFL rights.
This is a quote:
Seven West Media files court proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Cricket Australia in relation to multiple quality and standard breaches of a media rights agreement between the two parties.
The media company will seek both a court declaration that Seven is entitled to terminate the MRA on the basis of material contract breaches by CA which were not remedied; and damages arising out of past breaches.
Seven previously obtained preliminary discovery proceedings in the Federal Court relating to the claims.
Seven’s intention is to terminate the MRA, conditional on the Federal Court granting a
declaration that Seven is entitled to do so.
“Seven will continue to perform its obligations under the MRA (in terms of telecasting Tests and BBL etc.) until terminated,” the company says in a statement to the ASX.
The organisation says it has pursued the informal dispute resolution procedure under the MRA but the procedure failed to resolve the dispute.
The Seven Network is the free-to-air broadcaster of Cricket Australia.
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To be fair, the current management under Warburton have been making a fuss about this whole debacle ever since they’ve swooped and this deal was signed under that buffoon Worner, so whilst they don’t have much grounds to complain about, you can see why management have been desperate to be rid of cricket.
I agree with your overall point.
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Seven West Media release to ASX
Seven institutes court proceedings against Cricket Australia
Seven West Media Limited (ASX: SWM) through its subsidiary Seven Network (Operations) Limited (Seven) has filed court proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Cricket Australia (CA) in relation to multiple quality and standard breaches by CA of Seven’s Media Rights Agreement with CA (MRA).The SWM proceedings will seek both:
- a court declaration that Seven is entitled to terminate the MRA on the basis of material
contract breaches by CA which were not remedied; and- damages arising out of past breaches.
Seven previously obtained preliminary discovery proceedings in the Federal Court relating to the claims.
Seven’s intention is to terminate the MRA, conditional on the Federal Court granting a declaration that Seven is entitled to do so. Seven has the right to waive this condition. The damages action is not conditional.
Seven will continue to perform its obligations under the MRA (in terms of telecasting Tests and BBL etc.) until terminated.
Seven has pursued the informal dispute resolution procedure under the MRA but the procedure failed to resolve the dispute.This release has been authorised to be given to the ASX by the Board of Directors of SWM
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Sounds to me like 7 paid too much for cricket and aren’t getting Roi… now wants out.
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