When Six Nations’ broadcasting deal with the BBC and ITV ends in 2025, there are fears the tournament could move to a subscription service.
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Summer in Australia is often set to the soundtrack of a Test cricket match. That sentimentality can get in the way of seeing cricket for what it is: a hyper-commercial cash machine.
The Africa Super League brings big money but a logistical nightmare and a missed opportunity for commercial club development.
The England cricket captain’s reaction to a homophobic insult shows how far attitudes have changed – and how much sport needs champions like him to promote diversity.
The proposed anti-siphoning changes certainly shift the economic balance from free-to-air to pay-TV, as well as from government intervention in the sport TV market to more open market play.
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Course Leader, School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Solent University
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Professor of Journalism, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Swansea University
