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Re: TV Footy
Posted By: Rob de Santos In Response To: Re: TV Footy (dave)
Date: Tuesday, 4 April 2000, at 1:59 p.m. US Eastern Time
> let me get this correct. the AFL was paying FSW to cover aussie rules then
> FSW was charging CTVSN to access it???? the AFL needs to do something
> there if that is correct cos Ol Rupert is cashing in and we are the losersNo, you've misinterpreted the comments here. As AFANA understands it, FOX Sports World's original contract required a fee for the coverage in 1999 and 2000. Whether they actually paid a fee I can't verify. That contract allowed them to "on-sell" the rights in Canada. The fees they were asking CTV Sportsnet for 2000 were deemed by CTVSN to be too high and they balked. At least that's the story we have.
The sports TV business is much different now than even 5 years ago. In the past, even most small sports received fees for coverage. Today, it is far more likely that niche products or their sponsors will *pay* to get them on the air. So, if the AFL is getting even $1 they are doing well. Why is this true? IMHO, the reason is that major sports now command such astronomical fees that networks lose money on them. Accordingly, they must make that up elsewhere and that means minor sports and infomercials, etc.
-Rob de Santos
-AFANA CEO
 TV Footy | Scott Cheatham | Sunday, 12 March 2000, at 6:07 p.m. US Eastern Time |
 Re: TV Footy | Rob de Santos | Sunday, 12 March 2000, at 7:59 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Pat McCurry | Thursday, 16 March 2000, at 11:25 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Rob de Santos | Friday, 17 March 2000, at 12:09 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Davey Boy Smith | Sunday, 19 March 2000, at 12:25 a.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Rob de Santos | Tuesday, 28 March 2000, at 12:49 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Scott Cheatham | Tuesday, 28 March 2000, at 8:04 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Rob de Santos | Tuesday, 28 March 2000, at 11:26 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | dave | Tuesday, 4 April 2000, at 1:28 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Rob de Santos | Tuesday, 4 April 2000, at 1:59 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Lindsey | Friday, 17 March 2000, at 1:02 p.m. US Eastern Time |
| Re: TV Footy | Lisa Albergo | Saturday, 1 April 2000, at 8:56 a.m. US Eastern Time |
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