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	Mike Responses To This Message: Johnson	AFL Audio Saturday, 30 March 2002, at 8:54 p.m. US Eastern Time I don't know if this has been covered here at AFANA yet but there's an interesting article I read at afl.com.au regarding the audio broadcast of AFL games. It appears that ABC radio in Australia is upset that afl.com.au is charging customers for their free footy broadcasts this season and ABC may pull out of future broadcasts starting in round two if something isn't resolved. Read the story here.

	Johnson In Response To: Mike	Re: AFL Audio Sunday, 31 March 2002, at 6:36 a.m. US Eastern Time Mike writes: > It appears that ABC radio in Australia is upset that afl.com.au is > charging customers for their free footy broadcasts this season and ABC may > pull out of future broadcasts starting in round two if something isn't > resolved. It is the AFL who may pull the plug, as early as next weekend. Which means no footy on the ABC Radio network, as well as Radio Australia. It will be a tragedy if overseas fans miss out on their only free media coverage and have to pay to hear it. You are right to say the ABC is upset, because it shows the AFL's discrimination towards the average footy fan who now has to pay to hear and watch almost everything. The new deal with the Nine/Ten/Foxtel consortium is designed to please two particular media barons: Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch. There is nothing much we can do now except praying that the ABC and the AFL could resolve the issue before this Friday night. is Friday night.

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