
Network Ten Bid for Rights to Broadcast Cricket
As a Network 10 shareholder I hope they get the cricket rights at the right price, however I see a lot more value getting the Australian Tennis Open. more chance to sell advertising and also promote the key ratings TV shows coming up. I also would rather see 10 become the home of motorsport, get the V8's back and show the F1, Moto GP and V8's. they don't need to chase a lot of sport and then get their programming sorted at a cost base which enables revenue to be greater then expenses and therefor make me a Dam Profit and pay my arse some Dividends

Don't fret folks, I expect Cricket Australia know that Nine needs cricket over summer and that cricket is best to stay with Nine. They'll simply be in a position to press Nine for a little bit more money if Ten are really serious about bidding. Cricket will come out in front.
I wouldn't be surprised to also hear Ten making a play for the Aussie Open when the opportunity presents.
I don't believe Ten really want these things, I think they just want to make them more expensive in the hope it might weaken the other network's programming commitments.
Imagine Carfino calling the cricket

Channel ten will ruin the cricket coverage, they have more than destroyed their "all sport channel" so unless they go back to showing sport 24 hours a day on ONE then I don't see much hope for more NBL games.


