“I don’t think Amazon buying some ICC games,which are largely World Cups that are played offshore,is some sort of big change in the market,” Delany said.
“There is not a lot of content that’s relevant to Australia in terms of time zone,time of the year and countries that it’s being played in,” Delany said about the next two World Cup cycles,adding Australia’s recent triumph in India aired at suitable times for local fans.
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Foxtel announced its extensions on Friday,under which all international Test,One Day International and T20 cricket tours played across South Africa,England and India – barring the Ashes – will be broadcast across Foxtel and its streaming service,Kayo,extending a decade-long partnership.
The Ashes are excluded due to its statuson the federal anti-siphoning list,which protects certain events with major cultural significance from being taken behind a paywall. Nine,the owner of this masthead,recently secured a deal to broadcast the next two Ashes tours in England in 2027 and 2031.
Foxtel,alongside the Seven Network,will broadcast series held on Australian soil until 2031in a deal extended earlier this year.
At the end of November,the Albanese government introduced legislation into Parliament updating the anti-siphoning list to include online services. Under the legislation,free-to-air broadcasters are given priority to secure the broadcast rights to show events on the list.