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Cost of NRL season still the main issue for Nine, Foxtel

Max Mason

The NRL has its 2020 season restart date, but how much Nine and Foxtel will pay for a revised season remains the core unresolved issue between rugby league administrators and their broadcast partners.

Nine, Foxtel and the NRL agreed on Friday to the league's proposed May 28 start date. However, key issues, including what the revised competition will look like, how long it will go for and how much it will cost the broadcasters, remain up in the air.

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