Could rugby be Stan Sport's audition for AFL rights?
Nine and Stan Sport are a credible threat to AFL through their legitimate interest in pay sport, albeit one in its nascent stages where the new business model needs to be proven.
The launch of Stan Sport last Monday gave many in the media a jolt, but probably none more so than Foxtel chief executive Patrick Delany.
The News Corp-majority owned pay TV company's agreement to show Australian football could now face more competitive pressure than Delany or Foxtel had been expecting.
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