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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.

Max MasonSenior courts and crime reporter

Nov 16, 2020 – 12.00am

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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.

Max Mason covers financial crime, courts and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason