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Nine, Foxtel want to pay less for shortened NRL season

Max Mason
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Nine and Foxtel will press to cut tens of millions of dollars in rights fees to air a shortened 2020 rugby league season that may start later than the NRL's ambitious target of May 28 and not extend into summer.

Foxtel and Nine are unlikely to pay the same amount for games played in empty stadiums. AAP

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