Locked in what Seven West Media had nicknamed "the war room" in the luxury The Star hotel and casino resort on the Gold Coast, billionaire proprietor Kerry Stokes, his son Ryan and Tim Worner worked late into the night last Thursday to save the free-to-air broadcaster's summer schedule and in the process change the entire network.
Having recently lost Australian Open and other tennis rights from 2020 onwards, Seven executives, on the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games, were determined to make sure they secured the deal as the new home of cricket on free-to-air television.
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