December 2024
Meet the Aussies taking cricket to the home of Moneyball
Home runs and hot dogs aren’t normally associated with cricket but a small group of Australians are trying to make America fall in love with the sport.
- Gus McCubbing
November 2024
Make more money by losing – the sad state of world cricket
The game has long abandoned even the pretence of being coherently run. For fans and players alike, cricket is increasingly unfathomable.
- Tim Wigmore
January 2023
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Ten set for best profit in years despite ratings slump
With no top-tier sport up for grabs for years, what’s Ten’s future? Local bosses say Ten shows “outperform sport”, cost less to make, and are more profitable.
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- Sam Buckingham-Jones
December 2022
Ten vows to ‘restore cricket to former prominence’ after $200m+ bid
The network is making an aggressive bid to snatch the last top-tier sport on the market despite cricket’s recent lacklustre performance.
- Edmund Tadros, Mark Di Stefano and Sam Buckingham-Jones
November 2022
TV ratings spark fighting and soul-searching among executives
Seven and Nine’s battle, and Ten’s flop, come as they all circle the cricket rights.
- Edmund Tadros and Mark Di Stefano
Nine on verge of new Australian Open deal, as Cricket accepts bids
Nine Entertainment is on the verge of sealing a further five-year deal with Tennis Australia for the Australian Open that could be worth $100 million a year.
- Edmund Tadros
October 2020
Seven to escalate rights war with Cricket Australia
The sizzle in the summer of cricket is coming from a fight between Seven West Media and Cricket Australia.
- Max Mason
January 2020
Sport clubs weigh up liability as smoke sticks around
This Saturday morning, suburban sports clubs along the east coast will face a question most are not qualified to answer – is it safe for our kids to compete?
- Hannah Wootton