Stand up and keep sport LIVE

Right now the federal government is reviewing the rules governing televised sport. This decision will control how you watch sport for up to ten years (2019).

Read more and find out how to make your voice heard!

Submissions have closed. Click HERE to download our submission to the review, or click HERE to download our media release.

The government will consider changes to these rules, based on the submissions that have been made. So now is the time to get involved and sign our petition.

We believe that you should be able to watch important sporting events live because modern TV should be about choice.

However the current rules mean that old TV stations get first grab at 1,300 sporting events. And traditionally, they have only managed to show 16% of them live.

We want this to change. But we are not seeking to remove a single event that is currently shown on old TV.

Updates and Developments

  • 03/12/2009 - 13:27 | NRL's D Gallop ''rugby league does not need to be fettered by legislation to get the best value for the game'' Hear hear. http://is.gd/5aEq6
  • 02/12/2009 - 10:28 | Caroline Wilson: "AFL to have four games a week removed from [anti-siphoning list]". Currently can only buy from Old TV. http://is.gd/59p24
  • 20/11/2009 - 10:06 | Williams: cut anti-siphoning list before NBN rollout (The Australian) http://is.gd/4Za63
  • 20/11/2009 - 10:03 | New Telstra TV shows "the time has come to end protection of free-to-air television." (The Australian) http://is.gd/4Z9Xf
  • 20/11/2009 - 09:59 | Crikey's Media Blog on Kim Williams's fresh call for reform of TV regulation http://is.gd/4Z9Ha

Newsroom

Thu, 03/12/2009 | Clubs support NRL move to have more games on pay TV | View this article

Wed, 02/12/2009 | Pay TV set to bid on AFL games | View this article

Fri, 20/11/2009 | Telstra TV ends the sport rort | View this article

Fri, 20/11/2009 | Foxtel makes pitch for public funds | View this article

Thu, 19/11/2009 | Foxtel’s Kim Williams Takes the Fight Up to “Old Television”, Government and the ABC | View this article

Wed, 18/11/2009 | Crawford Report: Reform the anti-siphoning list to drive more revenue for the sports from the sale of TV rights | View this article

Mon, 16/11/2009 | ASTRA: Response to the antisiphoning review overwhelming in favour of reform (PDF download) | View this article

Who's running the show

This campaign is being run by the Australian Subscription Television & Radio Association (ASTRA) – in the name of all Australians who love live sport and choice in what they view.

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD