Who does the list hurt?

Sports people

The current scheme punishes sports people as well

The current scheme punishes sports people as well. Those playing at an elite level in less-prominent codes cannot get the broadcast coverage, sponsorship or payment they deserve because the market for their rights is rigged.

Sport fans

Sports fans are missing out on live sport every day

Sport fans are missing out on live sport every day because the old TV channels get first rights to hundreds of events they never show. Also, sport fans too often have to wait while old TV puts important events on delay.

For example, Sunday football is delayed to increase ratings and fans...

The sporting codes

The sporting codes, including grass roots competitions

The sporting codes are getting hurt too, even at a grass roots level.

Subscription TV channels are unfairly restricted in the way they can bid for events on the anti-siphoning list. Because of this, the sporting codes miss out on a lot of money from selling their TV rights on a fair and...

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