In a portent of the risks ahead, International Cricket Council World Cups will disappear from free-to-air television between 2024 and 2027, after the world governing body signed an exclusive four-year deal with streaming platform Amazon.
Fuck this is shit. It’s our national sport, and being able to hide it behind a paywall like that is crap.
The most controversial recommendation related to the scope of anti-siphoning laws, affecting how Australian viewers can access sport in the medium term.
It supported the government’s position, on grounds of excessive competitive advantage, that anti-siphoning should only apply to terrestrial broadcasting. This excludes digital rights for live streaming through broadcast video on demand apps such as 9Now, Seven+, iView and SBS On Demand.
Very disappointing. I personally rarely watch TV, and if I didn’t already have one in my apartment, I’m not sure I would buy one. This law is essentially saying “people like me are not entitled to watch the sports that our society has deemed culturally significant enough to pass special laws entitling everyone to be able to watch”.
This law is essentially saying “people like me are not entitled to watch the sports that our society has deemed culturally significant enough to pass special laws entitling everyone to be able to watch”.
The issue already exists too. The previous cricket deal had online streaming locked by a paywall, and although the current one fixes that, it’s a shame a future deal could legally pull that shit again in the future.
Fuck this is shit. It’s our national sport, and being able to hide it behind a paywall like that is crap.
Very disappointing. I personally rarely watch TV, and if I didn’t already have one in my apartment, I’m not sure I would buy one. This law is essentially saying “people like me are not entitled to watch the sports that our society has deemed culturally significant enough to pass special laws entitling everyone to be able to watch”.
It’s all pretty antiquated.
Feels like a classic Labor “we want to improve things, but more than that we don’t want to upset the entrenched interests” move.
Yes, exactly. We always seem to be behind when it comes to understanding and accepting the use of newer technology in this country.
The issue already exists too. The previous cricket deal had online streaming locked by a paywall, and although the current one fixes that, it’s a shame a future deal could legally pull that shit again in the future.