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‘A-List’ proposal for Anti Siphoning List shake-up

Free to air networks could be allowed to show limited sports on their digital channels under the shake up of the Anti-Siphoning List.

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Free to air networks could be allowed to show limited sports on their digital channels under the shake up of the Anti-Siphoning List.

In a transitional period to December 2013, the government could allow an ‘A List’ and ‘B List’ of sports.

While the A List would retain key events including AFL, NRL and the Melbourne Cup, a B List would allow networks more freedom in broadcasting.

Current regulations dictate that sports on the list must be played on primary channels.

International Twenty20 games could also be added to the Anti-Siphoning List.

Potential concessions for the Pay TV industry include tighter “use it or lose it” provisions and the removal of early rounds of the French, US Open and Wimbledon tennis tournaments, as well as the US Masters and British Open golf events.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has asked that four out of eight games each round be omitted from the list to maximise broadcasting rights revenue.

But Free-to-air executives, including Seven boss David Leckie, have opposed the proposal, arguing that some games may not be shown in local markets if Foxtel is allowed to bid directly.

There was speculation that the new anti-siphoning regulations would be revealed last Friday, but the main football codes, as well as free-to-air and pay-television, continued to debate the deal.

Seven’s plan for 7TWO was always with the hope of changes to the List, which could play alongside entertainment titles.

Source: The Australian

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  1. i hope the some of the changes come in next year, so eg: friday afl can be shown live or at 830pm on a digital platform, rather than 1030pm for which it is shown now.

  2. Free To Air networks should be allowed to show whatever sport they like on all their standard definition multi channels from 2014 as the whole of Australia will be on digital tv by then and if people ain’t they won’t be able to watch 7,9,10, ABC1 or SBSONE channels anyway because analogue will be turned off leaving all the analogue tv’s with a blank picture.

  3. ..If the FTA Networks aint serious about broadcasting sports the way it should be “Live” they should lose the rights to someone who will show it “Live” ..simple!

  4. the big news will be where the 2012 olympics stand. with the amount 9 has paid the outcome of the ASL shakeup could be the difference between an economic disaster or 9 becoming a profit powerhouse.

  5. But Free-to-air executives, including Seven boss David Leckie, have opposed the proposal, arguing that some games may not be shown in local markets if Foxtel is allowed to bid directly

    You don’t show the games as it is and we need the anti siphoning to be changed so everyone can see these games and these sporting events

  6. I don’t like the rules as they stand (or really care for that matter), but if FTA insists on bidding for the rights to broadcast high-profile sports, then why not shift, for example, the news onto the second channel and keep the sport on the first???

    What’s the problem with doing that?

  7. The A-List should consist of AFL (in VIC, SA and WA) NRL (in NSW/QLD) State Of Origin RL (separated from NRL, as it airs nationally) and the Melbourne Cup. (and these deals must be negotiated separately for Pay and FTA, with no more joint bidding for A-List sport.)

    The B-List would be fair game for Pay and FTA. Included in my idea of the B-List would be events such as the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, World Cup (Soccer, Cricket, RL, Union etc) RL and Union tests, cricket, as well as some new members (Super 15, NBL, A-League, Trans Tasman Trophy, Paralympics etc.) as well as the opposite A-List sport in certain areas (AFL in NSW/QLD and NRL in VIC, SA, WA) can be covered digitally, Pay, FTA or Pay/FTA partnership.

  8. Being a fan of the IPL Twenty20 cricket, I’m disgusted at One’s broadcast of this series – choosing not to broadcast some matches until the day after, delaying others (especially when its for pre-recorded crap) … most sporting events need to be shown live or they lose their appeal.

    Unless FTA networks can broadcast sports live, as they happen, they shoudn’t have them … at least Foxtel / Fox Sports broadcast most events live, no matter what time they are on.

  9. “But Free-to-air executives, including Seven boss David Leckie, have opposed the proposal, arguing that some games may not be shown in local markets if Foxtel is allowed to bid directly.”

    kettles, pot , blackness.

  10. They need to move with the times, in the next 3 years if you don’t have digital (with the extra FTA channels) then you won’t have any TV since analogue will be switched off. That said there still needs to be provision for PayTV and the ‘use it or lose it’ proposed rules. I also think this rule should apply to non sports as well, to stop networks holding shows for years without airing them in a timely manor.

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