Industry News – Sunday, May 7th, 2017
AFL
- AFl Sat – Pies v Blues – 70,279 at the MCG
- AFL Sat – Dogs v Tigers – 46,387 at Etihad Stadium
- Sat TV night
#AFL#AFLDogsTigers Seven Mel 307k, 7mate 152k (Syd 25k Per 95k) - AFL Sat – Suns v Cats – 13,648 at Metricon Stadium
- Sat TV night
#AFL#AFLSunsCats 7mate Bri 32k - AFL Sat – North v Crows – 10,064 at Blundstone Arena
- Sat TV arvo
#AFL#AFLNorthCrows Seven Ade 108k - AFL Sat – Port v Eagles – 38,333 at Adelaide Oval
- Sat TV arvo
#AFL#AFLPowerEagles 7mate Per 108k, Seven Ade 102k
NRL
- NRL Sat – Pacific Tests – 18,271 at Campbelltown
- THE NRL is planning an emergency $100 million rescue strategy to stop the mass exodus of junior players in western Sydney that is threatening the code’s future.
A-league & EPL
- Sat TV
#EPL#SBS#CityVPalace 74k (Syd 23k Mel 22k Bri 10k Ade 6k Per 12k) - Canberra and Wollongong have ruled out combining their A-League expansion efforts to form a super-bid, with each party adamant their proposals are strong enough to stand alone.
Other
- ESPN is losing subscribers but it is still Disney’s cash machine
- Mike Hussey insists players don’t want to be at loggerheads with their governing body but are adamant the current financial model must remain.
- After more than a year of negotiations with key industry players, coupled with unrest within cabinet over planned media reforms, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has announced the government will take to federal Parliament rule changes that will eliminate the controversial “two out of three” and “reach” rules, which have long restricted consolidation among Australia’s biggest media companies.
