It was only several months before that a pre-merged Fairfax and Nine Entertainment Co had launched television and film streaming service Stan and Smith was eager to see if live sport was a part of their plan as well.
Hugh Marks with Stan chief Mike Sneesby and interim Rugby Australia CEO Rob Clarke at the announcement of the Stan Sport deal.The Welshman departed the NRL in the midst of it all but, five years on, his vision for the future of sports rights in Australia may be starting to take shape with Across the ditch this week, Amazon Prime also secured a foray into live sport on the subcontinent by paying for the rights to screen all New Zealand cricket in India for the next five years.The Sydney Morning Herald- but believes the addition of another sports streamer in Australia alongside Foxtel’s Kayo is great news for sports who’ve been told by television executives that rights fees have hit their ceiling.
The rights to the A-League football are available from next year but as for the subscription market in Australia’s three major codes - NRL, AFL and cricket - Nine chief executive Hugh Marks has indicated Foxtel have too much skin in the game at the moment to be challenged.
"The success of this will be how they can make the two parties work together or how they can build those synergies between Nine and Stan," Bould says.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)