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BROADCASTING RIGHTS FOR CRICKET, ASHES TO ASHES - THE DEATH KNELL FOR LIVE TEST MATCH CRICKET ON FREE-TO-AIR TV?
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1st |
| By: |
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£15.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
021502723X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780215027238 |
| Publisher: |
TSO |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2006 |
| Series: |
House of Commons Papers Session 2005-06, No. 720 |
| Synopsis: |
Public interest in the recent Ashes test series served to heighten the anger about the removal of Test cricket from free-to-air television. This report looks at the contract between the ECB and Sky; the statutory framework behind the listing of sporting events; the reasons for excluding test cricket from the A list; and the gentleman's agreement, that had existed, that a substantial proportion of Test cricket would be maintained on free-to-air channels. Although the Committee supports the idea of free-to-air broadcasting they do not recommend re-listing in Group A. They recognise that the ECB is best qualified to judge the long-term interests of the game but that they must also balance the public interest. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Stationery Office Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |