The battle between Cricket Australia and its free-to-air broadcaster continues to escalate, with Seven even calling for the Big Bash League to be cancelled this season
Seven believes it deserves a reduction in its $82 million-a-year fee. It also has $25 million of production costs per year in the six-year deal.
Sources with direct knowledge of discussions at Seven said the network had repeatedly called for the 10th edition of the BBL to be scrapped amid a raft of demands, including changes to the Test schedule to protect its advertising dollar. Seven maintains this stance but CA has laughed this off during negotiations.
Seven does not want the four Tests against India to finish in Brisbane in mid to late January, arguing it will lose even more money under this extended schedule, as the advertising rates are not as lucrative at this time as they are when the Test series traditionally finishes in Sydney, with the New Year's Test during the key holiday period.
It has also emerged the network fears losing more Australian talent to an Australia A series against India, with three red-ball matches over three or four days proposed.
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