Foxtel will need to approve a change in the number of teams as part of the broadcast deal.
I have created a petition to request Foxtel support 5 teams in Australian rugby. Please sign and send to your friends
https://www.change.org/p/corporateaf...edium=copylink
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I'm in ... And I'm going to keep emailing the ARU on the issue.
Foxtel would have signed off on the new structure so they're just as bad as the ARU.
I just wish everyone would pull their foxtel subscription now and show fox what their missing out on. Unfortunately i dont know if it will be enough
I think Foxtel are happy if a team and supporters go but the games get more competitive and more viewers.
I'm gonna wait a few days. See if anything becomes clearer. If they stonewall or say no announcement and don't allow players to sign for next year, I reckon I'm done.
Foxtel need subscribers. That is the business model.
Please don't just email the ARU. They need some external financial pressure. Can only come by a threat to their main income source.