For how much longer will TVN survive? It seems this is THE question of the day following news that in the Victorian Supreme Court, TVN lost its case to stop Melbourne and Sydney races being shown on the new Sky channels. The Age says the failed action against Sky and Tabcorp will cost TVN $1 million in legal fees. The Melbourne racing clubs will have to foot most of the bill. The court handed down a judgment that reaffirmed Tabcorp's legal right to broadcast coverage of TVN races (Victorian and
For how much longer will TVN survive? It seems this is THE question of the day following news that in the Victorian Supreme Court, TVN lost its case to stop Melbourne and Sydney races being shown on the new Sky channels. The Age says the failed action against Sky and Tabcorp will cost TVN $1 million in legal fees. The Melbourne racing clubs will have to foot most of the bill. The court handed down a judgment that reaffirmed Tabcorp's legal right to broadcast coverage of TVN races (Victorian and Sydney thoroughbred racing) on its new channels - Sky Racing2 and Sky Racing World.
It looks, then, as if a merger of TVN and Sky is looming. If that's the case will we be back to wall-to-wall coverage of racing? Will TVN's professional service be stamped out of existence? It looks like the 'war' will continue for a while but a merger seems more and more likely.