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Seven steps up fight as Cricket Australia triggers ‘Act of God’ clause – Sydney Morning Herald
The game’s free-to-air broadcaster believes the governing body has nullified their $450 million deal by triggering a force majeure section in the contract.
Seven is furious at the prospect of dozens of top players being unavailable during the two-month long BBL this summer because of the plan to secure them in COVID-19 bubbles for international matches, and as it stands Warburton is declaring the network won’t turn up to televise the tournament.
It has now emerged that CA has triggered the force majeure, or ‘Act of God’ section, in its broadcast contract, which refers to unforeseen events beyond the control of either party, as it amends its origin…
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