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Radio rights deal sealed
The AFL has reached a new three-year agreement for its Radio Broadcast rights into South Australia with FIVEaa.
The AFL has reached a new three-year agreement for its Radio Broadcast rights into South Australia with FIVEaa.FIVEaa, which has broadcast AFL football into Adelaide since the inception of the Adelaide Football Club in 1991, will continue to broadcast all Adelaide and Port Adelaide matches through the Toyota Premiership Season and finals series, as well as pre-season NAB Cup and NAB Challenge matches. It will also broadcast other matches into Adelaide each weekend as part of its relay agreements with 3AW and 6PR."The AFL would like to congratulate FIVEaa or again committing to support AFL football in South Australia, and taking the state's two elite teams to their fans for every match they play during the year, both home and away," Australian Football League Chief Executive Officer Andrew Demetriou said."FIVEaa has called every game for both clubs, since they joined the AFL, and their long-standing commitment to SANFL football in South Australia is testimony to the support they provide for our game, and we are delighted they have continued to maintain their partnership with football," he said.Under the AFL's radio rights arrangements for the 2007 season onwards, the AFL is now guaranteed that for every team in every state to have radio coverage for every match it plays for premiership points, for the first time in the history of the game.Adelaide Football Club chief executive Steven Trigg said he was pleased FIVEaa would continue its long association with football. “They are a great partner of the Adelaide Football Club and their coverage and commitment to football is outstanding,” he said.
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