Handling the 'Battering Ram': Rupert Murdoch, News Corporation and the Global Contest for Dominance in Sports Television

通过媒体传播和控制文化对所有社会都具有深远的重要性。体育运动是澳大利亚文化的一个重要组成部分，而进入顶峰体育赛事的机会在《反虹吸立法》中得到了承认，该立法禁止付费电视独家拍摄。要求解除对澳大利亚电视体育的监管的压力很大，特别是来自澳大利亚最大的媒体组织和最成功的全球媒体“玩家”新闻集团和鲁珀特·默多克的压力。该项目的社区利益来自于它对关于民族国家控制全球媒体组织的权力的关键辩论的重大贡献，以及通过告知关于文化公民身份和媒体多样性的关键考虑因素。

The flow and control of culture through the media is of profound importance to all societies. Sport is a key component of Australian culture, and access to peak sports events is recognised in 'anti-siphoning legislation' preventing exclusive capture by pay TV. There is strong pressure to de-regulate Australian TV sport, especially from Australia's largest media organisation and most successful global media 'player', Newscorp and Rupert Murdoch. This Project's community benefit derives from its significant contribution to crucial debates about the power of nation states to control global media organisations, and by informing key considerations of cultural citizenship and media diversity.