Australian Open TV rights trial commences in Federal Court

The Federal Court of Australia has today (Monday) opened a civil trial against former Tennis Australia directors Harold Mitchell and Steve Healy, with the court hearing that the former impeded rival bids for the domestic rights to the Australian Open in an effort to force through a deal with commercial free-to-air broadcaster Seven.

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