Nine sports boss: Tennis and cricket can work together on the one network

Nine is confident it will be able to run both cricket and tennis across summer on the one network, sports boss Tom Malone has said.

The broadcaster – which announced this afternoon it had nabbed the rights to all premium tennis tournaments from Seven – is optimistic about a future with both cricket and tennis across its platforms.

Malone is confident the network can run both cricket and tennis across summer, should Nine obtain the cricket rights