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Seven CEO James Warburton ‘can’t wait’ for AFL’s return on June 11

May 15, 2020 3:01

While the NRL and its broadcast partners played their discussions out publicly in the lead up to the sport’s return, the AFL and its free to air (FTA) broadcast partner Seven have quietly come to an agreement regarding return to play on Thursday, June 11.

Seven CEO James Warburton today said he was excited to be able to bring the sport back to fans and had been working closely with the code on the return.

The AFL will return to Seven in some capacity in June, says Warburton

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Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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