Fox Sports poaches Nine’s head of sports Steve Crawley as Tom Malone steps up

Tim Burrowes

February 5, 2016 7:29

Crawley: Fox Sports’ new head of live sport

Days after Fox Sports signalled it wouldn’t carry Nine’s calls of its simulcast NRL games, the pay TV operator has poached its free-to-air rival’s head of sport.

Steve Crawley, who has been with the Nine Network for 13 years, will move into the new Fox Sports role of head of live sport. He will be replaced by Tom Malone.

Fox Sports said in a statement that its production would be divided into two areas covering live sport and sport entertainment shows. Head of TV channels Gary Burns will move into the new role of head of sports entertainment shows.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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3 COMMENTS

Buyer 6 Feb 16

Massive loss for Nine!
Huge gain for Fox Sports.
Both Crawley & Burns are the best in the business by far….
Watch out Nine…..methinks the ship may be sinking….

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Gary 7 Feb 16

Yep Nines in strife.
Not sure about the Malone choice.
Money is getting tight, I see writing on the wall for WWOS….
Steve may well take a few staff with him…….

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Geoff 8 Feb 16

As long as Crawley doesn’t bring those gibberer commentators from Nine everyone will be happy. I don’t think Nine realise how bad their guys are!

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