User:Downie/Limited News Involvement is the Best Thing for Rugby League Presentation

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Abstract
This video is a visual summary of my essay 'Limited News involvement is the best thing for rugby league'. It details what I believe to be the issues surrounding News Ltd's 50% ownership of the game and the conflicts of interest that arise as a result of their significant involvement in the game.

To help fix this, the National Rugby League looks set to establish an independent commission to run the sport, though there have been significant delays due to the problems at board level. Due to the complex management structure and inefficient decision making process, there is substantial criticism over alleged poor governance of the competition. As it stands, the ARL, the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and the National Rugby League (NRL) all have some say in how the sport is run, making it a complicated and time-consuming process. The independent commission looks to unify the roles and responsibilities relating to the administration of the league which will hopefully bring upon a more efficient and transparent method of decision-making.

News Ltd, in addition to their 50% stake in the game, also own over two-thirds of the Brisbane Broncos and 100% of the Melbourne Storm. This leads to many questions of unfairness and a conflict of interest, which will be removed as the new administrators will be independent of the clubs. These issues, such as the Melbourne Storm salary cap drama, again point to poor management which will hopefully be addressed once the Independent Commission is introduced.