sport news Channel Seven launches legal action against Cricket Australia to axe ... trends now Channel Seven launches legal action against Cricket Australia to AXE $450million TV deal - with Big Bash League at centre of claims body has failed to deliver quality for viewers Network has filed Federal court action, pointing to 'repeated contract breaches' Channel Seven's whopping $450million TV rights deal is due to expire in 2024 Believed Seven views struggling Big Bash League as 'poor quality programming' By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:26 BST, 30 June 2022 | Updated: 09:28 BST, 30 June 2022 2 Viewcomments Channel Seven has formally launched Federal Court action against Cricket Australia in an attempt to end its $450million TV rights deal. The network has already filed court proceedings, pointing to what they deem repeated breaches of their six-year media rights contract, which ends in 2024. The crux of their argument relates to what Seven believes is poor quality programming for viewers. It also follows the initiation of preliminary proceedings against Cricket Australia in the Federal Court in late 2020 relating to the same claims. The end result from those proceedings was the Federal Court directing CA to hand over agreed documents to the TV network. Channel Seven has formally launched Federal Court action against Cricket Australia in an attempt to end its $450million TV rights deal (pictured, commentators Ricky Ponting and Glenn McGrath) Seven has pointed to poor quality programming, with the struggling T20 Big Bash (pictured) understood to be at the centre of the claim Seven has confirmed in a statement they are seeking a court declaration that 'permits them to terminate the contract to broadcast Test cricket and the Big Bash League with Cricket Australia'. It is believed the breaches Seven are alleging centre around the BBL, which has struggled for ratings in recent summers. 'Seven West Media Limited through its subsidiary Seven Network Limited has filed court proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Cricket Australia in relation to multiple quality and standard breaches by CA of Seven's Media Rights Agreement with CA,' a statement from Seven read. 'The SWM (Seven West Media) proceedings will seek both: A court declaration that Seven is entitled to terminate the MRA (media rights agreement) on the basis of material contract breaches by CA which were not remedied. 'And damages arising out of past breaches.' Seven says recent attempts to resolve the long-running dispute through a resolution process have failed, according to News Corp. The court proceedings are tipped to be lengthy, meaning there will no impact on televised cricket matches on Seven this summer. 'Seven's intention is to terminate the MRA, conditional on the Federal Court granting a declaration that Seven is entitled to do so,' the statement continued. 'Seven has the right to waive this condition. 'The damages action is not conditional. 'Seven will continue to perform its obligations under the MRA until terminated. 'The network has pursued the informal dispute resolution procedure under the MRA, but the procedure failed to resolve the dispute.' Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility