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Spark Sport’s failure costly for all sport fans

OPINION: It's a shame but not a surprise.

NBR columnist Martin Devlin speaks with Nicholas Pointon.

Martin Devlin Tue, 24 Jan 2023

Such a shame Spark Sport is shutting down. Such a shame but also no great surprise. The bare facts are that it was/is a serious loss-making enterprise that the parent company can no longer, or no longer wants to, sustain.

It’s the most basic economic equation there is.

“The business is costing a

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Martin Devlin Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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