Seven responds to ‘false suggestions’ relating to Tennis Australia court case

Seven West Media has responded to what it claims are “false suggestions… made by others” in relation to the 2013 broadcasting rights deal made between Seven and Tennis Australia.

A spokesperson for the network has defended Seven West Media, its executives and directors after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleged Harold Mitchell, a former director of Tennis Australia, passed on confidential information to Seven Network about the views and negotiating position of Tennis Australia.

ASIC has issued civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against former Tennis Australia Limited directors, Harold Charles Mitchell, of Melbourne, and Stephen James Healy

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