Viewers may have to pay to watch next year's Commonwealth Games in India after current rights holder TVNZ seeks to transfer the rights to Sky Television.
TVNZ spokeswoman Megan Richards told NZPA it had been looking to offload broadcast rights after it was estimated the state broadcaster faced a loss of $5 million on the Games.
Should the government intervene and force big sporting events to be free to air?
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