Why Iranian football clubs push for control of broadcast revenues
By James M. Dorsey
The National
The business of football, like many other things in revolutionary Iran, ticks to a clock of its own.
The top football teams pay government broadcasters for the privilege of having their matches aired. Advertising revenues are collected by municipal stadium owners. Income from ticket sales never leaves the coffers of the mun…
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