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NRL CEO Dave Smith said Channel 9 has secured the rights to screen matches on Thursday, Friday and Saturday during prime time and on Sunday at 4 pm.
"Throw in the control the NRL will now have over its season draw so that deeper consideration can be given to the unique market needs of clubs from a home game scheduling perspective and we have an outstanding outcome."
I will seriously consider giving Foxtel the flick next season with FTA games on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Not bad.
Isn't this for 2018 onwards ?
yeah. It's only this side of things that is completed so far. Still have the fox deal and the rest to go and I was reading this morning the ch9 deal will decrease if fox want to show the same games at the same time as ch9 do. So hopefully fox come to the party and show all games liveAh rightio. **** they really have done this early then.
"Bermuda Triangle"
I know some of you will bitch about this being on free to air tv and the commentators. But As someone who doesn't have foxtel, and with no intention of getting it. I am over the moon about this.
Think about this for a minute.
Not everyone has foxtel. lots of people don't. Less exposure would eventually be bad for the game given it is a "working class game" and poorer parts of society wouldnt have access to it at home.
If your response to that is go to the pub?
What about children? we want kids watching the game. ALL kids. BEst what for that to happen is free to air TV
The footy is the sole reason I have Foxtel, I don't have a problem with 9 having the rights but as long as they have a commentary team without the constant favouritism of players and teams.
Some of the conversations that they go on with are so left field it's not funny.
We have a billion dollar deal but have these clowns go on about god knows what.
I know some of you will bitch about this being on free to air tv and the commentators. But As someone who doesn't have foxtel, and with no intention of getting it. I am over the moon about this.
Think about this for a minute.
Not everyone has foxtel. lots of people don't. Less exposure would eventually be bad for the game given it is a "working class game" and poorer parts of society wouldnt have access to it at home.
If your response to that is go to the pub?
What about children? we want kids watching the game. ALL kids. BEst way for that to happen is free to air TV