NRL TV Rights Deal

[dier]

You'd hope there is predetermined scheduling at the start of the year. As well as all teams getting on FTA an equal (or abouts) amount of times.

Won't happen though. Brisbane, Tigers, Dragons, Roosters, Panthers own FTA now.

 

[SF]

First 20 rounds fixed at start of year, last 6 rounds fixed by Round 16... not bad.

A bit over $900million in cash, $100 million in advertising.

Mobile/internet/NZ rights still to come.

 

[SF]

Generally same TV day/night structure, but with an addition of 13 Sunday 6:30 games on Fox over the season.

Also 3 Thursday Channel 9 games spread throughout the season.

 

[snowman]

900 mil plus 100 mil in advertising equalling 1.025 billion. not a bad deal.

plus they still havent signed off on NZ and mobile communications.

im cool with it.

 

[HaroldBishop]

I can't believe this crap. So pissed off!!

»	The Nine Network will broadcast:
	» Three weekly matches (two on Friday and one on Sunday); » Three Thursday evening matches over the course of the year; » A stand-alone Test and City v Country weekend; » Wednesday night State of Origin matches; » A night-time Grand Final (7.15pm kick-off); » The Roosters Dragons Anzac Day matches; » Two hours of Rugby League content each evening on digital Channel 94 plus two hours of content on Saturday and Sunday morning; » Nine will ensure that all of its matches are telecast on either the ‘primary’ or ‘digital’ station in each state; » The Queensland In Trust Super Cup.
»	Fox Sports will telecast:
	» Five weekly matches across Saturday, Sunday and Monday; » Thirteen Sunday evening matches (6.30pm) over the course of the year; » The Storm v Warriors Anzac Day game (other than in 2014) » Three non NRL matches each week played in conjunction with the Telstra Premiership game (which will be shared between Toyota Cup, NSW Cup and GIO Schoolboys Cup);
»	Nine and Fox Sports will provide coverage of The Four Nations Tournament;
»	The first 20 rounds of the Premiership will be scheduled in advance of the season;
»	The final six rounds will be scheduled at Round 16;
»	Both Nine and Fox Sports will work together to stage two player development academies to train players in media presentation.

 

[Addy]

The money is good, the outcome isn't

 

[SF]

Fox to give up its first-and-last right option that previously carried through until 2027.

 

[engadinesharkie]

I have literally stopped watching any games this tosser is involved in, i just hate listening to him.

Me too.

I feel the same way about Ikin.. the guy dead-set does my head in.

 

[SF]

Nine totally stubborn and arrogant on the two Friday night games, and the Broncos playing every Friday night.

 

[gosharkies]

on a postive note i like how the first 20 rounds is set, makes much easy for fans like me who have to travel a long distance
for home games. this will make it easy to organsie cheap flights & time off work etc.
i do not like how monday night football has been kept cause sharks do not seem to play well on mondays
also think it is unfair that a qld based team will get one friday night game each week as that will make them more appealing for
sponsors as they will get more free to air coverage.
i know the cap is going up for next year, but the exact amount as far as i know is not been announced, does anyone what the cap
will be next year or when it will be announced?

 

[HaroldBishop]

Nine totally stubborn and arrogant on the two Friday night games, and the Broncos playing every Friday night.

I don't blame Nine, I blame the Commission. I thought it was Gallop who had no balls, guess he wasn't on his Pat Malone.

 

[SF]

None of the main people in this press conference come across well.

Grant - arrogant
Interim CEO - sock puppet
Gyngell - smug creep

Fox Sports exec is good.

 

[hitman124]

I really like the twilight grandfinal, I thought the Sunday night grandfinals were ****.

 

[SharksMichael]

Now that Channel 9 has the rights again and the first 20 rounds are fixed I hope we don't see Brisbane on Friday every bloody week. Maybe the public will be more aware of it, if it is a fixed draw. I would hate to see a team like the Eels get heaps of TV games in the first 20 rounds if they play as bad as they have done this year, next year. Then again, they have played bad all year and still get TV games, mind blowing! Hopefully, this will make it more even for the first 20 rounds.

Teams like Cronulla and Canberra should be crying foul over the unfair distribution of TV games the last couple of years as Channel 9 claims to do not have a fixed draw so they can see performance, well that is rubbish. But I think this is a topic for another time before I get too worked up over it.

 

[SharksMichael]

I really like the twilight grandfinal, I thought the Sunday night grandfinals were ****.

Yes, this. I thought the last few grandfinals that were played around 5 had a good timing about them. But obviously that isn't good for Channel 9 because it clashes with their news! And we normally don't play any other game at 7pm during the season, why the grand final? (though I believe this is changing as of next year).

 

[Addy]

» Two hours of Rugby League content each evening on digital Channel 94 plus two hours of content on Saturday and Sunday morning;

Yeah can't see this happening

 

[sharks2010]

Great 5 more years of channel dictating terms
****ing hate delayed games

 

[sharks2010]

Yeah can't see this happening

they will just replay games and the footy show

 

[SDK]

Early reports suggest the only change is the introduction of a Sunday night game.

Yeh & watch how many Sunday night games Sharks end up with on top of their heavy MNF schedule.

Read though that they will be schedulling the first 20 rounds for 2013 in advance. Await that announcement..

 

[ABshark]

**** outcome for the fans. As was expected tbh.

Better outcome for the players.