Talking Footy

Beaussie wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:22 am

pussycat wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 9:39 pm

The_Wookie wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 8:36 pm

It didnt make the top 150 cable shows in the US. No data for the UK or NZ

lol 300 million was always a fucking pipedream

Unlike AFL house were not quiet stupid enough to make predictions like that. The media made those comments. And I think It was always meant to be a potential or possible cum audience. Not average . Though Australians will have averaged near 5m viewers by tomorrow, there would have to be 30m or so who have viewed some piece of the game in Australia alone for some period or another. So when you take into account the UK, US, Africa, Canada, NZ , Pacific etc. They wouldn't be that far out.

Wouldn’t be that far out eh?

Pipedream as Wookie has already pointed out.

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 10:12 am

Beaussie wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 8:39 pm

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 12:33 pm

Be interesting what figures were in some countries

SKY SPORTS IN UK
FOX 1 IN USA 90million subscribers

Not expecting big numbers but interesting to see what numbers for games Played in early hours

Have you come across any numbers as yet Leeroy?

It's fanciful to think everybody on Earth is watching the NRL

Peter FitzSimons
May 29, 2020

300 MILLION'S A CROWD

Still, as to the blaring headline bouncing about on social media on Thursday evening about the NRL being broadcast to "300 million people" around the globe, it was nothing if not amusing. Visions came of people in Siberia huddled around the TV before exploding in cheers as Michael Jennings slammed the ball down by the posts; even as they danced an Irish jig in Dublin, and briefly stopped rioting in America as Parramatta lined up for the shot at goal.

And, of course, all of that must have paled into insignificance compared to the cheering at NRL headquarters, what with a global audience 100 times bigger than the domestic audience for an NRL grand final. So why wouldn’t you? But look, actually, no.

There was no doubt a bump of interest globally in NRL given how sports-starved the masses have been. But an increase by 100 times? I thought that seemed a tad unlikely, so actually read beyond the headlines. The source was an unnamed person from TV, who said: "Around 80m to 90m people would have access to the games in America and Europe, maybe more. From that you have to ask yourself how many would watch it ... I would imagine around 30m to 40m people would watch each game for longer than 15 minutes."

So, according to this unnamed source, a third to a half of those with access actually watched it, even though it was the middle of the night in America, and morning in Europe. I call – what’s that word again? – bullshit.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/it-s-fanci ... 54xs8.html

No numbers very hard to find outside ENGLAND on Sky Sports..

Fox bought international rights last tv deal
For $25 million
And was distributed to networks around the world from there..
They would be the only ones who would know..

FS1 IN america be interesting
Games kicking off around 2am to 6am