Talking Footy

The_Wookie wrote:

yeah somehow I dont think Fox are coming to the party on that 1.1 billion.

eelofwest wrote:

Telstra will pay about $300 million of the record deal over the six years, and broadcast AFL matches over its planned Telstra TV service and to handsets and digital devices, while Seven will pay $840 million in cash and $60 million in contra.

AFL 900million over 6 years for 7

NRL 925million over 5 years for 9

Rupert Murdoch has directly intervened and pushed the value of Australian Football League broadcast rights to unprecedented heights, agreeing for News Corporation to pay about $1.3 billion of a record $2.508 billion six-year deal the league has struck.


AFL 1.3Billion over 6 years all games simulcasting


Dont get to excited guys, the NRL only has to offer a 9th game + simulcasting to get 1 billion+ over 5 years for Fox.

The digital rights for the 4 Channel 9 NRL games are non-exclusive meaning that all 8 or 9 games can be resold to a subscription service.

NRL 1.9billion + international rights for about 250million and digital rights still to come over 5 years

AFL 2.5billion over 6 years which = 2.08billion over 5 years all gone sold.


Not taking anything away from this tv deal its a really good result but

wait for the fat lady to sing....

Beaussie wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

I think you will find
the NRL will now expand trying to grab that extra ninth game to sell to fox

to get close to that 2.5bill figure.

LOL, sounding desperate now. How will you fund expansion? Writing was on the wall when Dave Smith gave Channel 9 all the best games plus Origin and representative football. Don't mess with Rupert lol.

You lot are truly screwed now. :<> :<> :<>

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

I may get shot down for this.

I recan the NRL can beat the AFL Deal! Yep Beat it

* if the NRL expand with extra 2 teams adding an extra game

News limited "fox sports get 5 exclusive games plus channel 9 simulcasting games

if FOX paid 500mill for 5 games last deal

why not 5 games now plus an extra four, just to double the deal ??

also N.Z Tv rights gets a touch bigger

TELSTRA lock it in

they were almost on par with the AFL last deal

so no reason to be close again.

INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD

its going to look funny looking at the A league and Union Deals now (HAHA)

eelofwest wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

I may get shot down for this.

I recan the NRL can beat the AFL Deal! Yep Beat it

* if the NRL expand with extra 2 teams adding an extra game

News limited "fox sports get 5 exclusive games plus channel 9 simulcasting games

if FOX paid 500mill for 5 games last deal

why not 5 games now plus an extra four, just to double the deal ??

also N.Z Tv rights gets a touch bigger

TELSTRA lock it in

they were almost on par with the AFL last deal

so no reason to be close again.

INTERESTING TIMES AHEAD

its going to look funny looking at the A league and Union Deals now (HAHA)

Fox paid 550million for 5 games last time.


My prediction


NRL 4 FTA games 925m - 25m a year with simulcasting = 800million

NRL Expansion perth/Brisbane 2 from Gygals own Mouth a 2nd Brisbane team worth 200m over 5 years

FOX Simulcasts 9 games compared to 5 games previous more then doubling the last Fox deal of 550million = 1.1billion over 5 years

NRL NZ Rights 100m-150m

International rights (ENG,PNG) 50m

Digital rights for 5 years 200m

NRL even at a worst case scenerio with expansion 2.25billion over 5 years

Briandi01 wrote:

Surely this deal puts to bed any doubt about what is the premier code in the nation. And having one of the most powerful men in the world publicly stating as such simply underlines it.