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[Beaussie]

seems you were wrong , 7 were desperate to off load a few games of boggerball ...
Murdoch .. said .. yeah right

wow what a kick in the nuts for mongoeball eh ?

How bout you get back to us when throwball matches or even gets close to the AFL's record $1,253 Billion tv deal?

[Raiderdave]

seems you were wrong , 7 were desperate to off load a few games of boggerball ...
Murdoch .. said .. yeah right

wow what a kick in the nuts for mongoeball eh ?

How bout you get back to us when throwball matches or even gets close to the AFL's record $1,253 Billion tv deal?

whats .. even gets close ... for you

this ought to be interesting

[TLPG]

It won't get anywhere near it. $800 million - tops.

[Beaussie]

seems you were wrong , 7 were desperate to off load a few games of boggerball ...
Murdoch .. said .. yeah right

wow what a kick in the nuts for mongoeball eh ?

How bout you get back to us when throwball matches or even gets close to the AFL's record $1,253 Billion tv deal?

whats .. even gets close ... for you

this ought to be interesting

I doubt the NRL will go from the current $500 million to anywhere more than $780 - $800 million tops.

[TLPG]

Is there an echo in here? :P

[King-Eliagh]

I say 900 Million. And when the fukk is this deal going down anyway? Am sick of this stupid argument going on and on and hope the NRL gets atleast 900. It deserves it and it will be fascinating to see what Beaussie TLPG and their new parade of teenage supporters AFFP, AFL Warrior and Onions have to say.

[Onions]

You're talking out of your rear end again, Raider. Seven has always wanted all of it. They only shared with Ten in the last deal because they didn't have the funding themselves. Now with digital, Seven can show all of the games (four live, and the other five whenever they want) and it won't cost them as much. Ten were already winding down OneHD as a sports channel because they knew their commentary team was the reason they weren't getting ratings - in the case of their AFL coverage. None of them will be employed by either Seven or Fox Sports.

NRL 'deserves' huge cash from TV deal

Richard Clune and Jessica Hallora


THE NRL is set to score close to a billion dollars when it renegotiates the sale of its broadcast rights thanks to Lachlan Murdoch's love of the game and Nine boss David Gyngell's determination to retain rugby league at any cost.

And firing a pointed salvo at Network Ten - where Mr Murdoch remains interim CEO - and commercial rival Channel Seven, Mr Gyngell told The Sunday Telegraph that Nine would "not be losing the rights" in the pending broadcast negotiations for the 2013-2017 seasons.

"Nine is happy to pay more for rugby league because it's the greatest game of all," Mr Gyngell said. "And not only is it the greatest game of all, but it deserves the extra money."

As the current rights holder, Nine sits in the box seat with first and last refusal. Nine screens three weekly matches, State Of Origin and international games, while Foxtel airs five season games per week.

Ten's expected bid for at least one weekly NRL game is attached to Mr Murdoch's staunch support of the sport, his association with NRL boss David Gallop and his network's decision last week to opt out of AFL broadcasting from the end of this season. A Ten source said: "No one knows where we stand at the moment and what will happen.

"The [independent rugby league] commission is still not finalised and it's a real guessing game. It seems unlikely that we'll entertain an NRL bidding war - but it's TV ... you never say never."

Meanwhile, Kerry Stokes' Channel Seven will make a play for the lucrative sport despite failing to on-sell AFL to Ten, meaning it now has to find timeslots for four AFL games a weekend, filling its schedule.

Seven spokesman Simon Francis said: "We've been clear on this for some time. David Leckie loves league.

"Seven first broadcast league in 1964 with Rex Mossop and we had a 20-year partnership with this great game. We would love to be back and we'll be involved in the negotiations for the television rights for NRL."

Under the new AFL deal, Seven gains extra ad revenue via Foxtel's simulcast AFL broadcasts - to include 75 per cent of "Seven" commercials.

NRL boss David Gallop has already held informal meetings with "all parties" and said he felt "heartened" by Mr Gyngell's words.

"I have spoken to all the commercial networks again this week and they are aware that once the flag drops, the race will be on to acquire our rights," Gallop said.

"That's very encouraging, particularly coming from the boss of Channel Nine.

"We expect major increases across all our platforms.

"Anyone who is not prepared to stump up may find themselves with less rugby league content.

"And the way the game is producing ratings at the moment, you would be mad not to be part of it.

"We are not putting a figure on it - but we are certainly aware the market is buoyant and that our sport is highly sought-after."

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...-1226081943183

hmm

seems you were wrong , 7 were desperate to off load a few games of boggerball ...
Murdoch .. said .. yeah right

wow what a kick in the nuts for mongoeball eh ?

Leckie might love NRL, but it's Stokes that counts. What does he prefer?

AFL!

After all, he sued Foxtel for the demise of the Optus C7 Sport channel because they took it off him! Leckie should pull his head in before upsetting his boss!

[Beaussie]

There is no way Channel 7 will bid now that they have 4 games of AFL each week. Channel 10 will also not bid as they are in a cost cutting process and Lachlan Murdoch is not interested in FTA. His interest in Ten/ONE HD was to get rid of sports on ONE HD that were taking viewers away from his Fox network. That all leaves just a cash strapped Channel 9 in the bidding process. Good luck NRL.

[pussycat]

There is no way Channel 7 will bid now that they have 4 games of AFL each week. Channel 10 will also not bid as they are in a cost cutting process and Lachlan Murdoch is not interested in FTA. His interest in Ten/ONE HD was to get rid of sports on ONE HD that were taking viewers away from his Fox network. That all leaves just a cash strapped Channel 9 in the bidding process. Good luck NRL.

Ch.7 have said they will bid. Only Time Wll tell if they are serious.

Two new RL programs have recently started on One. Seems a strange thing to do if there trying to shut it down.

[Beaussie]

There is no way Channel 7 will bid now that they have 4 games of AFL each week. Channel 10 will also not bid as they are in a cost cutting process and Lachlan Murdoch is not interested in FTA. His interest in Ten/ONE HD was to get rid of sports on ONE HD that were taking viewers away from his Fox network. That all leaves just a cash strapped Channel 9 in the bidding process. Good luck NRL.

Ch.7 have said they will bid. Only Time Wll tell if they are serious.

Two new RL programs have recently started on One. Seems a strange thing to do if there trying to shut it down.

ONE HD also launched another 2 new AFL shows this season bringing it to 4 AFL shows on the channel. As we now know, that meant nothing when it came to bidding for the AFL rights. Remember the guy who was head of Ten/ONE HD when the sports programming was being pursued has now had his employment terminated since Murdoch came on the scene. Coincidence? I think not.

[pussycat]

It won't get anywhere near it. $800 million - tops.

Any logic involved? or are pulling these figures straight from your a***

[pussycat]

There is no way Channel 7 will bid now that they have 4 games of AFL each week. Channel 10 will also not bid as they are in a cost cutting process and Lachlan Murdoch is not interested in FTA. His interest in Ten/ONE HD was to get rid of sports on ONE HD that were taking viewers away from his Fox network. That all leaves just a cash strapped Channel 9 in the bidding process. Good luck NRL.

Ch.7 have said they will bid. Only Time Wll tell if they are serious.

Two new RL programs have recently started on One. Seems a strange thing to do if there trying to shut it down.

ONE HD also launched another 2 new AFL shows this season bringing it to 4 AFL shows on the channel. As we now know, that meant nothing when it came to bidding for the AFL rights. Remember the guy who was head of Ten/ONE HD when the sports programming was being pursued has now had his employment terminated since Murdoch came on the scene. Coincidence? I think not.

Your right, though he was terminated because he was doing a piss poor job. They wer'nt making money. Both Packer and Murdoch both know Rugby League makes money.

[pussycat]

Ch.7 have said they will bid. Only Time Wll tell if they are serious.

Two new RL programs have recently started on One. Seems a strange thing to do if there trying to shut it down.

ONE HD also launched another 2 new AFL shows this season bringing it to 4 AFL shows on the channel. As we now know, that meant nothing when it came to bidding for the AFL rights. Remember the guy who was head of Ten/ONE HD when the sports programming was being pursued has now had his employment terminated since Murdoch came on the scene. Coincidence? I think not.

Your right, though he was terminated because he was doing a piss poor job. They wer'nt making money. Both Packer and Murdoch both know Rugby League makes money.

Arn't you contradicting yourself? If 4 new sports programs have been recently put on One why would you think ther thier to shut One down?

[TLPG]

It won't get anywhere near it. $800 million - tops.

Any logic involved? or are pulling these figures straight from your a***

There's no point putting anything logical to you because you'll just shout it down with irrelevant statistics that everyone on our side of the fence have already debunked.

Compare average attendances between the two sports. That should cover it nicely.

[pussycat]

It won't get anywhere near it. $800 million - tops.

Any logic involved? or are pulling these figures straight from your a***

There's no point putting anything logical to you because you'll just shout it down with irrelevant statistics that everyone on our side of the fence have already debunked.

Compare average attendances between the two sports. That should cover it nicely.

You just keep regurgitating the same old shit!

We both know the AFL get more fans to the games . It's An undisputable fact, so stop repeating it. Its TV that Rugby league dominates in and thats where the money is.