Make the call: How much will the NRL and AFL will get from the next TV rights deal

[AFLcrap1]

Pay up Rupert .
3 NRL games got more viewers than 5 afl games games on FoX .
Pay up you old geriatric fuck.

[pussycat]

OzTAM ratings figures obtained by Fairfax Media reveal the importance of the code to Foxtel's ratings and therefore the pressure Foxtel, owned by News Corp and Telstra, is under to strike a deal with the NRL.

The statistics show that 3.5 of the top 10 shows on pay television on average were NRL games or programmes

Given these figures come from Oztam ,I'm guessing these figures only include capitol city viewers. when all subscribers are included the NRL make up just under 50% of the leading programs on Fox as reported by NRL ratings.

[Dogs]

you realise on those numbers, that if the Internet component includes the money for naming rights like it did last time, then you still come second? As it is on your numbers the difference is only a million a year - and the AFL more than makes that up with radio rights (last time worth 24 million to the NRLs estimated 2)

Are you sure Wookie, Pussycat is talking over 5 years, not the AFl 6

[Beaussie]

This thread deserves sticky status I reckon.

[leagueiscrap]

This thread deserves sticky status I reckon.

why? because all it contains the basement dwellers shooting off about dreamt up figures in what they think the broadcast deal NRLOL will end up at

[AFLcrap1]

This thread deserves sticky status I reckon.

why? because all it contains the basement dwellers shooting off about dreamt up figures in what they think the broadcast deal NRLOL will end up at

You seriously cannot be that fucking thick .
You are dumb ,not normal dumb ,but braindead .

The thread was started asking about what people thought the respective codes would get .
It was started long before either deal was anywhere near finalised .
So people threw figures around as you do when discussing TV rights .
Yet you go on another insane rant about dreamt up figures & basement dwellers .

Next time get your carer to have a read of what you post .
Jesus .
I feel dumber everytime I read one of your ****** rants .

[pussycat]

NRL tells clubs Fox Sports can be replaced by ‘new players’
The Australian|
September 2, 2015 12:00AM|

NRL chief executive Dave Smith. Picture: Britta Campion

The NRL’s battle with Fox Sports over the next broadcast rights deal could intensify after club chief executives were told yesterday the code could go with a non-traditional partner for its digital media rights in a worst-case scenario.

Most of the game’s chief executives were at Rugby League Central in Sydney yesterday for a two-day conference to discuss a range of issues confronting the code, including digital media rights and third-party agreements.

“The gist of it was that if you control the content then you have the product that drives everything,’’ one source told The Australian.

“No one’s saying that they’re going to do it, but the presentation showed that in a few years time there will be these new players coming into the market, and they’re other platforms that you can sell viewing information, interviews, everything.

“They were just saying you’re well placed if they (Fox Sports) don’t come up with the money. There will be other options.’’

The NRL recently signed a $925 million deal with free-to-air broadcaster Channel Nine for the next broadcast rights deal starting in 2018.

But it is still to negotiate with Fox Sports and naming sponsor Telstra over the remaining content and digital rights.

It was later reported that NRL chief executive Dave Smith could have put his $1.7 billion target in jeopardy with Fox Sports and Telstra both reportedly unhappy at being left out of the loop in the negotiations with Nine.

Smith however has remained confident with the way he has handled talks and believes Fox Sports will have little choice but to remain loyal as it needs content — especially with more providers to emerge before the next deal ends in 2017.

The fractured relationship between the NRL and its broadcast partners was highlighted when News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared at the AFL’s $2.5 billion broadcast rights deal to declare it the premium code in the country.

Nine has secured four free-to-air NRL games in the coveted time slots from Thursday to Sunday plus non-exclusive streaming rights while Fox has lost its two best time slots for the week — Saturday night and Monday night.

The NRL is still banking on Fox Sports to pay $750m to $850m for four exclusive games and the right to simulcast Nine’s matches but negotiations have stalled with reports the pay-TV operator believes the games it is expected to bid for have been severely devalued.

The NRL organised yesterday for former officials from the AFL and Cricket Australia to make a presentation which showed that the game had a number of options to sell its digital media rights. These included selling the whole package or half of it to existing partners, or forming a joint venture with different providers.

The same two officials also addressed the club chairmen on the issue at a meeting that was held in Melbourne after the second State of Origin game in June.

The presentation also included examples from US sports including Major League Baseball, the National Football League and even professional wrestling and how they have handled their digital media rights and where the growth areas have been.

It is believed while the officials told club bosses they were in a strong position to grow the value of their digital media rights, they needed to work hard now if they wanted to achieve maximum value for them with a non-traditional partner.

The value of the broadcast deal is important to all clubs, who are sweating on a sizeable increase in club grants when the new deal kicks in for 2018. It is believed clubs will receive a share in a $50 million advance from Nine next year.

The focus at the conference today will switch to players’ third-party agreements which have become a bone of contention and a source of confusion in the NRL.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nr ... 7508347942

[leagueiscrap]

NRL tells clubs Fox Sports can be replaced by ‘new players’
The Australian|
September 2, 2015 12:00AM|

NRL chief executive Dave Smith. Picture: Britta Campion

The NRL’s battle with Fox Sports over the next broadcast rights deal could intensify after club chief executives were told yesterday the code could go with a non-traditional partner for its digital media rights in a worst-case scenario.

Most of the game’s chief executives were at Rugby League Central in Sydney yesterday for a two-day conference to discuss a range of issues confronting the code, including digital media rights and third-party agreements.

“The gist of it was that if you control the content then you have the product that drives everything,’’ one source told The Australian.

“No one’s saying that they’re going to do it, but the presentation showed that in a few years time there will be these new players coming into the market, and they’re other platforms that you can sell viewing information, interviews, everything.

“They were just saying you’re well placed if they (Fox Sports) don’t come up with the money. There will be other options.’’

The NRL recently signed a $925 million deal with free-to-air broadcaster Channel Nine for the next broadcast rights deal starting in 2018.

But it is still to negotiate with Fox Sports and naming sponsor Telstra over the remaining content and digital rights.

It was later reported that NRL chief executive Dave Smith could have put his $1.7 billion target in jeopardy with Fox Sports and Telstra both reportedly unhappy at being left out of the loop in the negotiations with Nine.

Smith however has remained confident with the way he has handled talks and believes Fox Sports will have little choice but to remain loyal as it needs content — especially with more providers to emerge before the next deal ends in 2017.

The fractured relationship between the NRL and its broadcast partners was highlighted when News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared at the AFL’s $2.5 billion broadcast rights deal to declare it the premium code in the country.

Nine has secured four free-to-air NRL games in the coveted time slots from Thursday to Sunday plus non-exclusive streaming rights while Fox has lost its two best time slots for the week — Saturday night and Monday night.

The NRL is still banking on Fox Sports to pay $750m to $850m for four exclusive games and the right to simulcast Nine’s matches but negotiations have stalled with reports the pay-TV operator believes the games it is expected to bid for have been severely devalued.

The NRL organised yesterday for former officials from the AFL and Cricket Australia to make a presentation which showed that the game had a number of options to sell its digital media rights. These included selling the whole package or half of it to existing partners, or forming a joint venture with different providers.

The same two officials also addressed the club chairmen on the issue at a meeting that was held in Melbourne after the second State of Origin game in June.

The presentation also included examples from US sports including Major League Baseball, the National Football League and even professional wrestling and how they have handled their digital media rights and where the growth areas have been.

It is believed while the officials told club bosses they were in a strong position to grow the value of their digital media rights, they needed to work hard now if they wanted to achieve maximum value for them with a non-traditional partner.

The value of the broadcast deal is important to all clubs, who are sweating on a sizeable increase in club grants when the new deal kicks in for 2018. It is believed clubs will receive a share in a $50 million advance from Nine next year.

The focus at the conference today will switch to players’ third-party agreements which have become a bone of contention and a source of confusion in the NRL.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nr ... 7508347942

Smiths target of $1.7 billion!
Well short of the AFLs $2.5 billion

[leagueiscrap]

This thread deserves sticky status I reckon.

why? because all it contains the basement dwellers shooting off about dreamt up figures in what they think the broadcast deal NRLOL will end up at

You seriously cannot be that fucking thick .
You are dumb ,not normal dumb ,but braindead .

The thread was started asking about what people thought the respective codes would get .
It was started long before either deal was anywhere near finalised .
So people threw figures around as you do when discussing TV rights .
Yet you go on another insane rant about dreamt up figures & basement dwellers .

Next time get your carer to have a read of what you post .
Jesus .
I feel dumber everytime I read one of your ****** rants .

as oppose to this post spazza!
Just man up and admit yournothing but a bitter old jealous dinosaur! The NRL is falling behind the AFL!

Take the meds & get your special needs nurse to tuck you in to bed for an afternoon nap!

[pussycat]

NRL tells clubs Fox Sports can be replaced by ‘new players’
The Australian|
September 2, 2015 12:00AM|

NRL chief executive Dave Smith. Picture: Britta Campion

The NRL’s battle with Fox Sports over the next broadcast rights deal could intensify after club chief executives were told yesterday the code could go with a non-traditional partner for its digital media rights in a worst-case scenario.

Most of the game’s chief executives were at Rugby League Central in Sydney yesterday for a two-day conference to discuss a range of issues confronting the code, including digital media rights and third-party agreements.

“The gist of it was that if you control the content then you have the product that drives everything,’’ one source told The Australian.

“No one’s saying that they’re going to do it, but the presentation showed that in a few years time there will be these new players coming into the market, and they’re other platforms that you can sell viewing information, interviews, everything.

“They were just saying you’re well placed if they (Fox Sports) don’t come up with the money. There will be other options.’’

The NRL recently signed a $925 million deal with free-to-air broadcaster Channel Nine for the next broadcast rights deal starting in 2018.

But it is still to negotiate with Fox Sports and naming sponsor Telstra over the remaining content and digital rights.

It was later reported that NRL chief executive Dave Smith could have put his $1.7 billion target in jeopardy with Fox Sports and Telstra both reportedly unhappy at being left out of the loop in the negotiations with Nine.

Smith however has remained confident with the way he has handled talks and believes Fox Sports will have little choice but to remain loyal as it needs content — especially with more providers to emerge before the next deal ends in 2017.

The fractured relationship between the NRL and its broadcast partners was highlighted when News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared at the AFL’s $2.5 billion broadcast rights deal to declare it the premium code in the country.

Nine has secured four free-to-air NRL games in the coveted time slots from Thursday to Sunday plus non-exclusive streaming rights while Fox has lost its two best time slots for the week — Saturday night and Monday night.

The NRL is still banking on Fox Sports to pay $750m to $850m for four exclusive games and the right to simulcast Nine’s matches but negotiations have stalled with reports the pay-TV operator believes the games it is expected to bid for have been severely devalued.

The NRL organised yesterday for former officials from the AFL and Cricket Australia to make a presentation which showed that the game had a number of options to sell its digital media rights. These included selling the whole package or half of it to existing partners, or forming a joint venture with different providers.

The same two officials also addressed the club chairmen on the issue at a meeting that was held in Melbourne after the second State of Origin game in June.

The presentation also included examples from US sports including Major League Baseball, the National Football League and even professional wrestling and how they have handled their digital media rights and where the growth areas have been.

It is believed while the officials told club bosses they were in a strong position to grow the value of their digital media rights, they needed to work hard now if they wanted to achieve maximum value for them with a non-traditional partner.

The value of the broadcast deal is important to all clubs, who are sweating on a sizeable increase in club grants when the new deal kicks in for 2018. It is believed clubs will receive a share in a $50 million advance from Nine next year.

The focus at the conference today will switch to players’ third-party agreements which have become a bone of contention and a source of confusion in the NRL.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nr ... 7508347942

Smiths target of $1.7 billion!
Well short of the AFLs $2.5 billion

Thats 2.5 over 6 years. 2.08 over 5!

$1.7m is Foxtel target .

Foxtel just paid over $1b for a product that is near 20% less popular and offers less opportunities in picking up subscribers .

With Teltra NRL streaming is almost 15% more popular. And international rights don't exist for the AFL.
It will be very interesting to see how much they do get

[leagueiscrap]

NRL tells clubs Fox Sports can be replaced by ‘new players’
The Australian|
September 2, 2015 12:00AM|

NRL chief executive Dave Smith. Picture: Britta Campion

The NRL’s battle with Fox Sports over the next broadcast rights deal could intensify after club chief executives were told yesterday the code could go with a non-traditional partner for its digital media rights in a worst-case scenario.

Most of the game’s chief executives were at Rugby League Central in Sydney yesterday for a two-day conference to discuss a range of issues confronting the code, including digital media rights and third-party agreements.

“The gist of it was that if you control the content then you have the product that drives everything,’’ one source told The Australian.

“No one’s saying that they’re going to do it, but the presentation showed that in a few years time there will be these new players coming into the market, and they’re other platforms that you can sell viewing information, interviews, everything.

“They were just saying you’re well placed if they (Fox Sports) don’t come up with the money. There will be other options.’’

The NRL recently signed a $925 million deal with free-to-air broadcaster Channel Nine for the next broadcast rights deal starting in 2018.

But it is still to negotiate with Fox Sports and naming sponsor Telstra over the remaining content and digital rights.

It was later reported that NRL chief executive Dave Smith could have put his $1.7 billion target in jeopardy with Fox Sports and Telstra both reportedly unhappy at being left out of the loop in the negotiations with Nine.

Smith however has remained confident with the way he has handled talks and believes Fox Sports will have little choice but to remain loyal as it needs content — especially with more providers to emerge before the next deal ends in 2017.

The fractured relationship between the NRL and its broadcast partners was highlighted when News Corp executive chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared at the AFL’s $2.5 billion broadcast rights deal to declare it the premium code in the country.

Nine has secured four free-to-air NRL games in the coveted time slots from Thursday to Sunday plus non-exclusive streaming rights while Fox has lost its two best time slots for the week — Saturday night and Monday night.

The NRL is still banking on Fox Sports to pay $750m to $850m for four exclusive games and the right to simulcast Nine’s matches but negotiations have stalled with reports the pay-TV operator believes the games it is expected to bid for have been severely devalued.

The NRL organised yesterday for former officials from the AFL and Cricket Australia to make a presentation which showed that the game had a number of options to sell its digital media rights. These included selling the whole package or half of it to existing partners, or forming a joint venture with different providers.

The same two officials also addressed the club chairmen on the issue at a meeting that was held in Melbourne after the second State of Origin game in June.

The presentation also included examples from US sports including Major League Baseball, the National Football League and even professional wrestling and how they have handled their digital media rights and where the growth areas have been.

It is believed while the officials told club bosses they were in a strong position to grow the value of their digital media rights, they needed to work hard now if they wanted to achieve maximum value for them with a non-traditional partner.

The value of the broadcast deal is important to all clubs, who are sweating on a sizeable increase in club grants when the new deal kicks in for 2018. It is believed clubs will receive a share in a $50 million advance from Nine next year.

The focus at the conference today will switch to players’ third-party agreements which have become a bone of contention and a source of confusion in the NRL.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nr ... 7508347942

Smiths target of $1.7 billion!
Well short of the AFLs $2.5 billion

Thats 2.5 over 6 years. 2.08 over 5!

$1.7m is Foxtel target .

Foxtel just paid over $1b for a product that is near 20% less popular and offers less opportunities in picking up subscribers .

With Teltra NRL streaming is almost 15% more popular. And international rights don't exist for the AFL.
It will be very interesting to see how much they do get

Lol no afl is more popular on Foxtel as well as Telstra! So keep dreaming pissy cat

[AFLcrap1]

This thread deserves sticky status I reckon.

why? because all it contains the basement dwellers shooting off about dreamt up figures in what they think the broadcast deal NRLOL will end up at

You seriously cannot be that fucking thick .
You are dumb ,not normal dumb ,but braindead .

The thread was started asking about what people thought the respective codes would get .
It was started long before either deal was anywhere near finalised .
So people threw figures around as you do when discussing TV rights .
Yet you go on another insane rant about dreamt up figures & basement dwellers .

Next time get your carer to have a read of what you post .
Jesus .
I feel dumber everytime I read one of your ****** rants .

as oppose to this post spazza!
Just man up and admit yournothing but a bitter old jealous dinosaur! The NRL is falling behind the AFL!

Take the meds & get your special needs nurse to tuck you in to bed for an afternoon nap!

So once again when I make a fool of you ,it's off on a rant with nothing to do about the topic ,or what you claimed .
Now go back & read what you posted .
You rambled about dreamt up figures in a thread asking what people thought the TV deals would be .



I don't get paid to educate you continuously .
Special schooling needs special needs teachers .

[AFLcrap1]

I would bet that if the the NRL deal when finalised was similar or better than the AFLOL say 2.2 bill .
Then dumbo would still claim the AFLOL got more .

[214Four]

I would bet that if the the NRL deal when finalised was similar or better than the AFLOL say 2.2 bill .
Then dumbo would still claim the AFLOL got more .

LoL you Can't blame him though, he gets confused once the numbers pass 10, and specially if his mother has double knotted his shoe laces that day and he cannot use his toes to count.

[leagueiscrap]

I would bet that if the the NRL deal when finalised was similar or better than the AFLOL say 2.2 bill .
Then dumbo would still claim the AFLOL got more .

Lol listen to what the bumsniffing experts are saying spazzing! $1.7 to $1.8 at best!