Talking Footy

Interesting Times

Google has a seat at the negotiating table for the NRL's broadcast rights
in a shock development that could revolutionise how sport is consumed.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... hpl5n.html

I hope that doesn't mean every time, I go to use google, it will have a picture in the back ground of one player sniffing another players butt

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

Interesting Times

Google has a seat at the negotiating table for the NRL's broadcast rights
in a shock development that could revolutionise how sport is consumed.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... hpl5n.html

Too early to see how this will translate into $, interesting but I would think more of a puff price to put pressure on TV bidders.

Swans4ever wrote:

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

Interesting Times

Google has a seat at the negotiating table for the NRL's broadcast rights
in a shock development that could revolutionise how sport is consumed.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... hpl5n.html

Too early to see how this will translate into $, interesting but I would think more of a puff price to put pressure on TV bidders.

Agreed, I think will come into play in future deals.

Didn't youtube which is owned by Google tinker around with the IPL a few years ago?

I never watched it but I do remember they supposedly showed the IPL live.

Will be interesting if this lot do jump in.

post_hoc wrote:

Didn't youtube which is owned by Google tinker around with the IPL a few years ago?

Pretty sure they did, when the ill was starting out. Then the BCCI brought the rights back as the IPL after they worked out they had a cash cow on their hands

Now that Fox has no government restrictions , I think C10 might be the favourite.

pussycat wrote:

Now that Fox has no government restrictions , I think C10 might be the favourite.

if C10 get the rights, i hope you have to put up with Stephan Quaterbrain calling your games
you mute the TV and put one of the radio streaming services on