The TV rights thread part II

[El Diablo]

Continued from The Tv rights thread

last post was

BTW it is on again at 3pm on Sky Business channel today,if anyone missed it.

Sheesh ,I am no fan of the Galloper,but for once even lil ole moi,has to admit,he handled the interview well.And not before flipping time.
The parts I liked,(especially when you get clowns like RedB ,Wookie and the other fumbler sycophants on other forums) ,argue only journos bring up the Packer pushing the AFL's last contract.Well Gallop mentioned it ,that they got lucky.
When advised the fumbleball goes for 3 hrs and the NRL goes for two, that is a good argument for bidders,Gallop responded we get the consistent Tv ratings.
The offield crap was brought up,which Gallop responded all the young players are going through intensive education programs in that regard.
Any way have a look at the interview and make your won decision.

 

[bluesbreaker]

We'll still get rooted. You all know it.

 

[Butters]

Channel 10 plz, at least that way the games will actually be in HD.

 

[BDGS]

What that guy disappear once we get a big deal.

 

[hutch]

im no gallop fan and i think he has had his chance and needs to move on, but i think that was one of his best interviews ever.

 

[Brutus]

Gallop will get us a $5 billion deal.

 

[El Diablo]

Anyone buy or subscribe to the AFR? http://www.afr.com.au/p/business/marketing_media/premier_wants_all_nrl_games_HmZcKCfJja6gnH14Td36rL

Premier wants all NRL games
PUBLISHED : 11 hours 59 minutes ago | UPDATED: 7 hours 39 minutes ago

Pay TV channel producer Premier Media Group is planning to bid for the rights to all weekly NRL games when negotiations start later this year.

 

[whall15]

This is going to be terrible unless it's similar to the AFL deal, we need the sport on FTA.

 

[El Diablo]

i did a bit of googling and supposedly it mentions if they were succesful they wouldn't introduce an NRL channel like they are doing for AFL

f**k that

 

[beave]

who is this company you speak of?

 

[El Diablo]

who is this company you speak of?

premier media group are the owners of Fox Sports http://www.premiermediagroup.com.au/

 

[Drew-Sta]

im no gallop fan and i think he has had his chance and needs to move on, but i think that was one of his best interviews ever.

Gallop will get us a $5 billion deal.

Got a link to the interview?>

 

[Lockyer4President!]

i did a bit of googling and supposedly it mentions if they were succesful they wouldn't introduce an NRL channel like they are doing for AFL

f**k that

Honestly, if all NRL games are on FoxSports1 I’d have no probs with not having a dedicated channel.

 

[El Diablo]

just occured to me that PMG didn't actually purchase the AFL rights

it was Foxtel with a bit from Austar

so two seperate mobs.

 

[Cletus]

F

who is this company you speak of?

They buy sports rights and onsell them to Foxtel, Packer and News Ltd own it. It sounds like they will try to do what they did with the AFL right, I guess it all comes down to how much money theyll offer.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Good news is by law that several games MUST be on FTA. Sure they can buy all the games. It will be just like the AFL deal.

 

[El Diablo]

just read the article in the AFR

nothing in it really. no direct quotes from anyone except some nameless media analyst and another nameless TV exec

Nine or PMG weren't even available for comment about what was written

 

[Whos Ya Daddy]

I'd prefer it too be a pay TV exclusive. We wouldn't have to put up with shithouse coverage. Show it live on pay TV and let the commercial stations delay the game fill it with adds like the vampires they are whilst I'm watching the game live.

 

[El Diablo]

make it a must that it's HD too

 

[BDGS]

This is going to be terrible unless it's similar to the AFL deal, we need the sport on FTA.

The best thing the that Fox Sports will get is all the games, with the 3 or 4 FTA games on whatever FTA Channel whiling being on Fox Sports at the same time.