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With Digital Pay TV about to start up in Australia it open alot of opportunities for a dedicated Rugby League channel.
Now personally Id like to see the NRL take an active approch to a Rugby League channel and not just for fans in Australia. A RL channel avalible through asia would be a huge boost for the game and could draw in a entirely new sponsorship base.
But lets get back to the original idea of the thread! :lol:
What would you like to see in a Rugby League Channel?
Personally I'd like to see a few things.
1. A halfhour news program that runs through all NRL news....good and bad.
2. A halfhour new program that runs through overseas competitions.
3. A program dedicated to the QLD Cup and NSW Premier League.
4. A panel of journo's that run through the weekly issues in the game...similar to "The Back Page". Unlike players, officials or regular presenters...journo's would be more willing to get the dirt we all want to hear!
5. A two hours history of the game program every week. This could have interviews from great players, it could show old footage.....it would be fantastic. Wouldnt you love to see the oldest footage of the game with a voiceover from a great player talking, not so much about the onfield stuff, but talking about the entire experience of playing League "in the old days".
6. A Fan forum. A halfhour show in which people on the street comment about issues in the game. They could also read e-mail and take phone in's.
7. Classic matches. Dont flood us with them.....just give us some of the best.
8. A coaching program. This would be a serious program aimed at people who coach at lower levels of the game. It would have interviews with current top grade coaches, show career paths in the game and ofcourse training techniques. This would be a great show to have.
I wouldnt like to see the channel run 24 hours a day. I think between 9am-11pm would be more then enough with a starting time of 6am on weekends.
When the channel is "Down" for the night, there could be a rolling list of current NRL stats, SL stats, overseas results and some select players profiles and news headlines.
Also with the introduction of Digital TV, I wonder is things such as Radio coveage would be avalible through the TV. Ofcourse you'd need some work with your radio broadcaster, but you might have the ability to swith between TV and radio commentary.
I'd also like to see the NRL work with the RFL too pool content. If you got northern and southern hemipshere League working togeather you should have more then enough content for such a channel.
The problem is the costs involved in production. It would cost ALOT of money to set up and run.
Anyway its fun to think about. I would only like to see an League channel if it was free to all Foxtel subscribers and had enough content so that it wasnt mostly classic matches or 50,000 replays of last weeks games.
nospam49
Now personally Id like to see the NRL take an active approch to a Rugby League channel and not just for fans in Australia. A RL channel avalible through asia would be a huge boost for the game and could draw in a entirely new sponsorship base.
But lets get back to the original idea of the thread! :lol:
What would you like to see in a Rugby League Channel?
Personally I'd like to see a few things.
1. A halfhour news program that runs through all NRL news....good and bad.
2. A halfhour new program that runs through overseas competitions.
3. A program dedicated to the QLD Cup and NSW Premier League.
4. A panel of journo's that run through the weekly issues in the game...similar to "The Back Page". Unlike players, officials or regular presenters...journo's would be more willing to get the dirt we all want to hear!
5. A two hours history of the game program every week. This could have interviews from great players, it could show old footage.....it would be fantastic. Wouldnt you love to see the oldest footage of the game with a voiceover from a great player talking, not so much about the onfield stuff, but talking about the entire experience of playing League "in the old days".
6. A Fan forum. A halfhour show in which people on the street comment about issues in the game. They could also read e-mail and take phone in's.
7. Classic matches. Dont flood us with them.....just give us some of the best.
8. A coaching program. This would be a serious program aimed at people who coach at lower levels of the game. It would have interviews with current top grade coaches, show career paths in the game and ofcourse training techniques. This would be a great show to have.
I wouldnt like to see the channel run 24 hours a day. I think between 9am-11pm would be more then enough with a starting time of 6am on weekends.
When the channel is "Down" for the night, there could be a rolling list of current NRL stats, SL stats, overseas results and some select players profiles and news headlines.
Also with the introduction of Digital TV, I wonder is things such as Radio coveage would be avalible through the TV. Ofcourse you'd need some work with your radio broadcaster, but you might have the ability to swith between TV and radio commentary.
I'd also like to see the NRL work with the RFL too pool content. If you got northern and southern hemipshere League working togeather you should have more then enough content for such a channel.
The problem is the costs involved in production. It would cost ALOT of money to set up and run.
Anyway its fun to think about. I would only like to see an League channel if it was free to all Foxtel subscribers and had enough content so that it wasnt mostly classic matches or 50,000 replays of last weeks games.
nospam49
