It would be good if the three major networks were all broadcasting different aspects of the game. All three broadcasting regular season matches (2 Friday games, a Saturday or the Monday game, a Sunday game). That way Rugby League is exposed on the 3 main TV medias. Hopefully all supportive of them. I wonder how Monday Night footy would go on FTA, might really hurt the crowds for it with everyone having access to it, not just those with Foxtel, but I rekonit would be a ratings blockbuster as it would really be the only sport on at all that night. Especially in the southern states, the news recap would only be of the NRL match.
Curious, the Toyota cup contract is parallel with the NRL one im assuming, would it be possible or even a good idea to sell that to digital channels as they wouldnt need to be broadcast on the main channels aswell? It wouldnt be a bad idea for say who ever has the Sunday game rights, say Ten, to broadcast the Toyota Cup on One live at 2pm, then go straight into the NRL game which would be on both One and Ten.
Could do that with almost every FTA game aslong as it doesnt clash with another NRL or NYC game. So GO could start broadcasting the relevant (relevant as in which match goes live into which ever state) NYC game on GO at 5:30pm, then lead into the NRL games at 7:30.
