“Word is the new owner of FOXTEL – DAZN – has already shown its interest, which is no surprise considering the company is a sporting streamer and sees the NRL and AFL are the key to growth in this market.
Rumours suggest the company is past the ‘just showing interest’ stage though.”
Implications of anti-siphoning changes:
“More of a concern for viewers, though, is the digital rights. The Albanese Government has failed to protect consumers who don’t watch TV through an aerial. Despite the anti-siphoning list in place to keep sport free, the Government has allowed digital rights to be excluded.
With more and more Australians watching free to air TV through apps like 7PLUS, 9NOW and 10PLAY, we could see a scenario where Nine owns the broadcast rights to the NRL but Netflix own the digital rights to those games.
That means viewers who don’t watch TV through an aerial would have to pay to watch the footy – which defeats the whole purpose of the anti-siphoning list.
Nine will fight hard for those rights – but it means they have to pay. So, if the NRL does break up the normal season from special events like the State Of Origin, it’s very easy to see why they might not have the cash for those special events, meaning they could end up on another network.
What’s good for the NRL is not necessarily good for viewers.”
A simple joke has shown there’s no chemistry between the two hosts of ABC Melbourne breakfast. Forget the ‘outrage’ and headlines, this is why the show will be cancelled.
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No No NO. It does not work that way. As it was I had started to do some 'researching' and a came up with two FTA who have the right to show using Ariel AND free digital, ie like Nine Now, Seven Plus OR TEN Play. When they buy the THAT rights they can show in the the Digital stations. The NRL can and will decide if other companies can show THAT same game digitally also , like Foxtel?/Kayo do now being called simulcast. So we can sell to 2 FTA companies ie 9Nine and 10Ten where they show what the paid for. terrestrial and free digital. But we can make that Free digital not exclusive as it is now shown with paid Digital/Foxtel /Kayo, BUT we make paid Digital Foxtel/ Kayo ALSO non exclusive. Below shows a example.
Nine FTA Terrestrial
Nine free digital Nine Now
Nine Digital pay TV Stan
I have outlines how we can sell to 2 FTA, b4 ie Nine and ten. 4 Games
Now we move onto to the PAY Tv
We can also sell too 2 or more Pay TV .
Foxtel/Kayo have to go to the price that AFL deal which is $320 roughly , But this is what we want anyway and pay this amount fine. If Foxtel show no resistance and pay Top Dollar- well fine ( we need to have a Pre Season and End of season internationals , to sweeten the deal ) If we have to take a no or little increase from Foxtel/Kayo well we seek other payers. Foxtel can have 5 games without FTA coverage ,something like 5 games with no FTA coverage. It's just if they don't come up to our final money offer we say that's pay Tv non exclusive.
Amazon Prime. Paid 1 billion for Thursday NFL pa -as well as all international cricket for $80m pa.
W don't expect expect too much they can sell this a l brand enticer OR customer loyalty or a loss leader, or maybe a straight profit.
Maybe a 4 game Friday Night and Sunday Ticket for $50m/$40m pa
Disney- EPSN said it would like to get some Australian action
4 game Friday and Sunday ticket like above Amazon - if they pony up $50m/$40m pa
ESPN is on Foxtel/KAyo BUT Disney said they will a separate platform/payment for sport besides Foxtel if they buy some live sport.
Netflix- very likely a no go, but if package is produced by the NRL and it's a 4 game for $40m pa who knows.
Apple Tv- who in US bought Sunday Night Soccer and all other games in MLS, for about $250m pa.
Again long shot but a 4 games $40 m pa could be possible. One thing apple don't lack is money with a market cap in the TRILLIONS.
So put EVERYTHING IN PLAY, FTA, both terrestrial and Free digital, Pay Digital TV, BUT NON EXCLUSIVE ALSO.