NRL investigating international broadcast deals as competition continues

[Vic Mackey]

I don't see why the crowds need to be human. Could be aliens. Or dogs.

get the 2pac hologram out again

 

[txta2]

LIVE NRL!
At 4 in the morning.

 

[Dragon_psa]

We all know that there's no crowd so those noises will be unbelievable.

Just do novelty sounds like farts, horns and whirly noises.

For the Dragons games, they could just have the Benny Hill theme playing.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I don't see why the crowds need to be human. Could be aliens. Or dogs.

Why would you want all Canterbury supporters?

 

[taste2taste]

The NRL should allow ESPN to show the games for free. With zero content for the foreseeable future they may jump at the chance.
It would be interesting to see what the reaction and viewing figures would be to see if there is any potential to spread the game to North America.

 

[Quicksilver]

Why would you want all Canterbury supporters?

We can get chickens for your home games.

For ours I propose that they be played under the sea.

 

[SBD82]

Can we not put the Dragons on international television until we sack Mary?

How embarrassing.

 

[>zuzu<]

I hope ref mics are turned off.

There is going to be a f**kload of swearing heard on live tv.

 

[mistertaylor]

Perceptionally that wouldnt be a good look would it.

Maybe if the broadcast identified to viewers that the sport is being played in empty stadium due to the pandemic it might alleviate that perception.

Superimpose a CGI crowd and/or noises on the broadcast footage.

They can put floating scores/stats on TV so why not crowds?

 

[kdalymc]

Maybe canned crowd noises too. Maybe even virtual crowds.

hopefully mad copy paste shit like andrew voss's commentary on the Rugby League console games.
"Live here from.... SUNCORP STADIUM!!!"
"holds it, and a nice pass to... VANGANA!!!"

 

[T-Boon]

I wasn't sure about Vlad until he started renaming the sport. I am pretty sure under his leadership we can get it from Rugber to Packball.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

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[JamesRustle]

Can we not put the Dragons on international television until we sack Mary?

How embarrassing.

His sacking can be televised as a pay per view

 

[Exsilium]

His sacking can be televised as a pay per view

That would sell some subscriptions!

'Live from the Taj"

 

[Exsilium]

For all Souths games I recommend they CGI all the dogs and cats moonlighting as members to accurately represent their fan base.

 

[SBD82]

His sacking can be televised as a pay per view

 

[_snafu_]

The NRL will need to rename some positions to make it more familiar to overseas viewers. They need fulcrums and apexes.

 

[Perth Red]

Virtual crowds is an interesting idea. I'm sure with CGI being as it these days t woudnt be to hard. Go on NRL give it a go for a laugh. If it works you could stop worrying about crowds all together, save money on stadiums and play NRL 7 nights a week!

 

[langpark]

LIVE NRL!
At 4 in the morning.

If the deal comes off, and ESPN are serious about promoting it, then they should definitely move one match to 10am in order to get it prime time in USA. There aren't going to be any spectators in the stadium anyway. (that would mean 10pm NYC, 7pm LA).

 

[gerg]

Americans don't care about non-traditional American sports.