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    2022 NRL ratings

    The NRL should just leave the deal alone until 2027. They have alot of work to do to prepare for the 2028 deal and beyond. Hopefully in the next two years, the ratings hold steady and then take it to the marketplace in 2025. If (and a big IF) the NRL does all the work, which i will outline in...
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    2022 NRL ratings

    C Ch 7 and fox will be thinking "we've paid overs" as well.
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    And it was back in 1973!
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    And lose indigenous players.
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    A couple of weeks ago, i was questioning the amount of AFL content under NRL media watch. And that has continued on. Yes, partly because of the impact the AFL deal will have on the NRL. How the media rights cash will help the AFL encroach into NRL heartland. But it still should've been in the...
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    But in recent times, the Eels- Tigers Easter Monday game was held at Commbank, including this year. I like to think that the Good Friday game is booked.
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    I'll reserve judgment with what's happening down in Melbourne, but suffice to say, if these allegations are true, then it will be a set back for them as far as making inroads into NSW and Qld, particularly around indigenous kids. But in our game, wasn't amazing that the late Arthur Beetson was...
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    You need to find another 'nickname' for PVL. He doesn't deserve to be called ' Pistol Pete'. He definitely shouldn't be associated with Pete Sampras!
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    If the state government doesn't want to fund suburban grounds, then that's fine. But down the track, Accor needs to be turned into a permanent rectangular ground.
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    It's the same with players receiving criticism in the papers. They take out the negative quotes, put it on the walls in their dressing room before the game, get fired up and away they go. And the commission should do the same when they take the rights to the marketplace. The game has got alot...
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    Murdoch “We have always preferred Australian rules "However it ends up, this will be a much bigger investment. We have always believed this is the premium code in Australia. It is the national game and we are putting our money where we believe but we are also committing all our platforms'...
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    All i can say is good luck to them. To be fair, the NRL has taken an origin game in their heartlands for years. But the key with the neutral origin game, is that it is moved around to different cities. And the same will apply with magic round. For the concept to survive, you have to spread it...
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    Do a magic round in Melbourne or Perth.
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    The NRL should be in talks and build relationships with all networks and providers from today. Don't start talking to them in a couple of years time, because you may miss the boat. When the NRL officially does have a tender process, then many of those talks with all networks and providers be...
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    Pretty much. What the NRL needs to realize is Nine and Fox are not friends to the game. They are there to do business. And that is how the NRL should approach the next deal. No more favours to anyone.
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    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    That is a great article. Well done to the author and zero tackle. In the end, Fox, Nine, Rugby and AFL all got looked after, while the NRL pretty much got shafted.
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    When you announce a rights deal, it has to be completed like the AFL did, not just do half of it like Smith did, otherwise you run the risk of p***ing off one party, like Fox.
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    Yeah, so where was the rest of the deal?
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    Unfortunately for Abdo, he did oversee it and signed off on the deal, even though, he wasn't the 'main guy' in negotiations. This is where the commission is in a complete mess. Why has the chairman taken over and has turned it into a 'one man band'? Whilst the CEO and the rest of the commission...
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    Peter V'landys - New NRL/ARLC Chairman

    Between 1998 to early 2012, the NRL was part owned by News Ltd. And when it was doing rights deals in that period, the NRL, part own by News was negotiating with Fox, who were also part owned by News. So essentially, News Ltd was at both ends of the negotiation table. Fox/ News were getting the...
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