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  1. Johnny88

    Is Channel 9 the home of rugby league?

    Looks like the Storm V Souths will be live on 9HD in Melbourne was announced on their AFL show tonight lol.
  2. Johnny88

    today is a good day

    Rugby Australia axes more than 40 per cent of staff Rugby Australia has axed more than 40 per cent of staff, citing financial woes, including the COVID-19 crisis, in a successful bid to stave off insolvency. Interim Rugby Australia CEO Rob Clarke told 7.30 staff cuts at the national governing...
  3. Johnny88

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    AFL to resist push for rights deal cut after Nine, Foxtel get NRL discount AFL boss Gillon McLachlan is expected to drive a harder bargain with the code's commercial broadcasters Seven West Media and Foxtel after its rival the NRL accepted a discount in its television rights extension last...
  4. Johnny88

    today is a good day

    ‘Beaten to the punch’: Cornes slams Caro, others critical of NRL restart date May 31, 2020 11:45am by Fox Sports Source: FOX SPORTS Kane Cornes has whacked Caroline Wilson.Source: FOX SPORTS Port Adelaide Hall of Fame member Kane Cornes has taken aim at Caroline Wilson and others who were...
  5. Johnny88

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    Fox and 7 are due to pay the AFL tomorrow with the next instalment that won't be happening. No crowds, shorter quarters , less games. Both broadcasters are looking at 25% to 30% discount. The AFL have been trying to get 7 to sign a 2 year extension since last year at the same rate. Interesting...
  6. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Perth viewers up 400 per cent for live NRL Our thirst to watch live televised sport again was highlighted on Thursday night when the NRL returned to competition. The Brisbane-Parramatta fixture was the highest-rating regular season game nationally since the NRL's season-opener in 2016. Even TV...
  7. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    NRL returns for 2020 season on Foxtel with new sponsors ByMediaweek Posted onMay 27, 2020 • The season return will kick off with Brisbane Broncos hosting the Parramatta Eels SHARE TWEET SHARE EMAIL Foxtel Mediahave announced new brands who have signed up as partners on Fox League for the...
  8. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    V’landys defends broadcast deal discounts ARLC chairman Peter V'landys says broadcast negotiations have been tough. Picture: Nikki Short ARL Commission chair Peter V’landys has agreed to discounts for Foxtel and Nine for what remains of their existing deals to help prop up the broadcasters...
  9. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/he-should-be-proud-message-to-roberts-as-inglis-steps-up-for-a-mate-in-need-20200516-p54tmr.html Harsh reality TV The TV rights talks between Nine (the publisher of this masthead), Foxtel and the NRL had been spirited but friendly for the most part but that has...
  10. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    NRL boss Peter V’landys provides a leadership lesson BRENT READ Peter V'landys has boldly led the NRL into uncharted waters. Picture: Britta Campion 9:13PM MAY 15, 2020 The NRL will resume in less than a fortnight. The AFL is only now getting its act together. Rugby league has already...
  11. Johnny88

    today is a good day

    Coronavirus: Cut price AFL as TV chiefs muscle up AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan. Picture: AAP JOHN STENSHOLT EDITOR, THE LIST COURTNEY WALSH The AFL has become embroiled in a dispute with the sport’s key broadcasters, who are jockeying for a cut to the costs of the existing...
  12. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    The Australian understands the season’s resumption will begin with the Brisbane Broncos on Thursday, May 28, before Latrell Mitchell and South Sydney face off against their bitter rivals Sydney Roosters on Friday night. V’landys remains confident the broadcast talks will be brought to a...
  13. Johnny88

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    More from Webster Will the other commissioners be so meek when V'landys completes the delicately poised broadcast negotiations with Nine Entertainment Co and Foxtel later this week? News Corp, which owns Foxtel, reported on Sunday that a deal with both broadcasters was almost done. Better...
  14. Johnny88

    2023-2028 next tv deal discussion

    Sounds like it's all over the place. The Herald reported on Wednesday that Nine Entertainment Co, the publisher of this masthead, was close to finalising a revised three-year deal with the NRL which would make up a portion of a $1.9 billion broadcast deal. However the figures outlined in the...
  15. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    V’landys’ $80m offer sign TV deal is close ARL Commission chair Peter V’landys has said he will have broadcast talks settled by the end of next week and has demonstrated his conviction to the clubs with an $80 million-plus rescue package for the rest of this season. V’landys, who has been...
  16. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Fox Sports eyes Origin, grand final as Nine threatens to walk away from NRL Michael Chammas and Zoe SamiosMay 6, 2020 — 12.00am Fox Sports has begun preparing for the possibility of a future without Channel Nine, with the pay-TV operator looking to form an alliance with a rival free-to-air...
  17. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Channel Nine eyes AFL rights, heaps pressure on NRL Nine Entertainment Co chief executive Hugh Marks has expressed a willingness to walk away from NRL if the sport does not significantly reduce its broadcast fee, stoking suggestions the network could make a play for AFL beyond 2022. An...
  18. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    NRL out to lock in longer TV deals Rugby league bosses are willing to contemplate a whopping five-year extension to their current broadcasting deals with Foxtel and the Nine Network as they look to future-proof the code and ensure their clubs and players have a billion-dollar backstop for...
  19. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Peter V’landys to broker deal on season length for Foxtel and Nine BRENT READ SENIOR SPORTS WRITER 2 HOURS AGO APRIL 23, 2020 The Nine Network and Foxtel are more than a month apart on the proposed length of the 2020 season, but the NRL is expected to meet them somewhere in the middle on...
  20. Johnny88

    News Coronavirus and NRL

    Channel Seven reaches out to NRL about potential broadcast partnership Michael ChammasApril 15, 2020 — 11.57pm Channel Seven, the home of AFL, has reached out to the NRL about the potential of acquiring rugby league content in the future as Channel Nine looks to offload one of its three...

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