There is a bit to unpack there.
1. That depends on a lot of things. It depends on Channel Nine retaining the rights and it also depends on what framework they have if they retain the rights. If it is the same arrangement as it is now, they probably won’t be paying much more than they are now; even more so if there is no competitive tension. They have shown no inclination to pay more regardless of who is in the competition.
The Perth market is almost as useless to the Australian FTA networks as the NZ market is to them.
2. Why would Foxtel care who hosts the 6pm game? That is the same thing as somebody saying that they need Perth to host the Sunday 6pm game (which by the way you have rejected as unimportant). They’ll want those time slots for whomever is in the competition. The argument is that it is better for the clubs to not have to host those games because it impacts on their attendances.
Foxtel don't care who hosts the game, but benefit from airing a match in this timeslot. The clubs don't want to host it. The only clubs that benefit from hosting it are Warriors and NZ2.
The 6pm Sun AEST game isn't as much of a crowd killer as 6pm Fri AEST or 7.30pm Thurs AEST.
A couple of additional things on this: how does a Kiwi side help Australian advertisers and secondly what are the current ratings for the Warriors on PayTV. Those things are more important.
The Warriors don't rate too well on Australian PTV.
NZ2 offers little to the Australian broadcasters, but they double the amount of local content for NZ TV.
Perth offers nothing to the Australian and NZ broadcasters.
I'm yet to see any evidence that the broadcasters and sponsors are holding back the amount of money they're willing to pay to the current clubs because Perth lacks a team.
Lastly, being two hours ahead of the east coast doesn’t really help with ratings in NZ either.
6pm Fri AEST is 8pm NZST. Prime time for the NZ market and ideal for Foxtel in Australia.
6pm Sun AEST is 4pm AWST. Not prime time for Perth.
An additional Kiwi side would have massive benefits for the competition (take on RU, build the sport in NZ and development of players etc) but I struggle to see how it would be a TV decision
NZ TV benefits from NZ2.
3. Corporates and sponsorship is more than just corporate facilities at a ground.
How does a Perth-based team increase the amount of revenue the Cowboys, Broncos and Roosters generate from their sponsors and corporate hospitality?
The argument from Perth Red and mongoose is our clubs receive less revenue from corporate hospitality and sponsorship due to not having teams in Adelaide and Perth. I haven't seen any evidence to back up their argument.
I don't see any evidence of a Perth-based team generating much revenue from sponsorship and corporate hospitality. The reality is only a dozen or less of their games will be broadcast on FTA. Of the ones that are broadcast on FTA, all will be televised into Perth on 9Gem or 9Go.
How many Perth-based companies are interested in promoting their product to rugby league fans in Queensland and NSW?
For a start, they would need to have stores in Queensland and NSW. Cash Converters is the only company from Perth that comes to mind. Retravision used to have stores in Queensland, but they have retreated back to Perth.
