Broadcast rights

[deal.with.it]

English Premiership rugby has signed a 152 million pound deal with BT Vision.
Does this give SL any hope of securing a good next deal, and maybe Sky offering more money, to avoid missing out??
What is the current SL deal?

 

[Patorick]

Besides every second finals game being on Thursday night?

Bollocks.

 

[roughyedspud]

English Premiership rugby has signed a 152 million pound deal with BT Vision.
Does this give SL any hope of securing a good next deal, and maybe Sky offering more money, to avoid missing out??
What is the current SL deal?

about £120-130m....thats for everything though not just super league...

and the current deal is worth than the last deal...i see no reason why that trend won't continue..

 

[LJC]

I see that RL doesn't have any "friends in high places" in English broadcasting. Its a recurrent problem and I believe that the TV rights for the RL in Australia was undervalued also!

Being Australia's highest rating sporting product on a consistent basis it was a poor outcome but various media outlets won't let you think that, as it in their interest to maintaining a perception it was a "great" deal!

Hope the RL world cup rates well and is easily accessible. The one in Australia rated very well and in overseas countries. I recall that the England V New Zealand RL semi final easily out rated the Wallabies V England test on the same day in England.

 

[Moony]

I used to like watching super league on foxtel

 

[Patorick]

I used to like watching super league on foxtel

Still do, it's on the Eurosport channel.

 

[BODISGOD]

I see that RL doesn't have any "friends in high places" in English broadcasting. Its a recurrent problem and I believe that the TV rights for the RL in Australia was undervalued also!

Being Australia's highest rating sporting product on a consistent basis it was a poor outcome but various media outlets won't let you think that, as it in their interest to maintaining a perception it was a "great" deal!

Hope the RL world cup rates well and is easily accessible. The one in Australia rated very well and in overseas countries. I recall that the England V New Zealand RL semi final easily out rated the Wallabies V England test on the same day in England.

:lol: ffs

Yes the Super League will get an increase.

 

[BODISGOD]

about £120-130m....thats for everything though not just super league...

and the current deal is worth than the last deal...i see no reason why that trend won't continue..

Union's is over 4 seasons though.

 

[Patorick]

Any word on Challenge Cup TV coverage?

In England and Australasia?

 

[Evil Homer]

Any word on Challenge Cup TV coverage?

In England and Australasia?

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showpost.php?p=10024201&postcount=4

 

[LeedsStorm]

Any word on Challenge Cup TV coverage?

In England and Australasia?

Still with Eurosport Australia. Don't seem keen to show it live tho.