CA tv rights discussion

[Timbo]

I'll have to look at my bill - I'm paying $44 a month and was assured it was the cheapest possible pack.

 

[Incorrect]

Helluva blow to chappelli and Co....

 

[herbert henry1908]

One good thing, the NRL just became much more important to ch9.

Ten now have no premium sport and a rich new owner, good for when the NRL rights come up again.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Looks like limited overs internationals are exclusive to fox

BBL deal looks ok though, only 16 exclusive to fox.

 

[Timbo]

One good thing, the NRL just became much more important to ch9.

Ten now have no premium sport and a rich new owner, good for when the NRL rights come up again.

Having said that, Nine have saved a stack by switching their summer content from cricket to tennis. They'll be far more cashed up to hang on to NRL.

 

[herbert henry1908]

This could honestly kill off ODI’s in Australia

 

[herbert henry1908]

Having said that, Nine have saved a stack by switching their summer content from cricket to tennis. They'll be far more cashed up to hang on to NRL.

Not as much as you’d think.

They paid $60m per year for tennis, and were paying $80m per year for cricket. (Other $20m for for cricket coming from ten)

 

[Front-Rower]

This could honestly kill off ODI’s in Australia

It may also encourage people to get to the game now it has been taken off of FTA.

Although I expect the Federal Government to get involved in some way.

 

[Timbo]

This could honestly kill off ODI’s in Australia

Yep. Australia, at home in summer behind a paywall. Absolutely disgusting by CA - trading the health and future of the game for a few pieces of silver.

We're going to be fielding the weakest XI since the 80s next summer and a good chunk of it will only be on Fox. Prepare for record low interest in cricket. Slow clap CA, slow clap.

 

[herbert henry1908]

It may also encourage people to get to the game now it has been taken off of FTA.

Although I expect the Federal Government to get involved in some way.

Even if it does do that, it’s not a patch on the audience loss.

ODI’s were rating 1.5 million on 9, they’ll be lucky to get 400k on fox. Could push 450k at best.

 

[Timbo]

Even if it does do that, it’s not a patch on the audience loss.

ODI’s were rating 1.5 million on 9, they’ll be lucky to get 400k on fox. Could push 450k at best.

What about the BBL - the Fox exclusive games will struggle to get above 200k, especially if they're up against FTA tennis. Imagine Hobart vs Adelaide exclusively on Fox - these matches were drawing over a million last year.

 

[Front-Rower]

What about the BBL - the Fox exclusive games will struggle to get above 200k, especially if they're up against FTA tennis. Imagine Hobart vs Adelaide exclusively on Fox - these matches were drawing over a million last year.

From reports there will only be 16 games exclusive to Foxtel in the BBL out of 60.

 

[herbert henry1908]

What about the BBL - the Fox exclusive games will struggle to get above 200k, especially if they're up against FTA tennis. Imagine Hobart vs Adelaide exclusively on Fox - these matches were drawing over a million last year.

BBL isn’t being reduced on FTA though. Comp is being expanded.

There were 43 games on ten this year, there’ll be 43 on seven next year.

 

[Blade23]

Helluva blow to chappelli and Co....

Good news if I don't have to put up with Warne & Slats.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Do people actually watch tennis?

 

[franklin2323]

Good news if I don't have to put up with Warne & Slats.

Give me them over some AFL hack commentating.

 

[undertaker]

Im all for Ch9 losing the cricket rights if it means not having to listen to the Warne, Clarke, Slats, Pietersen wankathon again. First time Ch7 have televised cricket since the 2005 ODIs in England pre-Ashes series.

However, the only downside is Brayshaw signed with Ch7s AFL coverage and very high chance he will be one of the cricket commentators.

As I predicted earlier in the thread, once Fox Sports gets their foot in the door regarding international matches in Australia, this is heading the exact way of what happened in England.

 

[Timbo]

Nine still has the rights to the next away Ashes series in England, the next World Cup and the next World T20.

Be interesting to see how they treat them.

 

[undertaker]

Give me them over some AFL hack commentating.

Janes Brayshaw

 

[Timbo]

Im all for Ch9 losing the cricket rights if it means not having to listen to the Warne, Clarke, Slats, Pietersen wankathon again. First time Ch7 have televised cricket since the 2005 ODIs in England pre-Ashes series.

However, the only downside is Brayshaw signed with Ch7s AFL coverage and very high chance he will be one of the cricket commentators.

As I predicted earlier in the thread, once Fox Sports gets their foot in the door regarding international matches in Australia, this is heading the exact way of what happened in England.

This is my fear too. People who are pointing at it just being a small portion of the BBL and ODIs - this is exactly how it started in the UK. First it was simulcasting ODIs. Then it was simulcasting one test match. Then it was ODIs exclusively and simulcasting all the tests. Now it is all behind the paywall.

Death by a thousand cuts, and English cricket is far worse for it.

Also, before anyone points to the anti-siphoning list, home England test cricket matches were on their version of that list too. All it took was a bit of lobbying from uncle Rupert and suddenly the list was revised.