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[Vee]

After FT in the Wahs Tigers game, Vossy said as he went to a break, "Parramatta and Melbourne, Cameron Munster is back, live right here on THE HOME OF RUGBY LEAGUE"

A couple of points
1. I have no problem with the claim given how badly Nein have treated RL over decades.
2. Is there copyright law or similar preventing them using the phrase that Nein claimed?
3. Did Fox get their lawyers to look at that and decide to roll the dice?

 

[Meth]

I wonder if it was just autopilot from Voss.

 

[Meth]

I suppose not.

The beef between Channel 9 and Fox is pretty intense at the moment.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

When I want to feel pretty, I wear Chanel #9

 

[nrlnrl]

After FT in the Wahs Tigers game, Vossy said as he went to a break, "Parramatta and Melbourne, Cameron Munster is back, live right here on THE HOME OF RUGBY LEAGUE"

A couple of points
1. I have no problem with the claim given how badly Nein have treated RL over decades.
2. Is there copyright law or similar preventing them using the phrase that Nein claimed?
3. Did Fox get their lawyers to look at that and decide to roll the dice?

Plenty of channels claim to be ‘your/the home of ???’ Without having any right copyright/patent.

Anyway, Channel 9 is more of a granny flat - only show 3 games out of 8 most weeks. (I know that changes with shorter rounds during SOO & over the final 5 rounds with 1 extra game on Saturdays, but Fox League/Sports wins.

 

[The Man Shake]

I suppose not.

The beef between Channel 9 and Fox is pretty intense at the moment.

Nein is probably unhappy that Fox is willing to invest more to support the NRL (like in the case of the Dolphins). Whereas Nein’s modus operandi is to invest as little as possible (how else do you explain Matt Thompson?) while devaluing our game as much as possible.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

The day Channel 9 lose the NRL rights the better the game will be.

 

[Perth Red]

Ch9 is the home of RL if that home is a cardboard box under an archway.

 

[Captain Apollo]

News Corp is looking to sell off Foxtel, chief executive tells shareholders

Local pay television platform Foxtel is up for sale, News Corp global chief executive Robert Thomson has revealed after the company delivered its full year earnings results.

www.abc.net.au

Looks like the NRL might be able to get News Ltd out of its media rights for good if this happens.

 

[nrlnrl]

It seems most people have over reacted (like the ABC website, other media & some fans - not Captain Apollo who mentioned ‘if’). The Daily Telegraph article said News Corp was ‘evaluating options’. Anyway, it’s not as though any possible sale would be completed like a used car by 5pm today (or even by Monday).

As fans not involved in the media, let’s just wait & see how it plays out - who knows if there’s even a sale or how long any possible sale takes to finalise etc.