Grand Final TV Ratings

[Panther_Daz]

Perth needs to be included into the comp sooner rather than later.

They should be in 2013.

Give them free-to-air coverage next year and possibly a NSW Cup team.

 

[Brutus]

2 new teams will bring in more TV $ than it will take to set them up and support them.

Absolutely.

It's a shame the idiots running the code cannot see this.

 

[Bluebags1908]

I like how when reporting this they've added the NZ ratings onto the Australian ratings this year - but they should do that every year, regardless if the Warriors are in the GF or not... even though the ratings wouldn't be as good if the Warriors weren't in it.

 

[Perth Red]

Given that the NZ audience doesn't make any difference to the Australian TV deal or reflect the popularity of the NRL in Australia I don;t know why they added them. We don;t add other countries in, nor does other sports. We'd all be lol'ing at RU if they tried to claim superiority of the code in Australia based on combined viewing figures for their comp across the three countries that participate.

 

[Chook Norris]

Given that the NZ audience doesn't make any difference to the Australian TV deal or reflect the popularity of the NRL in Australia I don;t know why they added them. We don;t add other countries in, nor does other sports. We'd all be lol'ing at RU if they tried to claim superiority of the code in Australia based on combined viewing figures for their comp across the three countries that participate.

why doesn't the NZ audience add value to the NRL deal?

 

[wain]

Which reflects the neglect of the city by RL since the Rams were cut. NRL doesn't have a god given right to be popular, like any sport it needs to promote, develop, invest and actually have the game shown into an area before we can expect people to take an interest in it. I haven't heard anyone say Adelaide should be the next team in, I have heard plenty of people say we need to be working over the next decade to get the game into SA and build for the future.

thanks for saying that...
my thoughts exactly, why would people watch it? its seriously a sport that gets no attention in the media. the only stuff that makes the news is the scandals.

even ch 9s news which started straight after the game only showed it at the end of the sports bulletin, after all the afl, a-league, cricket..oh, and that golfer who did the airswing!

 

[Perth Red]

why doesn't the NZ audience add value to the NRL deal?

I never said that, I said it doesn't add value to the NRL's Australian TV deal.

 

[El Diablo]

they pay the NRL for rights

what are you on about?

 

[Loudstrat]

It's his warped way of saying that C9 and Pox don't pay for showing the game in NZ.

Of course, if you culled NZ and had one less game per week, the TV rights deal would be worth less. But he doesn't see that.

 

[El Diablo]

i think they pay $8 million a year for NRL rights

 

[Perth Red]

whoosh.....

 

[jimmee007]

i think they pay $8 million a year for NRL rights

I think i read somewhere this is expected to rise to $20 million in the next rights deal.

 

[El Diablo]

I think i read somewhere this is expected to rise to $20 million in the next rights deal.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...m-in-competition/story-e6frg7mf-1226154443331

 

[jimmee007]

thanks El D.

Bringing in the warriors and sticking with them is really starting to pay off. In not only $$$ value, but increased competition at Test level and some really good juniors coming through.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Wow, I thought PR was pretty clear. Ratings in NZ have no bearing on Australian networks.

 

[carlosthedwarf]

Of course they don't but any money from NZ will add the money that is distributed to the clubs.

 

[applesauce]

Of course they don't but any money from NZ will add the money that is distributed to the clubs.

I think he was tongue in cheek.

NZ don't have Toyota, Bundaberg, AAMI etc etc... :roll:

 

[Tommax25]

I saw two news articles on google news right next to each other:

AFL scores over NRL in ratings race - http://www.adnews.com.au/adnews/afl-scores-over-nrl-in-ratings-race
NRL outpoints AFL in ratings battle - http://www.backpagelead.com.au/league/5130-nrl-outpoints-afl-in-ratings-battle

How can this even be? Its either one or the other, so clearly biased reporting is taking place?

Also, is it a ratings battle or a race? That's probably the most important question here.

 

[juro]

You can play with the stats to give whatever angle you want for a story. Why are you surprised with this?

 

[DiggerBlue]

You can play with the stats to give whatever angle you want for a story. Why are you surprised with this?

It's going to happen forever, people who hold up viewership numbers as the sole measure of success are deluded.