News Ltd vs SMH coverage

[ngap]

I find it ridiculous that News who half owns the game has no coverage up of tonights event, while the SMH already has a front page article and photos.

If the owner of the competition can't be bothered then it makes you wonder about their commitment,

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/leagues-team-of-the-century-named/2008/04/17/1208025380761.html

http://www.smh.com.au/multimedia/2008/sport/league-team-of-the-century/index.html

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

video was good

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Well, seeing as News Ltd also own channel 9, they probably want people to watch the Footy Show rather then read updates on their website.

 

[Slackboy72]

Since when did News acquire Ch 9?

 

[Parra]

Maybe they filled their sports pages with pre-paid AFL stuff again.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Well, seeing as News Ltd also own channel 9, they probably want people to watch the Footy Show rather then read updates on their website.

Does James Packer know about this...

 

[Timmah]

Um, News had plenty of coverage on www.foxsports.com.au

Perhaps knowing your media outlets would help first before whining about them.

 

[ngap]

Actually Timmah, they have plenty of coverage now but at the time I made the original post they had nothing.

 

[Timmah]

I was on at 11:30 last night and they had coverage I'm sure.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23557351-23214,00.html

That article was posted some time between 11pm and 12am last night... not this morning.

 

[ngap]

It went up about ten minutes after I made the original post. It still isn't as impressive as the smh coverage.

However, just past midnight, the Daily Telegraph coverage went up which is as good as the SMH coverage.

 

[Slackboy72]

Does James Packer know about this...

...ummmm... I don't think James Packer has anything to do with 9 anymore. He was more interested in running casinos in China that in TV and the manipulation of public opinion.

 

[Razor]

I find it ridiculous that News who half owns the game has no coverage up of tonights event, while the SMH already has a front page article and photos.

If the owner of the competition can't be bothered then it makes you wonder about their commitment,

News had nothing to do with this night. It was strictly the ARL - not the NRL.

Well, seeing as News Ltd also own channel 9

No they don't.

Does James Packer know about this...

Packer doesn't own it either.

PBL sold it to an American company late last year.

 

[ngap]

Can you quote correctly in the future, half of those weren't my comment.

News had nothing to do with this night. It was strictly the ARL - not the NRL.

I didn't say it was an NRL event. The money comes into the game mainly through the NRL, that drip feeds it out from there to the ARL and News Ltd. Surely it is in News Ltd interest to publicise any League event

Packer doesn't own it either.

PBL sold it to an American company late last year.

The sale fell through and Packer still owns it.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23546103-7582,00.html

 

[Timmah]

Surely it is in News Ltd interest to publicise any League event

Which they did. You're being a pedant.

 

[Razor]

The sale fell through and Packer still owns it.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23546103-7582,00.html

It was the privatisation of CMH that fell through.

His selling of PBL Media went through.

It was PBL Media that owned Nine - not CMH.

PBL did own PBL Media. CMH is a totally different company.