Next TV rights deal part 2

[thorson1987]

Something along the lines of this;
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/bu...alian-epl-rights/story-fnkltfm0-1227591306343

hahahahaha.

merkin can make up bullshit can't he.

 

[thorson1987]

I'm sorry but why do NEWS feel like they needed to know the NRL intentions. Sure they are current broadcast partners but they had no more F&L rights and have treated the game like shit for years. You reap what you sow.

Did Foxtel go to the NRL before they publicly announced they were trying to buy 15% of CH10 and therefore reduce competitive tension in the NRL's future broadcast rights?

I think the NRL was aware of it, hence they said f**k it and did the deal with 9.

 

[Hello, I'm The Doctor]

LOL

Foxtel on a tweeting frenzy https://twitter.com/FOXTEL_Help/with_replies

I love the personal touch....

 

[colly]

This will be the future very soon.
You will be able to stream content (ie NRL) to your HD TV using the 3g ( LTE) mobile network.
This year on the Saturday night game with all the kids online the game got unwactable due to slow internet speeds I HAVE ASDL 2plus . Also it counted towards my data allowance.
We need another way to broadcast video that can be reliable enough to bank on watching.


By 2 years now this will be up and running. So the streaming rights can be broken up to
1 mobile video tablets streaming devices
2 internet streaming
3 LTE 3g stream to mobile/ AND HD TV via a dongle
Note these should be sold separately/or number 3 3g is not wrapped up with 1.




http://connectedworld.com/high-def-video-to-tv-screens/


Sequans Communications, www.sequans.com, is providing its LTE chipset technology to D-Link Corp., www.dlink.com, a global provider of home and office connectivity solutions, for the D-Link eMBMS TV Dongle, a consumer LTE Broadcast dongle that enables users to receive high-definition video content over LTE eMBMS, for display on their TV screens.
LTE Broadcast or eMBMS (evolved multimedia broadcast multicast service) is an advanced capability of LTE whereby multimedia content can be streamed to multiple users simultaneously. The eMBMS TV Dongle has been developed by D-Link in anticipation of future LTE Broadcast service launches by LTE operators.



Who are LTE operarotors they will Optus Telstra and Vodaphone who have a 3G network.
http://www.lightreading.com/video/mobile-video/verizon-plans-mobile-tv-service-in-2015/d/d-id/710783
Mobile TV is just one of several video-focused services Verizon has planned for next year. It is also planning to launch LTE Broadcast, based on eMBMS (evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services) standards capabilities, to broadcast live video over LTE. McAdam said the efficiency of a multicast network will also help it support its mobile TV offer. (See Verizon's Multicast LTE Video to Arrive in 2015.)
So it is happening NOW in the USA and content will be required when launched in Australia.
This makes it tricky for the negotiations , besides the argument that foxtel needs nrl but lack of a real competitor to Broadcast pay tv allows them (foxtel )to be is soon to hard edged in negotiations.


http://www.lightreading.com/video/mobile-video/verizon-plans-mobile-tv-service-in-2015/d/d-id/710783


Espoo, Finland – Nokia Networks is pioneering the technology needed to efficiently use LTE for nationwide TV broadcasting. The company is working with a range of partners* in the world’s first field trial of wide-area TV broadcasting using a single LTE frequency within UHF spectrum - See more at: http://networks.nokia.com/ru/news-e...national-tv-broadcasting#sthash.skQPgXXe.dpuf.

 

[Last Week]

It may well get a whole lot worse for news.

If you were an institutional investor (or private investor for that matter) where would you have your share money invested ???

a) shares in a new business model shaped to grow to the needs of a more affluent & mobile content audience

b) or an older, more expensive, business model from a company that is run by an 80+ year old who loses his memory when questioned about his companies illegal operations to being a business leader who cant even control his emotions long enough to avoid making embarrassing public swipes at a sport that is a very large stakeholder in his businesses' profitability.

I wonder what the share price will be in the not too distant future. On a downward trajectory I suspect.

Exactly. In contrast, if the NRL were a publicly listed company, their shares would be going in an upward trajectory.

 

[Edwahu]

I know people focus on News but isnt this whole thing now more about what Telstra needs to do?

 

[Desert Qlder]

Fox Sports tipped to pay more in NRL deal after Optus returns to pay-TV market


Optus has emerged as a genuine bidder for the NRL's digital rights after paying $50 million to snatch English Premier League from Fox Sports in a move that is also expected to drive up the price of the next pay-tv deal between the NRL and News Corp.

Most in the industry were taken by surprise after Optus announced it was returning to the pay-tv market 20 years after playing in a key role in the Super League war by securing the broadcast and digital rights for the EPL for three years from the 2016-17 season, starting next August.

However, Fairfax Media was told Optus had contacted departing NRL chief executive Dave Smith soon after negotiations were opened earlier this year for the broadcast rights and the manner in which the telco succeeded in gaining the EPL rights supports claims Fox Sports had been complacent and was caught by the speed in which Channel Nine tabled an offer too good to refuse for four games per week on free-to-air television.

It is unclear whether Optus had indicated to Smith it would bid for the subscription television rights or simply the digital rights, which are held by Telstra, but the production costs associated with broadcasting NRL matches would probably be prohibitive in the term of the next rights deal.

After missing out on the Big Bash League to Channel Ten and losing the EPL to Optus, Fox Sports cannot afford to also be without NRL as subscriber numbers would plummet in what is already a tough market following the emergence of streaming companies such as Netflix, Stan and Presto.

"This will shake up Fox Sports and if I was at the NRL I would be cheering because the EPL is a big property to lose so it will put a lot of the tension back into making sure they secure the NRL rights," one analyst with an understanding of the negotiations said.

The Optus deal is also potentially good for the FFA, as Fox Sports will be keen to retain the A-League rights while Optus and beIN Sports, which broadcasts the Champions League, will want to add to their soccer portfolios.

However, Global Sports and Media chief executive Colin Smith said it was unlikely either would commit the resources needed to broadcast Australian sport. "Optus is now clearly back in the market place which is good for Australian sport and good for the NRL but whether that mean they will be a $1 billion bidder is an interesting question," Smith said. "By buying the EPL rights, Optus hasn't had to pay for production because they are buying content that all they need to do is broadcast whereas anything played in Australia has a massive cost.

"Nobody other than the free-to-air broadcasters, plus Fox Sports/Foxtel/Telstra, have indicated that they want to invest in production but I think you will see more deals like this one where they are broadcasting content that has already been produced."

However, Optus last month secured a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal to be Cricket Australia's mobile streaming partner and it is believed the company has also expressed interest in the NRL's digital rights.

Optus previously held the pay-TV rights to rugby league during the Super League war, which started in 1995 after Kerry Packer teamed up with the telco against Foxtel partners, Telstra and News, who responded by starting a rebel competition to provide content for their network.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...-returns-to-paytv-market-20151102-gkox47.html

Colin Smith needs to stop embarrassing himself in the media.

 

[whall15]

i wonder what spin Davidson will put on this

News have never cared about soccer and rugby league and only AFL matters so they don't care.

 

[whall15]

:lol:

 

[thorson1987]

Saw that.

Foxtel and News LTD are starting to remind me of this guy.

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.afr.com/business/telecom...izes-after-winning-epl-rights-20151102-gkox75

Optus eyes bigger sports prizes after winning EPL rights

by David Ramli James Chessell

Singtel-Optus chief executive Allen Lew has flagged the possibility of signing even bigger broadcast deals a day after stunning pay TV group Foxtel by locking in the local rights for the English Premier League.

Optus locked in the Australian broadcast rights for the hugely popular football league over the weekend after several months of talks in a deal that sources have valued at around $US45 million ($63 million) a year over three years.

It is understood the bid was significantly higher than the offer from Fox Sports, the current EPL broadcaster, and also eclipsed interest by Qatar-owned beIN Sports.

Mr Lew's bold move is the clearest sign yet that Optus is willing to bet big in its battle to beat Telstra and become a media giant. It also represents the first time an Australian telco has signed such an expensive and exclusive broadcast deal with a major rights holder rather than a variety of service providers.

"Sport is the main content that Australians like," he told Fairfax Media. "This is iconic – it's a major plank in our content strategy but it doesn't live alone.

"I can't tell you in dollar terms whether it's going to be the biggest because there are other things I haven't negotiated yet."

Further bids

The comments point towards the possibility of Optus bidding hard for the National Rugby League's digital streaming rights, held by its arch-rival Telstra and which are up for renegotiation. Optus has a team looking into all Australian sports and is understood to have expressed an interest in NRL.

Fox Sports is yet to resign the NRL pay-TV rights after being surprised by a free-to-air deal struck between the football code and Nine Entertainment Group in August.

Optus is busily signing a range of sporting and streaming video partnerships with providers such as Cricket Australia and global giant Netflix in a push to be seen as more than a phone and internet provider. Failure to do so will make customers less willing to pay a premium for its services compared with those of cheaper rivals such as TPG Telecom and Dodo.

"We've seen how other providers have used the EPL to their advantage in terms of bringing value to their basic carriage service and we think that we can do the same thing here," he said. "It gives a lot of credibility to our stated strategic objective of wanting to differentiate ourselves through content."

Australian fans of the EPL are restricted to watching it via Fox Sports. But from August 2016 they will able to use Optus' services to get live matches.

Mr Lew said customers would get access to the content through a variety of platforms such as smartphone apps and big-screen TVs. But the company was not ready to release pricing or access conditions for would-be users.

Fetch TV deal

Optus is partnered with Fetch TV for its subscription television services. But both parties are negotiating a new long-term contract and Mr Lew declined state if the EPL would be streamed through the set-top boxes.

"Australians will be able to watch the EPL through all the traditional platforms that they're used to plus a whole slew of new platforms as well," he said. "There are a multitude of options at this stage."

"In Optus it's all about building the brand and making sure we expand the brand beyond just connectivity to content as well so it would mean we will have to build our own app."

The move is bad news for Optus' main rival Telstra, which owns half of Foxtel. It has spent hundreds of millions of dollars signing up the rights to the AFL and is fighting hard to win streaming rights for the NRL, both of which are now in their off-seasons.

But sources with an understanding of the EPL negotiations said Telstra would have been unaware of Optus' relatively strong bid for the rights, given the nature of the "blind auction" process.

Foxtel told Fairfax Media in a statement it was aware Optus had won the rights but said it had been a great supporter of football in Australia.

"Foxtel remains the home of the Hyundai A-League, FA Cup, international friendlies, FFA Cup, AFC Champions League, Socceroos friendlies and World Cup qualifiers, MLS and UEFA Women's Champions League," it said. "Foxtel and in particular Fox Sports remains the only place you can get a truly comprehensive sports offering."

But Citi Research analyst Justin Diddams said it was unclear how Optus would monetise the new deal.

"Optus would need to add an estimated circa 80,000 customers to break-even ... assuming an $80 average revenue per user and 75 per cent drop-thru. This looks achievable," he said.

"This deal is another example of escalating competitive tensions in the mobile/broadband sector in Australia, in particular, the growing cost of acquiring customers with operators providing more inclusions.

"That said, Optus has struggled to deliver any customer adds across mobile/broadband (for a number of years), thus it needs to work harder to re-engage with customers," Mr Diddams said.

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.afr.com/brand/rear-windo...-rights-is-just-the-beginning-20151102-gkoul9

News Corp's pain on EPL rights is just the beginning

by Joe Aston

When it emerged on Monday that News Corp's Fox Sports had lost the Australian broadcast rights to the English Premier League to Optus, the shock around the industry was less to do with the deal itself than the implications for bigger rights deals. Remember, the NRL's dearly departed Dave Smith clearly bet on this trend when he shut Fox out of the code's recent agreement with Nine. In the UK, on football, BT has just done to Rupert Murdoch's Sky what Optus has just done to his antipodean Fox. So why couldn't a local telco or streaming do the same here on NRL?

Fox would say that Optus paid overs for the EPL rights, and they'd be right. But that only proves our point.

And Fox seems to be developing an uncanny habit of being blindsided in these negotiations. On an ongoing basis, Fox now holds rights to no Australian cricket, no rugby league and no English soccer.

It's a perfect storm. The structural power shift is smashing Fox at the same time as the Murdoch subsidiary badly misses the wise counsel of the late Ian Frykberg, who was a veteran master of both the sports landscape and of broadcast counter-intelligence. One thing's clear: right now, you wouldn't be Patrick Delaney for quids.

 

[elbusto]

This is all extremely enjoyable

 

[LESStar58]

:lol:

Foxtel is being bombarded with all manner of shit ATM. Beautiful to watch!

 

[DiegoNT]

And that's just from the epl fans!
Imagine if they lose the nrl

 

[Nerd]

Thank you Optus. You've just made retaining the NRL rights a matter of urgency for Fox. All we need now are some leaked pictures of Grant seen meeting with a few Optus executives to really push the price up. Even if Optus don't go for the whole shebang you would think they would have a decent crack at the digital rights.

 

[tumbidragon]

Have the biggest shit eating grin on my face lol. Writing is well and truly on the wall for fauxtel now. Glad they prefer VFL lmao...
Going to sleep so snugly tonight knowing that heads are exploding all round limited news.

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

This is all extremely enjoyable

Is it what.

Eat a f**king dick News you pieces of shit.

 

[El Diablo]

 

[NrlCoach]

looks like fox are trying to find money for the NRL tv rights lol pay up or lose. seriously you dont even need a negotiation team. Eat a f**king dick and end yourself Newsmerkins