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mikeob

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VFL was broadcast live into NZ in 1976 & 77. At that time there were only two government channels and the broadcasts were discontinued because there were a lot of complaints after the grand final was drawn in 77 and the news ran late that Saturday night.
 
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TBF, they could have taken a $1.5ish-billion deal last time, but decided dropping the F&L rights was more important...

I understand youre trying to build a narrative of "their only in it for the short term personal glory", but the facts are against you here.

Note: it is funny that people preface the deal with statements like this, meaning the MORE money the ARLC extract from the deal, the worse the deal is meant to look.
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If the NRL want a 2nd or 3rd team in NZ, then I believe they have to increase the profile of the game - things like more top quality gmes outside Auckland, more merchandising (how about making those cheap 'best and less' cleanskin jerseys etc available at the Warehouse over here?) and more FTA coverage.
 
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Took only a day to prove Bobble Head knows shit all..

A game of two halves for Fox Sports and NRL

The National Rugby League and News Corp are back on speaking terms.

News felt it was snubbed by the NRL when the code opted for a $925 million free-to-air deal with Nine Entertainment Co, which locked out News' Fox Sports from the best four games of the week.

Relations soured, negotiations stopped and a conga line of other potential pay-TV rights suitors appeared in the press, including ESPN, al-Jazeera-owned beIN Sports, Google and Netflix.

But Street Talk understands negotiations between News and the code recommenced prior to the NRL final series, which kicked off at the start of the month.

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The NRL is fully focused on the finals and talks are expected to continue when the season concludes next month.

The NRL wants around $700 million for the pay-TV rights and News wants NRL coverage for Fox Sports - which is shown on its half-owned pay-TV service Foxtel - so they were always going to return to the negotiating table eventually.

But the seriousness of the rift should not be underestimated - even News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch weighed in to voice his disapproval.

After rival code the Australian Football League signed the largest broadcast rights deal in Australian sport history with News Corp, Seven West Media and Telstra, Murdoch said: "I guess we will engage with the NRL in time."

The current deal with Nine and Fox Sports doesn't expire until 2017, so there is no rush to get a new one signed.

The NRL moved the negotiations forward to get in front of the AFL but now that ship has sailed, there is little imperative to get a deal done this year.

Still, the stand-off has set the scene for an intriguing round of negotiations to see how much the NRL nets from Fox Sports.

News is playing hardball and has a right to be annoyed after losing its flagship Super Saturday and Monday Night Football products.

But NRL is a major Foxtel subscription driver and how hard News can push the NRL on price remains to be seen.
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http://www.afr.com/street-talk/a-game-of-two-halves-for-fox-sports-and-nrl-20150922-gjssrx?stb=twt
 
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Why would we take 600 million less that what Fox payed the AFL?
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Actually theres is over 6 years, so we would only be getting $200mil less. But i agree with the sentement, f*ck the VFL.

Since the ARLC seems fairly solid on not leaking info, i imagine these numbers are coming from Fox instead, as an attempt to lowball. If nothing else, take solace in the fact that their number will effectively be the bargaining floor/minimum.
 
BuffaloRules

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I think Smith needs to take his time and explore all options...

There is really no reason now to sign up early, and two years is a long time in this particular area of media...

$700 mil seems unders to me..
 
applesauce

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Actually theres is over 6 years, so we would only be getting $200mil less. But i agree with the sentement, f*ck the VFL.

Since the ARLC seems fairly solid on not leaking info, i imagine these numbers are coming from Fox instead, as an attempt to lowball. If nothing else, take solace in the fact that their number will effectively be the bargaining floor/minimum.
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Thing is though NRL will be on $100mill+ in 2017, AFL will be on $400mill+. :crazy:
 
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Apparently, the NRL is asking too much for it's digital rights;

Originally, the players who entered the space thought price and service would be the main differentiators and they would be able to beat Telstra (TLS) on these fronts.

To gain a 50 per cent market share Telstra naturally has to compete on price and service but is also relying on a series of weapons that are not available to all the other players. The biggest weapon is entertainment content. Given that the NBN cable to the household is emerging as an entertainment source, this advantage is becoming extremely important.

And so Telstra has signed up the AFL and a range of other sports, although the NRL is asking too much in future years. The Telstra packages include Netflix, Foxtel, Stan and now Apple music.
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...nbn-rollout-race/story-fng7vg0p-1227549038450
 
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