Nine Fairfax merger

[Foreign Legion]

What will this mean for league?

 

[Foreign Legion]

https://www.news.com.au/finance/bus...r/news-story/6d06bceb772d85cbba02aeec47874978

TWO major Australian media players have announced plans to merge into one company. Under the Proposed Transaction, Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited (Nine) and Fairfax Media Limited (Fairfax) will join forces, with the new company to simply be called Nine.

According to a statement provided to the ASX this morning, the combined business will include Nine’s free-to-air television network, a portfolio of high growth digital businesses, including Domain, Stan and 9 Now, as well as Fairfax’s mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and regional papers, as well as 2UE, 2GB, 3AW and other Macquarie Media property.

 

[DC_fan]

What will this mean for league?

It could mean the Herald becomes a League news outlet. Which could mean Umion suffers.

 

[colly]

It could mean the Herald becomes a League news outlet. Which could mean Umion suffers.

But rag head (red) will still rule the roost, unfortunately.

 

[Perth Red]

means nine can now talk the game down on tv and in print!

 

[Foreign Legion]

But rag head (red) will still rule the roost, unfortunately.

Are you suggesting that Mr Bandanna Republic help merge the 2 sides together...

 

[colly]

May

Are you suggesting that Mr Bandanna Republic help merge the 2 sides together...

Maybe, he is regularly on Nine and writes for the Herald so it's definitely possible.

 

[Desert Qlder]

Can't see how Rugby League would benefit in any way frankly.

 

[DC_fan]

Both TV and Newspaper (print) are both dying. In the short term both will get some value out of the merger, before death knocks at their door.

League, will get some value from the merger with Nines leagues influence flowing through to the SMH.

 

[Disinterested third party]

No way rag head has that sort of pull.

 

[Disinterested third party]

It's a huge blow for media diversity in Australia; which is already shit but will now be shitter.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Look out for more Andrew Johns exclusive columns in the SMH and the return of Phil Gould's column too. I wonder if Bolts Hadley will have to change over from the Daily Telegraph now too?

 

[Last Week]

means nine can now talk the game down on tv and in print!

All they need is to merge with you and they'd be able to do it on this forum also.

 

[Last Week]

Both TV and Newspaper (print) are both dying. In the short term both will get some value out of the merger, before death knocks at their door.

League, will get some value from the merger with Nines leagues influence flowing through to the SMH.

Hardly. 9 have been broadcasting league for decades and have been the first to lay the boot in numerous times as well as promote other sports.

Our deal with Fox Sports and even being owned by News Ltd in the past didn't help us with the Daily Telegraph.

The NRL itself won't see a difference.

 

[DC_fan]

Hardly. 9 have been broadcasting league for decades and have been the first to lay the boot in numerous times as well as promote other sports.

Our deal with Fox Sports and even being owned by News Ltd in the past didn't help us with the Daily Telegraph.

The NRL itself won't see a difference.

C9 is a business, and like all businesses wants to make a profit. For this to happen they need to attract viewers. Not everyone who watches C9 is a league fan, so therefore they have to cater for fans of other sports. I see no problem with that.

I dont kmnow if you read the Telegraph or not, but I do. The paper gives an incredible amount of its sporting pages to discussing rugby league. Just like C.9 they are too a business who wants to make a profit. So like it or not they do have to report about other sports.

 

[thorson1987]

C9 is a business, and like all businesses wants to make a profit. For this to happen they need to attract viewers. Not everyone who watches C9 is a league fan, so therefore they have to cater for fans of other sports. I see no problem with that.

I dont kmnow if you read the Telegraph or not, but I do. The paper gives an incredible amount of its sporting pages to discussing rugby league. Just like C.9 they are too a business who wants to make a profit. So like it or not they do have to report about other sports.

You would have a point, if 9 actually telecast other sports. At this stage all they have is the NRL and Tennis.

 

[DC_fan]

You would have a point, if 9 actually telecast other sports. At this stage all they have is the NRL and Tennis.

Just because they don’t telecast other sports, does not mean they should not talk about them. People who watch their news programs are not all league fans,

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

You would have a point, if 9 actually telecast other sports. At this stage all they have is the NRL and Tennis.

Exactly.

Just because they don’t telecast other sports, does not mean they should not talk about them. People who watch their news programs are not all league fans,

Yeah, cover other sports but why the f**k would you actively promote a competitors broadcast and denigrate your own?

 

[DC_fan]

Exactly.


Yeah, cover other sports but why the f**k would you actively promote a competitors broadcast and denigrate your own?

I do not believe they do

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

I do not believe they do

Years of consigning league to a midnight broadcast proves they have. Tabloid style shock stories highlighting players off field behaviour? Cutting after match coverage?