The T.V Rights Thread Part III

[LESStar58]

Jus saw a banner advertising the game during Big Bang Theory.

I'd wager either Gary Lyon or Sam Newman will mention it on the AFL footy show. Lyon is a pretty decent bloke for a fumbleball journo who has always mentioned the Storm or make mention of the code when Origin is on, Newman is a Storm fan and has talked about Storm on radio.

Let's face it, this IS a bit of a gamble for nine as they have never tried this before so they'd WANT to be advertising it.

 

[El Diablo]

what is the point of mentioning it on the AFL Footy Show?

it was on last night anyway

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Cmon NRL just spend a couple of grand on this

Full page adds in Herald Sun tomorrow


Get
Excited
Melbourne

Live NRL now on GEM,
Friday night Live

 

[Canucks]

Cmon NRL just spend a couple of grand on this

Full page adds in Herald Sun tomorrow


Get
Excited
Melbourne

Live NRL now on GEM,
Friday night Live

They wouldn't have... Nobody down there will know its on.... Nobody in SA or WA will know either...

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Realistically I don't care if they know it's on tonight

I want them to know its on every Friday night from now until 2030

That's the way you build an audience, certainty

I wonder how many times the broncos v storm game will be on a Friday night over the next 20 years ?

 

[Zigwaa]

They wouldn't have... Nobody down there will know its on.... Nobody in SA or WA will know either...

Wrong.

I've seen the NRL games advertised about 8-10 times now, it's awesome. Not only are they putting it on, they are promoting on the main channel too. The ad was on a few times during the AFL footy show.

 

[El Diablo]

but anyone who watches the AFL Footy Show will be watching AFL tonight

 

[Zigwaa]

but anyone who watches the AFL Footy Show will be watching AFL tonight

That wasn't my point, just that it it's getting plenty of advertising. However, some ex pat NSW and QLD people down here have turned to AFL due to lack of NRL coverage.

 

[Goddo]

Realistically I don't care if they know it's on tonight

I want them to know its on every Friday night from now until 2030

That's the way you build an audience, certainty

I wonder how many times the broncos v storm game will be on a Friday night over the next 20 years ?

Not only that, 9 will want Perth for expansion now. Local content and all that. And they'd still want more Brisbane content.

FTA games will revolve around Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, popular Sydney sides, and whichever regional sides are winning.

 

[Quidgybo]

I've just realised for Sunday Footy we have gone from live games on the main channel to a 4 hr delayed broadcast on GEM ........ GREAT

Probably a product of splitting a single national GEM feed in two. You either take the northern feed without the football or the southern feed with the extra delay. Nine Perth might be better off sticking with the northern feed on Sundays and using the flexibility they have with their locally programmed main channel to show the match earlier (and not head to head with the ad free Fox replay). They could use it either at 3pm as a lead in to their 5pm news or anywhere up to three hours earlier (ie. live) if they're concerned about the ratings blow. The advantage of the time zone difference is they have a lot of options.

Leigh.

 

[j5o6hn]

Nine show used to show the 4pm Sydney game at 1pm if they have changed it so it clashes with FOXTEL I will be watching Foxtel

 

[Brutus]

Great to see ch 9 promoting women's AFL in Penrith on the Today Show this morning.

It was as obvious as paid puff pieces get.

"I thought NRL was supposed to be the big game out here, but AFL is just as big...even bigger"

 

[High Flyers]

Great to see ch 9 promoting women's AFL in Penrith on the Today Show this morning.

It was as obvious as paid puff pieces get.

"I thought NRL was supposed to be the big game out here, but AFL is just as big...even bigger"

I've actually been to a live game of womens afl and the lack of skill is outstanding! Its a bunch of primarily lesbian and expat Victorians fumbling around like a bunch of 6 year olds.

If you thought afl is un-watchable either live or in person at the top level, going to watch the local fumble fest will surely turn you off.

My only concern is that the game panders to the lowest level of skill, you dont even need to be able to catch a ball to play it which could offer people with low skill levels or social outcasts a place to feel welcome.

 

[RLNY]

Do you guys know what the ratings were for Friday night's AFL and NRL games?

 

[El Diablo]

Do you guys know what the ratings were for Friday night's AFL and NRL games?

http://forums.leagueunlimited.com/showthread.php?t=384975

 

[docbrown]

I've actually been to a live game of womens afl and the lack of skill is outstanding!

So what you're saying is that those players could make it in the AFL...?

 

[TheRam]

So what you're saying is that those players could make it in the AFL...?

:lol::lol:


And probably become superstars of the game...imortals even.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

3k

 

[High Flyers]

So what you're saying is that those players could make it in the AFL...?

I assumed that they would get a run on start. It didn't look much different TBH...

Being lesbian they have an instant advantage in fisting which I believe is a required skill in afl!

 

[Quidgybo]

So the questions I'd like to see answered in the coming days...

1) How do the free to air figures compare to the late night replays in the past few weeks (more so for Adelaide and Perth due to the Storm skew on the Melbourne figure)?

2) Did the figures for the late night Fox replays take a hit due to the earlier free to air coverage?

3) What were the figures for regional Victoria?

4) Did the late night replays still go ahead on Nine's main channel, what were the figures, and how do they compare to the past few weeks.

5) How do the figures compare to the GEM figures for the same timeslots over the past few weeks in the minor states?

I'd like to get some sort of picture how many viewers we added with the more accessible coverage and how many viewers we simply shifted from one timeslot to another. And I'd like to get an idea how much of a hit Nine took showing the games instead of their alternative GEM programming.

Leigh.