The TV rights thread

[Brutus]

Stay away from the TV negotiations please Mr Gallop.

We simply cannot do this very important deal with the NRL still being part-owned by News LTD.

 

[aussie_q_factor]

Exactly as I read it too, if the IC is not in place to negotiate then these bastards will need to be watched very closely.

Seems like a woeful attempt by Gallop for some sort of 'leadership' in the wake of the AFL expansion.

Does Gallop want to negotiate this well before the IC is up and running to please his News Ltd mates? Interesting times.... :-k

 

[nqcowboy87]

hi im david gallop you better listen to me or ill cry, i dont mean to be cruel but david gallop has to be pro-active like dip#### demetriou

 

[El Diablo]

Seems like a woeful attempt by Gallop for some sort of 'leadership' in the wake of the AFL expansion.

Does Gallop want to negotiate this well before the IC is up and running to please his News Ltd mates? Interesting times.... :-k

it won't be solely up to him

the clubs formed a panel to oversse this.

 

[Timmah]

So David 'Conflict of Interest' Gallop wants to get negotiations started before an independent commission is in place eh.

Stay away from the TV negotiations please Mr Gallop.

We simply cannot do this very important deal with the NRL still being part-owned by News LTD.

He can't win... you'll all berate him for not negotiating or talking it up, and now he wants to, you're telling him not to :lol:

 

[El Diablo]

this was from earlier this year

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...-rights-hardball/story-e6frg996-1225843487154

NRL plans TV broadcast rights hardball

* James Chessell
* From: The Australian
* March 22, 2010 12:00AM

THE creation of an independent commission to control rugby league will not alter the NRL's plans to use a sub-committee containing club representatives to advise it on the upcoming television broadcast rights negotiations.

The committee -- which includes Wests Tigers chief executive Stephen Humphreys, Bulldogs chief Todd Greenberg, St George Illawarra chief Peter Doust, North Queensland boss Peter Parr and consultancy LEK -- was established to ensure club involvement in critical broadcast negotiations before the present deal expires in 2012.

"It's a really good indicator that the NRL wants to involve the clubs," Mr Greenberg said.

"The change of ownership won't change things too dramatically . . . but it may mean negotiations are less convoluted."

and this was an article on the fella from LEK

The man who holds the key to TV sport

 

[Doomednow]

So ideally we want to start negotiating after Gallop has been given the boot, but before the AFL has a go?

No dice.

 

[saint pebba]

some of you Gallop haters need to get your head's out of the sand.

Part of the reason we got dudded last time was because both 7 and 10 had spent all of their money on the AFL a year earlier and there was no competiontion for Nine and Fox.

We need to be doing this at the same time as the AFL in order to maximise our share of the pie.

 

[El Diablo]

some of you Gallop haters need to get your head's out of the sand.

Part of the reason we got dudded last time was because both 7 and 10 had spent all of their money on the AFL a year earlier and there was no competiontion for Nine and Fox.

We need to be doing this at the same time as the AFL in order to maximise our share of the pie.

the AFL rights were negotiated after the NRL's

 

[bulldog]

He can't win... you'll all berate him for not negotiating or talking it up, and now he wants to, you're telling him not to :lol:

Our club committee and consultants have been working with the various scenarios and we are ready to maximise the opportunities.

That is him "talking it up" - how about - We're by far the most popular product on Pay-TV, we have a club comp that outrates all competitors in Australias largest market and we're the number one game for more than half of the population, we have internationals and SOO that put us head and shoulders above all comers and we will, come hell or high water, get what the game deserves this time around. We're welll aware of the various revenue streams available and we will be looking to the future with our revolutionary on-line offerings.

If he said ANYTHING that gets those messages across then I'll give him a thumbs up, but he can't or he won't, not sure which.

 

[saint pebba]

the AFL rights were negotiated after the NRL's

My mistake. I was sure it was the other way around.

Looking back at that deal, if we could get a 60% increase this time around it would make the new deal around 800mil.

 

[Brutus]

He can't win... you'll all berate him for not negotiating or talking it up, and now he wants to, you're telling him not to :lol:

It's too late. He's had his chance and failed. Plus the conflicts of interest are more than ever exposed for all to see.

We need to move on and get the right people doing these important deals for the game.

 

[El Diablo]

It's too late. He's had his chance and failed. Plus the conflicts of interest are more than ever exposed for all to see.

We need to move on and get the right people doing these important deals for the game.

what do you think they got this Smith guy for?

 

[Brutus]

That is him "talking it up" - how about - We're by far the most popular product on Pay-TV, we have a club comp that outrates all competitors in Australias largest market and we're the number one game for more than half of the population, we have internationals and SOO that put us head and shoulders above all comers and we will, come hell or high water, get what the game deserves this time around. We're welll aware of the various revenue streams available and we will be looking to the future with our revolutionary on-line offerings.

If he said ANYTHING that gets those messages across then I'll give him a thumbs up, but he can't or he won't, not sure which.

We will never forget him justifying why the AFL deserved more money in the last contract.

This cannot be forgiven.

 

[adamkungl]

good move by Gallop. Imo since the IC got the green light, leadership has been (for the most part) better from Gallop

 

[Brutus]

what do you think they got this Smith guy for?

Let's hope he's not there for window-dressing purposes.

 

[BranVan3000]

I hope Seven put in big money but get outbidded. I personally think their AFL coverage is deplorable

What I think will happen is a Monday/Saturday split on Seven or Ten/One and Nine will put in the big money for what they currently show

 

[Perth Red]

NRL revenue needs to be a min $221 imo:

$6mill each club grant x 18 = $108mill
$2mill each for Melbourne and Perth for jnr development, marketing etc to make a real dent in AFL and take the fight to them, and get News out of Storm = $4mill
$30mill to ARL or equivalent for jnr and amateur RL = $30mill
$4mill for expansion of the game. Money to be used to encourage partial or full relocation to targetted cities, development of SARL, NTRL, PNG, Wellington etc = $4mill
$75mill to run the game = $75mill

Total= $221mill

Ideally we will get as much out of the TV deal to cover that as possible. Given AFL's revenue is currently over $300mill with a $750mill deal we should be able to do it if we get our game in order.

 

[gUt]

He can't win... you'll all berate him for not negotiating or talking it up, and now he wants to, you're telling him not to :lol:

He CAN win, because his remit is to serve the interests of News Ltd, not NRL. However NRL can't win while the top man is a stooge.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

We will never forget him justifying why the AFL deserved more money in the last contract.

This cannot be forgiven.

100% agreed. There is no other CEO in world sport who would talk down their own organisation in public like he did.