TV rights thread part 4

[carlosthedwarf]

Sportal?

Multiple carriers is the way to go though.

 

[Rosetta]

Sportal?

Multiple carriers is the way to go though.

Aka PERFORM Media, the hosts of nbl.tv and hosts of the current official overseas streaming site - http://www.nrl.livesport.tv/

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Hopefully they lift there game if they get it. The nrl.livesports stream leave a lot to be desired. Stream arent HD and usually streatced 4:3 rather tehn real widescreen

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.google.com/tv/

only Sony have google tv in Aus

 

[carlosthedwarf]

Aka PERFORM Media, the hosts of nbl.tv and hosts of the current official overseas streaming site - http://www.nrl.livesport.tv/

Cheers, wasn't aware they were part of PERFORM. Would be interesting to see them involved but it's a big task.

 

[applesauce]

only Sony have google tv in Aus

Yeah but they offer the apps through Google Chrome as well and channels on Youtube.

So you actually don't need a TV to watch, which is the point of mobile streaming and also can be a big selling point for developing Internet TV in OZ but doubt 9/Fox would be happy.

 

[reanimate]

Google would be great. An NRL Youtube channel for live matches, a dedicated app for mobiles and an app for Google TV. Google would try and push it to as large an audience as possible as well, getting them onboard would be a real win for the game.

 

[LESStar58]

Google as an internet partner? That would be massive. They are only, what, one of the top five corporations in the world? If ever there was a sport to give them a springboard to broadcasting, its OUR game.

 

[Ron Swanson]

:lol: Google? Some of these reports are hilarious.

Google would never bid because they wouldn't want to jeopardise the relationship with their number one smart phone channel partner in Australia (Telstra).

 

[El Diablo]

:lol: Google? Some of these reports are hilarious.

Google would never bid because they wouldn't want to jeopardise the relationship with their number one smart phone channel partner in Australia (Telstra).

like you'd have any idea

remember this Ronny?

7 and 10 ain't bidding.

f**king idiot

 

[Ron Swanson]

like you'd have any idea

Anyone with any idea about the corporate world knows that a key part of a distribution strategy is to minimise channel conflict. Telstra is too valuable to Google to challenge over League rights.

 

[El Diablo]

Anyone with any idea about the corporate world knows that a key part of a distribution strategy is to minimise channel conflict. Telstra is too valuable to Google to challenge over League rights.

we've heard that from you before and it was an epic fail

7 and 10 ain't bidding.

Again, you clearly don't understand how business works. Just because your competitors are f**ked up doesn't mean you make financially stupid decisions. Keep your own finances in order, don't worry about anyone else's. Wouldn't expect someone with 58,000 posts on a forum to understand that though.

If being a realist makes me a troll, then I'm a troll.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

Poor Ron is entering James Stewart "STUPID" territory.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Google had the cricket didn't it Swanson?

Reckon any of the Telecom companies out there that missed out on that sport were bigger than little old Telstra :lol::lol::lol:

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

This site is too easy on trolls.

 

[Cumberland Throw]

Ha ha Telstra > Google

Derp

 

[reanimate]

:lol: Google? Some of these reports are hilarious.

Google would never bid because they wouldn't want to jeopardise the relationship with their number one smart phone channel partner in Australia (Telstra).

Google have shown before that they're unafraid to burn a few bridges. Just look at their relationship with Apple- they were touted as being a partner in the early days of the iPhone, providing Apple with Maps, Search etc back in 2007, then under a year later they'd released the first phone running Android. Apple never saw it coming- that's what Apple's tanty throwing in the courts at the moment is over. Google had more to lose by screwing Apple than they would Telstra too. Google had premium mobile advertising space on the iPhone- if Android didn't take off and Apple switched to Bing/Yahoo, Google would have lost an important revenue stream. They're in a far better position with Telstra. Carriers prefer selling an Android phone over an iPhone as it nets them more profit and no one is buying Windows Phone. Google can do what they want without fear of Telstra dumping them, Android is too important to Telstra's profits.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Ha ha Telstra > Google

Derp

Congrats for completely missing the point....

 

[Chief_Chujo]

we've heard that from you before and it was an epic fail

This is so good. It's almost a carbon copy of what he said before. Complete with the "You know nothing about business" spiel :lol:

 

[Ron Swanson]

Google have shown before that they're unafraid to burn a few bridges. Just look at their relationship with Apple- they were touted as being a partner in the early days of the iPhone, providing Apple with Maps, Search etc back in 2007, then under a year later they'd released the first phone running Android. Apple never saw it coming- that's what Apple's tanty throwing in the courts at the moment is over. Google had more to lose by screwing Apple than they would Telstra too. Google had premium mobile advertising space on the iPhone- if Android didn't take off and Apple switched to Bing/Yahoo, Google would have lost an important revenue stream. They're in a far better position with Telstra. Carriers prefer selling an Android phone over an iPhone as it nets them more profit and no one is buying Windows Phone. Google can do what they want without fear of Telstra dumping them, Android is too important to Telstra's profits.

Android has been an absolute failure though. Just like Maps, just like Google Earth, just like Google Plus, just like the acquisition of Youtube. They continue to earn around 95% of their revenue from adwords and are losing money off most of their other business units. Meanwhile, Apple has been an astute innovator and has a market value worth double Google's.

You'd hope after all of their mistakes they're smart enough not to burn bridges with some of their major distributors.