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In part this all depends upon the responses of Foxtel and Optus I would think. If Foxtel really withdraws and Optus bids low and/or not at all (conceivable), then I think we shall see that "RA has extended the bidding out to explore all options".

No, real fact, see link. (I really do try hard re factual matters to only state what I can verify.) As the article states, this happened as well with Folau's salary, in part. What the Australian Rugby Foundation actually does and where it receives its funds from is, shall we say, somewhat...

Of course an excellent point. But RA needs to make a start in these areas or it will be (even further) left behind in code competitive terms. I'd much rather, just for example, the Australian Rugby Foundation spent some of its funds in experimenting in these sorts of media innovation areas...

Don't know him but prima facie exactly the type we need. Good experience base, been in restructuring situations requiring major change, good media cred and seeming key innovator (or supporter of innovation) in major sports, a change agent vs a prestige-hunter I'd think.

Yes molman, indeed so. Somewhere along the line, in part that's what I have been getting at here. As well as seeking optimum $s and maybe some FTA exposure and so on, RA should be concocting some strong requests - or even requirements - upon its chosen broadcast partner(s) to innovate in visual...

FWIW, I've said before that IMO Castle's single biggest and most pressing challenge as new RA CEO was to address the strategically absolutely essential radical reformation of SANZAAR and especially the crock that Super Rugby has become. That, as code leader, she has seemingly shown zero...

Whatever else, this will be a serious test of the 'young and developing' squad model vs probably the very best 2020 Super squad in the business. Whatever the size of the gap come the end of play - let's hope it's small - we'll know more about this model as a work in progress and what kind of...

Yep. Huge issue.

Sorry, this is probs paywalled but for those interested (and some here will subscribe to the Oz) in the rapid pace of serious innovation in data-driven and visually exciting, totally new modalities in way sports can be media produced and delivered (and the types of formats for that innovation...

Barb, yes probably. But the elephant for RA in this room will remain: all Super Rugby's key media value metics (at least in Aust) are declining badly and unless something is done to correct this 'product deficiency' the competition for its media rights will inexorably fall as will the...

I'm sorry, but 'going to market via an RFT for a media rights deal' is what _all_ even half-decently managed sports codes and their CEOs do re media rights, just par for the course and common sense business. That RA has not done so in the past is hardy a basis for congratulations and hoopla...

It's nothing to do with me 'be[ing] better than that'. How woefully patronising. Especially when you make implicit assertions to justify such statements re RA's intentions not backed up by any evident factual data. There is simply zero evidence that RA have 'taken the rights to the market to...

Yeah @mst, just as we’ve been saying, THAT is the future of online sports broadcasting, production and super-selective presentation optionalities. Most rugby RU boards of directors would be dumbstruck and speechless to even begin to contemplate what SONY IMS and the NDRA are doing as per that...

No doubt at all WCR that Amazon has been mentioned in the CVC/globalised rugby context. And no wonder - as I posted above back to a Q @mst asked, these IP distribution platforms have massive global reach and require zero in-home or otherwise additional STBs or local specialised transmission...

An interesting question might well be: whom would we select for the 2020 Wallabies if no Giteau Rule at all, a la RSA's policy for the Boks?

The whole issue of streaming or cast resolution will very interesting if Optus wins the RA media rights. Most of Optus Sport is today shipped out at - guess what - 720p resolution! (See this for user anger and complaint...

Agree DP, and it's been this way inside SANZAAR for some time, just getting worse now. Half the problem is the poor and unreconstructed management culture of the place. if you study the arrogantly dismissive and illogical reply given by the SANZAAR CEO Marinos re the matters of SA refs local...

Bobby - good points all. FWIW my own view is that Thorn - the notable ex-forward - is making exactly the same mistake as did Cheika with the Wallabies in thinking 'I know all about forwards play, all I need is a micro-specialist scrums coach and I will do the rest of the forwards coaching work...

Look, of course, it's logical for rugby fans to not like the prospect of it. However, the RU Nations (like the Clubs at Premier level) are finding themselves under serious cost and code-to-code compete pressures and the need to make bigger investments in developmental and match-day...

Interesting - that year (Link's first) the Reds won 8 games out of 13 played. 5th in the final comp ladder, just outside the final 4. They beat the Crusaders, Bulls and Stormers at home and those latter 2 wins were breakthroughs of a sort as these 2 teams were in the GF in SA. And just to...