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My guess would be surveys as it would be hard to get accurate subscriber numbers from each and every service.

It's because it's a new article, not the actual report. They wouldn't publish unless they could back it up.

Not revenue but if you really wanted to do the math you could. https://www.findershopping.com.au/internet-tv-streaming-statistics

Bang on. Despite 7/9/10's best efforts their BVOD apps are just a replacement for linear TV when people don't have aerials, or to catch up on the latest and greatest reality TV.

These perceived biases that people have about the partiality of top level march officials are just that - peoples perceptions - not based in any reality at all. Just like how JTA and Alex Hodgman aren't going to throw the game because they're kiwis.

I like the thinking in general - but I see some holes which I appreciate you've called out, it's not perfect. Maybe just for some context, as much as I love country rugby - I think you severely overestimate both the standard of rugby in regional areas (particularly in places like the Gold Coast...

ARS currently works as it's only a week long commitment for these guys - in this model you're asking each team to travel every 2nd weekend for 2 months. A lot of these ideas are great in theory until you remember that Australia is a bunch of small places with a shit load of nothing between them.

traditionally the best place for players to develop for the following year / remain sharp for a test call up - amateur rugby.

It would most likely be a Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday thing. NRL manages the bye during magic round fine enough

This is true to a certain extent They would be able to charge more for sponsorship and other things associated with each broadcast but on a broader level you're right. I have no doubt though that Stan Sport and Stan more broadly will eventually turn to an ad supported model (despite their best...

I suppose I'd be looking at them as completely separate comps - so if 1st Grade Premier is playing at 3pm, then so is 1st Grade Subbies (5th grade) in their comps. Time Home Away 3pm 1st Grade (Hospital Cup) 1st Grade Suburban/ 5th Grade (Barber Cup) 1:30pm 2nd Grade 2nd Grade Suburban/...

I think this has more to do with the production company than the broadcaster. U20s was outsourced by 9/stan as I understand - shit weather probably didnt help

The ABC is owned by the government - doesn't mean its state media.

To clarify - I meant only in those lower/ subbies grades. Grades 1-4 in the hospital cup to be left unaffected.

Or follow the lead of Shute Shield and have only 4 grades of QPR and prop up the subbies comp. Sure - keep the players in the club house but have those grades play in the Subbies comp with promotion/ relegation or grading trials in pre season.

Love the thought but with all due respect to the regions they'd get absolutely bopped by the QPR teams in this format. Would say that there is likely enough talent (particularly in SEQ Country Regions) to field a competitive team but not without the support an established club environment...

Just quietly - how good would it be to get a handful of QPR games up the coast again with some kind of formal partnership. Northern Suburbs Stingbads has a great ring to it.

The ABC is owned by the government but it doesn't mean it's state media. OzTAM doesn't use reach for anything - they report on it, just like they report on a lot of things....

It's not cooked up by FTA channels... it comes from OzTAM who are independent from the networks using a representative sample and extrapolating that out to the entire population. https://oztam.com.au/TheOzTAMPanel.aspx No one is hiding the decline of FTA TV - but sport continually bucks this trend.