Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

[Dan54]

I really enjoyed Gordon's rugby calls, especially back in his ABC days.

Me too FF (Folau Fainga'a), especially after not hearing for quite sometime and then heard him on a FTA test in Aus a few years back, reminded me he was really quite good.

 

[Adam84]

Ch9 ratings:
#WARvRED 91,000

 

[PhilClinton]

I found the pregame of the Reds v Tahs quite cringeworthy, specifically the interaction between Alana and Cheika.

When they headed over to the ‘touch screen’ Chieka start rambling about the Reds back row hunting in a pack, but the footage wasn’t really ideal to support this point, and he kept instructing Alana to press the buttons for him. Seemed like she was there just to push buttons and not have any input in that segment, was a very odd 5mins.

Aside from that I’ve been pretty impressed with everyone.

 

[barbarian]

Ch9 ratings:
#WARvRED 91,000

That's waaay higher than I thought it would be.

 

[Rebels3]

That's waaay higher than I thought it would be.

Its also no regional and no stan or ch.9 digital. Would be around 150k, which is 3 times what Fox were getting

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Its also no regional and no stan or ch.9 digital. Would be around 150k, which is 3 times what Fox were getting

It's likely even higher than that. Regional and 9Now ratings would likely be in and around those numbers. Reckon combined with Stan we may find it is closer to 200k if not slightly above.

 

[Derpus]

Beggars belief given the actual content on show. I've been impressed with Stan so far and think they've added a lot.

Commentary needs some ironing out but it'll improve over time.

 

[drewprint]

The Rugby Heaven program on Tuesday nights is getting better and better too. I thought it was excellent last week. Really starting to find it’s rhythm.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Be interesting to see what happens with broadcast numbers - FTA and paid - when TT starts up..

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Be interesting to see what happens with broadcast numbers - FTA and paid - when TT starts up..

I think at a minimum they'll like stay about the same.

 

[Adam84]

I think a TT would probably give a pretty decent bump to ratings, at least for the FTA match, there's plenty of kiwi fans in Australia and plenty of traditional rugby fans who want to watch games against the traditional enemy.

I think there's a strong chance Reds vs Crusaders will be the highest ratings regular season match of the year

 

[barbarian]

I think there's a strong chance Reds vs Crusaders will be the highest ratings regular season match of the year

I'm enjoying Super AU, but there's no 'must watch' games for me. But Reds vs Crusaders is a genuine must watch, and I'd expect the ratings to reflect that.

 

[drewprint]

Brumbies vs Crusaders too for me. And Reds/Brumbies vs Blues (assuming they don’t fall over in a heap). Which is exciting - those games will have that ‘Champions League’ kind of element to them.

 

[drewprint]

(That all sounds a bit presumptuous on my part but wasn’t intended to be. Rebels can easily come home hard and knock off the Reds and Brumbies. Sorry Rebels fans!)

 

[Derpus]

I hope Stan carefully review their Waratahs first policy for the FTA match come TT time (if it still goes ahead, not looking great).

 

[John S]

I hope Stan carefully review their Waratahs first policy for the FTA match come TT time (if it still goes ahead, not looking great).

Yep, based on performances I'd expect that majority should be shared between Reds and Brumbies, why risk low viewing knowing that the Tah's will probably go for cricket scores, even against the Blues.

 

[Adam84]

Stan will want to keep some of the higher rating matches behind a paywall just to encourage viewers to sign up

 

[Braveheart81]

Yep, based on performances I'd expect that majority should be shared between Reds and Brumbies, why risk low viewing knowing that the Tah's will probably go for cricket scores, even against the Blues.

I agree that they want to get some of the biggest games on FTA involving the Reds and Brumbies but the reality is that viewership in NSW is consistently highest regardless of how the Tahs are performing. This is mostly by virtue of being one of the two main rugby states and having 3 million more people than Queensland.

Personally I'd be aiming to put the Tahs on FTA against the worst couple of NZ teams.

 

[Rebel man]

I agree that they want to get some of the biggest games on FTA involving the Reds and Brumbies but the reality is that viewership in NSW is consistently highest regardless of how the Tahs are performing. This is mostly by virtue of being one of the two main rugby states and having 3 million more people than Queensland.

Personally I'd be aiming to put the Tahs on FTA against the worst couple of NZ teams.

You should probably look at giving everyone a game each. Why on earth do the Tahs deserve two games? Considering they are going to concede 50 plus each week

 

[KOB1987]

You should probably look at giving everyone a game each. Why on earth do the Tahs deserve two games? Considering they are going to concede 50 plus each week

In principle I agree with you but I don’t think you read BHs post properly