Broadcast options for Australian Rugby
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Wilson
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
I'm hearing legal trouble, some sort of big suit.Stan currently have a lot to answer for...
For instance, why was the 4K remastered version of Stop Making Sense suddenly removed only a couple of days after it was added to the service on September 1?
The_Wookie
Chris McKivat (8)
| Date | Description | Network | Total TV National Average Audience | Total TV National Reach | BVOD National Average Audience |
| 6/07/2024 | TEST RUGBY: 2024 WALLABIES V WALES -MATCH | Nine | 519,000 | 1,380,000 | 40,000 |
| 13/07/2024 | TEST RUGBY: 2024 WALLABIES V WALES 2ND -MATCH | Nine | 467,000 | 1,326,000 | 38,000 |
| 20/07/2024 | TEST RUGBY: 2024 WALLABIES V GEORGIA | Nine | 314,000 | 1,004,000 | 19,000 |
| 17/08/2024 | THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 -WALLABIES V RSA -G2 -MATCH | Nine | 288,000 | 803,000 | 29,000 |
| 21/09/2024 | BLEDISLOE CUP 2024 -GAME 1 | Nine | 475,000 | 1,172,000 | 48,000 |
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
Afternoon rugby, great for crowds, never good for ratings
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Which is where the money is...
Ignoto
Greg Davis (50)
They also picked it on a Saturday in the middle of school sport (particularly rugby season) and also having some clubs play that day.
Better scheduling for an afternoon test is needed to reap the rewards of benefiting crowds and also ratings.
Jimmy_Crouch
Ken Catchpole (46)
Yeah how dare the Wallabies play rugby on a Saturday
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
Channel nine paid a lot of money for there not to be a clash.
We shouldn't make the mistake of thinking there would necessarily be a broadcaster willing to pay more for a sat primetime spot when it's up against another big final.
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KOB1987
John Eales (66)
You were quick, I deleted my post almost straight away as I realised Ignoto was referring to the afternoon game v SA. Anyway, I was going to reframe it pointing out the above, but also that the game v SA was a bit of an anomaly and scheduled to avoid a clash with a fairly intense program at the Olympics that same night. I think they did a pretty good job with both games, all things considered.
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
FTA ratings barely matter anymore anyway. Nine show the game on FTA because a) they have to, and b) to drive subs to Stan, c) rugby advertising is still a very valuable demographic
We have no idea how many are watching on Stan, so we are missing a huge element of the conversation.
We have no idea how many are watching on Stan, so we are missing a huge element of the conversation.
JRugby2
Bill Watson (15)
We'd need to be playing outside of the NRL and AFL seasons for this happen on a Saturday arvo