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Steve Williams (59)
Would need to get it on the anti-siphoning list IMO. Couldn't do it any other way.
Broadcast options for Australian Rugby
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World Rugby own the rights and sell them onto the broadcaster, I guess one way for it to get in FTA would be for the ARU to put forward a case arguing the overall commercial interests of the tournament would increase if it were available to a wider audience... But, I suspect world rugby might be fixated on the immediate dollars offered by the broadcast rights..
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Jason Little (69)
I note that many committed rugby followers here bemoan the fact that Super Rugby isn't on FTA and then mention that they don't have Foxtel. Perhaps if a whole lot more people subscribed, it might make the FTA channels more interested?
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Steve Williams (59)
Fox buying the rights is great for World Rugby. They'd sell all 10 tournaments as a package, and Fox do the filming and commentary for the local event, as well as providing Greg Clarke for a couple of additional tournaments. It'd be a very difficult proposition to sell the local tournament as a standalone event to FTA broadcasters, as they'd likely be losing money on two fronts, as they'd fetch less for the Aussie Sevens as a standalone event, and without the local tournament as the jewel in the crown, they'd likely lose Fox cash for the remaining tournaments as well.
Bit like how people complain about Game of Thrones being exclusively available on Foxtel. Yes, HBO could likely make more money/reach a greater audience/whatever by allowing non - exclusive broadcast, or having their own streaming service/selling the streaming to a Stan/Netflix/Presto or making it a buy the episodes on iTunes deally. But ultimately, selling exclusive rights to Foxtel gives them a lot of money, in a lump sum, and now. Those are very powerful motivators, and a lot of administrators, rightly or wrongly, think that they can do much more with a predictable sum of money in the immediate term than a potentially larger one across a longer period of time.
Bit like how people complain about Game of Thrones being exclusively available on Foxtel. Yes, HBO could likely make more money/reach a greater audience/whatever by allowing non - exclusive broadcast, or having their own streaming service/selling the streaming to a Stan/Netflix/Presto or making it a buy the episodes on iTunes deally. But ultimately, selling exclusive rights to Foxtel gives them a lot of money, in a lump sum, and now. Those are very powerful motivators, and a lot of administrators, rightly or wrongly, think that they can do much more with a predictable sum of money in the immediate term than a potentially larger one across a longer period of time.
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David Wilson (68)
My parants cant afford Foxtel and I cant afford it twice.
The digital world is getting expensive. Foxtel + Netflix + Stan etc etc. very low likelihood that I would I would be a customer if they didnt have the rugby. Why cant The Franchises or national unions arrange a direct streaming service?
Its also annoying they they are not broadcasting the trials (so much for "need more content") and games like the NRC Barbarians.
Fox is a bloody rip off. I've got the basic package this year, the first time in ages I've had it, and it's crap. Will be good once Super Rugby starts but for $50 a month I expect more than Geordie Shore and Seinfeld.
We've been watching less and less Foxtel in recent months and more Netflix.
Outside of sport, it's hard to see a huge amount of value in Foxtel.
The IQ box is the best non-sport aspect of the service.
Outside of sport, it's hard to see a huge amount of value in Foxtel.
The IQ box is the best non-sport aspect of the service.
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Rocky Elsom (76)
Be warned, IQ boxes are pretty temperamental. We have gone through a couple, and there is no way to transfer the games you have "archived" on the old IQ box, to the new IQ Box.
There probably is a way to save the games on an external hard drive or a PVR or something but I haven't had the time nor the technical nous to work it out yet.
There probably is a way to save the games on an external hard drive or a PVR or something but I haven't had the time nor the technical nous to work it out yet.
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The only good thing besides the sport is Discovery channel...
I've had my eyes opened to the Klondike Gold Rush and living in the Alaskan wilderness..
+1
Mountain Men, Alaska: The Last Frontier, Ultimate Survival Alaska plus a bunch of other outdoors/adventure/survival shows. Love it!
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
I only have Foxtel Go for the Entertainment package so I can watch HBO programs..............
Overall the service is overpriced considering it's SD quality at best, and it's buggy as hell and crashes out regularly (you can't cycle through the menu too quickly without having to reboot the Playstation)..............
It's a far inferior service to Netflix, Stan and Presto, but it has the new HBO programming.............
Thankfully Showtime have made a deal with Stan................
As for rugby - 2016 is the year of VPN and dodgy steams for me.
Overall the service is overpriced considering it's SD quality at best, and it's buggy as hell and crashes out regularly (you can't cycle through the menu too quickly without having to reboot the Playstation)..............
It's a far inferior service to Netflix, Stan and Presto, but it has the new HBO programming.............
Thankfully Showtime have made a deal with Stan................
As for rugby - 2016 is the year of VPN and dodgy steams for me.
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Peter Johnson (47)
For all the criticisms of Foxtel (Foxsports) and the other big players (I will say most is justified, especially about the price!) the environment they operate in can be bloody difficult and at times ridiculous.
I have been reading with interest about the NHRA (American Drag Racing) who this year though that cutting the ties with ESPN (which cuts the Foxtel feed) and doing in-house production to on sell to the FoxSport US / Canada would be a great idea. The theory is more control, more exposure / content, and ultimately more $$$.
The issue that has surfaced is with the start of the season this weekend, the usual "global" audience has been reduced to only the US and Canada, Cutting the ties with ESPN cut all the international rights and deals and they are yet to get to the negotiating table.
So its a total blackout for those outside of the US / Canada until they (the company just appointed) can negotiate new contracts in each region.
For Foxtel (Foxsports) in response to the customer backlash of no NHRA (the bring back the NHRA face book page has 3000+ Foxtel subscribers), have explained that they are stuck waiting for negotiations to open. In the mean time the NHRA are promoting a new streaming service that will be coming but cant say about geoblocking etc and the price is very steep at USD$99 a year.
Its a good example of what all sport need to consider when thinking telecast rights and the pro's and con's. The implications on sponsorship (reduced TV) are yet to be mentioned but I would think there will be some fallout.
The other side of this is the challenge to us the the consumer - pay the "Foxtel" price or pay for each streaming service?
I believe it may provide some insight as to why Pulver wanted Fox Sports to telecast the NRC and not go near digital rights atm.
http://www.nhra.com/story/2016/2/5/nhra-announces-two-new-programs/
I have been reading with interest about the NHRA (American Drag Racing) who this year though that cutting the ties with ESPN (which cuts the Foxtel feed) and doing in-house production to on sell to the FoxSport US / Canada would be a great idea. The theory is more control, more exposure / content, and ultimately more $$$.
The issue that has surfaced is with the start of the season this weekend, the usual "global" audience has been reduced to only the US and Canada, Cutting the ties with ESPN cut all the international rights and deals and they are yet to get to the negotiating table.
So its a total blackout for those outside of the US / Canada until they (the company just appointed) can negotiate new contracts in each region.
For Foxtel (Foxsports) in response to the customer backlash of no NHRA (the bring back the NHRA face book page has 3000+ Foxtel subscribers), have explained that they are stuck waiting for negotiations to open. In the mean time the NHRA are promoting a new streaming service that will be coming but cant say about geoblocking etc and the price is very steep at USD$99 a year.
Its a good example of what all sport need to consider when thinking telecast rights and the pro's and con's. The implications on sponsorship (reduced TV) are yet to be mentioned but I would think there will be some fallout.
The other side of this is the challenge to us the the consumer - pay the "Foxtel" price or pay for each streaming service?
I believe it may provide some insight as to why Pulver wanted Fox Sports to telecast the NRC and not go near digital rights atm.
http://www.nhra.com/story/2016/2/5/nhra-announces-two-new-programs/
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FREE-TO-AIR RUGBY
NETWORK Ten will announce their schedule of their televised Super Rugby games - the first time in history a full replay is on Australian free-to-air TV.
Ten will screen games on ONE on Sunday mornings at 8am, and also have a highlights program on Monday nights.
They’ll start in round 1 with the Waratahs v Reds on Sunday 28 Feb. The remainder of the first eight rounds will be: Round 2 - Brumbies v Waratahs, Round 3 - Force v Brumbies, Round 4 - Waratahs v Highlanders, Round 5 - Rebels v Highlanders, Round 6 - Brumbies v Chiefs, Round 7 - Reds v Highlanders and Round 8 - Waratahs v Brumbies
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...n/news-story/b84ac5034df985ee76321703fa3bab21
NETWORK Ten will announce their schedule of their televised Super Rugby games - the first time in history a full replay is on Australian free-to-air TV.
Ten will screen games on ONE on Sunday mornings at 8am, and also have a highlights program on Monday nights.
They’ll start in round 1 with the Waratahs v Reds on Sunday 28 Feb. The remainder of the first eight rounds will be: Round 2 - Brumbies v Waratahs, Round 3 - Force v Brumbies, Round 4 - Waratahs v Highlanders, Round 5 - Rebels v Highlanders, Round 6 - Brumbies v Chiefs, Round 7 - Reds v Highlanders and Round 8 - Waratahs v Brumbies
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...n/news-story/b84ac5034df985ee76321703fa3bab21
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Simon Poidevin (60)
Unless you have an oztam box, there's nothing you can directly do.
If you do have one, watching a recording the same day will count towards that days figures.