Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

[WorkingClassRugger]

Pro14 have announced their new broadcast deal. BBC won't be involved anymore, all games shown on paytv with one game a week on a free channel (of which I've never heard)

The 14 teams will share around 30m pounds (a bit under $4m each) up from 18m

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/new-pro14-tv-deal-revealed-14594775

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I know it may come across as a step in the wrong direction but this represents a tripling of the revenues for the Pro14 in the past two years. Which should help the competitions sustainability. Previously games were spread over numerous channels with some either not having a TMO or worse, not even been shown outside of their national borders. With this, all games will be available in HD, with TMO's. Greater levels of analysis both pre and post game etc. At only 10 ponds a month. Not too shabby.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Just musing on the broadcast options for Forrest's WSR. Why doesn't he do as the group behind the Shute Shield broadcast does and produce it himself and effectively provide it free of charge to the likes of 7 or 10. Look to establish a revenue share agreement in regards to advertising.

The SS broadcast costs from memory $750,000 a season for something akin to 25 games. With just 7 games on their roster for this season you'd have to they could easily run more angles plus a TMO for significantly less.

 

[ForceFan]

Just musing on the broadcast options for Forrest's WSR. Why doesn't he do as the group behind the Shute Shield broadcast does and produce it himself and effectively provide it free of charge to the likes of 7 or 10. Look to establish a revenue share agreement in regards to advertising.

The SS broadcast costs from memory $750,000 a season for something akin to 25 games. With just 7 games on their roster for this season you'd have to they could easily run more angles plus a TMO for significantly less.

Because he doesn't have to.

The free-to-air deal has been done.
It also looks like it will also be on Foxtel.

All that's stopping the announcement is obfuscation by Rugby Australia.....contrary to what Wayne Smith and Brett Robinson may be saying.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Because he doesn't have to.

The free-to-air deal has been done.
It also looks like it will also be on Foxtel.

All that's stopping the announcement is obfuscation by Rugby Australia...contrary to what Wayne Smith and Brett Robinson may be saying.

Good. I await its announcement.

 

[Slim 293]

Judging by it's TBA programming, I can only assume Channel Ten?

 

[Killer]

Judging by it's TBA programming, I can only assume Channel Ten?

How come your man clone couldn't kibosh that Slim, not only is the comp going forward but it's on FTA and Foxtel, you must be losing faith in your fearless leader.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Judging by it's TBA programming, I can only assume Channel Ten?

Well, considering they've lost most of their sporting properties that would be a good move from both.

 

[barbarian]

How come your man clone couldn't kibosh that Slim, not only is the comp going forward but it's on FTA and Foxtel, you must be losing faith in your fearless leader.

You are on thin ice Killer. Let's stick to the rugby and stop with the personal stuff please.

 

[Killer]

You are on thin ice Killer. Let's stick to the rugby and stop with the personal stuff please.

OK I will add some context, paraphrasing: Slim said Twiggy could theoretically pay to get it on commercial TV but then only in WA.
The constant underestimating of the WA rugby public and Twiggy and the continuing support for RA by some is interesting, especially when the Brums are probably next on the chopping block.
My guess is post 2020 the Brumbies future will be with WSR.

 

[wamberal]

OK I will add some context, paraphrasing: Slim said Twiggy could theoretically pay to get it on commercial TV but then only in WA.
The constant underestimating of the WA rugby public and Twiggy and the continuing support for RA by some is interesting, especially when the Brums are probably next on the chopping block.
My guess is post 2020 the Brumbies future will be with WSR.

It is not a zero sum game, Killer, contrary to what you seem to believe. I assume, or, rather, hope, that we are all rugby supporters here.


Do you want everybody to agree with each other on everything? Or are you will to accept that we are able to own differences of opinion?


If you would like us all to be on your side, might I suggest that the best way to achieve that is by building support, not attacking others for their legitimate views.


None of us has a monopoly on the truth, none of us is wrong all the time.


This is not a totalitarian state, it is a democracy.

 

[Slim 293]

OK I will add some context, paraphrasing: Slim said Twiggy could theoretically pay to get it on commercial TV but then only in WA.

We don't have the details of the broadcast agreement yet..........

The constant underestimating of the WA rugby public and Twiggy and the continuing support for RA by some is interesting

If it were true..........

My guess is post 2020 the Brumbies future will be with WSR.

I think it's more likely the plug will be pulled on Super Rugby before another team gets cut.........


Edit: Actually, what Wamberal wrote.

 

[Killer]

It is not a zero sum game, Killer, contrary to what you seem to believe. I assume, or, rather, hope, that we are all rugby supporters here.


Do you want everybody to agree with each other on everything? Or are you will to accept that we are able to own differences of opinion?


If you would like us all to be on your side, might I suggest that the best way to achieve that is by building support, not attacking others for their legitimate views.


None of us has a monopoly on the truth, none of us is wrong all the time.


This is not a totalitarian state, it is a democracy.

It was a tongue in cheek reply to Slim's constant sarcastic blaming of clone for everything, as I do and rightfully so imo. When (for explanation) he actually supports the status quo and clone.

 

[Slim 293]

When (for explanation) he actually supports the status quo and clone.

I do? Cool..........

 

[wamberal]

It was a tongue in cheek reply to Slim's constant sarcastic blaming of clone for everything, as I do and rightfully so imo. When (for explanation) he actually supports the status quo and clone.

I am talking generally, not just about this post. I am also talking about some of your responses to my posts.


A couple of things for the record. Firstly, I was delighted when the Force was admitted to Super Rugby. They were a breath of fresh air.

Incidentally, it was a brave decision by the ARU, in one important sense. Victoria expected to get the gig. The game has a very long and strong history in Victoria, they have produced a lot of Wallabies, and under "Weary" Dunlop they beat New South Wales.


Secondly, nobody who loves the game was happy to see the Force dropped from the competition. Okay, some, maybe all, Rebels supporters were relieved that it wasn't them. I certainly was not happy, not least because I have a soft spot for Matt Hodgson, he played for a local team on the Central Coast when we lived there, and also played for my old club, Eastwood, and he was in a premiership winning team.


Thirdly, I am neither a supporter of, nor an apologist for, the current administrators of the game. I do reject the notion that everything that they do is wrong, and that there are easy and obvious answers to the problems of our sport.

I do not go out of my way to insult people, I do try to talk to others in a civil manner. Might I suggest that you try to see the best in others, and the opinions of others, not the worst.


At the end we are all on the same side. We all love rugby. We are entitled to disagree on things without being attacked, or ridiculed.

 

[half]

Great read but long.

http://variety.com/2018/digital/features/olympics-rights-streaming-nbc-winter-games-1202680323/

 

[half]

Interesting.


@MediaweekAUS 14h14 hours ago

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.@OVOplay has signed a digital broadcasting deal with the Australian rugby union football team @BrumbiesRugby for the John I Dent Cup.

 

[Strewthcobber]

The Optus debacle will have scared a few sports rights holders off for a bit you'd think

 

[half]

Interesting article from the BBC, tis about the teck companies increasingly getting into live sports broadcasting.

NEWS – INDIA FACEBOOK DEAL
People in the Indian subcontinent will, from Friday, have only one way to watch top flight Spanish football: on Facebook.
The social network has signed an exclusive deal to show every La Liga game, for the next three seasons, to viewers in India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, The Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The rights were previously held by Sony Pictures Network.
The terms of the new deal have not been disclosed. The last time they were for sale, in 2014, they were bought for $32m, according to Reuters.
There are 348m Facebook users in the region, 270m of them are in India.
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Live sport is the major driver of subscriptions to premium cable or satellite services, and the slow creep of technology companies buying up sports rights will have traditional broadcasters concerned.
Since the rise of Netflix and others, live sport has been just about the only thing holding many potential cord-cutters back from making the chop.
The Facebook-La Liga deal is part of a global trend. In the UK, the current Premier League season will be the last time every live match will be shown on a TV channel.
Next season, 20 games will be online-only – viewable only through Amazon. The company will bundle the games in with its Prime subscription service.
–
So what does all this platform-shifting mean for world sport?
We’re at the beginning of a financial shift, maybe the biggest since the early 1990s, when the major football leagues in Europe commericialised their competitions to new heights. Transfer fees and wages soared thanks, in a big way, to the phenomenal TV deals these new sporting megabrands could attract.
Is that changing? Perhaps. This year’s deal for UK rights for the Premier League came in at £496m less than in 2017 – the first time in the Premier League’s history that TV revenue has dropped year-on-year.
The tech giants have money to burn. With its yearly content budget of $8bn, Netflix could buy the next three seasons of Premier League UK rights twice over. But it doesn’t plan to, saying it won’t follow its competitors.
“We don’t do [live] news, we don’t do [live] sports,” chief executive Reed Hastings told a room of journalists in Hollywood earlier this year. “But what we do do, we try to do really well.”
With subscriber growth slowing this year, the industry is watching to see how long it can hold on to that stance, especially as its rivals seem eager to open their wallets.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45178848

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Interesting article from the BBC, tis about the teck companies increasingly getting into live sports broadcasting.

NEWS – INDIA FACEBOOK DEAL
People in the Indian subcontinent will, from Friday, have only one way to watch top flight Spanish football: on Facebook.
The social network has signed an exclusive deal to show every La Liga game, for the next three seasons, to viewers in India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, The Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The rights were previously held by Sony Pictures Network.
The terms of the new deal have not been disclosed. The last time they were for sale, in 2014, they were bought for $32m, according to Reuters.
There are 348m Facebook users in the region, 270m of them are in India.
–
Live sport is the major driver of subscriptions to premium cable or satellite services, and the slow creep of technology companies buying up sports rights will have traditional broadcasters concerned.
Since the rise of Netflix and others, live sport has been just about the only thing holding many potential cord-cutters back from making the chop.
The Facebook-La Liga deal is part of a global trend. In the UK, the current Premier League season will be the last time every live match will be shown on a TV channel.
Next season, 20 games will be online-only – viewable only through Amazon. The company will bundle the games in with its Prime subscription service.
–
So what does all this platform-shifting mean for world sport?
We’re at the beginning of a financial shift, maybe the biggest since the early 1990s, when the major football leagues in Europe commericialised their competitions to new heights. Transfer fees and wages soared thanks, in a big way, to the phenomenal TV deals these new sporting megabrands could attract.
Is that changing? Perhaps. This year’s deal for UK rights for the Premier League came in at £496m less than in 2017 – the first time in the Premier League’s history that TV revenue has dropped year-on-year.
The tech giants have money to burn. With its yearly content budget of $8bn, Netflix could buy the next three seasons of Premier League UK rights twice over. But it doesn’t plan to, saying it won’t follow its competitors.
“We don’t do [live] news, we don’t do [live] sports,” chief executive Reed Hastings told a room of journalists in Hollywood earlier this year. “But what we do do, we try to do really well.”
With subscriber growth slowing this year, the industry is watching to see how long it can hold on to that stance, especially as its rivals seem eager to open their wallets.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45178848

The broadcasting landscape is rapidly evolving.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^ NZ's biggest telco Spark has just picked up the EPL rights previously held by SkyTV, this after winning the RWC rights in a JV with TVNZ our main FTA broadcaster. Also I recently read that at least two streaming services have more NZ viewers than two of our three FTA channels. So, yes, the times they are a- changin' indeed.