Broadcast options for Australian Rugby

[Sword of Justice]

At least with Stan you get a semi decent streaming service. Kayo it's just footy and footy.

West Wing, 30 Rock, Frasier, Theroux, Breaking Bad. It’d probably be the last service I’d cancel.

 

[RebelYell]

West Wing, 30 Rock, Frasier, Theroux, Breaking Bad. It’d probably be the last service I’d cancel.

Did not realise that Theroux catalogue was on Stan. Thank you!

 

[Strewthcobber]

I always find it interesting just how relatively "unpopular" the European competitions are compared to the TV numbers our NRL and AFL competitions get.

Saturday’s Premiership Rugby final at Twickenham achieved a record average television audience of 973,000 across TNT Sports and ITV1, also marking the first time the event had sold out before the finalists were even confirmed.

This incredible achievement was the highest ever for a Premiership fixture, with a peak of 1.26 million people tuning in to Bath’s historic victory over Leicester Tigers.

 

[Rob42]

I always find it interesting just how relatively "unpopular" the European competitions are compared to the TV numbers our NRL and AFL competitions get.

Do they measure ratings the same way?

 

[JRugby2]

Do they measure ratings the same way?

Yes and no, the method and way the data is presented is the same - the sample size is smaller than Aus, despite a larger population

 

[Giulia]

Six Nations & Rugby World Cup is a better comparison English public don't view Premiership Rugby as pinnacle-of-the-sport-go-out-of-your-way-to-watch-it like the AFL & NRL here.

 

[Adam84]

Stan are reportedly set to announce that they’ve purchased the English Premier League broadcast rights from Optus later this week.

 

[Ignoto]

Stan are reportedly set to announce that they’ve purchased the English Premier League broadcast rights from Optus later this week.

Hell yeah - I was chatting to my FIL about how shit it is watching a 9 minute "highlight" of a game where probably 3 minutes of that is ads. This is even after paying Optus......

 

[Sword of Justice]

As a soccer hater this is actually bad news for me because the price will go up. However I do see the potential benefit of a new audience finding rugby.

 

[Box_Kick_]

Stan have done a good job

 

[noscrumnolife]

Stan are reportedly set to announce that they’ve purchased the English Premier League broadcast rights from Optus later this week.

and reportedly want to move NRL streaming to stan as well...would be fantastic for Union to luck into

also, as someone who uses Kayo, DAZN, Optus Sport...stan sport easily takes the cake. best UI, best consistency of streaming, excellent uploading of highlights. i actually like a lot of the union "shows" as well

 

[PhilClinton]

Unless Fox are getting outta the league game, I can’t see them being outbid and losing their “Fox league” brand.