Sword of Justice
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
West Wing, 30 Rock, Frasier, Theroux, Breaking Bad. It’d probably be the last service I’d cancel.
Broadcast options for Australian Rugby
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RebelYell
Colin Windon (37)
Did not realise that Theroux catalogue was on Stan. Thank you!
Strewthcobber
Michael Lynagh (62)
I always find it interesting just how relatively "unpopular" the European competitions are compared to the TV numbers our NRL and AFL competitions get.
Rob42
Alan Cameron (40)
Do they measure ratings the same way?
JRugby2
Trevor Allan (34)
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
Ignoto
John Hipwell (52)
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
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
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.
noscrumnolife
Alfred Walker (16)
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
Paul McLean (56)
Unless Fox are getting outta the league game, I can’t see them being outbid and losing their “Fox league” brand.
Rob42
Alan Cameron (40)
Do you mean the Channel 9 coverage moving to Stan? If so, it would have to be free, as 9 have the free-to-air rights. Maybe on a free version of the Stan app.
Slim 293
George Smith (75)
No, I believe they're hoping to negotiate obtaining the complete broadcast rights in the next deal for FTA on Nine and digital streaming via Stan...
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The Ghost of Raelene
Phil Kearns (64)
Would Rugby really want the NRL on Stan as well as other big viewer sports? Yes it means Stan Sport isn't going anywhere but could Rugby not be shoved to bottom of the pile like it was when everything went through Fox...
Sword of Justice
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
I guess there’s only one or two league games on at a time and not much tennis or soccer live at the same time.
I hear so often from people I know who have played Rugby that they don’t have Stan so just end up watching league on Nine or league on Kayo which they get for the extra league/AFL and American content.
PhilClinton
Paul McLean (56)
Being the 'flagship' sport on any streaming service is definitely the best position to be. We get pride of place on the Stan login screen etc.
If anything, I would see NRL coming to Stan Sports as a threat to the long-term viability of rugby on that platform, as it means Nine likely realise they need more mainstream sports to prop up the subscriptions and would be promoting NRL over rugby.
If anything, I would see NRL coming to Stan Sports as a threat to the long-term viability of rugby on that platform, as it means Nine likely realise they need more mainstream sports to prop up the subscriptions and would be promoting NRL over rugby.
Adam84
John Eales (66)
Wouldn't be surprised if the next iteration of NRL broadcast deals see it split apart and spread across a couple of different SVOD services, fairly common in the US.
The cost for the rights is getting in a pretty prohibitive territory that Kayo are really the only ones who could afford it, this monopoly means they dictate the price. But if the NRL can split it apart, then all of a sudden you have 5-6 different platforms who might be willing to buy different pieces.
The cost for the rights is getting in a pretty prohibitive territory that Kayo are really the only ones who could afford it, this monopoly means they dictate the price. But if the NRL can split it apart, then all of a sudden you have 5-6 different platforms who might be willing to buy different pieces.
liquor box
Peter Sullivan (51)
I would be interested if they would consider selling Origin as a separate deal?
I could see someone like Amazon Prime paying top dollar with a "free 2 x months access" to get all of the series then try to keep viewers.
Maybe they could promote Christmas presents with free overnight shipping? This may be enough to get people to subscribe.
My wife and I consider Prime as being essentially free, we save so much through the year on shipping that the TV is just a bonus.
Adam84
John Eales (66)
Yeah Origin would be a key one, the anti-siphoning laws is probably the biggest reason they haven't though, Origin has to be on FTA