May 5, 2015
A fourth-free-to-air game and Origin auction on the cards
The Telegraph is reporting that one of the big issues in the rights negotiations will be a fourth possible FTA game on Saturday nights, with fox needing to pay a premium to retain excljusivity. The Telegraph also reports that Seven are set to bid for Origin at a big markup.
Stan could be a player for NRL rights
The Australian reports that Stan could be joining forces with Nine for streaming rights as bidders prepare for the NRL and AFL negotiations. Jeff Browne is returning to Nine to do the negotiating. “There’s nothing technologically or legally that would prevent us from moving in that direction,” Sneesby said.“We don’t have any plans to stream…
1.3 billion for stadiums at Moore Park and Parramatta, none for ANZ
The Telegraph reports that a confidential 1.3 billion plan is being prepared that will build new stadiums at Moore Park and Parramatta, hand ANZ Stadium over to a Trust and double the governments present $600 million commitment to stadium improvements and infrastructure,
Why Australian Kangaroos may be ranked the No.2 rugby league nation for a long time
Fairfax ran a piece yesterday on Rugby league which also referred to tv ratings from the game, and compared them to the AFLs ANZAC Day game between Collingwood and Essendon. The Test in Brisbane on Sunday was watched by the biggest capital city audience for any football code this year, with 939,000 viewers tuning into the coverage on…