The Daddy 2,033 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) https://treizemondial.fr/des-contacts-avec-lequipe-et-canal-pour-la-diffusion-des-dragons-catalans/ I'm guessing Canal would be the favoured choice given their large audience? I just hope RL can get money for any deal. Edit: By the way the article states that they are also in talks with other tv companies asides from Canal and L'Equipe. Edited August 29, 2019 by The Daddy 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleD 5,284 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, The Daddy said: https://treizemondial.fr/des-contacts-avec-lequipe-et-canal-pour-la-diffusion-des-dragons-catalans/ I'm guessing Canal would be the favoured choice given their large audience? I just hope RL can get money for any deal. Edit: By the way the article states that they are also in talks with other tv companies asides from Canal and L'Equipe. Fingers crossed . We could really do with an increase in £ to support a 14 team SL and get rid of loop fixtures Edited August 29, 2019 by DoubleD 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSaint 5,971 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, DoubleD said: Fingers crossed . We could really do with an increase in £ to support a 14 team SL and get rid of loop fixtures Toulouse in the top league would probably help to eek out some cash from the French TV companies... 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daddy 2,033 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 Based on information from the original article in L'independant they say that SKY is in direct discussions with Canal and the Dragons delegation met with L'Equipe this week and have other appointments scheduled with other stations in the next few weeks. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lowdesert 2,839 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 34 minutes ago, The Daddy said: https://treizemondial.fr/des-contacts-avec-lequipe-et-canal-pour-la-diffusion-des-dragons-catalans/ I'm guessing Canal would be the favoured choice given their large audience? I just hope RL can get money for any deal. Edit: By the way the article states that they are also in talks with other tv companies asides from Canal and L'Equipe. There is 1 Canal sport channel that I get when I'm there and its 24 hours. Canal plus maybe, but good coverage. Grass doesnt grow under the Cats feet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essai Machine 102 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 Hopefully this means the Saturday game is safe , but I wouldn't put it past Sky to bin if it saves a few quid . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daddy 2,033 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Essai Machine said: Hopefully this means the Saturday game is safe , but I wouldn't put it past Sky to bin if it saves a few quid . The Saturday game doesn't cost Sky anything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Essai Machine 102 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 Très bien ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdd 475 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 The key for French RL is to get a regular slot on a channel with plenty of viewers. I feel like the only way to achieve that is to have a second team in the league so a home game can be broadcast every week including both derbies. Surely that would be worth at least something. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Levrier 9 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 The state of RL coverage in France is deplorable. Canal + has reduced the importance of sports broadcasting as BeIn has cherrypicked numerous events and RMC has also got in on the action. You are more likely to get good coverage of Boule or Pelota on terrestrial TV. Eurosport is great for cycling and snow sports but recently L`Equip has been showing domestic basketball and handball. Despite all of these outlets you never see a sign of Elite 1 RL. Until recently you could be sure that not all teams would make the end of the season but now the time would seem right to provide proper coverage of domestic RL. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 2,090 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) People often talk about Toulouse but would any tv company really be interested in a team who barely scrape 2,000 to home games? Canal signing up with them and Catalans would be like the BBC giving a broadcast deal for exclusive rights to Cas and York games. That said I hope it does happen, and would love to see four or five French teams in our system. Edited August 29, 2019 by Eddie 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommygilf 4,337 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, Eddie said: People often talk about Toulouse but would any tv company really be interested in a team who barely scrape 2,000 to home games? Canal signing up with them and Catalans would be like the BBC giving a broadcast deal for exclusive rights to Cas and York games. That said I hope it does happen, and would love to see four or five French teams in our system. I think Toulouse will change especially with the move to ernst wallon next year. Two SL level French derbies plus at least 1 home game every weekend should be relatively tempting as a platform to build off 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Daddy 2,033 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, Eddie said: People often talk about Toulouse but would any tv company really be interested in a team who barely scrape 2,000 to home games? Canal signing up with them and Catalans would be like the BBC giving a broadcast deal for exclusive rights to Cas and York games. That said I hope it does happen, and would love to see four or five French teams in our system. If you were smart you would know that Toulouse in SL would get a lot more than what they are now especially now they are moving into Stade Ernst Wallon 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 2,090 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, The Daddy said: If you were smart you would know that Toulouse in SL would get a lot more than what they are now especially now they are moving into Stade Ernst Wallon What would their average gate be in SL then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 2,090 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, Tommygilf said: I think Toulouse will change especially with the move to ernst wallon next year. Two SL level French derbies plus at least 1 home game every weekend should be relatively tempting as a platform to build off I hope so 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scubby 10,861 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 7 minutes ago, Eddie said: What would their average gate be in SL then? They got over 6,000 for the Toronto league game at Stade EW. They will be able to draw crowds. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 2,090 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, Scubby said: They got over 6,000 for the Toronto league game at Stade EW. They will be able to draw crowds. That’s one game though, if they have that much potential every week why are they getting 2k max now? It’s like saying the Dragons could average 30k because of the Nou Camp game. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barnyia 1,253 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 Catalans had crowds of under 1000 the year before they got into super league 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manx RL 1,101 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 59 minutes ago, Eddie said: What would their average gate be in SL then? They’ll see a leap in attendances much like Huddersfield when they broke into SL. 1 Quote - Adepto Successu Per Tributum Fuga - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellsy4HullFC 3,911 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Eddie said: That’s one game though, if they have that much potential every week why are they getting 2k max now? It’s like saying the Dragons could average 30k because of the Nou Camp game. 56 minutes ago, barnyia said: Catalans had crowds of under 1000 the year before they got into super league They're getting that now because SL is a far bigger draw and will attract even more fans. It's not rocket science really. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie 2,090 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 41 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said: They're getting that now because SL is a far bigger draw and will attract even more fans. It's not rocket science really. That’s like saying why don’t we make SL 20 teams and the likes of Batley will suddenly get 4,000 through the gate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scubby 10,861 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 50 minutes ago, Eddie said: That’s like saying why don’t we make SL 20 teams and the likes of Batley will suddenly get 4,000 through the gate. When have Batley drawn more than a few hundred in the last 20 years without any visiting fans to boost the gate? We have just told you that Toulouse drew over 6000 to a game against a Canadian team with no fans. That was in the Championship not SL. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Padge 5,641 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 8 hours ago, The Daddy said: The Saturday game doesn't cost Sky anything The commentary team do it for free, how very gracious of them. Quote Visit my photography site www.padge.smugmug.com Radio 5 Live: Saturday 14 April 2007 Dave Whelan "In Wigan rugby will always be king" This country's wealth was created by men in overalls, it was destroyed by men in suits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Themusician_2 227 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 This is great news. Canal is a huge network . Showing all the most popular sports in France Soccer, tennis, Basketball, RU and handball. Much better than BeIn. I hope one day this could lead to the televising of their domestic comp. France is such huge country and RL is invisible there even Catalan outside of Perpignan is also invisible. They need a strong domestic comp to truly become a major sport in France. Truly a historic day for the game there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wellsy4HullFC 3,911 Report post Posted August 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Eddie said: That’s like saying why don’t we make SL 20 teams and the likes of Batley will suddenly get 4,000 through the gate. Are you suggesting that Batley wouldn't get increased crowds in SL? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
