Smudger06 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Looking at the fixtures, both Catalans Dragons Home Games & Toronto Wolfpack Home Games in Canada are not listed as on TV! Why on earth are TWP away games been pencilled in for Thursday's and Fridays! A bit of common sense please. Any UK time Kick off on Saturday or Sunday is better than Thursday or Friday for Eastern Time North America. Even if not on TV the games could be followed on Twitter and the radio through mediums like TuneIn. Not when people are at work though. Furthermore do SL not realise websites are global, all TV Channels showing live games should be listed on the official SL website fixtures, not just sky sports, for example Fox Sports Australia. Needs sorting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John WP Fan Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Smudger06 said: Looking at the fixtures, both Catalans Dragons Home Games & Toronto Wolfpack Home Games in Canada are not listed as on TV! Why on earth are TWP away games been pencilled in for Thursday's and Fridays! A bit of common sense please. Any UK time Kick off on Saturday or Sunday is better than Thursday or Friday for Eastern Time North America. Even if not on TV the games could be followed on Twitter and the radio through mediums like TuneIn. Not when people are at work though. Furthermore do SL not realise websites are global, all TV Channels showing live games should be listed on the official SL website fixtures, not just sky sports, for example Fox Sports Australia. Needs sorting. We in Toronto are waiting anxiously to hear about local TV deals, which might provide coverage for Sky and others to pick up. The SBW signing can't hurt that effort! As for Thursday/Friday games, I can imagine the uproar if Toronto were exempted from them, and did not have to have the same short turnaround as other teams. We can record games that are on TV and watch them later (shutting off social media for a few hours, which is always a good thing!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Smudger06 said: Looking at the fixtures, both Catalans Dragons Home Games & Toronto Wolfpack Home Games in Canada are not listed as on TV! Why on earth are TWP away games been pencilled in for Thursday's and Fridays! A bit of common sense please. Any UK time Kick off on Saturday or Sunday is better than Thursday or Friday for Eastern Time North America. Even if not on TV the games could be followed on Twitter and the radio through mediums like TuneIn. Not when people are at work though. Furthermore do SL not realise websites are global, all TV Channels showing live games should be listed on the official SL website fixtures, not just sky sports, for example Fox Sports Australia. Needs sorting. Reported that Catalans meeting with BEIN faltered when the TV company cancelled the final meeting. Apparently Guasch is keen to revisit negotiations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Cool Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Smudger06 said: Looking at the fixtures, both Catalans Dragons Home Games & Toronto Wolfpack Home Games in Canada are not listed as on TV! Why on earth are TWP away games been pencilled in for Thursday's and Fridays! A bit of common sense please. Any UK time Kick off on Saturday or Sunday is better than Thursday or Friday for Eastern Time North America. Even if not on TV the games could be followed on Twitter and the radio through mediums like TuneIn. Not when people are at work though. Furthermore do SL not realise websites are global, all TV Channels showing live games should be listed on the official SL website fixtures, not just sky sports, for example Fox Sports Australia. Needs sorting. The RFL and SKY CEOs really should have consulted with Smudger06 before making these big commercial decisions about TV deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Cool Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 31 minutes ago, Lowdesert said: Reported that Catalans meeting with BEIN faltered when the TV company cancelled the final meeting. Apparently Guasch is keen to revisit negotiations. I'm sure I'm not alone in immediately assuming this was a result of a move from the Vichy lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 25 minutes ago, Tre Cool said: I'm sure I'm not alone in immediately assuming this was a result of a move from the Vichy lot. Vichy lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Wiganer Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 25 minutes ago, Tre Cool said: I'm sure I'm not alone in immediately assuming this was a result of a move from the Vichy lot. Maybe. Plus maybe it would help if they had some French stars to sell to French broadcasters? They may simply have googled Joel Tomkins and given up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Am I right in my recollection that Bein wanted to keep the contract the same but Elstone and SL wanted more so pulled out saying they could get a better deal elsewhere. And now we’re going to end up with no French TV deal at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I read about a month ago that SKY are desperate to wrestle Champions league football from BT in 2021, yes the year of our next TV deal. Apparently they'll throw everything at getting it back from BT at a cost of possibly 1.3 billion. Now what they spend on our game is loose change, cheap for acquiring the true beautiful game, but when SKY looks for loose change to bolster footy tv rights bids other sports suffer, i.e. RL. Fingers crossed we get at least the same as last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manu266 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, Eddie said: Am I right in my recollection that Bein wanted to keep the contract the same but Elstone and SL wanted more so pulled out saying they could get a better deal elsewhere. And now we’re going to end up with no French TV deal at all? Exact, not a smart move from SL, mais bon... What we need is a watchNRL style app, that maybe is blacked out in big markets (UK-OZ) but that offers a global and legible broadcast plan around the world and includes SKY and BBC shows, not just games. I hope they take that into consideration in the new tv contract in 2022. Catalans are still looking for a broadcaster and a crew to film their home games. Not sure what could come up from the negotiation. As for Toronto, the current SL broadcaster in Canada is guaranteed to get the 4 Wolfpack games Sky has picked, that’s not enough and Wolfpack has a crew to film their home and away games, they just need to sell it now with the blessing of other SL clubs and SL itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Tre Cool said: I'm sure I'm not alone in immediately assuming this was a result of a move from the Vichy lot. Seems there is a French tv deal for the lower leagues starting shortly, maybe the French Magic, with Occitaine. Sort of mirrors Our League but a direct deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manu266 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Lowdesert said: Seems there is a French tv deal for the lower leagues starting shortly, maybe the French Magic, with Occitaine. Sort of mirrors Our League but a direct deal. and it is a tv channel available for free online https://viaoccitanie.tv/direct-tv/ The off season if a little bit beter with French games on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, manu266 said: and it is a tv channel available for free online https://viaoccitanie.tv/direct-tv/ The off season if a little bit beter with French games on tv. Thanks mate, saves me looking. If you’re a RL fan and just happy to watch a game, at whatever level, these lower level, online games are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 58 minutes ago, HawkMan said: I read about a month ago that SKY are desperate to wrestle Champions league football from BT in 2021, yes the year of our next TV deal. Apparently they'll throw everything at getting it back from BT at a cost of possibly 1.3 billion. Now what they spend on our game is loose change, cheap for acquiring the true beautiful game, but when SKY looks for loose change to bolster footy tv rights bids other sports suffer, i.e. RL. Fingers crossed we get at least the same as last time. That's a worry but then again I suspect Sky doesn't pay us enough for the ratings we deliver. I would be disappointed if SLE doesn't get a fair whack above the current £200m five-year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I doubt if what they pay SL will be 2% of what they’d have to pay for the Champions League so hopefully won’t affect our deal, if there is one, especially as SL ratings were up last year and the prospect of NY is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudger06 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Eddie said: Am I right in my recollection that Bein wanted to keep the contract the same but Elstone and SL wanted more so pulled out saying they could get a better deal elsewhere. And now we’re going to end up with no French TV deal at all? About the size of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kevin Sinfield Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 What is Robert Elstone playing at! Literally his only job is to sort out tv deals, yet next year it looks like both Catalans and Toronto home games will not be broadcast as they were this year. Well done Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daddy Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 48 minutes ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: What is Robert Elstone playing at! Literally his only job is to sort out tv deals, yet next year it looks like both Catalans and Toronto home games will not be broadcast as they were this year. Well done Robert. Yep, great move that. Get rid of the French tv deal. Did he actually think that French tv stations were gonna pay to show a sport that literally has no visibility and only one club in its pro competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost crayfish Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Superleague really needs to be able to offer overseas clubs more than 12 months security if they're going to get the most out of TV deal potential there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 54 minutes ago, ghost crayfish said: Superleague really needs to be able to offer overseas clubs more than 12 months security if they're going to get the most out of TV deal potential there. Agreed from a commercial point of view, but would lose the integrity of the competition also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Picture Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 5 hours ago, Eddie said: Agreed from a commercial point of view, but would lose the integrity of the competition also. Are you suggesting that the AFL, NRL, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and Major League Baseball lack integrity in their competitions because all their teams have secure membership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 15 minutes ago, Big Picture said: Are you suggesting that the AFL, NRL, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and Major League Baseball lack integrity in their competitions because all their teams have secure membership? They don’t have some teams being safe from relegation while others are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianRugger Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 20 hours ago, The Daddy said: Yep, great move that. Get rid of the French tv deal. Did he actually think that French tv stations were gonna pay to show a sport that literally has no visibility and only one club in its pro competition? One club in a city if 120,000 in a Country if 67,000,000! A literal drop in the ocean! Nah we don't need a larger league they said! Less foreign teams they said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianRugger Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Big Picture said: Are you suggesting that the AFL, NRL, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS and Major League Baseball lack integrity in their competitions because all their teams have secure membership? Apparently NRL is mickey mouse because it lacks "integrity of the competition" whatever that means. I find it funny that people on here can profess about "integrity of the competition" when the RFL and SLE literally rearrange the deck chairs every second season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 What’s the score with Toronto and TV rights this year? Are they able to able to do their own deal for home games or are we waiting for Argyle to cave in and fund it himself again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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