Bernard Guasch announces an imminent agreement with a major TV channel

[The Daddy]

https://treizemondial.fr/bernard-guasch-annonce-un-accord-imminent-avec-une-grosse-chaine-de-tv/

[Lowdesert]

6 minutes ago, The Daddy said:

https://treizemondial.fr/bernard-guasch-annonce-un-accord-imminent-avec-une-grosse-chaine-de-tv/

He spoke about this pre game yesterday.

Great news and well done Bernard!

[The Daddy]

20 minutes ago, Lowdesert said:

He spoke about this pre game yesterday.

Great news and well done Bernard!

Can you speak French? Coz I was trying to understand what him and Luc Lacoste said in the interview.

Perhaps you could give us a breakdown?

[Futtocks]

Fingers crossed!

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

1 day after Robert Elstone leaves his post a French tv deal looks to have been agreed 

[The Daddy]

7 minutes ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

1 day after Robert Elstone leaves his post a French tv deal looks to have been agreed 

Yep, that was one of his biggest mistakes. Insisting on monies for a French TV deal when RL has no significant profile and ending up with nothing. 

[Whippet13]

12 minutes ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

1 day after Robert Elstone leaves his post a French tv deal looks to have been agreed 

I thought exactly the same thing and I don't think the timing of this news is a coincidence either.

Bernard won't want Robert's name anywhere near this deal.

[Eddie]

My GCSE grade B from 25 odd years ago isn’t sufficient for that article, so here is the Google translation. 
 

At the opening of the match between the Catalan Dragons and the Elite 1 selection, President Bernard Guasch raised the subject of the Catalan Dragons' media coverage in 2021.

Good news seems about to be formalized by Bernard Guasch, president of the Catalans Dragons. Indeed, during his interview before yesterday's friendly match, the president said that negotiations with a major French channel were well under way and that an agreement could be reached next week. This would undoubtedly be great news for all private French supporters for most of the 2020 season. The L’Equipe channel broadcast 3 matches last season but it was very poor in relation to the broadcasts of recent seasons. It remains to be seen what this channel is and whether it is paid or free, which would be even better news for everyone.

[audois]

French Channel Bein Sports to continue covering NRL matches live as they 've done since 2016. 4 matches each week starting Thursday with Melbourne-South Sydney.

[Eddie]

2 minutes ago, audois said:

French Channel Bein Sports to continue covering NRL matches live as they 've done since 2016. 4 matches each week starting Thursday with Melbourne-South Sydney.

Is that a subscription channel or FTA?

[barnyia]

54 minutes ago, The Daddy said:

Yep, that was one of his biggest mistakes. Insisting on monies for a French TV deal when RL has no significant profile and ending up with nothing. 

Jumped in with both feet thinking rl was popular in France! 

[barnyia]

44 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Is that a subscription channel or FTA?

Subscription. They get the broadcast for free i believe. Like alot of countries. 

[Man of Kent]

Promising but we’ve had plenty of these stories in the last year or so. Hope it comes off.

[Lowdesert]

2 hours ago, The Daddy said:

Can you speak French? Coz I was trying to understand what him and Luc Lacoste said in the interview.

Perhaps you could give us a breakdown?

Not as well as I should but picked it up in his interview.  Not over the line though.

Breakdances, oui.  Breakdowns, non!

 

[ATLANTISMAN]

A far cry from paying out Euros 30/35000 a match to cover the TV costs.

Well done to the Dragons, coming back to Toulouse having them eventually in SL will be a game changer with regards to French TV.

 

Paul

[JohnM]

 "an agreement could be reached next week." 

So not as done deal quite yet, but promising none the less. 

[The Future is League]

2 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

1 day after Robert Elstone leaves his post a French tv deal looks to have been agreed 

Exactly my thoughts. Just's confirming yet again again what a waste of Money Elstone was

[Manfred Mann]

20 hours ago, The Future is League said:

Exactly my thoughts. Just's confirming yet again again what a waste of Money Elstone was

“Waste of money?”

Do we really need such a mealy mouthed understatement in these difficult times?

How about “a waste of oxygen?” Much closer to the truth I would think.

[The Rocket]

36 minutes ago, Manfred Mann said:

Do we really need such a mealy mouthed understatement in these difficult times?

How about “a waste of oxygen?” Much closer to the truth I would think.

No point mucking around Manfred !    I`d go for `a waste of space`.

[Taniwha Warriors]

Looks like canal+ might also be interested as well. Will be good for the Dragons as well as Toulouse.

[Eddie]

1 hour ago, Taniwha Warriors said:

Looks like canal+ might also be interested as well. Will be good for the Dragons as well as Toulouse.

Have you just made that up? 

[The Daddy]

https://treizemondial.fr/les-dragons-catalans-bientot-sur-canal/

[Whippet13]

If I'm reading it correctly it's unknown if Canal+ are looking at Sky broadcast SL games, Catalan home games or both.

[Dave T]

Didn't he announce something similar last year? 

Hope this one gets over the line. 

[Yakstorm]

On 08/03/2021 at 00:07, barnyia said:

Subscription. They get the broadcast for free i believe. Like alot of countries. 

They pay, not a huge amount, but they pay.  They also pay for their own team of commentators to translate it.

Not sure as well where this belief that most international broadcasters 'get the NRL for free'.  Roger Sports, TVWAN/Digicel, FijiTV/Sky Pacific all pay fees.  Fox Sports is, as part of their license agreement with the NRL, able to sub-license to Fox Sports US, Fox Sports Asia and Fox Sports Netherlands, and it wouldn't surprise me if the new ESPN agreement in Africa is now part of that as well.