redjonn Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 14 hours ago, DoubleD said: Sky don’t tend to showcase anything that they don’t show themselves. As RLWC is not on sky, they don’t focus on it I guess so but I would thought if they believed it may drive future subscriptions to watch a sport they show almost exclusively over other channels it would be in their interests to advertise aspects. I guess they know it don't drive subscriptions as only Premier league does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, redjonn said: I guess so but I would thought if they believed it may drive future subscriptions to watch a sport they show almost exclusively over other channels it would be in their interests to advertise aspects. I guess they know it don't drive subscriptions as only Premier league does. It's just how they operate.............even Champions League doesn't get a big focus from Sky now they no longer show it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjonn Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, DoubleD said: It's just how they operate.............even Champions League doesn't get a big focus from Sky now they no longer show it A sort of... I'll take my ball away then... whilst they put their collective thumb to the nose and wave the fingers and make a nah nah type noise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 59 minutes ago, redjonn said: A sort of... I'll take my ball away then... whilst they put their collective thumb to the nose and wave the fingers and make a nah nah type noise No different to the BBC, then, who hardly give any news coverage to SuperLeague games during the season. Now they are covering the World Cup, our code is featured widely in the BBC News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonM Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 MTV Sports in Lebanon (and the wider Arab world) seems to be giving a decent amount of coverage - both video clips on the tv channel plus match previews and reports on their website. https://www.mtv.com.lb/News/1319681 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 On 24/10/2022 at 17:01, Stirlin said: Do not watch Corry or stuff like that, plenty of ads on Sky arts for the sports I mentioned. Maybe that says a lot about the perception of the fanbases for the respective sports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambass Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 An almost full page on today's l'Equipe. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hw88 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 24/10/2022 at 16:42, Damien said: I don't think not being on TV has stopped the game expanding. As you say the game has been on TV plenty over the years and not substantially grown. This is quite true. However, when tv exposure was at its maximum in the 60s and 70s on Grandstand, RL was effectively banned by the RU. Think how much easier it would have been to set up RL clubs in the south had that not been the case. With the current world cup coverage and if C4 can expand its terrestrial coverage to a match per week or so I think the game could grow more easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopping Mad Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, hw88 said: This is quite true. However, when tv exposure was at its maximum in the 60s and 70s on Grandstand, RL was effectively banned by the RU. Think how much easier it would have been to set up RL clubs in the south had that not been the case. With the current world cup coverage and if C4 can expand its terrestrial coverage to a match per week or so I think the game could grow more easily. Let's not forget that before the establishment of BARLA, in 1973, the number of amateur rugby league clubs had dropped to about 150. Despite all that FTA TV exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewWoody Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Edited October 31, 2022 by MatthewWoody 1 Toronto Wolfpack Global Ambassador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewWoody Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Mondiali rugby league, l'Italia batte la Scozia 28 a 4 [VIDEO]Successo degli Azzurri a Newcastle alla RLWC 2021Gioele Celerino e gli azzurri del Rugby a XIII sfidano l’Australia campione del Mondo Rugby a 13 – Giordano Arena in azzurro ai MondialiViadana, un leone tra i convocati allaCoppa del Mondo Rugby League Viadana, un leone tra i convocati allaCoppa del Mondo Rugby League Vola in meta veloce come il vento, ma al suo fianco c’è un mostro: l’arbitro lascia tutti di sassoIl campione australiano Josh Addo-Carr ha segnato una splendida metà nel match inaugurale dei Mondiali di rugby a 13 contro le Isole Fiji, lasciandosi dietro tutti con una percussione prodigiosa. Anzi, quasi tutti: l’arbitro è diventato un idolo sui social.continua su: https://www.fanpage.it/sport/altri-sport/vola-in-meta-veloce-come-il-vento-ma-al-suo-fianco-ce-un-mostro-larbitro-lascia-tutti-di-sasso/https://www.fanpage.it/ 3 Toronto Wolfpack Global Ambassador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Technically not domestic. https://greekherald.com.au/sports/greece-look-to-the-future-despite-historic-journey-at-rugby-league-world-cup-ending/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Midlands hobo Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 24/10/2022 at 16:06, hw88 said: When I was a lad RL was on every week on the BBC - 4pm Grandstand, the second half of a league match. Granted the commentary played up to northern stereotypes a bit but it got the game noticed all over the country and it had a large following in the southern half of Britain. Now except for a few Challenge Cup games (and this year C4) it is virtually invisible on terrestrial tv. Newspaper coverage has shrunk similarly. The game isn't going to expand and grow if people can't see it. Say newspapers in general have shrunk and they are all chasing readership. That's why most are full of bitesize stories, gossip and football mass appeal for minimal column space. You may get a half page on RU or the cricket (international only) Sadly the only way of getting an interest article on anything is to get a specialist publication such as sports mag the cricket paper rugby papers or the Economist etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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