SKY new TV deal with Football

[Gerrumonside ref]

50 minutes ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/super-league-free-to-air-28314684

Probably worth it’s own thread.

[sam4731]

1 hour ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/super-league-free-to-air-28314684

How reliable is this though. If true this is massive.

[my missus]

even if channel 4 offered twice as much as the bbc the morons running rl would pick the bbc.

[Coggo]

1 hour ago, my missus said:

even if channel 4 offered twice as much as the bbc the morons running rl would pick the bbc.

But, all things being equal, is coverage on C4 worth twice as much as on the BBC?

[Gerrumonside ref]

There’s talk of the BBC losing the 6 Nations and the Women’s Super League football.

That would open up a lot of broadcast slots in a long term deal with them.

Even if Channel 4 offered a little more up front then you would think the greater audience on the BBC and cross promotion across their network would make it the better choice.

 

[gingerjon]

24 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

There’s talk of the BBC losing the 6 Nations and the Women’s Super League football.

That would open up a lot of broadcast slots in a long term deal with them.

Even if Channel 4 offered a little more up front then you would think the greater audience on the BBC and cross promotion across their network would make it the better choice.

 

The BBC is much diminished but being visible/audible across its TV, radio and online platforms is worth a fair bit.

I'm genuinely surprised they are in the running though - league competitions like this outside of the Scotland/Wales/NI have never really been their thing. (Football, as ever, is the exception not the rule here.)

[Gerrumonside ref]

6 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

The BBC is much diminished but being visible/audible across its TV, radio and online platforms is worth a fair bit.

I'm genuinely surprised they are in the running though - league competitions like this outside of the Scotland/Wales/NI have never really been their thing. (Football, as ever, is the exception not the rule here.)

Yes, they’re having to cut their cloth accordingly (sadly in my opinion) in a discussion best held elsewhere.

I think though they’ve always had a long running association with rugby league on the BBC with one former BBC2 controller damning us with the faint praise of calling it ‘cheap football’ in terms of the demographic and audience it serves.

With them losing their sporting portfolio elsewhere then they might see scooping up Super League games as a way to offset some of it slightly.

[gingerjon]

9 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:

Yes, they’re having to cut their cloth accordingly (sadly in my opinion) in a discussion best held elsewhere.

I think though they’ve always had a long running association with rugby league on the BBC with one former BBC2 controller damning us with the faint praise of calling it ‘cheap football’ in terms of the demographic and audience it serves.

With them losing their sporting portfolio elsewhere then they might see scooping up Super League games as a way to offset some of it slightly.

It was always Regal Trophy/Cup/Premiership type things though - and this remains their attitude across most sports for UK or England.

It would be huge if there were genuine live FTA coverage of Super League via the BBC.