Televised games next season - has it been sorted yet?

[JonM]

24 minutes ago, M j M said:

 Sure. But if this is an opportunity to showcase the sport having the first BBC game at a 2/3rds empty John Smith's Stadium is not the opening gambit I'd chose.

Wigan vs Penrith at a sold-out JJB or whatever it's called these days, on the other hand, would be a perfect opener.

Edited January 9, 2024 by JonM

[Gooleboy]

This can only be good for the game. But get ready for the BBC critics to start typing!

[dkw]

50 minutes ago, RigbyLuger said:

Then it's down to Huddersfield to make sure it isn't. Hopefully.

Huddersfield should look at this as an opportunity, market the ###### out of it, get sponsorship in, make it a special day.

[dkw]

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Edited January 9, 2024 by dkw

[Dave T]

Obviously we should want the game to look good on the BBC, but we should remember that it is likely that these league games will look better than the Cup games that the BBC currently show, which are affected by their all-pay status.

[Tommygilf]

In addition to the cup games (2 on terrestrial TV from round 5/6 usually), we could be looking at an average equivalent of nearly a game a every other week on the Beeb across the season. 

Saturday afternoons, in summer, prime RL time should be on display. Great result for the sport.

[Exiled Wiganer]

I may have misunderstood the cut and pasted article, but if they are covering Wigan Penrith, then that would be the game on 24th Feb (rather than the Giants one). Which would be fantastic. Hope that makes sense. 

[Futtocks]

33 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

In addition to the cup games (2 on terrestrial TV from round 5/6 usually), we could be looking at an average equivalent of nearly a game a every other week on the Beeb across the season. 

Saturday afternoons, in summer, prime RL time should be on display. Great result for the sport.

Wettest Summer since records began - guaranteed!

[Dave T]

1 hour ago, Exiled Wiganer said:

I may have misunderstood the cut and pasted article, but if they are covering Wigan Penrith, then that would be the game on 24th Feb (rather than the Giants one). Which would be fantastic. Hope that makes sense. 

BBC will show a dozen or so regular SL games, plus the WCC.

[Bearman]

This is fantastic.

Yes, some rah rahrists will be having a pop but there will be a lot of people accidently tuning in and some of them will get hooked.

[Bearman]

Serious abut RL website says Premier Sports are coming back in too.

I hope so, I enjoyed Viaplays voverage of the Championship

Edited January 9, 2024 by Bearman

[Archie Gordon]

These are very exciting developments. I wonder why we are selling 12/27 Saturdays? Or, alternatively, why are the BBC - like C4 last year - not doing this every round?

Also noticed that we seem to have built in a Sunday 1500 fixture most weeks - will that be another property for someone to pick up?

[Whippet13]

1 hour ago, Bearman said:

Serious abut RL website says Premier Sports are coming back in too.

I hope so, I enjoyed Viaplays voverage of the Championship

You lost me at word 5, but who knows, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Be good if true.

[Coggo]

Fabulous news. The profile of the game will get a massive boost nationwide. And ‘outbid’ presumably means the BBC is paying. 

[sam4731]

1 hour ago, Bearman said:

Serious abut RL website says Premier Sports are coming back in too.

I hope so, I enjoyed Viaplays voverage of the Championship

If Serious About RL says it, it probably won't be true.

[Copa]

You’re going to start to live like fans in Australia with lots of TV games to view. It can really eat up the time. It is fun though!  

[Father Ted]

Having the Wigan v Penrith game on the BBC is great.

Trouble is Wigan's first game of the season is currently scheduled as Castleford away, Saturday 17th February, 3pm kick off. That would appear a dead ringer for the first BBC televised SL game of the season. All they have to do is change the kick off time.

The down side is that the first fixture is at probably the worst ground in SL. The up side of course is that Wigan would be on two weeks together!

 

[tiffers]

Assuming this is true, no reason to believe it isn't at this stage... What superb news.

Especially if there is a scheduled Saturday evening game. Irregular timeslots definitely didn't help channel4 coverage.

Straight after the 3pm football is only a good thing surely...

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, tiffers said:

Assuming this is true, no reason to believe it isn't at this stage... What superb news.

Especially if there is a scheduled Saturday evening game. Irregular timeslots definitely didn't help channel4 coverage.

Straight after the 3pm football is only a good thing surely...

East Riding 26 - Heart of Mid Lancashire 12

[Pie tries]

Excellent news. This thread is mostly positive- keep it up !

[M j M]

1 hour ago, Father Ted said:

Having the Wigan v Penrith game on the BBC is great.

Trouble is Wigan's first game of the season is currently scheduled as Castleford away, Saturday 17th February, 3pm kick off. That would appear a dead ringer for the first BBC televised SL game of the season. All they have to do is change the kick off time.

The down side is that the first fixture is at probably the worst ground in SL. The up side of course is that Wigan would be on two weeks together!

 

Cas is a tight little ground that looks packed and atmospheric on TV. There's no issues with going there.

[Dunbar]

Super League live on the BBC is fantastic news.

[Chris22]

Based on what is reported, I cannot see any downside. A better kick off slot, a free to air broadcast partner paying to show matches, on a channel that tends to attract greater number of viewers, an increase from 10 matches shown FTA to 12.

[Northern Eel]

Now, just to be clear; have IMG had a hand in this or not?

[The 4 of Us]

7 minutes ago, Northern Eel said:

Now, just to be clear; have IMG had a hand in this or not?

Yes - about time, but why isn’t is £10,000,000 a year.

No - what the hell do they do all day. Thought they were experts?

Thought I’d summarise the next 10 pages for you before they happen. Don’t mention it.