IMG Grading System (Many Merged Threads)

[Ainley Top]

What a farce️

[Agbrigg]

31 minutes ago, dboy said:

The hired in ones do not meet the spec.

I also understand that the considerable detail that clubs receive DOES make it clear they are to be permanent fixtures.

Interestingly, I'm told that Wakey's is actually too small and is about to be replaced.

That's a new one on me. However it wouldn't surprise me the way the last two Muppets did things

[dboy]

31 minutes ago, Roughyed Rats said:

Incorrect. The clubs receive what’s already in the public domain. Nothing more than that. Bradford put out a post on social media stating they would be increasing their IMG score as a result of using the ‘van screen’.

They did and they were wrong.

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

22 hours ago, gingerjon said:

It should be in the minimum standards and then everyone would have to.

Even the minimum standards in place aren't actually the minimum standards required eg the requirements for Directors' seating area and access to that area from the Directors' Lounge are 'softened' if you have an old stand.

[Taffy Tiger]

21 hours ago, dboy said:

They did and they were wrong.

I have to be honest and say that I was thinking it had to be permanent as well , but to be fair there is no mention of this in the final version of the grading handbook . 

 

5. BIG SCREEN – 0.125
An additional bonus score of 0.125 is awarded if a club has a Big Screen.
The minimum specification is as follows:
• LED screen size:
• Panel size:
• Pixel pitch:
• Physical screen resolution – dots:
• Calibrated brightness:
• Refresh rate:
• Ingress protection:
• Input power frequency:
36.86m2
960mm
5mm
1,105,920 dots
6,000 nits
1,920Hz
IP65/IP54
50/60Hz

[Gooleboy]

1 hour ago, Taffy Tiger said:

I have to be honest and say that I was thinking it had to be permanent as well , but to be fair there is no mention of this in the final version of the grading handbook . 

 

5. BIG SCREEN – 0.125
An additional bonus score of 0.125 is awarded if a club has a Big Screen.
The minimum specification is as follows:
• LED screen size:
• Panel size:
• Pixel pitch:
• Physical screen resolution – dots:
• Calibrated brightness:
• Refresh rate:
• Ingress protection:
• Input power frequency:
36.86m2
960mm
5mm
1,105,920 dots
6,000 nits
1,920Hz
IP65/IP54
50/60Hz

Rugby League at it's best!

[Harry Stottle]

7 hours ago, Taffy Tiger said:

I have to be honest and say that I was thinking it had to be permanent as well , but to be fair there is no mention of this in the final version of the grading handbook . 

 

5. BIG SCREEN – 0.125
An additional bonus score of 0.125 is awarded if a club has a Big Screen.
The minimum specification is as follows:
• LED screen size:
• Panel size:
• Pixel pitch:
• Physical screen resolution – dots:
• Calibrated brightness:
• Refresh rate:
• Ingress protection:
• Input power frequency:
36.86m2
960mm
5mm
1,105,920 dots
6,000 nits
1,920Hz
IP65/IP54
50/60Hz

For IMG to be so precise with the particulars of a 'Big Screen' if one was cynical they would think IMG were on commission from the manufacturers of such equipment for every new screen sold to those they are advising of the required standard.

[Dave T]

1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said:

For IMG to be so precise with the particulars of a 'Big Screen' if one was cynical they would think IMG were on commission from the manufacturers of such equipment for every new screen sold to those they are advising of the required standard.

Jeez Harry, that's really small time thinking. You think IMG are in this for commission on half a dozen telly sales.. Jeez, you're making yourself look a bit silly on this. 

Edited August 7 by Dave T

[Harry Stottle]

8 hours ago, Dave T said:

Jeez Harry, that's really small time thinking. You think IMG are in this for commission on half a dozen telly sales.. Jeez, you're making yourself look a bit silly on this. 

C'mon Dave, I cast out knowing I would catch someone, didn't expect it to be you albeit I fully understand the response from the one with the first laughing emoji, but there we go.

Edited August 8 by Harry Stottle

[dkw]

[Adelaide Tiger]

22 hours ago, Taffy Tiger said:

I have to be honest and say that I was thinking it had to be permanent as well , but to be fair there is no mention of this in the final version of the grading handbook . 

 

5. BIG SCREEN – 0.125
An additional bonus score of 0.125 is awarded if a club has a Big Screen.
The minimum specification is as follows:
• LED screen size:
• Panel size:
• Pixel pitch:
• Physical screen resolution – dots:
• Calibrated brightness:
• Refresh rate:
• Ingress protection:
• Input power frequency:
36.86m2
960mm
5mm
1,105,920 dots
6,000 nits
1,920Hz
IP65/IP54
50/60Hz

6,000 nits …… I knew one or two lads from school who could beat that number of nits on any given school day!

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

Assume games that Sky streams won't count towards viewing figures.

[Tommygilf]

22 minutes ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Assume games that Sky streams won't count towards viewing figures.

Why would you assume that?

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

18 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Why would you assume that?

Because I assume they will have massive impact on (reducing) the averages.

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Because I assume they will have massive impact on (reducing) the averages.

Why would that not be recorded though? 

[Archie Gordon]

3 minutes ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Because I assume they will have massive impact on (reducing) the averages.

Indeed. It's now possible that every single club - from Wigan to Anglian Vipers - will all score exactly the same for TV viewership.

[gingerjon]

2 minutes ago, Archie Gordon said:

Indeed. It's now possible that every single club - from Wigan to Anglian Vipers - will all score exactly the same for TV viewership.

Do you think no one is watching the streams?

[Archie Gordon]

2 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

Do you think no one is watching the streams?

There are two questions.

First, is SS+ red button linear TV or not? If so, these games count toward TV viewership average. If not, there's much less of a problem.

Second, it's not whether noone is watching. It's whether anywhere near 150k are watching as that is the only threshold that discrimates between clubs.

[gingerjon]

Just now, Archie Gordon said:

There are two questions.

First, is SS+ red button linear TV or not? If so, these games count toward TV viewership average. If not, there's much less of a problem.

Second, it's not whether noone is watching. It's whether anywhere near 150k are watching as that is the only threshold that discrimates between clubs.

I'd count the streams towards the averages but do take your point(s).

[dkw]

12 minutes ago, Archie Gordon said:

Indeed. It's now possible that every single club - from Wigan to Anglian Vipers - will all score exactly the same for TV viewership.

I dont think you understand how any of this works.

[Archie Gordon]

2 minutes ago, dkw said:

I dont think you understand how any of this works.

Let's hope so.

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

1 hour ago, dkw said:

I dont think you understand how any of this works.

So do they or don't they count towards the averages?

[Harry Stottle]

3 hours ago, Tommygilf said:

Why would you assume that?

It should not be a criteria points scoring mechanism, just an example of how some of these are weighted in favour of SL clubs. 

I thought that you may be against it when you have your Toulouse head on Tommy, unless you tell me that if on French TV they get points.

[Tommygilf]

1 minute ago, Harry Stottle said:

It should not be a criteria points scoring mechanism, just an example of how some of these are weighted in favour of SL clubs. 

I thought that you may be against it when you have your Toulouse head on Tommy, unless you tell me that if on French TV they get points.

Well it should. IMG are about creating the most commercially viable competition possible. The key measure of that is eyeballs on the sport, and if one club brings a lot they should be recognised with their value to the comp for that.

I don't have a Toulouse head H, it's much more productive if we don't use strawmen or stereotype.

[Harry Stottle]

21 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Well it should. IMG are about creating the most commercially viable competition possible. The key measure of that is eyeballs on the sport, and if one club brings a lot they should be recognised with their value to the comp for that.

I don't have a Toulouse head H, it's much more productive if we don't use strawmen or stereotype.

I am just making the point of the scoring process being advantageous to SL clubs whilst Championship cannot really accrue points on that metric.

As for your first paragraph, I have just been reading the thread about SS+, it seems quite a few RL people are disgruntled with the 'new' process, did IMG not foresee the problems or are the just too engrossed in the EFL with Sky to really care what happens with RL. I reckon we will be really stuffed when in the not to distant future the next TV contract comes up for discussion if IMG are having anything to do with it.