French TV Deal

[Eddie]

1 hour ago, Blind side johnny said:

Really? I watch it legitimately and don't pay anything.

Fair enough, I don’t know that

[Hanover XIII]

27 minutes ago, PECETTO said:

The TO games home and away are being shown on their U tube channel. 

Widnes have sold out a screening of their game this weekend at Toulouse. 

[Tommygilf]

4 hours ago, phiggins said:

Yes, but at some point, we have to be able to sell the rights. rather than giving them away in the hope of exposure, like some open mic artist desparate for stagetime.

F1 on ESPN in America was a fee free deal for a while if I recall correctly. It was certainly very low for a while after that too before it has increased in recent years.

The difference with that example is they have actively worked to increase their competition value in the territory subsequently, across a variety of methods, whereas it appears we have done very little to do that.

[Eddie]

48 minutes ago, Hanover XIII said:

Widnes have sold out a screening of their game this weekend at Toulouse. 

Good business that, how much was it to get in out of interest? Should be good bar sales too. 

[Hanover XIII]

22 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Good business that, how much was it to get in out of interest? Should be good bar sales too. 

It was £10 for adults and £5 for U16s. It said all tickets purchased will help cover the cost of production of the game. Not sure what that has entailed.

[langpark]

Seems all Toulouse matches will be available live on their YouTube channel this year too!

 

 

[kiggy]

19 hours ago, barnyia said:

I've not heard anything, via occitanie have not shown any super 13 games this year, the natv company has closed down too so they won't be showing any games, 

This popped up last night which is good news as it will reach a wider audience

 

 

 

[kiggy]

12 hours ago, langpark said:

Seems all Toulouse matches will be available live on their YouTube channel this year too!

 

 

An update... things happen fast in internet land. It's only available in France apparently.

 

 

 

[DCRL]

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[Damien]

Not really worth a different thread but this is pretty good to see too:

 

 

[Damien]

Rugby League fans in France and Spain will again be able to watch all the Catalans Dragons fixtures this year as one of the overseas broadcast deals confirmed for the Betfred Super League in 2025.

Thanks to the broadcasting agreement with Sky Sports involving the coverage of all Super League fixtures, 2024 was the first time all 27 of the Dragons fixtures were shown – on L’Equipe TV in France, and TV3 on Spain.

"It is a great news for our supporters and partners. This ensures essential visibility in France, in addition to our international exposure," said Sébastien Munoz, the club's CEO.

Those deals have been renewed for 2025 – with the coverage to kick off with Friday night’s home match against Hull FC in Perpignan.

http://www.catalansdragons.com/en/articles-9/294-12320-more-european-exposure-for-catalans-dragons-and-super-league/

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

22 hours ago, Hanover XIII said:

Widnes have sold out a screening of their game this weekend at Toulouse. 

Think it might well of been me that prompted them to put out out the "sold out" message.  Called in Wednesday afternoon to buy one, told me they had been limited to 250 and all had gone by last Monday.

[Hanover XIII]

1 minute ago, Jill Halfpenny fan said:

Think it might well of been me that prompted them to put out out the "sold out" message.  Called in Wednesday afternoon to buy one, told me they had been limited to 250 and all had gone by last Monday.

That's a good effort, and I think they're doing much better with fan events and activity now. The anniversary dinners etc seem to do well too.

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

1 minute ago, Hanover XIII said:

That's a good effort, and I think they're doing much better with fan events and activity now. The anniversary dinners etc seem to do well too.

The number of fans at North Wales was impressive, lets hope we can perform in the league.