CHANNEL NINE AND NRL DISGRACE - DOUBLE HEADER DELAY
Wednesday 15 Jul 2009 10:47 +Blog - Have your say on this article
by Matthew O'Neill
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Channel Nine and the NRL have out done themselves again when all seemed impossible as both Double Header matches on Friday night will be on delayed telecast.
The Broncos and Bulldogs with the support of their opponents South Sydney and Gold Coast will stage a Double Header on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium, which will be the first to be staged in Queensland at NRL level.
The downside to the event is that Channel Nine in their 'wisdom' have decided that both matches will be telecasted on delay and the NRL have supported this decision.
Channel Nine will broadcast the Brisbane v South Sydney clash on air from around 7:45pm after they go through 15 minutes of meaningless introductions and advertisements, which will be just over an hour after the match had kick off.
The Bulldogs and Titans clash is expected to kick-off at 8:30pm, but the television coverage of the game won't start until anywhere between 9:30pm to 10:00pm with at least two hours of the traditional Lords Cricket Test already underway.
Nine will be showing A Current Affair and Two And A Half Men from 6:30pm to 7:30pm and both shows have been frequently whipped in the ratings by Channel Seven's duo of Today Tonight and Home And Away.
The 6:40pm kick off time slot for the first of the Double Header clashes was perfectly suited for Nine going live on air from 6:30pm and provided them with a ratings bonanza as they struggle to compete against Channel Seven and last week the Footy Show's audience left enmasse to follow Australia's fortunes in the Cricket on SBS or Fox Sports.
Channel Nine continually treats the game of Rugby League with discontent and the NRL are even dumber for not standing up to the official broadcaster of the game.
NRL Operations Manager Graham Annesley said, "The double-header is a great promotion for the game. It's going very close to being a sell-out, and if the only downside to that is that both games are on a one-hour delay, I think the positives still far out-weigh the negatives.
"It's a one-off, and it's not hard for people to avoid hearing the scores and watch the games without knowing the results.
"I don't think there were any other starting times for the games that we could have considered. I don't think we could have made it 7.30pm and 9.30pm. I think people would accept that 9.30pm is getting a bit late to start a game."
Annesley's comments about it being hard for people to avoid hearing the scores is an insult with the technology in place now pundits can get the scores before they actually even happen such is the advancement and speed of new forms of media such as mobile phones and the internet.
Annesley should watch the game at a club or pub as there's always one person ready to spill out the scores and spoil the 'live' atmosphere for the other patrons watching the event.
Channel Nine should be showing both matches live and the NRL should be forcing the broadcaster to televise both matches live or off-sell them to another network that will show them live as Nine once again treat the game with total discontent.
When the ratings come out for tonight's Origin and at the end of the season the figures will show that Rugby League is Channel Nine's bread winner in Sydney and Brisbane, but the NRL are too powerless and gutless to take up the challenge.
It's a disgrace that the clash featuring two sides in equal 2nd position won't be televised until well after 9:30pm and more than an hour after it has kicked off into NSW, ACT or Queensland where the Kimmorley v Prince battle shapes up as a ratings bonanza if it was live at 8:30pm as it should be.
David Gallop has to stand up and be a man for once in his life and fight for the people and the great game of Rugby League.
Fans must let the NRL and Channel Nine know of this disgrace through all forms of media and communication.
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This I saw on rleague.com.
Channel 9 is an absolute disgrace... the NRL needs to get free of them & sell the rights to the highest bidder yes... but a network who gives a crap about the fans as well...
Wednesday 15 Jul 2009 10:47 +Blog - Have your say on this article
by Matthew O'Neill
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Channel Nine and the NRL have out done themselves again when all seemed impossible as both Double Header matches on Friday night will be on delayed telecast.
The Broncos and Bulldogs with the support of their opponents South Sydney and Gold Coast will stage a Double Header on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium, which will be the first to be staged in Queensland at NRL level.
The downside to the event is that Channel Nine in their 'wisdom' have decided that both matches will be telecasted on delay and the NRL have supported this decision.
Channel Nine will broadcast the Brisbane v South Sydney clash on air from around 7:45pm after they go through 15 minutes of meaningless introductions and advertisements, which will be just over an hour after the match had kick off.
The Bulldogs and Titans clash is expected to kick-off at 8:30pm, but the television coverage of the game won't start until anywhere between 9:30pm to 10:00pm with at least two hours of the traditional Lords Cricket Test already underway.
Nine will be showing A Current Affair and Two And A Half Men from 6:30pm to 7:30pm and both shows have been frequently whipped in the ratings by Channel Seven's duo of Today Tonight and Home And Away.
The 6:40pm kick off time slot for the first of the Double Header clashes was perfectly suited for Nine going live on air from 6:30pm and provided them with a ratings bonanza as they struggle to compete against Channel Seven and last week the Footy Show's audience left enmasse to follow Australia's fortunes in the Cricket on SBS or Fox Sports.
Channel Nine continually treats the game of Rugby League with discontent and the NRL are even dumber for not standing up to the official broadcaster of the game.
NRL Operations Manager Graham Annesley said, "The double-header is a great promotion for the game. It's going very close to being a sell-out, and if the only downside to that is that both games are on a one-hour delay, I think the positives still far out-weigh the negatives.
"It's a one-off, and it's not hard for people to avoid hearing the scores and watch the games without knowing the results.
"I don't think there were any other starting times for the games that we could have considered. I don't think we could have made it 7.30pm and 9.30pm. I think people would accept that 9.30pm is getting a bit late to start a game."
Annesley's comments about it being hard for people to avoid hearing the scores is an insult with the technology in place now pundits can get the scores before they actually even happen such is the advancement and speed of new forms of media such as mobile phones and the internet.
Annesley should watch the game at a club or pub as there's always one person ready to spill out the scores and spoil the 'live' atmosphere for the other patrons watching the event.
Channel Nine should be showing both matches live and the NRL should be forcing the broadcaster to televise both matches live or off-sell them to another network that will show them live as Nine once again treat the game with total discontent.
When the ratings come out for tonight's Origin and at the end of the season the figures will show that Rugby League is Channel Nine's bread winner in Sydney and Brisbane, but the NRL are too powerless and gutless to take up the challenge.
It's a disgrace that the clash featuring two sides in equal 2nd position won't be televised until well after 9:30pm and more than an hour after it has kicked off into NSW, ACT or Queensland where the Kimmorley v Prince battle shapes up as a ratings bonanza if it was live at 8:30pm as it should be.
David Gallop has to stand up and be a man for once in his life and fight for the people and the great game of Rugby League.
Fans must let the NRL and Channel Nine know of this disgrace through all forms of media and communication.
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This I saw on rleague.com.
Channel 9 is an absolute disgrace... the NRL needs to get free of them & sell the rights to the highest bidder yes... but a network who gives a crap about the fans as well...
