Corona impact on NRL...?

[JC99]

I hate ch9
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/nine-targets-nrl-s-digital-arm-as-part-of-revised-broadcast-deal-20200501-p54p5f.html

NRL 2020: Nine targets NRL digital arm as part of revised broadcast deal
Michael Chammas
Nine Entertainment Co has expressed interest in taking over the NRL’s digital arm as part of cost-cutting measures in a revised broadcast deal.

Sources close to the negotiations say Nine’s proposal for an extended deal until the end of 2025 includes the code’s digital arm, led by NRL.com, which the free-to-air network believes currently runs in direct competition with its two broadcast partners.

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The NRL has taken a step closer to a return on May 28, securing travel assurances for its Queensland players.

Nine, which is the publisher of this masthead, has proposed it takes over the NRL’s profitable digital network, which was recently valued at $50m and costs about $15m a year to run, including $10m to provide clubs with digital services.

Nine and Foxtel have been at loggerheads with the NRL for three years, arguing that their rights investments have been used to prop up a digital division that would in the future be pitted against them in a battle over broadcast deals.

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The proposal nullifies the potential competition, but also gives Nine access to the NRL’s 1.6 million account holders and the largest social media footprint (5 million people) of any sport in the country.

The proposal also fits in with Nine chief executive Hugh Marks’s aim of redirecting funds away from head office back to the clubs.

Nine chief executive Hugh Marks and ARLC chairman Peter V'landys.
Nine chief executive Hugh Marks and ARLC chairman Peter V'landys. CREDIT: AAP, LOUISE KENNERLEY
In a statement earlier this month, Nine criticised the NRL for its "bloated head office" and "years of mismanagement" and now the company has asked ARLC chairman Peter V’landys to provide a breakdown of how he intends to significantly reduce costs at Rugby League Central. That breakdown has not yet been outlined.

The NRL’s 70-person strong digital department is one area Nine has targeted. It believes it can operate the websites and apps of the 16 clubs, the two states and the governing body under a more cost-efficient model, while also providing content through its Wide World of Sports production empire.

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Nine, through rights and production costs, invests about $140m a year in rugby league, which is the equivalent of what it spends on all its news, current affair and breakfast shows across five major cities. It is now wondering if that money could be better spent elsewhere to ensure its own long-term viability.

Marks has put the argument to V’landys that if the broadcast deal is not significantly reduced, the network will not be in a position to bid for future rugby league rights.


As it stands, the NRL is facing losing at least $80m of the $330m in anticipated broadcast revenue from Foxtel and Nine in 2020.

Both broadcasters, using the current state of affairs around the coronavirus pandemic as leverage, want to renegotiate the deal.



Disgusting behaviour from ch9, what right do they have to question where the NRL are going to cost cut and how it spends its money. It's even worse when they are going broke themselves. They are doing this to try and save money by cost cutting in an organisation that they don't own.

So channel 9 complained about the NRL and their financial situation saying that they weren’t doing anything good with their money, but are now saying they like the NRL digital so much they want to take it over and make money off it.

Giving channel 9 or Foxtel access to the NRL digital would be a massive mistake in my opinion. It would get run into the ground being run by nine, other sports how showed how effective it can be running your own digital streaming services etc so the NRL need to hang onto it

They would just do away with the digital arm as it is now and NRL.com and the club websites and apps would just carry the stories from ch9. Their opinion would be the opinion of rugby league, this needs to be prevented.

Completely agree. They’re scared of how popular it could become and that it could affect their crappy product so they’re trying to take it over themselves as well.

Seems to me like the major reason they started having a go at the NRL financial situation was ultimately for this. They want this NRL digital to be dead. V’landys needs to tell them no chance in hell

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Nothing to argue about V’landys. People already hailing him as a great leader when he hasn’t done anything yet. Not rubbishing the bloke but it’s extremely premature to say he’s been doing a good job considering he’s done very little. I was disappointed at the weak punishments those stupid players got

Put things into perspective.
He just started in the gig and had to deal with a pandemic which during this time he has punted the CEO, negotiated to be the only major sport back playing in May (Not just in Aus), negotiated a new deal with broadcasters and is close to having negotiated players pay deals all within weeks & he had to consider international travel for the warriors as part of it all.

The effort required to get this done in the timeframe is amazing and does show some bloody good leadership abilities.

He knows how to deliver outcomes & at the moment he has been really impressive.

To say he hasn’t done anything yet is an understatement.

My point is the game isn’t back yet. He’s definitely on track to do a really good job getting the footy back but it’s not there yet, so I’m not gonna give him praise for it until he actually does it, but you’re correct he’s done well to get it moving and making the May 28 return seem likely. Also this new broadcast deal doesn’t seem like it’s gonna be fantastic for the NRL if channel 9 get their way

I get that view.

You wait to count the chickens until they hatch. In League we get bitten all the time for jumping the gun.

But to say he hasn’t done anything isn’t fair either. He has done some bloody impressive things considering how much time he has had in the chair and considering the situations he has had to deal with regardless of the result end of the month.

 

[gallagher]

Nothing to argue about V’landys. People already hailing him as a great leader when he hasn’t done anything yet. Not rubbishing the bloke but it’s extremely premature to say he’s been doing a good job considering he’s done very little. I was disappointed at the weak punishments those stupid players got

Only been here a short time but he's on track to get the comp restarting way before any other code. It's enough to impress me.

Getting the game underway quickly has been a good job.
Overseeing the pathetic punishments the 4 clowns got put him back a few notches IMO. A renewed opportunity to stamp some authority down hard on the throats of these imbeciles and he (and the ever-incompetent board) did nothing as per usual.
New admin, same ol' jokes unfortunately.

I agree with your views about the punishments. Interesting in the AFL , the two Fremantle players got nothing from the cops or the AFL. Their club have them $3000 fines, $2000 suspended.
Maybe we're overreacting?

AFL is month's away from playing

What's the relevance? All the players broke social distancing regulations while stood down from club duties.

Be honest I couldn't give a crap what the AFL do and how they punish their footballers

Our players should have got stiffer penalties and the only person who seems to think other wise is Andrew Abdo

Well don't comment on my post if you don't give a crap. Gee your a grumpy old fart

 

[gallagher]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-he-didnt-have-two-prior-warnings-buzz-rothfield-says-latrell-has-been-treated-unfairly/news-story/bf5ec8db45ab24cd04ba37cc7ee88e3a

Warriors given permission from border force and the disney princess up north has let her teams out to play. Look at all those little duckies lining up.

 

[JC99]

Nothing to argue about V’landys. People already hailing him as a great leader when he hasn’t done anything yet. Not rubbishing the bloke but it’s extremely premature to say he’s been doing a good job considering he’s done very little. I was disappointed at the weak punishments those stupid players got

Put things into perspective.
He just started in the gig and had to deal with a pandemic which during this time he has punted the CEO, negotiated to be the only major sport back playing in May (Not just in Aus), negotiated a new deal with broadcasters and is close to having negotiated players pay deals all within weeks & he had to consider international travel for the warriors as part of it all.

The effort required to get this done in the timeframe is amazing and does show some bloody good leadership abilities.

He knows how to deliver outcomes & at the moment he has been really impressive.

To say he hasn’t done anything yet is an understatement.

My point is the game isn’t back yet. He’s definitely on track to do a really good job getting the footy back but it’s not there yet, so I’m not gonna give him praise for it until he actually does it, but you’re correct he’s done well to get it moving and making the May 28 return seem likely. Also this new broadcast deal doesn’t seem like it’s gonna be fantastic for the NRL if channel 9 get their way

I get that view.

You wait to count the chickens until they hatch. In League we get bitten all the time for jumping the gun.

But to say he hasn’t done anything isn’t fair either. He has done some bloody impressive things considering how much time he has had in the chair and considering the situations he has had to deal with regardless of the result end of the month.

I get you. Let’s see what he does with channel 9 wanting to buy the NRL digital. Would be a terrible decision if he allowed them to take it over

 

[cochise]

Nothing to argue about V’landys. People already hailing him as a great leader when he hasn’t done anything yet. Not rubbishing the bloke but it’s extremely premature to say he’s been doing a good job considering he’s done very little. I was disappointed at the weak punishments those stupid players got

Put things into perspective.
He just started in the gig and had to deal with a pandemic which during this time he has punted the CEO, negotiated to be the only major sport back playing in May (Not just in Aus), negotiated a new deal with broadcasters and is close to having negotiated players pay deals all within weeks & he had to consider international travel for the warriors as part of it all.

The effort required to get this done in the timeframe is amazing and does show some bloody good leadership abilities.

He knows how to deliver outcomes & at the moment he has been really impressive.

To say he hasn’t done anything yet is an understatement.

My point is the game isn’t back yet. He’s definitely on track to do a really good job getting the footy back but it’s not there yet, so I’m not gonna give him praise for it until he actually does it, but you’re correct he’s done well to get it moving and making the May 28 return seem likely. Also this new broadcast deal doesn’t seem like it’s gonna be fantastic for the NRL if channel 9 get their way

I get that view.

You wait to count the chickens until they hatch. In League we get bitten all the time for jumping the gun.

But to say he hasn’t done anything isn’t fair either. He has done some bloody impressive things considering how much time he has had in the chair and considering the situations he has had to deal with regardless of the result end of the month.

I get you. Let’s see what he does with channel 9 wanting to buy the NRL digital. Would be a terrible decision if he allowed them to take it over

They don't want to buy it, they want it as part of a reduced broadcast agreement.

 

[JC99]

Nothing to argue about V’landys. People already hailing him as a great leader when he hasn’t done anything yet. Not rubbishing the bloke but it’s extremely premature to say he’s been doing a good job considering he’s done very little. I was disappointed at the weak punishments those stupid players got

Put things into perspective.
He just started in the gig and had to deal with a pandemic which during this time he has punted the CEO, negotiated to be the only major sport back playing in May (Not just in Aus), negotiated a new deal with broadcasters and is close to having negotiated players pay deals all within weeks & he had to consider international travel for the warriors as part of it all.

The effort required to get this done in the timeframe is amazing and does show some bloody good leadership abilities.

He knows how to deliver outcomes & at the moment he has been really impressive.

To say he hasn’t done anything yet is an understatement.

My point is the game isn’t back yet. He’s definitely on track to do a really good job getting the footy back but it’s not there yet, so I’m not gonna give him praise for it until he actually does it, but you’re correct he’s done well to get it moving and making the May 28 return seem likely. Also this new broadcast deal doesn’t seem like it’s gonna be fantastic for the NRL if channel 9 get their way

I get that view.

You wait to count the chickens until they hatch. In League we get bitten all the time for jumping the gun.

But to say he hasn’t done anything isn’t fair either. He has done some bloody impressive things considering how much time he has had in the chair and considering the situations he has had to deal with regardless of the result end of the month.

I get you. Let’s see what he does with channel 9 wanting to buy the NRL digital. Would be a terrible decision if he allowed them to take it over

They don't want to buy it, they want it as part of a reduced broadcast agreement.

They want to take it over sorry

 

[jadtiger]

Ch 9 is another major part of the problem the NRL have,the sooner they are given the flick completely the better.Ch 9 want everything for nothing

 

[happy_tiger]

Nothing to argue about V’landys. People already hailing him as a great leader when he hasn’t done anything yet. Not rubbishing the bloke but it’s extremely premature to say he’s been doing a good job considering he’s done very little. I was disappointed at the weak punishments those stupid players got

Only been here a short time but he's on track to get the comp restarting way before any other code. It's enough to impress me.

Getting the game underway quickly has been a good job.
Overseeing the pathetic punishments the 4 clowns got put him back a few notches IMO. A renewed opportunity to stamp some authority down hard on the throats of these imbeciles and he (and the ever-incompetent board) did nothing as per usual.
New admin, same ol' jokes unfortunately.

I agree with your views about the punishments. Interesting in the AFL , the two Fremantle players got nothing from the cops or the AFL. Their club have them $3000 fines, $2000 suspended.
Maybe we're overreacting?

AFL is month's away from playing

What's the relevance? All the players broke social distancing regulations while stood down from club duties.

Be honest I couldn't give a crap what the AFL do and how they punish their footballers

Our players should have got stiffer penalties and the only person who seems to think other wise is Andrew Abdo

Well don't comment on my post if you don't give a crap. Gee your a grumpy old fart

My initial point was we were so close .....AFL is a mile behind us

 

[gallagher]

Nothing to argue about V’landys. People already hailing him as a great leader when he hasn’t done anything yet. Not rubbishing the bloke but it’s extremely premature to say he’s been doing a good job considering he’s done very little. I was disappointed at the weak punishments those stupid players got

Only been here a short time but he's on track to get the comp restarting way before any other code. It's enough to impress me.

Getting the game underway quickly has been a good job.
Overseeing the pathetic punishments the 4 clowns got put him back a few notches IMO. A renewed opportunity to stamp some authority down hard on the throats of these imbeciles and he (and the ever-incompetent board) did nothing as per usual.
New admin, same ol' jokes unfortunately.

I agree with your views about the punishments. Interesting in the AFL , the two Fremantle players got nothing from the cops or the AFL. Their club have them $3000 fines, $2000 suspended.
Maybe we're overreacting?

AFL is month's away from playing

What's the relevance? All the players broke social distancing regulations while stood down from club duties.

Be honest I couldn't give a crap what the AFL do and how they punish their footballers

Our players should have got stiffer penalties and the only person who seems to think other wise is Andrew Abdo

Well don't comment on my post if you don't give a crap. Gee your a grumpy old fart

My initial point was we were so close .....AFL is a mile behind us

Which I thought would make NRL fans happy. You can't spend every minute focusing on the negatives.

 

[happy_tiger]

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Warriors can enter Australia

 

[gallagher]

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Warriors can enter Australia

Yeah I posted that about an hour ago...

 

[happy_tiger]

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Warriors can enter Australia

Yeah I posted that about an hour ago...

Good work speedy

 

[gallagher]

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Warriors can enter Australia

Yeah I posted that about an hour ago...

Good work speedy

How those ducks looking? Still 4 weeks to go aswell.

 

[happy_tiger]

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Warriors can enter Australia

Yeah I posted that about an hour ago...

Good work speedy

How those ducks looking? Still 4 weeks to go aswell.

A draw would be nice....all players testing negative ...all coaching staff and medical staff testing negative .....refs and other officials testing negative no more imbeciles ...what ground we are using

 

[gallagher]

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Warriors can enter Australia

Yeah I posted that about an hour ago...

Good work speedy

How those ducks looking? Still 4 weeks to go aswell.

A draw would be nice....all players testing negative ...all coaching staff and medical staff testing negative .....refs and other officials testing negative no more imbeciles ...what ground we are using

Negative negative negative. Sums you up.

 

[TrueTiger]

PM said the warriors haven’t actually been cleared to fly over. Border security said the same. These media lot have no clue

maybe he will blackmail them like he is doing with everyone else. Get the app or i won;t let you in.

Well I suppose we could be locked up for another couple of months if no one signs up .. the App is the deal breaker , you want your freedom get the App !

I've become so used to becoming a lounge lizard i don't think i need to go out anymore.


I had a mate in Qld take a picture of Cairnstiger at work ….this is where he posts all his threads from...he is very busy at the moment trying to find something on Happy..

 

[happy_tiger]

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Warriors can enter Australia

Yeah I posted that about an hour ago...

Good work speedy

How those ducks looking? Still 4 weeks to go aswell.

A draw would be nice....all players testing negative ...all coaching staff and medical staff testing negative .....refs and other officials testing negative no more imbeciles ...what ground we are using

Negative negative negative. Sums you up.

Gally ...Gally.....Gally your such a scally

You asked ...I answered ....as many said before these flogs will be flat out getting through the weekend without re offending

 

[Tim Sheens]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/live-he-didnt-have-two-prior-warnings-buzz-rothfield-says-latrell-has-been-treated-unfairly/news-story/bf5ec8db45ab24cd04ba37cc7ee88e3a

Warriors given permission from border force and the disney princess up north has let her teams out to play. Look at all those little duckies lining up.

Yeah, now apparently flying direct to Tamworth.

 

[happy_tiger]

What's the situation with Boyd and Bird at a park today ......