Re: Super League TV rights. : Tue Dec 29, 2020 3:56 pm  

The rfu should take the sky deal but on reduced terms to sky and selling to other suppliers ideally amazon and a free to air service.

Re: Super League TV rights. : Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:12 pm  

The Sky deal has got to be taken as unfortunately we don't have much choice. But they need to say because of the reduced terms it cannot be an exclusive deal. They also can't hold the rights to Championship and League 1 and then not really show any.

I've taken a Prime membership while they've had football, but will probably cancel it soon. If they had more sports content, including rugby league I would obviously stay subscribed.

I can see Amazon going for more games packages when the next Premier League rights bidding comes up.

Re: Super League TV rights. : Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:38 pm  

https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-cl ... -proposal/ Happy to see the private equity thing as been knocked on the head, but better news at the bottom of the piece is Sky upping their offer on the TV deal.

https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-cl ... -proposal/ Happy to see the private equity thing as been knocked on the head, but better news at the bottom of the piece is Sky upping their offer on the TV deal.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Super League TV rights. : Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:19 pm  

karetaker wrote:

https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-clubs-reject-private-equity-proposal/

Happy to see the private equity thing as been knocked on the head, but better news at the bottom of the piece is Sky upping their offer on the TV deal.

we've still got to pay 3/4's of a million pounds as a finders fee for a meeting where we said no, though.

Re: Super League TV rights. : Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:22 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

we've still got to pay 3/4's of a million pounds as a finders fee for a meeting where we said no, though.

Yeh understandable but I think it would of cost more in the long run,these equity firms are all about profit.

Re: Super League TV rights. : Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:12 pm  

For sky to go back on this they must either be losing another sport they currently have or there must be another party interested in superleague. I honestly think a shared deal with amazon could work. Sky get their pick amazon can choose any of the other games that weekend or even have the rest of the matches, BBC get the highlights.

Dont go through Rothschild next time either that's a joke. Finders fee, talk about jobs for the boys, reeks of corporate corruption.