How much would you pay for an NRL digital stream?

[Bruce Pickett]

I'm currently paying $10/month for Disney+ and it is crap. Even my kids don't watch it, but I'm still paying for it. If the NRL fee was $10/month to see all 8 matches live, I'm in!

[Bruce Pickett]

There was a thread about a 24/7 RL channel on the old Wall many years ago which was interesting, but we only had the very expensive Fox or Optus back then.
The NRL receive $320m per year from broadcasting rights. A RL article from SMH a few weeks ago (by Masters or Webster) said SOO broadcasting for just 3 games was worth...wait for it...$100m per year!! I thought it would be worth about $30m.

If 1 million Ausie households subscribed to $10 month NRL and broadcasting for SOO is $100m, that leaves the NRL $100m short. How to make up shortfall? Overseas markets? Especially while NRL has jumpstart on the other sports?

It'll mean we can slowly wean off Ch 9 and Fox.

I have heard this was what Greenburg was trying to do and we know how that ended. In which case maybe he's not the fool we thought he was.

[bondi.boy]

I'm currently paying $10/month for Disney+ and it is crap. Even my kids don't watch it, but I'm still paying for it. If the NRL fee was $10/month to see all 8 matches live, I'm in!

Why are you paying for it if it is crap and nobody watches it?
A contract maybe?

NRL $10pm for all 8 matches? (across how many devices?)
Much cheaper than Foxtel....if price is the concern.

[Rooster1908]

I haven't got any pay tv because of all the rubbish Chanel's you have to have that we have no need for , there's enough crap Chanel's on free to air .I wish there was a package you could get that was just sport , and maybe news as well at a reasonable price., . I know there are streaming Chanel's but our internet in the area we are is very slow so probably not up to it

[Bruce Pickett]

I haven't got any pay tv because of all the rubbish Chanel's you have to have that we have no need for , there's enough crap Chanel's on free to air .I wish there was a package you could get that was just sport , and maybe news as well at a reasonable price., . I know there are streaming Chanel's but our internet in the area we are is very slow so probably not up to it

News and sport (mainly RL) is all I watch on TV these days. Used to watch the late night Friday movies on SBS when I was young...all for the umm...cultural aspect.

[Rooster1908]

Yes culture , I like culture as well

[Easts75]

I haven't got any pay tv because of all the rubbish Chanel's you have to have that we have no need for , there's enough crap Chanel's on free to air .I wish there was a package you could get that was just sport , and maybe news as well at a reasonable price., . I know there are streaming Chanel's but our internet in the area we are is very slow so probably not up to it

Mate, times have changed. There are a heap of options where you could just get what you need.

[Rooster1908]

Mate, times have changed. There are a heap of options where you could just get what you need.

Tried foxtel , they wanted to have a complete package , any other site or providers info would be appreciated

[Nicola Tesla]

Remember the way Rupert and his papers carried on when the NRL signed with Nine only!!
”We’ve always preferred AFL”
This time the NRL will have 2GB, Daily Telegraph, SMH and Nine and the Sky nutters attacking them non stop if they didn’t sign with them!
Who ever relaxed the cross media ownership laws made a mistake for many reasons! This is one!

[Random Rooster]

Remember the way Rupert and his papers carried on when the NRL signed with Nine only!!
”We’ve always preferred AFL”
This time the NRL will have 2GB, Daily Telegraph, SMH and Nine and the Sky nutters attacking them non stop if they didn’t sign with them!
Who ever relaxed the cross media ownership laws made a mistake for many reasons! This is one!

If Bondi Boy reads this he will have a interesting answer im sure!

[bondi.boy]

If Bondi Boy reads this he will have a interesting answer im sure!

Nine Network and Fairfax Media merged in 2018...incl SMH. $4billion deal, Nine Network the new owner.
Nine network bought total control of Macquarie Media radio network in 2019...2GB, 2UE etc.
"...will cement Nine's position as the biggest locally owned media company in Australia and challenges Rupert Murdoch's media empire for influence, with news outlets across television , digital, publishing and radio."

"Nine's chief executive, Hugh Marks, said he would not change the radio lineup despite recognising the difference between audiences for the
Sydney Morning Herald and the Age and those for commercial radio."

Choice.
Federal govt says "choice".
Nine, Seven (owned by Seven West Media), Ten (owned by CBS Corp).
Fox.
Netflix, Stan, Kayo (owned by Streamotion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Foxtel) , NRL streaming...etc.

"Sky News will now be owned by Comcast, which already controls US news and media businesses including NBC and Universal studios.
The Guardian:
"Rupert Murdoch's Sky reign to end as Fox sells all shares to Comcast."

Everyone has their own family circumstances, own preferences, own financial circumstances, own political leanings.

[roosterproud]

I pay $90month for a land line ph and it gets me unlimited nbn and foxtel. Includes sports, discovery chanels . no movies

[bondi.boy]

I pay $90month for a land line ph and it gets me unlimited nbn and foxtel. Includes sports, discovery chanels . no movies

With Telstra?

[roosterproud]

Yes telstra

Fox opened up all chanels during the covid break

[bondi.boy]

There was a thread about a 24/7 RL channel on the old Wall many years ago which was interesting, but we only had the very expensive Fox or Optus back then.
The NRL receive $320m per year from broadcasting rights. A RL article from SMH a few weeks ago (by Masters or Webster) said SOO broadcasting for just 3 games was worth...wait for it...$100m per year!! I thought it would be worth about $30m.

If 1 million Ausie households subscribed to $10 month NRL and broadcasting for SOO is $100m, that leaves the NRL $100m short. How to make up shortfall? Overseas markets? Especially while NRL has jumpstart on the other sports?

It'll mean we can slowly wean off Ch 9 and Fox.

I have heard this was what Greenburg was trying to do and we know how that ended. In which case maybe he's not the fool we thought he was.

Trouble is...NRL wouldn't be showing the games In HD on my TV?