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It’s the AFL’s $4.5 billion mega broadcast deal that continues to stick in V’Landys’ craw. The NRL’s decision to re-up its broadcast arrangements with Nine & Foxtel without a competitive tender during the pandemic looks silly compared to the AFL’s package. afr.com/rear-window/pe…

@footyindustryAU Do you think Dillon's push back is based on audience reach?

Dillon pushed back on V’landys’ claim that the NRL was the most viewed code and while the new seven-year deal is larger at $5.3 billion than the league’s $4.5 billion deal the AFL boss sees the figure as positive news. adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/news…

A landmark week for DAZN and @Foxtel Group. Congratulations to Patrick Delany, the Foxtel leadership team, Peter V'landys, Andrew Abdo and everyone at the @NRL on securing a landmark new partnership through 2034. Together, DAZN, @kayosports and Foxtel will continue to bring every NRL and NRLW game to Australian fans, while unlocking new opportunities to grow rugby league internationally through DAZN's platform in 200+ markets. The next chapter starts now. 🏉 Read more: foxtelgroup.com.au/newsroom/kayo-…

@footyindustryAU The $250m is a component of the $600m for PNG

Funny how the value of this broadcast deal doesn’t appear to be “commercial in confidence”…🤔😂 #nrl

@breenie9 last 10 minutes of the 40/20 pod cuts out

@RLPlayers Don’t the players maintain their share if it stays at 41.5% of a bigger number?

"If you put the 41.5 per cent against the existing 17 teams, it would mean that any new team would be effectively 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝟮.𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.” With the impending broadcast deal, Clint Newton OAM spoke to the The Australian Financial Review to reaffirm the players' financial agreement with the NRL ahead of CBA negotiations. Read the full article here: afr.com/companies/medi…

@SnrHuevo AI summary (suggests just under double): Free-to-Air (Channel Nine 9Now): Average audiences hover around 570,000 to 620,000 viewers per match. Foxtel Group (Foxtel/Kayo/Foxtel Now): Average subscription and streaming audiences generally sit between 480,000 and 540,000 viewers.

@oethesaint Ta , will have a read.

When NRL has to compete with Association Football, it loses. Now imagine you compete with the biggest league of the biggest sport in the world and you can see how worthless NRL to SuperLeague comparisons are.

@SnrHuevo Footyindustry.com

@oethesaint Ok where can we verify that?

@SnrHuevo Yes it more than doubles

@oethesaint Might be higher but bigger? Plus these are random nothing teams in a meaningless stage. When it gets to knockouts. The point that anyone comparing SuperLeague to NRL when SL has to compete with football is either dense or disengenuous still stands.

A council-led amalgamation of two bidders and a visit from league bosses are seen as huge developments in the addition of a second New Zealand NRL team based in Christchurch. Sport Nation understands Christchurch City Council intends to lead a bid, as part of a partnership which would combine two competing proposals into one. sportnation.nz/article/exclus…

@shaggy84329 Yep that would be an issue - a 2pm NZ game (12pm east coast kickoff) is one option, but I think it’s much more likely MNF returns. We also don’t know how the 18/19 team NRL season will be structured through the origin period.

@oethesaint What about weeks with 2 pm Sunday games during Origin like yesterday?

I've seen people saying they don't want Monday Night games, which is fair enough. Though if you put the 9th game on Sunday night, where do you put the other game that is played on Sunday nights for the opening month/Origin weeks? #NRL #RugbyLeague #NRLMedia

@LeagueUnlimited @zanofc Sort of, though it's the first 22 rounds. And magic round still has 5 exclusive.

@oethesaint @zanofc It's a mix - 5 exclusive most of the first 21 rounds, then down to 4; but then throw in Magic Round, ANZAC Day and Good Friday games and it ends up being about half half

Love the thrust and parry of these NRL broadcast negotiations.. Nine go all out to get everything.. so Foxtel enlists 7 & 10 for FTA component to keep their four exclusive games!

A reminder before tonight's Origin game - a team that receives a set restart is 2.4x more likely to score a try than they would during a set without a set restart. A second set restart during that phase bumps it up 3.2x

🚄 @networkrail's planned engineering works will take place between Wigan North Western and Warrington Bank Quay this Saturday, resulting in no direct trains from Wigan to London. ❌ Wembley Stadium Station will also be closed due to engineering works. #WWRL #ChallengeCup

In total, 96.5% of respondents answered that they believe overall match speed for the 2026 season has increased or significantly increased. No players surveyed answered that overall match speed has decreased at all. Read all the results of our player survey 🔍👇 rlpa.com.au/news/player-su…