Industry News -Wednesday, May 24th 2017

AFL Geelong chief executive Brian Cook has challenged the AFL to remain “true to their word” and fixture the Cats a home final at Simonds Stadium this season should the club win the right to host a non-Victorian club. NRL NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg is set to come under fire with the ARL Commission…

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Industry News Update – Tuesday, May 23rd 2017

AFL RICHMOND expects to be granted an AFL Women’s licence for the 2019 season. Peggy O’Neal told members she believed Richmond was the strongest-positioned Victorian club to support and nurture indigenous female participation and talent and said the club’s commitment to supporting female talent in its academy zone and alignment with Bendigo Thunder would be…

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Weekend TV Ratings

AFL – Round 8 The league had an estimated total audience of 3.847 million for the round, including 1.77 million in Metro centres and 1.588 million on Foxtel. Friday Nights West Coast v Hawthorn game was the highest rating game of the round on Free to Air (Metro) with 627,000 viewers, and another 254,000 reported…

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Weekend TV

Source: https://twitter.com/MediaweekAUS AFL Fri STV #AFL #FoxFooty #AFLEaglesDogs National 254k: Metro 209k (Syd 16k Mel 92k Bri 17k Ade 32k Per 52k) Fri TV #AFL #AFLEaglesDogs 627k: Seven 402k (Mel 298k Ade 103k) 7mate 225k (Syd 27k Bri 20k Per 177k) Sat STV #AFL #FoxFooty #AFLDonsCats National 220k: Metro 176k (Syd 16k Mel 102k Bri…

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Industry News – Wednesday, May 10th, 2017

AFL THE AFL has shut down plans for immediate expansion of its national women’s league, but has foreshadowed at least two teams will be added in 2019. The five clubs who unsuccessfully sought a licence last year will receive “priority weighting” when the AFL considers additions to the foundation eight-team competition. But the door has…

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