Work in progress, Ill add to this as I get time. 1952. The Australian RugbyLeague team refuses to allow the BBC to broadcasts its tour matches against England for fear of hurting gate attendances. 1969 -1970. Channel 9 has exclusive NRL rights. 1971. Seven offers $160,000 and Nine $150,000 for exclusive rights to the NSWRL…
In Mondays wrap, the details in Rugby Australias financials are revealed, the NRL is due to sign a bumper tv deal over 7 years and Victoria announces an exemption to allow professional sports teams to train together. General Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has declared his state is ready for footy to be back, announcing special…
ARU and Rugby Union Rugby Australia is forging ahead with a domestic competition restart in July that will include the Western Force. Broadcasting Rugby faces financial collapse as Optus and Fox Sports turn their back on the struggling code, leaving the game with few if any options for broadcasting beyond 2020. The big question doing…
In another big news day, the WA AFL clubs wont get home games early on, questions over Rugbys solvency, India still planning to tour Australia, Kayo subscriptions take a 30% dive and the NRL clubs ask the NRL for $100m. General Some young athletes will never return to their sports even after coronavirus restrictions are…
Despite several leagues now flagging restarts in coming weeks and months, theres still not a lot of live sport on offer on our televisions. With that in mind, heres how the weekend ratings went for the AFL replays, NRL highlights and last nighte Supercars E-Series. Note this article written for TV Blackbox and posted here….
According to its 3rd Quarter Financial Press Release Subscription Video Services Revenues in the quarter decreased $77 million, or 14%, compared with the prior year, of which $38 million, or 7%, was due to the negative impact from foreign currency fluctuations. Adjusted Revenues for the segment decreased 7% compared to the prior year. The remainder…
Another big day in Sports Industry news, with a new interim CEO at Rugby Australia, Vlandys says Nines talk is just noise and a deal is expected within the fortnight, and Optus nabs the rights to the K-league. A-league and Football Clubs are planning to train in July before a competition return in August, though…
So for anyone wondering – and i assume almost no one is – when we do the newswrap we run through a lot of sources for material. We’re always looking for more source material, so if anything is missing that we should pay attention to, drop us a line either on twitter or at our…
Its a little later in the day than normal but lets dive in to todays news as Nine conducts negotations with the NRL via its Media arms as Foxtel watches on. The Storm have a minor hiccup on Albury, the AFL gets a new sponsor and a Rugby Australia board member resigns – and plenty…
The 2019 Ausplay Survey results have been released. While theres a selection of images and tables – more detailed data is obtainable from Sport Australia on the clearinghouseforsport website. Note: The raw club data can be accessed for children under 15, but theres no club data for adults – only for venue use by…
Its a massive day for sports news of all varieties. The 2019 Ausplay survey has been released, The Storm relocate to Albury, while the A-league prepares for August restart and theres some Rugby CEO speculation thrown in to a big news mix, 2019 Ausplay Survey The latest Ausplay Survey data has been released by Sport…
Plenty of news for followers of all codes today as Peter Vlandys takes on his broadcasters, even as sport nationwide stands to lose $200m. Racing declines to take a back seat to the AFL, and what can a new World Rugby chairman do? A-league and football THE light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel…
In Sunday news the NRL is scrapping its Simply the best campaign while the Storm are yet to be given training exemptions by the Victorian Government plus theres a proposal for the EPL to finish the season in Perth. All that and plenty more in todays wrap. AFL The Age reports that the AFL could…
The A-league gets paid, the AFL gets an offer to play in the NT, and Nine eyes off the NRLs digital arm- all that and more in todays News Wrap. A-league Nine Media reports that The A-League has cleared a major hurdle for the resumption of the season after Football Federation Australia belatedly received its…
The National Cabinet has agreed the resumption of sport will be important in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the health, economic, social and cultural benefits it brings. It has agreed the resumption of sport must: Not compromise the health of individuals or the community Be based on objective health information Only occur where activity-specific, stringent, public…
As published on TV Blackbox In another week of slow movement in the Australian sporting world, plans emerged for restarting the NRL in late May, with rumours the AFL could relaunch in June if it can only figure out how to do so. But here on television, there are some relatively small picking with replays…
So Todd Greenberg resigned from the position of NRL CEO today after months of speculation and a mounting media campaign, and I figured we should at least know what his performance was like. So Ive attached some tables and reports for anyone who cares. The figures stack up ok when compared to Mclachlan at the…
Brisbane Roar were one of the worst teams in the A-League during the 2018-19 season, but since Robbie Fowler’s arrival back in April 2019, they’ve slowly turned their form around to become one of the top teams in Australia. The Roar have their roar back. After just one defeat in their last seven matches and…
All data below lifted verbatim from the 2019 AFL Annual Report, pgs 55-57 Overall television industry ratings (free-to-air and subscription television) experienced a year-on-year increase of 2.2 per cent (3.969 million per home and away round, compared with 3.885 million in 2018). This number does not include digital viewership and occurred despite a decline in…
After consultation with local, state and federal authorities as well as our clubs, the NBL have made a decision that the remainder of the NBL Grand Final Series between the @SydneyKings and @PerthWildcats will be closed to the general public #NBLFinals https://t.co/fO2WXsdL7Y — NBL (@NBL) March 13, 2020 Based on the announcement from the Federal…