http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-1...witter/7733940
not all plain sailing apparently.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-1...witter/7733940
not all plain sailing apparently.
how's the irony ayQuote:
Originally Posted by parksey
how good's pogba.Quote:
Originally Posted by q-money
awesome, goes down the s bend nicelyQuote:
Originally Posted by parksey
Such a great player. One of the very few in this world that have cracked an egg straight on AF's face. Worth every penny.Quote:
Originally Posted by parksey
Still getting goals at his age.Quote:
Originally Posted by parksey
Albeit in an inferior comp.
That guy will be scoring goals against Arsenal from his graveQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
article by Dave DavutovicQuote:
Hope for improved A-League TV deal for 2016/17 season but cloud hangs over Socceroos coveragehttp://pixel.tcog.cp1.news.com.au/tr...device=desktop
AN improved new A-League TV deal could be struck before the start of the season, as a cloud hangs over the Socceroos’ coverage.
The Socceroos will be broadcast on Fox Sports, but the decisive final phase of qualifying may not be televised on free-to-air (FTA) until an A-League deal is struck.
The Socceroos host Iraq on September 1 at Perth’s nib Stadium before playing UAE away five days later.
Fox Sports, which has bankrolled the A-League since 2005, has exclusive A-League negotiating rights until September 30 under the terms of its current contract.
While the current A-League rights deal runs for another year, both Football Federation Australia and Fox Sports would prefer for a new deal to kick in this season.
The Herald Sun understands that Fox Sports has pitched a fresh offer to FFA for the A-League, believed to be well in excess of the current $40m-a-year deal.
Fox Sports would then onsell rights to a FTA partner. Channel 10, which is part owned by Foxtel, has expressed most interest in televising A-League and Socceroos games, but Seven and Nine are also in the mix.
While the rights are being sold separately, it’s understood that Fox Sports has proposed bundling the A-League and Socceroos rights together and onselling to just one FTA network.
But with the A-League season kicking off on October 7, any hope of Fox and a new FTA partner televising the 2016-17 season rests on a deal being struck well before the September 30 deadline expiry.
FFA and Fox Sports refused to comment on TV rights last night, as negotiations continue.
If FFA refuses to strike a deal by September 30 and opts to negotiate directly with the FTA networks, opening the door for the likes of Optus, SBS _ which subsidises a small portion of the current deal after subsequently buying one game a week _ will continue broadcasting the A-League this season with Fox.
It would also leave a big cloud over the Socceroos’ FTA rights, with the anti-siphoning laws not kicking in until October, when the exclusive negotiating period is over.
The Socceroos play Saudi Arabia away on October 6 before hosting Japan at Etihad Stadium on October 11, the marquee fixture of the qualifiers.
The protracted negotiations are a blow for FFA, with the World Cup qualifiers receiving no promotion and while radio broadcast and digital streaming rights are on hold.
Fox Sports has struck an in-principle deal with Lagardere Sports and Entertainment to televise Socceroos matches.
Lagardere (formerly World Sports Group) chose to sell the Socceroos rights, believing there was value in the Socceroos’ 10-game bundle package, headlined by the heavyweight clash with Japan, plus five home qualifiers and the away games in Thailand and Japan on at viewer-friendly times.
If Foxtel on sell the rights then I hope they it the stick on Optus and not FTA.
Not that I have Optus or would be getting it but I be happy for one reason
The meltdown will be epic
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/...k1jtobcf4l5m8g
so nine are broadcasting the Saudi Arabia and Japan games. interesting.
Is Darrel Eastlake still kicking? Would love to hear him call it.Quote:
Originally Posted by belchardo
Its just a mirror from Fox, from what I hear. Will be the usual fox crew.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter403
No chance...74 years old and in final stages of Alzheimer's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunter403
When he worked at NBN he once called a clip of KB United...."Gemmell handled three times in a movement down the right touchline before crossing to Lowe".......ffs.
Very sad. He could bring even the most boring sport to life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
74!? Didn't realise he was that old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
That ****ing gypo Heffernan continually calling Brandon O'Neill 'Brendon' was a great moment in Oz TV.
Who needs prep when you can riff like the Heff?
WWOS just had a decent bit of football on.
Their attitude seems to have changed, now the code might be a product they're trying to sell.
Only downside was that they use Bridges.
Sutcliffe is clueless
So is Bridges the new Andrew Johns of pro Newy commentary (only for a sport that actually matters)? That wouldn't be such a bad thing would it? He probably wouldn't be such a bad advert, WWOS can overplay his career as a UK international as the majority of their viewers wouldn't know who he is, just throw in Becks' name for good measure, Bridgey is smart enough to be able to dumb it down to just 'sokkaa' for the target audience I'm sure, I'm sure his personality will work better for that target audience than a holier than thou type like Foster...Quote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
The fvcken male model from Mudgee.. How bloody cosy..Quote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
Nine have the Thailand game on the 15th of November.
The last 2 games must have been decent enough viewing figures for them to continue the experiment. Interesting times ahead now the 30th of September has past and Fox Sports exclusive negotiating A-League rights has past
Agreed on the foster comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by turbojetfireV8
The Zdrilic with bridges tonight and was much more tolerable.
I'd like to see Wwos get Francis leach or Steve horvatt on.
Didn't realise till yesterday that Mel was back on the football box - in luscious Optus HD.
Why wasn't I told?
ABC radio saying a $200m 4 year broadcast deal with fox to be announced today. no FTA component yet.
Was the last deal about $80m over 4 years?
I think it was $160M over for years.... (200 is well bellow what they were hoping for)Quote:
Originally Posted by belchardo
From $40M per season to $75M (incl add ons - foreign rights etc)
Salary cap to $3.4M per season.
Looks like the new deal is over 6 years, not 4.
$346mil over 6 years*
They must plan on getting a shit load for the overseas rights. $57M is a long way short of the $80M goal they had.Quote:
Originally Posted by PC14
$80m was always optimistic (and was only really what Frank Lowy- as an observer -spoke of). Overseas rights not negotiated yet and neither is the free to air component so there will be an increase on the current figure. A good result in my eyes.Quote:
Originally Posted by RAM
Who is going to bid for FTA though? Will end up being SBS with peanuts again.
Was reading that some of the commercial stations are battling for T20, with A League FTA as a back up option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Could pick up one of those for more than SBS offer. Wont be massive, but you never expect it to be with Fox paying such a large amount for their part of the broadcast rights.
Must be 7/10 then because Nine said today they have zero interest in A-League broadcasting.Quote:
Originally Posted by idontwannaplaywithhowey
*edit*
Comment to some news site I've never heard of.
https://decidertv.com/page/2016/12/2...what-about-fta
Gypo journo, Ray Gatt, also says there is little interest from FTA.
https://twitter.com/Gatty54/status/811064710057500673
Guardian article suggest FTA interest but not till BBL rights sorted.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...league-tv-deal
Saturday night game for FTA as well, not the Friday as it currently stands.
Would get more boutique fixtures, derbies etc.
So more importantly where we wasting our extra money??
Over paying injury prone goal shy foreigners??
Or we locking Kanta BK Hoffman and Hoole into life time contracts??
People are crazy thinking the rise in the Cap will add more quality. The same not up to standard Australians will still be making up the numbers, they'll just be getting paid more to no be good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
wonder how much of this money will go to better coaching and development of young players
:roflz:Quote:
Originally Posted by boz-monaut
I have to say this was my exact thought, there are already some overpaid players in this league.Quote:
Originally Posted by Premy
In saying that i guess the teams that will succeed will be the ones who manage it better by keeping lesser players on the same money and investing in better quality.
On the brightside, we will be able to afford to by one or two more overpaid, mediocre squad players!
It's just a CPI adjustment.
BBL peaked at nearly 1.5m viewers last night... with an ad being force fed every 3-4 minutes. That's where the money is.
No FTA commercial network is going to pay big money for something that can only have an advertisement every 45 minutes.