Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 12:15 pm  

The only method that could be "flawed" could be FTA as pay TV can take the information directly.

Unfortunately for your argument, this suggests the pay TV figures for rugby league are one of the very BEST indicators available.

If you are really suggesting the methodology of TV ratings for FTA is flawed, then you form about .0000000001% of the population given they are used by every advertiser and company in this country. Sure they are based on a sample but there is no reason whatsoever to think the sample is favoured towards rugby league.

Get writing to the Ombudsman.

lol

Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 12:41 pm  

Argument? This is discussion.

What you fail to grasp is I don't study TV ratings, I wouldn't even know where to look if I wanted to.

When it's been raised on here in the past the points for and against haven't been put across that well and it's turned into a bit of a blood bath.

All I'm doing is trying to understand your point.

Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 12:46 pm  

Fair enough.

All true rugby league fans should be outraged by the prospect of being dudded again because of what is a completely unfair situation. The example utilised by Roy Masters, since quoted by both myself and joedynamo, of writing a cheque out and running around the table to collect it is precisely what has occurred previously.

It is a disgrace and needs to be brought to the attention of the RL public in all parts of the world. Ultimately, the strength of the Australian game should assist the world game which benefits all RL fans. Hence, the anger should be universal.

It is not a matter of the Australian game being better than the British or other nonsense.

Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 12:54 pm  

Ratings are used all around the world, but it's only RL that gets treated differently.

Why?

When they say 100 million watched the NFL superbowl, no one questions them.

When RL has a match beamed to 3.5 million in 2 states, everyone jumps up and down.

At least RL puts its figures out AFTER the game, not like others.

Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 3:34 pm  

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1ewm9.html For those who won't read the actual article, the headline (which can't be seen once posted) is "NEWS WON'T RULE OUT ANOTHER REBEL COMP"... Dirty pricks... Have a read of this and see how much of what I have said over the last few pages you now disagree with. News want first and last rights on the game UNTIL 2027 in exchange for merely doing the right thing and getting out. What a farce of the highest order.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/leag ... 1ewm9.html For those who won't read the actual article, the headline (which can't be seen once posted) is "NEWS WON'T RULE OUT ANOTHER REBEL COMP"... Dirty pricks... Have a read of this and see how much of what I have said over the last few pages you now disagree with. News want first and last rights on the game UNTIL 2027 in exchange for merely doing the right thing and getting out. What a farce of the highest order.

Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 4:02 pm  

They've made their money back and then some since 1997 and the under selling of the rights to themselves.

I hate these arseholes.

Get out and stay out, you started the damn war in the first place and you want money back for that?

Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 4:07 pm  

Laughable to read this thread and some of the dribble written about the issue of the TV deal when this basic fact was so clearly overlooked.

And that isn't directed at you, Sheldon.

Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 4:12 pm  

Some people thought the likes of myself, Dally, Oldtimer and a few others were mad with this conflict of interest stuff.

Rupert, do the world a favour .........., your time has passed.

Re: TV Deal : Fri May 20, 2011 10:46 pm  

WestCoaster wrote:

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/news-wont-rule-out-another-rebel-comp-20110520-1ewm9.html

For those who won't read the actual article, the headline (which can't be seen once posted) is "NEWS WON'T RULE OUT ANOTHER REBEL COMP"...

Dirty pricks...

Have a read of this and see how much of what I have said over the last few pages you now disagree with.

News want first and last rights on the game UNTIL 2027 in exchange for merely doing the right thing and getting out. What a farce of the highest order.

Corporate bastårds.

Re: TV Deal : Sat May 21, 2011 2:28 am  

Seems people here are at last starting to understand this issue. News Ltd.