Re: RU/RL SKY TV Deals : Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:50 am  

rhinofox wrote:

This isnt right, your comparing different sponsorships. Super League is sponsored by Engage and the Premiership is sponsored by Guiness. Irn Bru replaced Stan James and has a little ad before games come on sky, I dont know if rugby union has the equiverlant I dont watch the games.

I know the difference between the different sponsorships.....Guiness sponsors the Sky coverage in the same way that Irn Bru sponsors the Super League coverage.

: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:52 pm  

Not to defend Union too much, but all their matches are on Sky when most sports fans are either playing or watching grass roots or pro sport live. What I'm saying is in general there are more people at home watching telly on a Friday evening and Saturday tea time than there are on a Saturday afternoon.

Re: RU/RL SKY TV Deals : Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:43 pm  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

I know the difference between the different sponsorships.....Guiness sponsors the Sky coverage in the same way that Irn Bru sponsors the Super League coverage.

The coverage is nothing to do with it, Guinness sponsors the Guinness Premiership. The clue is in the name. If you think otherwise, you need to take more water with whatever you're drinking.

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:55 am  

There is actually a new guinness premiership deal from 2010-11 which will see Sky reduce it's coverage from 33 matches to 26 matches but Setanta will share coverage and show an additional 43 matches. So the result is more than doubling the leagues coverage. The deal is worth £54 million and represents a 45% increase in revenue. Far as I can read the England Internationals is a seperate contract. From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/de ... ship-rugby

There is actually a new guinness premiership deal from 2010-11 which will see Sky reduce it's coverage from 33 matches to 26 matches but Setanta will share coverage and show an additional 43 matches. So the result is more than doubling the leagues coverage. The deal is worth £54 million and represents a 45% increase in revenue. Far as I can read the England Internationals is a seperate contract. From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/de ... ship-rugby

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:59 am  

Bilko wrote: There is actually a new guinness premiership deal from 2010-11 which will see Sky reduce it's coverage from 33 matches to 26 matches but Setanta will share coverage and show an additional 43 matches. So the result is more than doubling the leagues coverage. The deal is worth £54 million and represents a 45% increase in revenue. Far as I can read the England Internationals is a seperate contract. From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/de ... ship-rugby Our sport could really do with hiring the same guys who have negotiate the RU tv deals.

Bilko wrote: There is actually a new guinness premiership deal from 2010-11 which will see Sky reduce it's coverage from 33 matches to 26 matches but Setanta will share coverage and show an additional 43 matches. So the result is more than doubling the leagues coverage. The deal is worth £54 million and represents a 45% increase in revenue. Far as I can read the England Internationals is a seperate contract. From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/de ... ship-rugby Our sport could really do with hiring the same guys who have negotiate the RU tv deals.

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:02 am  

That seems harsh on RL, it must be the type of advertiser RU attract.

If Setanta do go under RU willl be in big trouble. The rfu must have done their research and are satified setanta will around for the duration of their contract.

Maybe someonw could do their dissertation on the subject.

Re: RU/RL SKY TV Deals : Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:07 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

The coverage is nothing to do with it, Guinness sponsors the Guinness Premiership. The clue is in the name. If you think otherwise, you need to take more water with whatever you're drinking.

Guiness also sponsor the SKY TV programme, in the same way that Irn Bru sponsor coverage of the Engage Super League.....is that so hard to understand?

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:09 am  

I thought RU on Sky was sponsored by Barclay's Business Banking?

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:19 am  

bramleyrhino wrote:

I thought RU on Sky was sponsored by Barclay's Business Banking?

lol

it was Guinness last time I watched it.

: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:35 am  

Nick NJ wrote:

If Setanta do go under RU willl be in big trouble. The rfu must have done their research and are satified setanta will around for the duration of their contract.

The Magners League would suffer more as they are Setanta only (bar the matches S4C shows in Wales)