TV Deal : Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:22 pm  

Some rumours that SL is in serious talks with Dazn.

Mixed thoughts on that, anything to get SKY to up their price is welcome but its a big jump to go from a subscription TV deal weve had for over 30 years to an obscure streaming service. A lot of RL fans are old and wouldent have a clue how to watch. Also do pubs have licences to stream it?

Whatever happens we need certainty asap as I imagine its very hard for the clubs to get sponsor deals given the current uncertainty.

Re: TV Deal : Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:07 pm  

Obscure? It's the biggest sports streaming company in the world. Their coverage of boxing is much better than sky and BT. Personally, it's all about the money. If they offer much more than sky, they should take it. They have 15m subscribers worldwide

Re: TV Deal : Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:40 pm  

More on it HERE

More on it HERE

Re: TV Deal : Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:02 pm  

Can’t wait to get rid of Sky and Jon Wilkin.

Re: TV Deal : Fri Jun 30, 2023 6:12 pm  

DAZN is about to go bust lol.

This means SL will definitely sign a deal with them given how inept rugby league is in this country

Re: TV Deal : Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:16 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

Obscure? It's the biggest sports streaming company in the world. Their coverage of boxing is much better than sky and BT. Personally, it's all about the money. If they offer much more than sky, they should take it. They have 15m subscribers worldwide

To the general public its obscure, bet if you did a survey in RL grounds most would look blank

Re: TV Deal : Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:36 pm  

If it gets us shown around the world, brings more money to the clubs and every game is on TV every week, I'm all for it. With the cost of living crisis you could say sky will become less and less relevant over the time, one of the first things people look to cut when their budgets are squeezed.

Re: TV Deal : Sat Jul 01, 2023 3:59 am  

Willzay wrote:

Can’t wait to get rid of Sky and Jon Wilkin.

Wilkin has fooled every other broadcaster that he should be paid for ruining their TV coverage, we can but hope for such an improved situation.

Re: TV Deal : Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:06 am  

This article is so misleading and done with no research at all. In the UK and the USA DAZN do not hold any major sports TV rights. The NFL deal for example is the ability for DAZN to use its platform to use the NFL game pass coverage which anyone can get today without using DAZN. NFL TV rights are still with sky.

Also yes NFL game pass allows coverage of every game but this is on the back of NFL productions. People living in fantasy land if they think DAZN or the RFL are gonna put up the money and technology to offer the same for super league. Not a chance you would get a TV equivalent broadcast at every ground every week.

And yes DAZN are currently a minor sports outfit in the UK. It's good to see them trying to make some moves if these rumors are true as outside of boxing there sports coverage is a complete joke.

Re: TV Deal : Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:40 am  

Jack Burton wrote:

Obscure? It's the biggest sports streaming company in the world. Their coverage of boxing is much better than sky and BT. Personally, it's all about the money. If they offer much more than sky, they should take it. They have 15m subscribers worldwide

NFL game pass have just switched to them, NfL the biggest spirting competition in the world. If they want to Talk to RL then we listen.