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NRL commission to lock in full-season schedule

NRL's new commission wants a ''full-season'' schedule with days and timeslots determined at the start of the year.

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NRL‘s new Independent Commission will demand a full-season schedule from its new television rights partner in 2013.

The commission and the clubs will pursue the concept of a ”full-season” schedule with days and timeslots determined at the start of the year, unlike the rolling schedule that exists at present.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports the first annual chairmen and chief executives conference yesterday had lengthy discussion on TV rights negotiations.

Commission chairman John Grant is confident that once the new body was in place television rights would be the first matter on the agenda.

Source: smh.com.au

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  1. It’ll be great if Channel 10 can get the rights to the NRL from 2013, it’ll be much of a value for 10 and would bring ratings up also since they don’t have much on their schedule.

  2. Look out unpopular teams like Canberra & the Sharks for example they’ll get a horrible schedule.
    As usually the popular teams Broncos, Dragons, Roosters, Bunnies will get what ever they want.

  3. Joe, you fail to mention the fact that the AFL has more FTA games on per week. Saturday night’s match usually rates in the vicinity of 600,000-800,000, around double what a Saturday night NRL match gets on Fox Sports. Multiply that 400,000 extra viewers over the season, and that’s around a 10 million advantage to the AFL.

    The point is moot anyway because the article mentioned that the NRL Averaged more than the AFL.

  4. The only reasons that League (notice how it’s not NRL) wins the TV ratings over the AFL is:
    a) No NRL match on TV goes up against another 99.5% of the time (Sat night occassionally has 2 matches on at once on Foxtel)
    b) They include internationals and State of Origin in the ratings
    c) They get Live Friday night matches. AFL will get this finally next year in Melbourne and Adelaide on normal Channel7 while Brissie and Sydney on 7mate. So take out State of Origin and internationals and it will be interesting to see who wins.

    Back to the subject, if the NRL did introduce a full schedule at the begining of the season stopping what happens now with Channel 9 choosing what matches to broadcast on Friday night, won’t this de value the TV rights value? It obviously will benefit travelling fans and therefore crowds though.

  5. RE HD – It is not true HD anyway so why bother. It is a bastardised compressed version. Same as all the tier channels. All broadcast at DVD quality. Why bother paying for that service?

  7. Under the current arrangement, Broncos games are often played on Friday nights to maximise TV ratings in Brisbane even though the club and their fans don’t like it. Hopefully it will no longer be the case. Every team should get the chance to play on Friday night at least once.

  8. I don’t like the idea of a fixed schedule, especially at the end of the season. Some real dud matches could be scheduled for Friday nights. Perhaps a compromise with the last few week’s being rolling to maximise the ratings.

  9. Wonder if it means more live games into Perth…doubt it…just hope foxtel get the same deal with NRL that it has with AFL…sport must always be live and in HD!!

  10. I read a really good article online the other week…for the NRL to get the same $$ that the AFL got… well they need to change the game so they can get more $$ through advertising…thats if the people want it live….but i dont agree with the whole splitting up of the game as far as home and Away series as one package and then the finals as another… sure split the the SOO and international stuff if the want …but leave the season proper alone… my prediction …9 will retain SOO and international…TEN with foxtels help will get home and away and finals….you read it here first….

  11. Excellent. This will definitely help me plan a holiday to the Gold Coast so i can actually watch my team play. Kinda hard to book flights and accommodation with a few weeks notice.
    NRL does a lot of things better than the AFL but it’s darw isn’t one of them. While the AFL draw is flawed, the NRL really needs to do this.

  12. Haha! The nrl whilst being popular is the worst run game in Australia. They will somehow screw up the scheduling and be channel 9’s whipping boys until the new rights deal.

  13. David would you be able to do an article compairing the AFL/NRL ratings for the year as that article said the League figures beat the AFL pretty comfortably. Interested as to if this is a bit of fudging or fact?

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