Broadcast Rights 2012 - 2016

[Smokey]

The AFL are going to announce the new broadcast rights for 2012 to 2016 later today.  What are your thoughts/opinions/wants etc?

[wayne]

I've got Pay TV on a 'cheapo deal' so even if I get hit with an extra $10 a month for a footy channel, it will be divided by 4 and will really be nothing.

[1965]

How does one get a "cheapo" deal?

 

[one-eyed]

Get ready to pay more for Foxtel if you have it.

Andy D on now in the media conference (tune into SEN)

[one-eyed]

A bit over the place but here is what I got....

$1.253 billion deal. $370m more in cash from the previous deal.

3 FTA TV games are live on free to air in Victoria. Saturday afternoon football which will still be on delay. Friday night game pushed back 10 mins; Saturday arvo starts at 1.45pm, Sat night at 7.15pm and Sunday pushed back to 3.15pm.

Friday night live in Melb, a 30-minute delay in SA and two hours in WA. Seven also has the right to go live in WA and SA, and it’s expected they will do so on Seven Mate by year three of the agreement to coincide with the analogue switch off.

All Finals will be on FTA TV.

All 9 games each week on Foxtel will be live "uninterrupted siren to siren".

All Foxtel games in HD, Seven games to be upscaled.

NAB Cup exclusive to Foxtel except for the Final which will be on FTA TV.

Each state gets to see all their local sides - SA (Adel, Port), WA (Eagles, Freo), Qld (Bris, GC) and NSW (Swans, GWS).

4 games live on 7 Mate in NSW and Qld.

All 9 game live on Mobile and IPTV. You'll be able to interract when the game is on - access game stats and connect with your mates.

Stand alone footy channel "Foxsports AFL" - I think they said it'll run for the season until two after the Grand Final. It will be included in the standard sport package.

David Leckie said it's a great deal for SEVEN and AFL - "AFL is part of Seven's DNA"

Leckie not keen on Thursday or Monday night footy. Said 3 days (Fri, Sat, Sun) is long enough.

[WilliamPowell]

A bit over the place but here is what I got....

All 9 games each week on Foxtel will be live "uninterrupted siren to siren".

Not sure what that means as they will taking the Ch7 feed. Ditto with regard to HD if they are taking Ch7's feed which isn't in HD how can they show it in HD

4 games live on 7 Mate in NSW.

And in QLD

Stand alone footy channel "Foxsports AFL" - I think they said it'll run for the season until two after the Grand Final. It will be included in the standard sport package.

Little Kennyimmy Williams said it would run from the pre-season to about 2 weeks after the GF

But was non committal on what impact if would have on Foxtel pricing - can't see the pricing staying the same  

David Leckie said it's a great deal for SEVEN and AFL - "AFL is part of Seven's DNA"

 

[WilliamPowell]

Here's a ripper from Andy D when asked about whether the deal was a record for a sport based on population

"We've never been about setting records" 

Yeah right

[TigerLand]

So Channel 7 have a monopoly on free to air football airing Friday Night, Saturday, Saturday Night and Sunday all live?

Foxtel show every game live, on Fox Footy, with Foxtel subscribers possibly paying more.

Having Foxtel for a while with the Sports Package and previously paying $10 a month for Setanta Sports (Rip off), I can't see them having an increase in price for existing customers greater than $5 a month for a Foxtel Footy Channel. However I think there will be an increase,. especially if their subscription estimate targets are met.

One question to Channel 7. With Foxtel with no ads and always consistently live, Why would someone watch a Channel 7 live game over a Foxtel live game? You never would. Very strange deal Channel 7 have agreed to.

All Foxtel users would be happy.
All Free to Air users would be happy that they don't lose any games and are guaranteed the 4 games now live.

[TigerLand]

Foxtel taking the Channel 7 feed but no ads? No idea how that will work? Dennis and Bruce will have to comment during the Channel 7 ads for Foxtel feed?

Very weird.

[HKTiger]

Foxtel taking the Channel 7 feed but no ads? No idea how that will work? Dennis and Bruce will have to comment during the Channel 7 ads for Foxtel feed?

Very weird.

If it works like my Internet Streaming feed you just get uncommented replays or just a feed with no comment whilst the ads are on.  Works well actually.

[Penelope]

In one of the articles leading up to this it was said that when foxtel took a ch7 feed for their telecast they would also take the ads as part of the agreement.

4-5 years ago we had very good coverage of the AFL up here, probably the best in the land. it will be interesting to see how much it drops off.

One good thing about live telecasts we get is that they often are not interrupted by ads. They pump them in during the breaks. I hope that remains.

[one-eyed]

So Channel 7 have a monopoly on free to air football airing Friday Night, Saturday, Saturday Night and Sunday all live?

I don't believe whether SEVEN will sub-licence a game to either TEN or NINE has been sorted out yet.

[Infamy]

So Channel 7 have a monopoly on free to air football airing Friday Night, Saturday, Saturday Night and Sunday all live?

I don't believe whether SEVEN will sub-licence a game to either TEN or NINE has been sorted out yet.

Yeah they said that hadn't been sorted out yet but Seven can sell 1 or 2 games a week if they like
ie. They may sell the Saturday arvo and Sunday games and just keep the Friday & Saturday night games.

[one-eyed]

I believe this is how the 9 games will work into a weekend......

Match 1: Friday night 7.50pm EST, 8.40pm EST when played in WA or SA (SEVEN live eastern states, on delay in SA/WA but same starting time on tv)
Match 2: Saturday afternoon, 1.45pm EST (On delay on SEVEN at 3.15pm so it runs into their news)
Match 3: Saturday afternoon, 2.10pm EST (FOX)
Match 4: Saturday twilight, 4.10pm - 5.40pm EST (FOX)
Match 5: Saturday night, 7.10pm - 7.40pm EST (SEVEN live)
Match 6: Saturday night, 7.10pm - 7.40pm EST (FOX)
Match 7: Sunday early, 1.10pm EST (FOX)
Match 8: Sunday afternoon, 3.15pm EST (SEVEN live so it runs into their news)
Match 9: Sunday twilight, 4.40pm EST (FOX)

[gerkin greg]

Foxtel taking the Channel 7 feed but no ads? No idea how that will work? Dennis and Bruce will have to comment during the Channel 7 ads for Foxtel feed?

Very weird.

That's what happens now when watching Ch518 or watching a replay on FoxSports.
7 & 10 don't stop commentating during their ad breaks and when you watch it back on Fox you get the bits you don't hear on FTA.
Been doing it for years.