Fox loses epl rights - is this good for nrl?

Fox has lost the epl rights to optus. This is going to cost foxtel a lot of viewers. I am also thinking about cancelling my subscritption but the only thing keeping me on is nrl and in particular eels games.What does this mean for nrl? Does it increae our value more because if fox don't have nrl, i dare say that will be the end of them here?

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  • Does anyone actually pay for Foxtel?

    Its so easy to rip off, why pay?

    • Enlighten us Turps

    • I have heard tech peeps can do this. I would be hunted down and thrown in slammer.
  • It means they have more money to spend on NRL rights and also there's potentially another competitor in Optus for the broadcasting rights of the other 4 games which means Fox will have to up their deal if they want them. If Fox lose the NRL from the beginning of the next deal then I'd say a lot more people will be cancelling their subscription.

    This is fantastic news for the NRL. Luckily Dave Smith didn't bend over and cop whatever Fox were originally offering.

  • How will Optus broadcast the games, not everyone has smart TVs . Is that what will happen, like Netflix etc
    • Fetch tv.

  • Could mean that NRL is going to miss out big time. I originally thought Ch 9 deal was a good deal but if they have pick of 4 top games not sure going to be easy to sell the other 4 matches for any decent coin.

    • How could the NRL miss out big time? Fox will be wanting NRL to keep a fair chunk of their NSW and QLD subscription base so they will be forced to put more money on the table to keep the NRL. Also in the next TV deal the NRL decides when teams are going to play, not like the current deal where Channel 9 and Fox selects who plays when "As part of the agreement the NRL also regains control of the season schedule to deliver a better deal for supporters." from http://www.nrl.com/nrl-fans-the-winners-in-new-television-deal/tabi...

  • Does Fox have porn?
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