For those of you that want to watch a bit of NRL every week, then the news you've been waiting for is finally here.
A new 5 year exclusive deal with Premier Sports (ch 42icon_cool.gif, including...

Every game from every round.

SOO, (previously on sky).

NRL Grand Final, (previously on Sky Sports)

ANZAC Test, (previously on Sky Sports)

NRL Fulltime programme (previously on Sky Sports).

All the details are here..rlhttps://www.premiersports.tv/rl

Cheers

Boom! I heard this deal was signed up weeks ago. Wonder why it took so long to announce.

I have family from Brisbane visiting in May too. They're season ticket holders at the Suncorp so I'm glad they'll get to see the games.

not happy at them booking the bookies from showing the games

Why? They run a business. The bookies streaming took away subscribers. Sky would never let the bookies show sports they have on.

Have they got a season deal on like previous years?

I'm surprised they're still not showing The Footy Show

because if you don't have sky then £10 a month for an online account/stream that isn't much better than what the bookies did for free is a joke

It wasn't "free" and it was in a box about 3" by 3". Bookies make money anyway so they could afford to show the games for a £5 deposit. The majority of people would have put more than £5 in a season too. Premiersports are a business and the NRL is their major selling point. Would you let someone else show the same product as you for next to nothing? No! You'd buy the whole rights. And really? Complaining at a tenner a month to see 32 games? The Aussies pay a hell of a lot more than that to get Foxtel and they only get to see 20 a month.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_88ZPL1Uk00 Nice little promo from PremSports too. Got me all excited for next week!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_88ZPL1Uk00 Nice little promo from PremSports too. Got me all excited for next week!

I'm not sure people can complain really. Every single game shown live or on delay, championship, state of origin, grand final and the anzac test?

TV subs will even get the online side of the deal included, which as a Virgin customer will have to use the online only part. Still, a tenenr a month is easily good enough value for me.

fantastic deal by Premier Sports, cant grumble and their National League coverage is miles better than Sky matchday coverage as their folk at least talk about the game

Agreed! I subscribe for the NRL mainly but if the Championship games are as good as the Halifax/Batley game last night it's a steal. Good commentary from Nobby and Paul Cooke. I read that the Championship teams receive no money from Premier Sports though so that's a bit crap.

I might have to take the plunge and pay for the online service.

Just wish Virgin bloody Media would wise up!

I think will get the online as streaming on Bet 365 cant go full screen.

Its 10 a month plus the cost of having sky installed / £10 a month plus signing up to a sky package or £10 a month for the online version which as I've already said is basically the same quality as what you got for free from the bookies.

They should either get themselves on Virgin or start streaming at a much better quality