Well slightly more than Granada it was shown on the then Granada stable of channels which showed Rugby League Raw uptil the final and showed the final live.

Shown on Granada, Border, Anglia, Tyne Tees, Yorkshire & Medrian/Channel.

Yes that seems to be it. Sky definetly showing two quarter finals.

With the number of people having Sky sports and pubs and bars too, I wonder whether it being on BBC or Sky makes a difference? Is there perhaps more the BBC and ITV can get out of Rugby League?

BBC Manchester has always been great for Rugby League near me and is always doing interviews with players coaches etc. Thankfully they're not getting cut as its hard to get that type of insight into Rugby League as the papers, news dont really follow it as much as I'd like.

So we are actually getting even more coverage this year? This bad news just turned good!

Well I can only guess going off Sky's listings, as I've not seen any official announcement (what are they waiting for?) or BBC Listings, but it looks as if we are going to pick up, between the two channels, two extra matches in total.