I did not say it was ppv. It must be the voices in your head.

I agree there is certainly more interest shown around the sport in general at the minute, folks watching SL to see who will make the drop at the end of the year and which championship clubs are in with a shout of the 24 next season.

Dont try and copy FA's insult to you. Its not witty the 2nd time. Just sad.

And i didnt say it was Pay-per-view. I said were you thinking it was priced on a pay per viewer basis, these are two different things. You can pretend they are the same because it sounds similar, but it isnt going to make your argument any more credible.

it does seem though your entire argument was based on a naive reading of a single part of a much larger puzzle.

BARB figures for opening SL Rounds
2014 - Wigan V Huddersfield, Fri 7 Feb, SS1, TO BE ANNOUNCED (353,000 according to the RFL)

2013 - Leeds V Hull, Fri 1 Feb, SS1, 188,000
2013 - St Helens V Hudds, Sat 2 Feb, SS1, 168,000

2012 - Widnes V Wakefield, Fri 3 Feb, SS1, 251,000

2011 - Hull V Leeds, Fri 18 Feb, SS1, 196,000
2011 - Castleford V Huddersfield, Sat 19 Feb, SS2, 91,000

2010 - Friday Night Game, Fri 5 Feb, SS1, 197,000
2010 - St Helens V Hull, Sat 6 Feb, SS2, 137,000

2009 - Friday Night Game, Fri 13 Feb, SS2, 150,000
2009 - Salford V Crusaders, Sat 14 Feb, SS2, 129,000

*Note
2011 - Millennium Magic, Sat 12 Feb, SS1, 140,000
2011 - MM Leeds V Bradford, Sun 13 Feb, SS2, 192,000
2011 - MM Hull V Hull KR, Sun 13 Feb, SS2, 136,000
2011 - MM Salford V Crusaders, Sun 13 Feb, SS2, 112,000

That would certainly be the reason people would tune in to Wigan V Huddersfield.

You are now suggesting you can say what I am thinking (inside my head )....that is just sad. Do you think you can read thoughts? Gosh!

You see tv companies do have an interest in viewing figures...honest. Ask an adult, they can confirm it for you.

I have seen many posters call others naïve. so you doing so after hundreds have done so is...deeply moving.

I take your point re RU being over 4 years. Still a better deal than RL despite the later being a more popular on tv. I guess RU have learned that it helps to speak to more than on tv company. When the RFL get a CEO /board who understand this principle our game will be better served.

This news is obvisouly great, but it does highlight some massive shortfallings elsewhere in our sport, mainly the sponsorship problem.

If SL and RL is so well received by the viewing public, why have we had problems securing sponsors and why are the sponsorship deals generally lower than those at our nearest sporting comparison?

Also, if the TV audience does so well, and the World cup was so well attended, why are we struggling to get crowds through the gates at many clubs?

Eh?
Union TV deal = £152m for 4 years = £38m per year
League TV deal = £200m for 5 years = £40m per year

How is the Union one a better deal?

Oh, have I've missed this......

so those MM viewing figures, I just add them all up for a total of 440,000 hence the Wigan & Huddersfield figures of 353,000 is actually a lower number of viewers than 3 years ago..... blooming RFL spin I say, game's in crisis, some RLWC legacy !!!

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It apparently includes some Challenge Cup games and internationals, as did the previous tv deal, whether it's all of them I've no idea.
What does the Union TV deal include, William?

Or you could do it the Gutterfax and AP way by taking just one of the figures and then dividing it by 4. Since some tv viewers will have watched more than one game!

Which Challenge Cup games and internationals are not being shown on Sky from 2017 onwards?


No idea... enlighten me.
Does it include all other RU cup competitions and internationals?
Has terrestrial TV been shut out, as is the case with RL?