Oztam capital city ratings and conflict of interest/poor management of NRL are main reasons. Fox have paid out huge to get every game live as they know it will massively increase their subscriptions in 3 states. They already have large subscriptions in NSW and Q'land at a bargain price so it will be interesting to see who blinks first, Fox or NRL IC.

Miles ahead of what? TV viewing figures show the NRL gets more viewers.....that is correct. To say the NRL is miles ahead is wrong. Where the TV that is tuned into the game, who is watching it, their demographic profile and a bundle of other factors determine who is "miles ahead"

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Yep that's true, but the NRL does outsell the other mob in regards to merchandise and our memberships are just starting to take off.

This next deal is the one that can set the NRL up to take it to them, if it's a decent deal and the IC does all the right things, the deal after next years will be the interesting one for both codes.

Seems like AFL and rugby league are set to move up a notch or two. Where does this leave soccer and union? How far is union from being classed as a minority sport?

Already is, has been since 1908.

The only logical explanation is the one relating to the conflict of interest which you seem to ignore...

Yeah the non-existent ones they keep paying overs for...

Hard to respond when you mangle someone's quotes...

Higher than what? Everything is the answer. Rugby league is the highest rating sport in Australian television.

In reality nothing ever changed. The big three sports in Australia have been the same since 1908 as stated: rugby league, cricket and Australian Rules (in no particular order)...

www.smh.com.au/business/foxtel-r ... 1eh74.html Article mentioned earlier. Roy Masters is the best analyst of this stuff in Australia.

www.smh.com.au/business/foxtel-r ... 1eh74.html Article mentioned earlier. Roy Masters is the best analyst of this stuff in Australia.

Eh? Sorry don't get what you're on about geezer. Apparently I'm ignoring something, but I don't know what? Just tell me instead of suggesting something inaccurately.

You're working in Australia at a RL club but you can't see the conflict?

Bahahahaha.

Read the Masters article if you really can't work out what conflict is involved in any discussion involving News Limited and rugby league TV deals.

Concentrate on this bit...
"It has been hard for the NRL to achieve a just price when it has been ruled by News Ltd directors who sit on one side of a table making an offer and then run around the other side of the table to gleefully accept it."

Naa, naa, it doesn't exist.

Amazing - their crowds for international games are so much larger than their counterparts in RL - how does a minority sport attract 70k+ for a game in the heartland of RL?