Seems sky have negotiated a great deal for themselves if streaming will be charged extra to the subscription fee already paid to sky. Link that to less money paid to superleague & the RL & they are in a win win situation.

By the way ,CW8 there is always exclusive coverage on Wire tv but there is a 2 day delay on match availability.

Spot on. The streaming platform is bound to affect attendances.

Admittedly, without knowing the detail 3pm Premier League fixtures are protected, (yes I know there are ways and means) but it would put many off travelling to games, particularly Away or those nights when you're late in from work, your tea's not ready, the kids need picking up....and you just need the slightest excuse to stay put and tune in rather than make it work and get to the match, (I'm sure we've all had them).

Accessibility is fine as long as the clubs are compensated either through a proper pre-season pay rise from Sky or appropriate game by game recompense.

Confirmation from SKY that they are only broadcasting 2 games per week on TV and the rest are being streamed and have to be paid for on an additional basis It`s a complete stitch-up and they are really taking the pi$$ out of us now. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... inal-dates

Confirmation from SKY that they are only broadcasting 2 games per week on TV and the rest are being streamed and have to be paid for on an additional basis It`s a complete stitch-up and they are really taking the pi$$ out of us now. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... inal-dates

IMO sky are treating RL in much the same way the govt treat the NHS. Give with one hand then take much more with the other. Bit by bit lowering RLs stock so that, eventually, when they admit they don't want it anymore, they can flog it to whoever wants it.

Yes, there will be two steaming platforms, one will be run by the RFL which they will be hoping to generate a lot of funds from.

The streaming platform that SKY will be providing has to be paid for and isn`t included in the current SKY Sports Package.

As a matter of principle, I won`t be paying SKY for any of the games that they stream.

Neither will I, Sky have shafted us on the new deal but even more so by launching a streaming service to make money from making the tv rights deal worth less in real terms for them.

Quote: karetaker "Neither will I, Sky have shafted us on the new deal but even more so by launching a streaming service to make money from making the tv rights deal worth less in real terms for them.'" Whilst not advocating this service in anyway I have heard some very good reviews of https://www.tvpickes.com/. I am not sure of the legality, but the person I know tells me it has every channel and is a few quid a month ...

Quote: karetaker "Neither will I, Sky have shafted us on the new deal but even more so by launching a streaming service to make money from making the tv rights deal worth less in real terms for them.'" Whilst not advocating this service in anyway I have heard some very good reviews of https://www.tvpickes.com/. I am not sure of the legality, but the person I know tells me it has every channel and is a few quid a month ...

Perhaps the idea is that sky will produce & film the games then charge any other streaming platforms for the games...that way all tv games would hopefully be of similar quality.

The games we have been watching on Sky for years are not actually filmed by Sky the use an outside source for it, I was talking to the saints fan who operates a camera

Anymore of that and you'll be getting a warning on here

That's a scary thought, Saints fans operating machinery.

I believe they have more fingers than the rest of us therefore it makes it easier for them to hold the camera and operate all the buttons at the same time