How long is left on the sky deal? Be very interesting if bt sports started showing a interest! From what I've seen of the union coverage and their weekly highlights show they have really gone to town with the indepth analysis and commentary team, sky should be looking over there shoulders as bt sport does seem to have money to burn at the moment.

MC at the last meeting mentioned that BT sports were interested in buying the rugby league rites and already getting the Champions League they must be worried about competition like BT.

Sky have no text now also.it's going in the bin after the ashes cricket

careful...is that a Freudian slip or a prediction? (rites vs rights)

Beware what you wish for. Remember Oracle and their stupendous Football League deal, which nearly sent the lower league clubs bust when they went bust. BT are paying stupid amounts of money. At some point, it will realise it isn't making money and pull out. Look at all those who have dabbled with some football rights. Setanta. Then ESPN.

It should be about exposure too, not just pound signs.

I'm not surprised the world cup wasn't mentioned by a commercial organisation whose only interest is keeping viewers. It would be like expecting Asda to advertise the latest Tesco deals. It's not sport. It's commerce.

I watched sky sports news on friday and saw a interview with both captains for the final. They havent extensivly covered the RLWC but they havent totally ignored it?

Poor spelling, bad grammar whatever.

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I watched the report on Sky Sports News.
They made a point of saying that 60% of the tickets bought for the double header were bought in the south and South East.
Made quite a big thing of the development of rugby in the South.
Think London are safe for next year and possibly beyond.

But where will the money come from to run the or a club??

Yes they can. I didn't suggest that they couldn't. They clearly made a commercial decision not to mention it as they didn't have the rights to it. You may roll your eyes at that, but in the grand scheme of things, TV subscriptions are a big business and these things, which some think are a bit petulant, are what they do as part of the bigger plan to retain and attract new custom.