AFL broadcast rights 2025-2031

[TV.Cynic]

@BigVic

WAFL/VFL/SANFL doubleheader on Saturdays could be a thing which is a silver lining. One game in the afternoon the other in prime time.

Good for state leagues as well

Check out the low ratings for VLF on Sunday - prime time games aren’t going to happen.

@TV.Cynic

		Melbourne
7	Nine	POSTCARDS
27	Seven	WOMEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL
51	Seven	WOMEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL-GAME 1
61	Seven	VFL

The VLF game was between the two AFLW games.

[JohnsonTV]

@TV.Cynic

In the process the rights are going to be very expensive for Seven for the seven years of the contract and make them less able to compete for other rights during that time.

That’s the problem when Seven relies on TV advertising as its primary income stream, whereas Nine has several income streams: TV advertising, radio advertising, newspaper sales, and real estate advertising (through Domain), allowing them to bid for several sporting rights at a time.

[parano1a]

@TV.Cynic

The VLF game was between the two AFLW games.

I agree, but that game was also between two non-Victorian teams so hard to judge.

[akymbo82]

Is that same for SANFL or just a VFL ratings situation?

Both the WAFL and SANFL still draw a crowd and relevance in those states.

[David]

This is very good news for Seven News Melbourne.

[TV.Cynic]

See the Sunday post - it also has SANFL

Sunday 4 September 2022

Nine easily won the east coast while Seven was well ahead in Adelaide and Perth. Sydney 7 Nine SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE 10 Seven SYDNEY WEEKENDER Melbourne 7 Nine POSTCARDS 27 Seven WOMEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL 51 Seven WOMEN’S AFL: SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOOTBALL-GAME 1 61 Seven VFL Brisbane 8 Seven WEEKENDER 9 Nine SUNDAY AFTERNOON NRL LIVE Adelaide 5 Seven SOUTH AUSSIE WITH COSI 10 Nine HELLO SA 11 Seven SANFL Perth …

[Nicholas]

Unless Seven ventures into other territories like Nine has, and with a declining FTA audience, I reckon this deal will suck them dry in the later years to come

[JasonF]

Report: Seven, Foxtel set to announce AFL deal. | TV Tonight

[TV.Cynic]

From News Corp - but the article is all “According to The Age” - you’d think they could find out for themselves!

AFL signs record TV rights deal, richest deal in Australian sport history, $500m a year, Channel 9, Channel 7, Paramount | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

Also reported in The Australian.

Business Review

Reported news conference at 3pm.

[Nicholas]

@TV.Cynic

"According to The Age” - you’d think they could find out for themselves

I’d laugh if the headline this arvo is “Historic deal made with Nine Network”

[Nicholas]

Kevin Perry

[akymbo82]

So the question to nine is, do they continue with the footy shows etc on the network, or pull up stumps with those shows? 9 more years with the current hosts, why should nine bother?

[4KSports]

Kevin Perry reporting 4.5 bill over 7 years

[parano1a]

@akymbo82

So the question to nine is, do they continue with the footy shows etc on the network, or pull up stumps with those shows? 9 more years with the current hosts, why should nine bother?

Nine have been running its footy shows since the 1990s without holding the TV rights for all but a five year period. If the shows rate and/or are profitable for the network, why would they not continue?

[John.S]

I’d hope they don’t, but fully understand if they do.

Depends on how well they rate and whether the money is worth it.

[Nicholas]

642m per year??? Wow

[John.S]

$640m a year. Wow

[utaussiefan]

The majority of the increase is being paid by Foxtel.

Kevin Perry

[akymbo82]

That’s $2.3m per game! holly Molly thats a crazy figure to show AFL!

[turdall]

I’m just hoping my membership will lead to a cheaper Kayo subscription. Sending close to $750 to watch football every year is just way too much.