Nine screened a promo during the United Cup last night that mentioned both the Wallabies/Wallaroos and Super Rugby for their 2025 sport slate.
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Yes, they have the rights for this year.
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The British and Irish Lions tour will do well. Then the rights are up for grabs. Not sure nine has been a good fit. They do a half decent job but the priority is not there for them.
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I think they’ve done very well - it’s never going to be a priority on FTA these days but when you look at the auxiliary content/shows they’ve created for Stan I think they’ve done much better than could be expected from Fox or anyone else.
It was always a Stan play first and foremost too which I think is worth remembering.
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Its just a shame that the Stan Sports offering is not very compelling
Yeah that’s the major issue - needs a sport where the critical mass is there to come over.
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Yes the problem with Stan is that the add on is so expensive. I got it for the Olympics but that’s it. Should just part of the overall package,
Based on the current offering, I agree - I’m not averse to paying more if they were to add more sports, but as it stands it’s very expensive for only a handful of events
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They’ll make a play for all NRL rights - that’s their next big opportunity.
Rugby Australia closes in on new broadcast deal
What does the article say?
Nine and Stan poised but not yet agreen for a new five year deal.
Not a surprise - Sky paid overs last time to deny Spark Sport which is now gone.
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