The 2014 TV Ratings thread

[The_Wookie]

like what?

 

[legend166]

like what?

Like how much the sports are rating in the 16-49 demographic, which is what advertisers really care about.

 

[Rob]

Like how much the sports are rating in the 16-49 demographic, which is what advertisers really care about.

I'm sure the networks and the AFL are fully aware of that, but it's not something that's been made public to my knowledge.

 

[The_Wookie]

Like how much the sports are rating in the 16-49 demographic, which is what advertisers really care about.

Those figures are probably available on the overnights through the year, where the matches are in the top 20. They arent available for fox.

 

[Our Game]

An interesting little tid bit form todays Age story about the woes at CH10

This is where Foxtel and Discovery could help accelerate Ten's turnaround. Foxtel, Australia's most profitable media company, could help Ten acquire the rights of the Australian Football League.

Seven, Foxtel/Fox Sports and Telstra are the current AFL rights-holders in the five-year, $1.25 billion deal. But the league is set to begin talks soon for a new contract, starting in 2017. Bidding is expected to start at $1.5 billion but analysts have not ruled out the deal hitting $2 billion.

WITH DOMINIC WHITE

 

[Tas]

The amount the AFL gets will be dependant on how many realistic bidders there are. If 7, 9 and 10 go hard to win the rights then AFL will get a decent increase, however, the more money demanded, the more they have to do to recover the costs. As bad as advertising is in games now, it can get a whole lot worse.