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Ftbl has suggested the deal is all but done, atleast in terms of streaming service. But the caveat was that is stays in summer.Looks like no change of seasons for the foreseeable future if the APL get their way.
Financial suicide’: A-League clubs push for season to stay in summer
The A-League will soon learn the extent of its independence from Football Australia when it lobbies the governing body to keep the competition played over summer, having received almost no interest from broadcasters to move the league into winter.
Senior A-League club sources are expecting next season’s competition to revert to an October kick-off - a prospect that will appease TV partners and sponsors but risks putting the newly independent competition at loggerheads with the Australian game’s governing body, which has strongly pushed for a transition to the winter months.
The newly-formed Australian Professional Leagues - which governs the A-League - has found there would be almost no commercial benefit to starting and finishing the season in the same calendar year, with one senior club source describing the potential move as “financial suicide”. Another said the issue over scheduling “is not even up for debate”.
Despite the FA’s desire to align the A-League season with grassroots football, which is played in winter, senior A-League sources are expecting next season’s competition to be held over the traditional period between October and May.
The A-League’s broadcast deal with Foxtel expires at the end of the current season in June. Sources with knowledge of discussions with potential suitors suggest there is almost no appetite for a winter A-League from broadcasters, with negotiations for the next TV deal having been almost exclusively centred around a summer competition.
As revealed by the Herald last month, Stan Sport has flagged its interest in securing the broadcast rights to the A-League but only if it was held in summer. It appears that view is consistent with other potential bidders for the A-League rights.
While the A-League club owners will make a compelling argument to keep the competition over summer, the decision isn’t necessarily theirs to make. As part of the A-League’s separation from FA, Australian football’s governing body has the final say on the scheduling of all competitions and signs off on the domestic match calendar, which includes both the A-League and the W-League.
The FA has been vocal in its preference for moving the A-League into winter, with chief executive James Johnson suggesting he wouldn’t be deterred by taking on AFL, Rugby League and Rugby Union. Senior FA sources suggest this stance still remains firm, following significant studies into the technical benefits of playing games in the cooler winter months which they believe enhance the quality of football. However, the the governing body may be forced to strike a compromise deal with the A-League around its scheduling.
‘Financial suicide’: A-League clubs push for season to stay in summer
The A-League appears likely to remain a summer competition, with the prospect of a winter competition having received next to no interest from broadcasters.www.theage.com.au
A non-free to air choice scares me. How many others are going to subscribe to a new streaming platform for just the A-League?Ftbl has suggested the deal is all but done, atleast in terms of streaming service. But the caveat was that is stays in summer.
Summer or bust for new APL
Australian Professional Leagues are on a collision course with Football Australia over the next A-League and W-League seasons with a new TV deal expected to be unveiled in six weeks time.www.ftbl.com.au
I feel like it won't be sportsflicks, I think they would be more willing to move it to winter. I think there will likely be a fta partner (likely nine if it is going to be stan). Hopefully whoever it is will put there muscle behind it.A non-free to air choice scares me. How many others are going to subscribe to a new streaming platform for just the A-League?
If Sportsflick gets the Champions League and then the A-League it could work in the League's favour, or work against it with the Eurosnobs
Is this head of Channel 10 coverage of is that different?Richard is a great football person, he understands football in this country and should do a great job in the role.
Richard Bayliss to join APL as Director of Content
Richard Bayliss has joined the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), operators of the top tier of domestic men’s, women’s and youth football in Australia, as its first Director of Content.
Richard joins APL after five years with Optus Sport where he guided production and editorial direction as both Director of Sport and lead presenter. Under his leadership, Optus produced world-class studio, digital and social coverage of the English Premier League, FA Women’s Super League, the men’s and women’s FIFA World Cups, Euro 2020, along with the UEFA Champions League and Europa League - all while setting new standards for the depth of coverage available to Australian audiences. He has also overseen a growing bank of content focused on the domestic football scene, including the ground-breaking feature series and documentary Football Belongs.
Prior to Optus Sport, Richard spent six years at Fox Sports as Reporter and Presenter, including three seasons as Football Correspondent and sideline commentator for the A-League coverage.
He will lead APL’s brand new content arm, a key strategic growth focus for APL, with a brief to create the most compelling home of football coverage in Australia - championing the best of the A-League and W-League but also delivering multi-platform stories and news about football from all corners of the globe.
Danny Townsend, Managing Director of APL, said: “Delivering a world-class content offering is central to how APL are investing to grow the game - both in our own content and through our broadcast partnership with ViacomCBS. Richard will be vital in driving that strategy forward to bring football into every Australian home.”
Ant Hearne, Chief Commercial Officer of APL, said: “As someone who has been at the forefront of the development of football content in Australia in recent years, Richard brings an incredible depth of knowledge and passion for the game. Fans are at the centre of everything we do, and we want to bring them closer to the game than ever before.”
Richard Bayliss, incoming Director of Content for APL, said: “When I reflect on what the game has meant to me from a young age, it’s both an honour and a dream come true to be part of the team tasked with transforming football in Australia. APL has an ambitious vision to finally fulfill the game’s potential and creating innovative content to connect with and represent fans is a vital part of that.
“Australian football is crafted from the most captivating stories and personalities, and fans can trust us to deliver those stories like never before. We’re less than three months out from the start of the season and I can’t wait to get started.”
So actually marketing and social media of the league and there profiles?
From how it reads it looks like all 3 will enter over the next 2 seasons.
The women's team would have originally been based in NSW so I don't see the Nix being based anywhere other than Australia.
Yeah big for the NZ bases players?
