I can't remember which one I read. But just google "Warner Paramount merger", it's everywhere.
Channel 10, Paramount Plus TV Rights Thread
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I can't remember which one I read. But just google "Warner Paramount merger", it's everywhere.
- May 3, 2007
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- Fremantle
- Other Teams
- Man City, Valencia, Lazio, Panthers
Xtreme , do you remember the Time Warner Merger Ted Turner did? Ted Turner regretted it lol
Yes WCW might still exist!
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Warner and Paramount planning $57 billion merger
The heads of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global met this week to discuss a possible merger, according to Axios.The media publication cites “multiple sources” that confirm Warner CEO David Zaslav and Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish met on Tuesday in New York.Warner is valued at A$42.63...
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- Apr 12, 2012
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- 42,564
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Yeah but it’s gone from 2 games fta to 1.
Unless you are NRL or AFL you aren’t going to get the dollars.
I wonder if it's going to last on the main channel
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Well now that the slash fund has been reduced to payout to the A-Leagues Channel 10 can use that money to buy the NBL rights.
- Apr 12, 2012
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Same thought.
10 had A-League in main channel too at the start.
- Apr 12, 2012
- 46,585
- 42,564
- AFL Club
- GWS
Going off the release I don’t think it’s an increase to the NBL, probably a decrease in dollars but offset by getting a go in the main channel.
- May 3, 2007
- 37,312
- 21,632
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
- Other Teams
- Man City, Valencia, Lazio, Panthers
a positive and negative
Can't say a lot of the non major codes have good deals atm. Nbl is looking the best, but netball and union are both not great deals in regards to fta and both forms of hockey have decreased its presence. Qrl and nswrl are both mainly behind there own pay walls (qrl has a couple on fox and nswrl has atlast one but its usually the double headder game), thankfully the afl have put there comps on its own site (wouldn't think there would be a lot of value in second grade afl behind a pay wall).
- Apr 12, 2012
- 46,585
- 42,564
- AFL Club
- GWS
AFL Sydney & AFL QLD isn’t. Only VfL, SANFL and WAFL
Not sure id put afl sydney, and the qld league, in the same boat as the vfl, sanfl and wafl
SM
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AFL Sydney and AFL QLD don't have any AFL clubs playing in them.
- Apr 12, 2012
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They are the biggest comps in each respective state.
SM
Bigfooty Legend
So?
Yeah, but they are more akin to vafa so tier-wise not the same level as vfl, wafl or sanfl.
Could be interesting to see if the potential advent of a reserves comp will affect how the afl syd comp is used/seen. But that's a different discussion/debate
Quicky
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- May 27, 2008
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- Socceroos, Melbourne Victory
Have any other broadcasters actually shown any interest in the A-League?
- Dec 22, 2009
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Plenty did, Optus made a play for it, Foxtel wanted it but were outbid by 10/Paramount even though they had a better platform. There actually isn't a long term rival in the A-League season to it. BBL is only a short term comp and that has gone backwards massively in attendances and TV viewership despite it being pretty much the best T20 comp in the world save for the IPL.
Optus taking over from Paramount may be the way to go going forward. A sub fee of $11.99 on Optus and then offer $5 a month off to PL subs for anyone who has an A-League subscription seems a smart way of doing things.
10 to broadcast 7.45pm Saturday game and 5pm Sunday game every weekend. The rest to be streamed.
SM
Bigfooty Legend
Why would you do them as separate subs? Just have the Optus sub go up by $1-2. Think they would want to make pub subscriptions cheap enough to make it worth it because then you get a lot more pubs showing the 9.30 EPL game which would be pretty appealing.
- Dec 22, 2009
- 63,319
- 37,255
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
- Other Teams
- Matildas/Socceroos/LFC/MVFC/RCStrasbourg
Good point, never thought about it that way. Increase all Optus Sport subs to $27.99 including A-League actually seems to be a winner, would also force eurosnobs to get onboard. Those days when you could crack open a six pack and watch A-League from 5 to 9.30pm followed by an early PL game need to be brought back.
Quicky
Brownlow Medallist
- May 27, 2008
- 25,803
- 31,903
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- Socceroos, Melbourne Victory
Optus would be ideal to pair with the EPL. I don't recall them bidding last time. Foxtel did but it was insultingly low from memory.
I always thought Paramount was the only serious bidder. Looked good on paper but the incentive based nature of the deal hurts now those benchmarks haven't been reached. It could bankrupt the league if they can't leave it.
- Dec 22, 2009
- 63,319
- 37,255
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
- Other Teams
- Matildas/Socceroos/LFC/MVFC/RCStrasbourg
Both Optus & Fox bidded. Paramount's bid was overs in reality but with some questionable terms. I reckon Townsend should be actually investigated about it and therefore APL to renegotiate or terminate the deal unilaterally.
Quicky
Brownlow Medallist
- May 27, 2008
- 25,803
- 31,903
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
- Other Teams
- Socceroos, Melbourne Victory
Do you remember what Optus bid? Mutually terminating the deal with Paramount may be an option but doing it unilaterally sounds like trouble to me.
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