Post subject: Premier Sports to become exclusive home of Monday Night Rugby League
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:03 pm
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Premier Sports to become exclusive home of Monday Night Rugby League
The Betfred Championship will have a new home from 2022, as the RFL today confirms an extensive and exciting two-year broadcast partnership with Premier Sports.
Under the partnership, Premier Sports will provide live and exclusive coverage from the start of the season in early 2022 to the Play-Offs in the autumn culminating in the Million Pound Game – and including every match of the Summer Bash featuring all 14 clubs in a single venue on the same weekend.
Subscription currently costs £12.99 a month and Premier Sports is available across a range of platforms, including online.
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Premier Sports to become exclusive home of Monday Night Rugby League
The Betfred Championship will have a new home from 2022, as the RFL today confirms an extensive and exciting two-year broadcast partnership with Premier Sports.
Under the partnership, Premier Sports will provide live and exclusive coverage from the start of the season in early 2022 to the Play-Offs in the autumn culminating in the Million Pound Game – and including every match of the Summer Bash featuring all 14 clubs in a single venue on the same weekend.
Subscription currently costs £12.99 a month and Premier Sports is available across a range of platforms, including online.
READ MORE ON THIS STORY...
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Post subject: Re: Premier Sports to become exclusive home of Monday Night
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 7:52 pm
atomic
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Joined: Feb 22 2015 Posts: 6903
DallasMead2 wrote:About £9,000 per club then? Jaysus…
Possibly you should wait to see. Before using your calculator. The fact they are investing rather than taking something for free is a bonus to the sport.
Post subject: Re: Premier Sports to become exclusive home of Monday Night
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:03 pm
TheWarringtonWolve69
First Team Player
Joined: Aug 25 2021 Posts: 1219
atomic wrote:Possibly you should wait to see. Before using your calculator. The fact they are investing rather than taking something for free is a bonus to the sport.
Only rugby league would see someone paying an absolute pittance as a win
Post subject: Re: Premier Sports to become exclusive home of Monday Night
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:03 am
Ste100Centurions
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Joined: Jun 16 2013 Posts: 2794
Likely that any dividends from the Premier Sports share in Monday night R.L will be lost or more than lost in none attendance at the stadium gates !!! There's enough don't like Thursday night's & Monday night's up against Premier League football is a loser !
Post subject: Re: Premier Sports to become exclusive home of Monday Night
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:26 am
shinymcshine
Player Coach
Joined: Sep 02 2009 Posts: 2024
There's an interesting article regarding RU Premiership attendances being down over their opening weekends, plus the loss of their Ch5 highlights programme.
Seems no matter how passionate a supporter base might feel, it just doesn't grasp a wider viewing audience in significant numbers, and therefore, in context with Championship RL, you can see how hard it might be to squeeze much money out of a broadcasting deal:
There's an interesting article regarding RU Premiership attendances being down over their opening weekends, plus the loss of their Ch5 highlights programme.
Seems no matter how passionate a supporter base might feel, it just doesn't grasp a wider viewing audience in significant numbers, and therefore, in context with Championship RL, you can see how hard it might be to squeeze much money out of a broadcasting deal:
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