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A-League out rates NRL and AFL in T.V ratings

nero

nero

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'Crowds are averaging almost 15,000. Television ratings are booming. The grand final will be broadcast live to England for the second year in a row. Last year it out-rated all the other big Australian events shown on British pay TV - including the rugby league and AFL grand finals. Around Asia, the A-League is making even bigger waves.'

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source [SMH]
http://www.smh.com.au/news/a-league/reality-continues-to-outdo-the-dream/2008/02/22/1203467387486.html

I can understand AFL being out rated in the U.K. but the NRL is the best Rugby League around LOL.
 
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Pete

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From what I observed in 1994 when I was over in Great Britain for a holiday, RL barely rates a mention, whereas Football is on 24/7.

At the same time I was holidaying, the ARL Kangaroos were conducting a Test series tour through GB and from past experience I knew this was getting wide TV coverage in NSW & Qld back in Australia.

In England, however, the tour barely got a mention at the tail of the Sports section of the news, and the only stories you saw on TV were the novelty factor of Ruuuugby Leeeeeague (said in a northern accent) coming to Wembley, and small highlights package of some of the 'Tests'. Blinked and you missed it.

My holiday in the UK did wake me up to what the wider world had to offer, and being a 'sokkah' player from way back, made me very pleased that the rest of the world didn't care too much of the other football code that had been hounding me since I was a kid.

I know that the RL over in the UK has had it's own revolution since then, with the introduction of their Super League and decent Pay TV rights and a lot of money to attract the beter players from that code. And while they can get decent crowds, they have a long long way to catch up to Football. My own belief is that they'll always be way behind Football and even Rugby Union in the UK.

So, if that sort of nonchalance about RL is still prevailing, it's no wonder that a decent HAL GF TV package would rate better than anything RL or AFL would offer. ;D

AFL would have to be a novelty piece for the Pay TV subscribers or expats from Australia.

Maybe someone who has been over to the UK more recently would care to comment about the Rugby League 'Super League' and any impact it may be making on the viewing audiences over there?
 
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thanman

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Pete said:
From what I observed in 1994 when I was over in Great Britain for a holiday, RL barely rates a mention, whereas Football is on 24/7.

At the same time I was holidaying, the ARL Kangaroos were conducting a Test series tour through GB and from past experience I knew this was getting wide TV coverage in NSW & Qld back in Australia.

In England, however, the tour barely got a mention at the tail of the Sports section of the news, and the only stories you saw on TV were the novelty factor of Ruuuugby Leeeeeague (said in a northern accent) coming to Wembley, and small highlights package of some of the 'Tests'. Blinked and you missed it.

My holiday in the UK did wake me up to what the wider world had to offer, and being a 'sokkah' player from way back, made me very pleased that the rest of the world didn't care too much of the other football code that had been hounding me since I was a kid.

I know that the RL over in the UK has had it's own revolution since then, with the introduction of their Super League and decent Pay TV rights and a lot of money to attract the beter players from that code. And while they can get decent crowds, they have a long long way to catch up to Football. My own belief is that they'll always be way behind Football and even Rugby Union in the UK.

So, if that sort of nonchalance about RL is still prevailing, it's no wonder that a decent HAL GF TV package would rate better than anything RL or AFL would offer. ;D

AFL would have to be a novelty piece for the Pay TV subscribers or expats from Australia.

Maybe someone who has been over to the UK more recently would care to comment about the Rugby League 'Super League' and any impact it may be making on the viewing audiences over there?
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Isn't their super league basically union? because their rugby league is dead thanks to EPL :)
 
BrisRecky

BrisRecky

I'm an idiot savant without the pesky savant bit
the only areas you would hear about an ARL tour in the U.K would be the longtime league strongholds...Leeds, Wigan, etc...BUT....the EPL would still be on first with more airtime
 
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