Rugby on TV
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Phil Kearns (64)
It's a free market. If you want to watch it, you have to pay. If you don't want to pay, don't watch it.
I am old enough to remember when there was virtually no international rugby available at any price. So we have to pay, the game is professional, why should TV coverage be freely available?
boyo
Mark Ella (57)
Highlander35
Andrew Slack (58)
TV rights are all over the place though.
Based on the Broadcasts that have gone on so far, I would assume the WRU, the IRFU and the SRU have onsold the rights to their tests to BeIN, the FRU and WR (World Rugby) (Baabaas) sold it onto fox, and the FRU and FIR haven't onsold the rights to Australia at all, given neither of their home tests were broadcast.
And BeIN isn't a foxtel channel, it's a streaming service that can be added to the Fox digital broadcast for an additional fee. Because of the Setanta -> BeIN transition it doesn't appear that way, but they are marketing themselves as such online.
Based on the Broadcasts that have gone on so far, I would assume the WRU, the IRFU and the SRU have onsold the rights to their tests to BeIN, the FRU and WR (World Rugby) (Baabaas) sold it onto fox, and the FRU and FIR haven't onsold the rights to Australia at all, given neither of their home tests were broadcast.
And BeIN isn't a foxtel channel, it's a streaming service that can be added to the Fox digital broadcast for an additional fee. Because of the Setanta -> BeIN transition it doesn't appear that way, but they are marketing themselves as such online.
Brumby Runner
David Wilson (68)
My Fox planner has the Barbars v Samoa on live at 11.54pm on Fox 3. Will have to check if it's been changed.
Highlander35
Andrew Slack (58)
France v Scotland is also live @5am on Sunday Morning. Fox Sports 2, and Fox Sports 2HD.
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