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ALM/W TV deal

Can paramount give access to games to clubs and pubs for super cheap. While they haven’t amazing, it’s better than nothing and if they could fix the club/pub thing would be great. I also think it’s gotten a whole lot better since the first season on paramount.
 
Sutherlandbear said:
You can feel the hatred seeping out of whoever wrote this shite.
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Whilst anyone who wrties in single sentences and then hits the enter key twice to artifically create an article of length and feebly attempt gravitas on their statements is a moron, this part below I have to say is actually correct.

" Fans no longer subscribe to streaming platforms for one league alone. They subscribe to sports hubs. That is why services like Kayo Sports, Stan Sport and ESPN have become so powerful. "

Paramount would not have even bothered with the ALM/ALW if it wasn't bundled in with the Socceroos/Matida's. That's the fact jack.
 
It is hard to work out, but I think this is a worse deal than the NBL? How is that allowed to occur given, on every metric, the A-League exceeds the NBL.
 
Sutherlandbear said:
You can feel the hatred seeping out of whoever wrote this shite.
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I like this bit....

"Virtually the entire competition remains locked behind Paramount+"
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Paramount+ is $12 per month or round that down to $3 per week....

And you can cancel in the off season.
When you break it down like that,
three dollars a week literally less than a bottle of coke or a cheap coffee, it's an incredibly low barrier to entry for the sheer volume of live football you get in return. From a pure "value per hour of entertainment" perspective, it’s arguably one of the cheapest hobbies around!

Obviously many of us football fans aren't just paying for Paramount+. If you love football, you might also have Stan + Stan Sport for the English Premier League, FA Cup and the Champions League. Maybe beIN for other European domestic league's.

But for those that might only have a dedicated interest in the Australian game then it's fucken good value for money!!

The worry here is about growing the game. A casual sports fan might flip channels on a Saturday night and get hooked on an A-League match if it's on free-to-air TV, but they won't actively seek out and pay for a whole new streaming service just to browse. I do get that angle!!

Paramount have been loved and hated since they started to broadcast the A-League but I think all in all, they are good for the game

Despite early tech flaws, Paramount has been vital for Australian football. By injecting crucial financial stability with increased rights fees, improving their broadcast quality, and housing both the A-Leagues and national teams under one affordable roof, they have proven to be a committed partner genuinely invested in the game.

And at the end of the day, Paramount isn't running a charity or a public sports service with all of this, they are a publicly traded media corporation driven by a bottom line.

Live sports broadcast rights are famously massive money-losers if they aren't monetised aggressively. Look at Network 10 (which Paramount owns) it has shed hundreds of millions of dollars in losses over the last few years on the free-to-air side. Because traditional TV advertising revenue is drying up, companies have to shift the financial weight onto streaming subscriptions if they want to survive.

From a purely cold, hard business logic perspective, the A-League deal makes total sense for them If not for the clubs....
 
Song said:
It is hard to work out, but I think this is a worse deal than the NBL? How is that allowed to occur given, on every metric, the A-League exceeds the NBL.
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The APL were desperate and with no one else bidding they had to take the lowball offer given by Paramount. The APL is in survival mode and with 3 years of dole cheques coming in they won’t complain.
 
Football us life said:
I like this bit....



Paramount+ is $12 per month or round that down to $3 per week....
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Also just get the premium one with more streaming for 160 and split between three. It means you need to know two other people keen which may be tough. Ends up a $1 a week. It’s Stan I’d love to bin!
 
NoMates said:
The APL were desperate and with no one else bidding they had to take the lowball offer given by Paramount.
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Ok, but why would the NBL be in a position to negotiate a better contract when their metrics are (fairly clearly) inferior to the A-League. Is there something more technical I am not aware of, such as broadcasting costs, viewership v subscription numbers etc? Or is it simply connections / relationships / abilities of key executives?
 
Song said:
Ok, but why would the NBL be in a position to negotiate a better contract when their metrics are (fairly clearly) inferior to the A-League. Is there something more technical I am not aware of, such as broadcasting costs, viewership v subscription numbers etc? Or is it simply connections / relationships / abilities of key executives?
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Mayby NBL is an easier broadcast to sell to advertisers?
Shorter match, more commercial breaks during 4 quarters and time outs?
Less "baggage" between fans of USAsnob or Eurosnob leagues.

Just a few random thoughts.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
Mayby NBL is an easier broadcast to sell to advertisers?
Shorter match, more commercial breaks during 4 quarters and time outs?
Less "baggage" between fans of USAsnob or Eurosnob leagues.

Just a few random thoughts.
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It’s ‘whiter’ … enough said

Even the whitening agent deployed by replacing us wogs with the A League has proven not to be enough
 
Song said:
Ok, but why would the NBL be in a position to negotiate a better contract when their metrics are (fairly clearly) inferior to the A-League. Is there something more technical I am not aware of, such as broadcasting costs, viewership v subscription numbers etc? Or is it simply connections / relationships / abilities of key executives?
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What worked for the NBL prob wouldn't work for the ALM, The actually had no TV deal at one stage a few years backs but managed to get there games on TV while they collected the revenue from advertising. I could be wrong but thats what i recall and now there viewing numbers have doubled there on a roll and no longer on struggle street.
 
Football us life said:
I like this bit....



Paramount+ is $12 per month or round that down to $3 per week....

And you can cancel in the off season.
When you break it down like that,
three dollars a week literally less than a bottle of coke or a cheap coffee, it's an incredibly low barrier to entry for the sheer volume of live football you get in return. From a pure "value per hour of entertainment" perspective, it’s arguably one of the cheapest hobbies around!

Obviously many of us football fans aren't just paying for Paramount+. If you love football, you might also have Stan + Stan Sport for the English Premier League, FA Cup and the Champions League. Maybe beIN for other European domestic league's.

But for those that might only have a dedicated interest in the Australian game then it's fucken good value for money!!

The worry here is about growing the game. A casual sports fan might flip channels on a Saturday night and get hooked on an A-League match if it's on free-to-air TV, but they won't actively seek out and pay for a whole new streaming service just to browse. I do get that angle!!

Paramount have been loved and hated since they started to broadcast the A-League but I think all in all, they are good for the game

Despite early tech flaws, Paramount has been vital for Australian football. By injecting crucial financial stability with increased rights fees, improving their broadcast quality, and housing both the A-Leagues and national teams under one affordable roof, they have proven to be a committed partner genuinely invested in the game.

And at the end of the day, Paramount isn't running a charity or a public sports service with all of this, they are a publicly traded media corporation driven by a bottom line.

Live sports broadcast rights are famously massive money-losers if they aren't monetised aggressively. Look at Network 10 (which Paramount owns) it has shed hundreds of millions of dollars in losses over the last few years on the free-to-air side. Because traditional TV advertising revenue is drying up, companies have to shift the financial weight onto streaming subscriptions if they want to survive.

From a purely cold, hard business logic perspective, the A-League deal makes total sense for them If not for the clubs....
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Jump on the IPTV wagon for £50 a year.
 
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