Sky get the rights to the rugby world cup.

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butlerboy

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#32038 9-Apr-2009 10:07

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/news/2325915/Sky-gets-rights-to-Rugby-World-Cup

Their free to air coverage will probably be on Prime in fuzzy analogue as they still won't have Prime on freeview.

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hamisht

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#206161 9-Apr-2009 10:57

I thought there was some rule that All Black games had to be free-to-air?

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#206163 9-Apr-2009 11:00

hamisht: I thought there was some rule that All Black games had to be free-to-air?

No. AB's games have't been on FTA TV for ~10 years. Prime do run delayed coverage which is presumably what will happen with the RWC.

I wonder who the host broadcaster is?

Mattnzl

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#206164 9-Apr-2009 11:03

hamisht: I thought there was some rule that All Black games had to be free-to-air?

You are thinking of Australia, where their govt. I think mandates something like this.

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#206168 9-Apr-2009 12:04

Looks like FTA is a separate contract:

In addition to the deal with Sky, RWCL will look to licence simultaneous free-to-air broadcast in New Zealand of up to 16 matches, including the opening match and knock-out matches.

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#206332 10-Apr-2009 12:13

sbiddle:
hamisht: I thought there was some rule that All Black games had to be free-to-air?

No. AB's games have't been on FTA TV for ~10 years. Prime do run delayed coverage which is presumably what will happen with the RWC.

I wonder who the host broadcaster is?

They are

http://business.scoop.co.nz/2009/04/...-pay-tv-first/

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#206365 10-Apr-2009 16:15

"Prime is not understood to be in the running for the free-to-air rights."

http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/rugby-world-cup-cost-sky-15-million-100219

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#206375 10-Apr-2009 17:31

Thank God Sky has got it, then we won't have to listen to the inane Keith Quinn again.