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Julian

Years ago

New NBL TV deal with Ten: live game, possible streaming

FIBA TV NBL-specific site for those who want to watch the games outside of Australia/NZ.

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MACDUB

Years ago

I do not live in Australia.

But maybe people need to remember that this is FREE TO AIR coverage thats been talked about.

There is so many sports which have a bigger following than Basketball in Australia:
Soccer, NRL, AFL, Rugby Union

This deal is very good and people need to think about it in context.

God help us, our FTA Coverage in NZ shows NO live sport, let alone NBL games. Luckily, I have Sky.

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Anonymous

Years ago

I think the NBL needs to tell the referees to relax a little, not call absolutely everything and let things flow a bit more - that would translate into an easier product to watch.

The standard of players between here and Europe isn't that great but the free flowing style in Europe makes those games/leagues look that much better.

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Anonymous

Years ago

According to this article, talks have started with Fox Sports:

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/basketball-boost-as-local-games-return-to-freetoair-tv-20120418-1x6rb.html

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skip

Years ago

Will the Sunday game be live in Adelaide or just in the eastern states with us getting it 30 minutes delayed?

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Anonymous

Years ago

Interesting sidenote that Ten/One have canned live coverage of the Formula One:

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/04/fans-angry-as-one-bumps-formula-one-to-ten.html

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clarky

Years ago

I am actually surprised with what the NBL was able to get out of this deal. Sure we all want the NBL to be live every game, or shown at a decent timeslot but at the end of the day, TEN didn't have to show any faith in the league when renegotiating and could have continued to show games after 10:30pm.

While this is a step in the right direction for the league, I think there are still some drawbacks to the new deal.
As Isaac pointed out, we don't know that the Friday night game will be the one scheduled for that week (I am not confident that it will be the scheduled game running on a 1.5-2 hour delay), it could be a game from earlier in the week or a Breakers game, but as fans we need to hope that TEN does the right thing and shows the scheduled game on delay.

There is also no guarantee that we will see the Breakers home games - which have no production costs for TEN, I think all done by SKY Sports - which would be disappointing if it happens.
Last season we were able to see Breakers games on Thursday afternoon/evening (a timeslot that currently shows: Beach Patrol, IFISH, Hogan's Heroes, M*A*S*H, Get Smart and Cops).
I would like to think that showing live or delayed coverage of a Breakers game here would rate better than these shows.

Another issue which I see with the wording from this press release is the same as what BJF pointed out. The NBL reclaimed the rights to non-TEN produced games, with subscription TV being listed as one of the options.
Working on the assumption that the NBL will have the right to sell off/distribute the broadcast rights to non-TEN games, does this mean we will see other games exclusively on Fox, given their ability to offer big money for the broadcast option?

There is so much potential for this deal, most of it comes from the NBL holding the rights to non-TEN broadcast games. This opens up so many opportunities for local broadcasting, IPTV and even an online streaming service (similar to NBA League Pass).
Given that iiNet is the major sponsor of the NBL, you would hope they will be looking at this as an opportunity to develop a streaming service online or through FetchTV to broadcast all NBL games. The ability to increase their customer base, as well as increase profits through subscription services is surely one they wouldn't turn down.

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Jack Toft

Years ago

Any telecast is great and Sunday afternoon is a tough timeslot.

I believe one of the issues with Friday night LIVE games is that the Sixers are the only team who controls their stadium. Others have to negotiate with operators of Entertainment Centres to ensure Miley Cyrus or One Dimension don't have a booking.

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Anonymous

Years ago

www.livenbl.tv has recently started but with geo-blocking in Australia and New Zealand. I can see this playing a large role next season.

Bigpond Sport on T-Box may also be interested in the IPTV space.

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