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Zodiac

Years ago

Fox Sports disrepecting the NBL?

I know back when I had Foxtel FSN was included in the basic package unlike the proper Fox Sports channels so also potential for a wider viewership on FSN.

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Perthworld

Years ago

It was on FSN as every other channel had live games on. If it wasn't for venue availability issues there wouldn't be a double header on Sat.

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Peter Tyler

Years ago

I doubt it's disrespect, more a business decision. On the occasions when I've gone searching for tv ratings this season, NBL has not made the list of Foxtel's top 20 shows for any nights. That list usually bottoms out around 30,000-33,000 viewers. So NBL has rated low down in Foxtel's programs and consistently so throughout the season.

IIRC it may have peaked above 40,000 in one or two games in the first month of the season. I think there was a Hoops post that said that. That suggests audiences fell after that early interest.

There was an article earlier in the season that tv audiences for NBL games are largest in home towns of the teams playing in the games. I can't see any reason for Fox to think the finals will be any different.

AFL pre season and AFLW are running at the moment, both more popular than NBL, and Adelaide also has the Fringe on and the V8 weekend happening. These all affect tv audiences. e.g., last night was the biggest night so far for family audiences at Gluttony (Fringe site in the Adelaide parklands) according to a friend with a tent there.

So choice of channel for telecasting these games probably reflects commercial reality rather than Fox dissing its own product. i.e., NBL is still a niche product on tv and is managed accordingly. As others have posted, at least it was on and it was live.

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Duke Fan

Years ago

It took me like 7 seconds to find which sports channel it was on. I felt so dirty

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koberulz

Years ago

Sorry but if they are showing it live on FTA then who cares what channel FOXTEL puts a game on.

People with Foxtel.

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proud

Years ago

Sorry but if they are showing it live on FTA then who cares what channel FOXTEL puts a game on.

It's the Perth @ Adelaide game that wasn't on FTA tv that matters what channel it's on.

FOXTEL are insulting NBL by not including them in adverts and by saying that they have no Summer sports besides A-League or whatever was in that earlier post

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Zodiac

Years ago

No it isn't the game is live on SBS Viceland HD

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Perthworld

Years ago

TAB dude turned NBL on one of the corner screens woohoo. Visibility in Melbourne is poor.

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Perthworld

Years ago

I'm at Crown Melbourne right now in the sports bar/poker/TAB area and not one single screen which there are a lot of has it on NBL.

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Train

Years ago

It’s still being shown , who cares what channel it’s on lol

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Perthworld

Years ago

The new Fox Sports ad features all major Aus leagues bar the NBL.

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Anonymous

Years ago

The media have always disrespected the NBL! Nothing new.

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Train

Years ago

How is that disrespecting the NBL lol

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