25-02-2024, 01:34 AM
(25-02-2024, 12:39 AM)Brekkie Wrote: Checking on BBC Sounds seems he left at half time just after 4pm (and it was referenced). The football crossed straight to the rugby at 4.45pm, but Chappers was back at half time in the rugby at 5.30pm (possibly from Wigan), then straight to the second half of the late football kick off.
Did C4 show the World Club Challenge last season - surprised this is in the FTA deal TBA, though perhaps Sky put less value on it than an actual Super League Match.
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Channel 4 did show it live last year. It was a around 7am kick-off, but they presented it from pitchside of the stadium that was hosting their lunchtime kick-off.
You could imagine a one-off game at the start of the season wouldn't be a big money spinner for Sky, whilst the governing bodies you can imagine would see it as a good game to show to garner general interest (a de facto World Cup final, England v Australia tie etc. are buzzwords for a casual audience). Before its hiatus and COVID, it was usually shown via a networked highlights show on BBC Two (like the playoffs and Grand Final) rather than being on the Super League Show.
Anyway, it has worked out quite well for the sport that both that have been shown on FTA TV have gone down to the wire and saw a Super League winner. Sounds like a dream scenario for almost any sporting event for the title to go down to the final play and be shown on BBC Two at near 10pm on a Saturday night.