Wigan Warriors • Re: 2 week delay to start of season
MadDogg wrote:
Those who advocated cancelling the season last year or significantly reducing games in the upcoming one haven't been in touch with the financial realities of the sport. For some it seems it simply doesn't come into their thinking.
The clubs did have to give up some of the Sky money last year, even with the increased number of games televised. I would have thought the amount of games shown in 2020 was similar to 2019 but the rebate was likely owed due to the games being played across a 4-5 month period rather than 9-10.
I assume there is also a clause in the Sky contract that dictates what days / times the matches need to be played to maximise Sky's audience and hence advertising revenue. Movement away from this may also result in giving some money back to Sky.
Statistics: Posted by dr_feelgood — Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:52 pm