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Why Lions series could save rugby union in Australia

BBC News

16-07-2025

Business
BBC News

Why Lions series could save rugby union in Australia

First Test: Australia v British and Irish LionsDate: Saturday 19 July Kick-off: 11:00 BST Venue: Suncorp Stadium, BrisbaneCoverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app with post-match analysis on iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live and Rugby Union Weekly podcast Last Friday, the day before the Lions' final pre-Test warm-up, Peter V'landys headed out of was unlikely he would have been tuning in anyway.V'landys, the chair of the Australian Rugby League Commission, has been a consistent and caustic critic of the 15-man to him, rugby union in Australia is an "attention-seeking", external liability that leaves its players "terribly bored"., externalV'landys flight was bound for the US, where he is reportedly pitching to steaming superpowers such as Netflix, Disney and product is the NRL. And, for those in Australian rugby union, the numbers involved are NRL's current TV deal is worth A$2bn (£973m) over five years. V'landys hopes the next deal, which kicks in after 2027, will be worth A$3bn (£1.5bn).The NRL is expanding on other fronts. The addition of the Perth Bears and a Papua New Guinea franchise will take the league up to 19 teams by the end of the decade. Last year the league staged two matches in Las Vegas, a jaunt that is now an annual Australia, by contrast, is on the signed its own TV rights deal in April. Despite being an increase on their previous, Covid-dented agreement, it clocked in at A$240m (£117m) - about an eighth of the NRL's present Melbourne Rebels went into administration last year, leaving Australia with four Super Rugby teams. The Brumbies - the best of the survivors - struggle to attract five-figure crowds. Rugby Australia is losing out on the balance sheet as well, leaking A$36.8m, external (£17.9m) in its latest Aussie Rules also well ahead of union in terms of finances and coverage, some fear the sport is in terminal decline in Australia."Rugby sits a fair way down the ladder in our sporting ecosystem at the moment," said James Horwill, who captained Australia during the 2013 Lions tour and now sits on the board of Queensland Rugby Union."We've got three full-time sporting codes that are all competing for the same athletes, the same fans, the same sponsorship dollars and ultimately the same TV slots. It's a very congested marketplace for a country that has 25 million people."Union wasn't always so 2003 the World Cup was held in Australia.A team of Wallaby greats, defending the title they had won four years earlier, went all the way to the Larkham pulled strings at fly-half, George Smith menaced the breakdown and George Gregan crowed over the beaten All World Cup pulled more people through the turnstiles and more profit into the tills than any tournament in was front and centre. However, its subsequent attempts to tap into new territories, launching the Western Force in Perth and the Rebels in Melbourne, did not strike the NRL and the Australian Football League (AFL) moved nimbly to accelerate their game and improve the spectacle, union lagged players were picked Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii arrived to much fanfare last year, the Wallabies were at a net loss to rugby league as Carter Gordon and Mark Nawaqanitawase headed in the opposite direction at the same time. The raiders come from overseas as well. Top 14 clubs especially have come calling for teenage talent, taking them out of school and halfway round the world to play in all the time, the Wallabies have stalled. The two-time champions have reached the World Cup final once since nadir came in 2023 when, 20 years on from their home World Cup, they were dumped out of the tournament at the pool stages for the first Waugh, who played in the 2003 final, is the man tasked with staging the Rugby Australia chief executive in 2023, he is clear that the Lions are key to boosting the beleaguered finances of his predicts that Rugby Australia could end this year with a A$50m (£24m) surplus, with a mammoth 100,000-plus crowd for the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground helping it wipe out its heavy borrowing."We're still very much on track to have the option of being debt-free by the end of 2025, and then with the uplift in broadcast and continued financial discipline through the next cycle... we'll be in a far stronger position to, sensibly and in a well-considered way, invest into the different projects or community elements of the game," he told the Australian Financial Review, external this next cycle is key for union in Australia. The Lions is just the well as the Lions tour, Australia will host the men's and women's World Cups in 2027 and 2029 respectively and the Olympic Sevens tournament in 2032. It is seen as a golden decade that, taken together, underlines the strengths that union has over its rivals - a global depth and intrigue that Aussie Rules or rugby league can't has already seen it. When he made his Test debut at Twickenham last November, the scale of the occasion, in front of 82,000 people, caught him to the media this week, he counted the number of microphones and Dictaphones in front of him as an indicator of the interest a Lions tour generates."My old man has always said to me 'it's a big world out there' and rugby brings that," Suaalii said."This is one of the great parts of our game and we should be celebrating it," said Horwill."It is so unique, really to any other sport in the world - four nations coming together with so much tradition, history and so much support, and come out on tour."In Australia, where you're competing every weekend for talent, for sponsors, for fans, for kids playing the game, this means a lot."Kids will watch this and want be part of it one day. You can't overestimate the impact it has."Justin Harrison agrees. "It's a real shot in the arm," the former Wallabies second row said."People will be able to see rugby played on the screens when they're walking past pubs. They're going to see a ground swell of people moving towards an event; they're going to hear singing and jocularity and friendly rivalry."Sport is wonderful, but rugby in particular brings the world right into the palm of your hand and we have to make the most of that."Horwill and Harrison know, however, that the surest route back to into the limelight is also the simplest: via the pitch."We haven't been able to perform at the level we've wanted to over the last little bit. So ultimately we want some good performances to engage the fickle or casual rugby fan," said Moore, a former team-mate of both, believes the ultimate injection of momentum may is at hand."Without wanting to put too much pressure on the current players it is there for them to take," he told the BBC's Rugby Union Weekly."If we can keep our best players on the field, it is a very winnable series for us."The Wallabies are playing for themselves, their country and also a whole sport.

It's obvious why this TV deal is trending at Best Buy

Digital Trends

15-07-2025

Business
Digital Trends

It's obvious why this TV deal is trending at Best Buy

Considered to be one of the best QLED TVs, Hisense's U8 mini-LED QLED (aka the U8QG) is already quite popular. But, when you take the ubiquitous 55-inch TV size and give it a 43% discount it's a recipe for a trending deal. And that's what Best Buy has done right now. This deal, that gives you a 55-inch Hisense U8QG for just $850 is their top trending deal. That's a discount of $650 off of the usual $1,500, significant savings. Tap the button below to see it yourself or keep reading to see why this deal is so popular. Why you should buy the Hisense U8QG mini-LED QLED TV This TV is considered to be a great QLED TV by us (though, internally, it is referred to as a 'ULED' by Hisense) for its intense colors and great brightness levels. Plus, with its anti-reflection screen, it's the kind of TV you can put in a windowed living room and still watch shadowy content on. You might also like to play games on it with its up to 165Hz gaming mode refresh rate. Ultimately, the TV just handles everyday situations really well. It's the kind of TV you place in the family room, pop up a Disney movie on, and take care of adult business around. Or that you can have running the news as you come in and out of your main living area to have some background noise. Yet, when it's time to watch, you can also watch and really enjoy it. It's a versatile experience, and you'll probably like it. Your Hisense U8QG at a price of just $850 is waiting for you at Best Buy. Again, that's a savings of $650 off of the TV's usual $1,500. And, let's face it, as good as the TV is, the incredible price differential of the deal is a big reason why this tops all of the other TV deals at Best Buy. No matter the reason, it is trending, and that means it could sell out soon. If you want this TV, make sure to get it now.

Major Premier League TV change with broadcasting giant to lose all coverage next season

The Sun

12-06-2025

Sport
The Sun

Major Premier League TV change with broadcasting giant to lose all coverage next season

ALL Premier League matches outside of the 3pm blackout will be shown on UK television starting from next season. Previously, domestic fans were often left frustrated by not being able to watch certain games. 3 In particular, several Sunday 2pm kick-offs involving teams that had played in Europe on Thursday night would not be shown. Under the new four-year TV deal, which kicks in at the start of next season, this will not be the case. The £6.7bn agreement will see Sky Sports show 215 live matches per season, more than ever before. Sky purchased four of the five packages made available. This will see them broadcast matches during the Friday night, Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday and Monday night slots. In addition to this, Sky Sports will show all 10 final day matches for the first time. TNT Sports, meanwhile, purchased one package - enabling them to show 52 matches. These will primarily come in the Saturday 12:30pm slot, although TNT will also have the rights to two full mid-week rounds of games. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 3 The bumper new TV deal package has seen Amazon Prime Video squeezed out. Under the previous agreement, the streamer would show 20 games each season. Former Man Utd boss Louis van Gaal launches scathing attack on old side while heaping praise on bitter rivals Prime will continue to show Champions League matches, however, with two years remaining on their current deal with Uefa. Prem highlights, meanwhile, will continue to be shown on Match of the Day, with the BBC having retained the rights. Next season will usher in a new era for the show, with long-time presenter Gary Lineker having departed the Beeb. Lineker will be replaced on a rotating basis by Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates. 3

Best Buy's trendy deal puts a popular 75-inch LG TV down to just $500

Digital Trends

02-06-2025

Business
Digital Trends

Best Buy's trendy deal puts a popular 75-inch LG TV down to just $500

Sometimes deals are exciting because they are on a rare product, or the next gen of the product is coming out and the prior gen's model gets a wild discount. Other times deals are exciting because they rise to the occasion and deliver what average people want with the perfect timing. This deal that brings you a 75-inch LG UT70 TV for just $500 is firmly in the latter category, and has been floating around the top five trending TV deals over at Best Buy. Normally $700, the savings of $200 put this TV firmly in the realm of good budget TVs. Check it out via the button below or keep reading to see why we think it's so trendy, if you should buy it, and other options for around the same price. Why you should buy the 75-inch LG UT70 The LG UT70 is a 4K LED TV that uses LG's a5 AI Processor Gen 7 to upscale your content into 4K, so even older movies look sharp and crisp for the modern viewer. Your picture quality will be further enhanced by HDR10 Pro, which is LG's special take on HDR tech to take a frame-by-frame 'look' at what's going on, adjusting brightness levels on the fly. This TV also has the now common ALLM for low input lag gaming. So why is this TV trending? The price is just right, $200 off feels good, and LG is notably one of the best TV brands. This is a deal that feels very good in the moment, and we do see that the majority of people are very happy with how easy the TV is to get up and running. In other words, the 75-inch LG UT70 is very much a right TV, at the right price, at the right time. Right now you can get the 75-inch LG UT70 for just $500, which is $200 less than the usual $700 price point. That's pretty good savings, and you can take advantage of them if you tap the button below. If more advanced panel technology (like getting an OLED TV or QLED TV) matters to you, however, you should also check out our recently updated listing of the best 75-inch TV deals, where you'll find things (like this TCL QLED) for just a hair more.

EXCLUSIVE Astronomical sum insiders say Todd and Julie Chrisley are demanding for new TV show... and the SAVAGE response from Hollywood

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