Anonymous
Years ago
NewNBL get on OneHD at all costs!
Yes, the NBL will not have a team in Sydney, Brisbane and maybe Melbourne, but is there still any remaining hope of FTA coverage on the 24 hour FTA sports channel, OneHD? The league is clearly struggling but OneHD have a 24 hour sport timeslot to fill still need more material to avoid constantly showing replays. If the NBL offered broadcast rights (or shared rights with Fox) to OneHD for peanuts, or even nothing it would still do the NBL a world of good good, despite receiving very little/no immediate financial reimbursement. Everyone agrees that what the NBL needs most is to itself back on FTA TV and I believe that should do this at all costs, including giving the rights away or selling them very cheaply to OneHD for this season.
Its a win win situation! OneHD get to show professional Australian basketball for hardly any money and the NBL get the free to air presence they so desperately deserve. Even if this means giving Fox they should do it as fox apparently only offering a minimum deal of one game a week deal and only reach 20% of homes anyway. Any FTA presence at all would beat that. Can anyone think of any reason at all why the NBL wouldn't/shouldn't do this!?
