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The full scope of the partnership, according to ScorePlay, includes: Full Media Hub: ScorePlay will serve as the comprehensive media hub for all photo, video, and broadcast requirements, streamlining the management of the league’s extensive content. Tailored Workspaces: The 12 teams in Super League will enjoy personalised workspaces within ScorePlay, ensuring seamless access to their specific assets and resources. Athlete App: ScorePlay will manage the automatic distribution of clips to every Rugby League athlete, using AI facial recognition. Seamless Integration: ScorePlay’s system will be integrated with RLC’s photo agency to enable the direct and rapid distribution of high-quality photos, enhancing the league’s media coverage. Azzuu Integration: Azzuu integration empowers both the league and its teams to optimise their operations and collaborations, ensuring smoother workflows. Live Streaming: The ability to live-stream up to six games every weekend, coupled with live clipping capabilities, will bring the excitement of Rugby League directly to fans’ screens with real-time authentic moments. Custom Video Clipping and Data Integration: Custom video clipping and data integration will allow for in-depth analysis and easy retrieval of match actions, providing a deeper understanding of the game. Usage and Analytics Dashboard: A usage and analytics dashboard provides invaluable insights into how RLC’s digital assets are being consumed, allowing for data-driven decision-making. Archive ingestion: All of RLC’s archive will be tagged automatically using ScorePlay’s state-of-the-art AI, so they become completely searchable for content creators.

Over the years, we have all had loads of discussions about a) showing every game live and b) showing games on BBC/Channel4/ITV etc. I don't think we should understate how much progress we have made here. Clearly we have real challenges around the £££'s value that we are receiving, and I think there are complex reasons for that, but it does rather feel like we are starting to make the best of this changing environment. Deals are often sold as being revolutionary, but I genuinely think we may be at that point here.

I can remember certain league matches being shown (1970s?), such as the Leeds v Cas Boxing Day game when they'd get 18,000 range crowds. Leeds was a popular fall-back for games as they had the undersoil heating and I can recall going to freezing cold league games at Headingley that were on Grandstand. The infamous Leeds v Halifax match with the dog on the pitch (K9) was also, I feel, a league game (possibly the lowest point of morale ever reached in our game). I think it was in the 80s-90s when they decided to only screen cup, JP/Regal and internationals. If true, this will be the best ever television season for RL. We forget or are too young to remember how awful RL was once treated. All games (bar CC final) were 2nd half only, the commentary was incomprehensible, no summarisers, no other channel broadcasters, and there was absolutely no context discussion. Relatively speaking, we have it incredibly good at the mo.

Ice Hockey has for many years.

So, just to confirm, we have the game having its highest visibility on mainstream FTA in decades, a credible deal with Sky, and all this? Looks awful. IMG are making mugs of us.

Yawn... As you very well know the majority of the available scoring for 'community' is local population size and the value of a club's community work cannot be measured simply by their Foundation's turnover (another flaw in the grading system) but never one to miss an opportunity to bash Fev are you?

It would be great if the BBC could put the Super League Show in the same time slot at 5.30 on Saturday evenings on the weeks when there isn't a live match being shown. It would help to hook in viewers in a habit forming way.

Oh good , I’ve got up and I didn’t dream it

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I don't really know what this is but it sounds fun.

This is massive, and is bringing the sport right up to date for the social media age. Finally we can start to use our assets.

Dane has just announced his retirement. His best years were behind him before he returned last year, but he was so good for us in his first spell, especially in 2019, probably playing the best rugby of his career. Thanks for the memories Chizz.

Now up to the clubs to to make the most of this reach and visability

Scores a bucket full of tries too , 20 last year in a struggling team. All the better teams in league one had an experienced player who controlled games like Sykes and Forster so we've added the missing piece.

Cas is a tight little ground that looks packed and atmospheric on TV. There's no issues with going there.

Yet another lovely touch from the club. . Sometimes it can be the small touches that make such a difference.

I'm enjoying just ignoring IMG and focusing on what's going on the field. IMG is a farce and will ultimately destroy our game. Less I hear about that vulture company the better.

Leeds live saying we’ve got a provisional agreement with Tom Nicholson watton to join a loan basis 6ft2 16 stone prop would be a good signing liked the look of him when I’ve seen him play

This means we will have 15-20 live matches on mainstream BBC through the season. That absolutely should be game changing in terms of reach and visibility.

Sky aren't doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, that's for sure. They've moved away from the exclusive coverage approach to sport over the last 10 years. Just like when they show free matches on YouTube, it's the gateway drug.

but you`re not the only one.

Frank Foster was an absolute legend of the game, fearless, and fully respected by all (players, opponents, fans, referees, journalists). I will always remember when he scored a long-distance field goal from 40 metres out against Great Britain at Watersheddings in the 70s. A mercurial character if ever there was one. Did we win that game, or was it a draw? Johnny Blair was another player I admired, probably the best kicker I ever saw in an Oldham shirt (I am too young to have seen Ganley play). Why JB only got occasional games was a mystery to me. I think he played stand-off or fullback, and Martin Murphy and Cliff Hill were the first choice options. Again, my best memory of him was a phenomenal drop goal from the halfway line at Knowsley Road when Oldham beat the Saints 8-7 in the 70s. I didn't go down too well with the locals, and they bricked our coach on the way home. Another fans favourite was Norman Hodgkinson, a winger who impressed tremendously in his first season only to lose all confidence the following term, when he couldn't even catch the ball. From hero to zero, it was tragic to see his downfall and he was never heard from again. Mick McCone at scrum half. A tiny, thin bloke who had the heart of a lion. When scrums were dangerous places to be. There was some great players at Oldham in the 1970s.

Assuming this is true, no reason to believe it isn't at this stage... What superb news. Especially if there is a scheduled Saturday evening game. Irregular timeslots definitely didn't help channel4 coverage. Straight after the 3pm football is only a good thing surely...

Presentation box with scarf, really nice pin badge, car sticker and message from Clint if I remember correctly. Wrapped ours up and gave them to the kids as an extra christmas present together with Knights shirts. Overall a great little extra that swayed me to buy our season tickets.

It seems like the new capability means we will be able to do stuff like this. Live in game. For all of our games across all media outlets/social media that the clubs/sky/BBC subject to rights. http://www.skysports.com/share/13045744

Who knows, the whole img thing is a joke.

Keep an eye out For Wail Skoundri he will be a star. Easily the best young foward in France, some serious talent. Also Guys like Tropis, Guillon and Matteo Stefani have heaps of potential.

Big shout to say Ritson can't be any better when he's had one season in and out and another full off-season. Personally I think there is every reason to expect him to be better than last season.

Confirmed now ,oh well was nice thought

If we can only get that mark for the stadium, some clubs must be in a minus.

21 games 16 tries 100 goals and who can forget the Summer Bash his breakaway try when after he went to sleep under the posts and outrageous try assist to send Luke Briscoe over for Rovers’ third HAPPY DAYS

Great idea.

Absolutely spot on. We may have a good moan about who is the worst Sky pundit but as a Rugby League fan, the amount and choice of games to watch is fantastic.

IMG all the forumites, living life in peace…ooohooooo You may say I’m a dreamer…

Sammut,the kicking game alone will be great for the team

Great signing, our young players will benefit from his experience, bring it on now. He will tear this league to pieces. Well done all concerned in making this happen. UTT ️.

Great signing, welcome back Jarrod, young Ciaran will only get better having the magician beside him , well done everyone concerned, a forward or two and I'm really getting excited . UTT

Brilliant news, always entertaining watching him.

You’re going to start to live like fans in Australia with lots of TV games to view. It can really eat up the time. It is fun though!

The season as just got more interesting brilliant everyone concerned

We're not into four figures quite yet but we've surpassed last season by a mile and we've got a lot more than we were getting at Bower Fold in the Championship. So the answer is yes!

Can they refresh their panel please? No mor Hunter-Paul, Davies etc.

I found this on Facebook. Apologies to Tigers' fans in advance: I saw this, which is somewhat against the spirit of this thread with a cruel jibe at the end…

Never mind sighing he's right,you're entitled to your opinion but please get your facts right first, thank you.

Super League live on the BBC is fantastic news.

You could just go to Vegas without her.............I'm sure you'd have much more fun

I find these stories utterly heart-breaking. We (rugby league) are so poor at just about everything and worse, in many cases, deliberately make things unpleasant for newcomers and die hard fans alike. If only someone at the clubs went through and analysed these practices and made the ''obvious'' changes necessary to make our fans feel welcome (rather than feel like nuisances at best, interlopers, trespassers, vagabonds and thieves at worst) we could vastly improve turnout, I'm sure. In the example's quoted by you and Dave T, it doesn't take any money to turn it around, just a change of attitude towards our (extremely valuable) customers. Ensuring we create satisfied customers who feel welcome and valued, is a vitally important part of our marketing effort. How/why do we keep getting it so wrong?

I think this analysis is very muddled. By focusing on the RFL, you are ignoring assets like the Grand Final and Magic weekend etc. as well as RL's top level weekly comp. Where darts put-performs us is in TV viewers, but their value is less, I assume because they provide far less content. RL does tap into the casual market, but it does that through the BBC with its Cup and Internationals. It's my view that individual sports like darts, boxing etc are easier to get engaged with and watch. They are made for the casual fan. You dont have to care about clubs who are based in towns or cities. It's where the internationals are key for team sports.