No whinging from Koukash on Twitter yet, so I guess we can presume it is a good deal.

Unions viewing figures on BT have been pathetic so glad we didn't jump ship.

Would be nice to know the financial gains, it's bad news for the game that there is still no fta coverage of SL but if the money's right then a long term deal is good for the game.

So where's the people who were saying sky were losing interest in SL? Gutters come on down!

Imo this deal in part will be a big middle finger to union. We've all seen how maturely sky act when they don't win (rlwc anyone) so an opportunity to send a message seems about right...

I can see rl vs ru becoming a bit of a battle as pawns for bt vs sky heats up

I think this is good timing. It is difficult to know whether BT will be successful in getting their numbers up in the next few years. If not, it will have been a good time to strike an enhanced deal with Sky. Even if BT do well there will be competition between Sky and BT I think to stay loyal is a good thing. It is now in both Sky and RL's interest to really make this next few years work in terms of growing the sport.

I like the people who slagged of the two tens concept then the 2/12 -3/8 as 'sky wouldnt be interested in a second tier' 'championship in all but name' etc

The saving grace for we visionaries and expansionists is that dinosaurs became extinct also.

BT shows three live union games a weekend, would be good to see sky doing the same for SL.

They will be whenever Catalan are at home

I still have my doubts about the new system. The new deal gives it a chance and now championship clubs can maybe compete financially. But I still have my doubts whether the system will work and whether fans will embrace it. SKY backed licensing as well...

Oh and you expansionist nearly killed Crusaders.

They always know best (for a fact, undisputably etc), until they're proved wrong.
Then they quickly forget it and move on to the next agenda

That'll never happen, there are still people on here demanding we go back to being semi pro and playing through winter after nearly 20 years, the structure doubters have barely even warmed up!

And while we are at it what was wrong with 3 points for a try? And who's daft idea was it to bring in the 6 tackle rule.

Can we also now put to bed the myth that sky are only interested in SL if there is a London team in it?

Lol. You're right - that canary isn't singing. A good sign.

We need to understand that we have created the overlap but will we score the try?
In my lifetime the RFL has been synonymous with missed opportunities we cannot afford to drop this one
United and strong we could be unstoppable, imo if this is done correctly at the end of it we would have a very marketable product of two great leagues that promote growth and expansion

Quote ="Nostradamus's lad"We need to understand that we have created the overlap but will we score the try? In my lifetime the RFL has been synonymous with missed opportunities we cannot afford to drop this one United and strong we could be unstoppable, imo if this is done correctly at the end of it we would have a very marketable product of two great leagues that promote growth and expansion'" www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/3760? Eamon McManus thinks so.

Quote ="Nostradamus's lad"We need to understand that we have created the overlap but will we score the try? In my lifetime the RFL has been synonymous with missed opportunities we cannot afford to drop this one United and strong we could be unstoppable, imo if this is done correctly at the end of it we would have a very marketable product of two great leagues that promote growth and expansion'" www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/3760? Eamon McManus thinks so.

So it doesn't say that all Catalans games will be on live then. Could just be the highlights like it used to be. Wait and see for that one i think.

All this one hand clapping is getting a bit dull.

I might change sides, just to give people something to talk about.

It's a crap deal they should have held out for a Billion from Chinese National TV.

Sky's interest in 2nd tier RL is pretty clear, 20 games if that, will feature the teams who don't start in SL and possibly all of those 20 could include at least one team who did.

This has far less to do with our structure and far more to do with a) we were undervalued previously and B) the environment we are now operating in.

BT are haemorrhaging money right now from their sports channels,and with each update they are getting a kicking from their shareholders, so much so the Premier League are going to bring forward their next rights auction because BT will be under much more scrutiny for their sports spending after another few quarters of bad news. This is a shot across BTs bow by Sky, tying up lots of content for a long time, I expect them to massively up their PL bids for the next batch £1.5-1.8billion a year, get all the best games and leave BT as the new ESPN but with much higher costs from RU the champions league and PL

This money needs investing in the game, not spending ,investing, it needs to perpetuate because we probably won't be in such a good bargaining position next round, or in such a favourable market place.

Sensible words.

But you're not actually holding your breath on this one, are you ?

the next thing they need to do with the TV deals is push the BBC to show the Super League Show nationwide in a regular time slot (Sunday night at 11pm after MOTD2 seemed to work for the World Cup Highlights) we also need to get the BBC to return to showing 2 Challenge Cup games per round.

China national tv wouldn't put up with Eddie and stevos commentary!

Offer the challenge cup to Itv, get more cash and more games on, with itv2,3,4 etc

I hope not but you can bet your bottom super league clubs dollar they will.

Would it be Lugby Reague, then?

That'd be a fantastic move for RL. ITV4 already show Europa League and Cycling so having some RL would help it. Plus there's naff all on there on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon too