dajstrawb Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Derby and Leeds to play March friendly as Rams chairman Mel Morris looks to show up Football League over media rights By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail 22:30, 14 Dec 2016, updated 22:30, 14 Dec 2016 Derby chairman Mel Morris is in conflict with the Football League after being denied to access to the details of TV deal he claims could be a lot better His club and Leeds are going to play a friendly to highlight lost revenue streams They want to show the flaws of a monopoly deal for just eight per cent of fixtures The Premier League are investing resources to cut down pirate streaming Premiership Rugby have failed to appoint a chairman to replace Quentin Smith An unlikely friendly match between Championship rivals Derby County and Leeds is going to be staged at Pride Park during the March international break as part of Rams chairman Mel Morris's battle with the Football League over media rights. The formidable Morris is in conflict with the FL after being denied access to the details of TV deals he claims could be a lot better. He is putting on the game to highlight the major revenues he believes could be made from broadcasting and social media if there was no restrictions from a monopoly TV deal for eight per cent of the fixtures. Morris, who it is understood has significant support for his views from across the EFL divisions, has invited all 72 clubs plus the League board and commercial committee to a meeting at Derby on January 5 where he will present his media plans in detail. Morris wrote in his latest letter to clubs: 'My quest is to ensure the Football League is able to efficiently and successfully grow our brand and our revenues. 'I am underwhelmed by our lack of stature and the weak levels of monetisation of our media rights and the seeming lack of efforts, focus and results delivered by those responsible. The two Championship clubs will meet to show revenue streams missed in the current TV deal 'Even against the backdrop of the agreements that we are not allowed to see, we believe there are significant opportunities for all of us to generate meaningful incremental revenue, even for this season.' The FL remain convinced that the current Sky deal is a good one and have yet to see any evidence to the contrary. They are also appointing a broadcasting expert onto the staff to prepare for the next TV deals. A major concern for the Premier League with lucrative TV rights to protect is the growth of pirate streaming of their action with a landmark audience of a million reckoned to have illegally watched Manchester United's win at Swansea that wasn't a selected TV match. The PL say they are containing the situation by investing a lot of resources to fighting the problem and have had a string of successful court actions. A major concern for the Premier League, with TV rights to protect, is pirate streaming growth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennington Ram Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I support Mel's campaign to get a better deal for the in/the Footy League, but this sounds a bit eccentric. Could be an intriguing match if both teams are still play off contenders thougjh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I might watch that on tv me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mills Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Football needs to move into the 21st century. People don't watch TV any more. Look at music platforms now, it's all streaming. Could potentially do better from a steaming service something like Spotify that you could watch football matches on live maybe? Would be interesting and if certainly sign up if you could watch all Football League games on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajstrawb Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Just now, Chris Mills said: Football needs to move into the 21st century. People don't watch TV any more. Look at music platforms now, it's all streaming. Could potentially do better from a steaming service something like Spotify that you could watch football matches on live maybe? Would be interesting and if certainly sign up if you could watch all Football League games on it! Could potentially kill attendances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennington Ram Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Just now, dajstrawb said: Could potentially kill attendances NFL only shows games that hit a certain threshold for attendance - seems like a sensible way to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Am I the only one who is missing the point of having a friendly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 LOVE this: Quote "The FL remain convinced that the current Sky deal is a good one and have yet to see any evidence to the contrary. They are also appointing a broadcasting expert onto the staff to prepare for the next TV deals." How the can they know what is and isn't a good deal when they don't currently employ people who know they're talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 minute ago, G STAR RAM said: Am I the only one who is missing the point of having a friendly? No, you're not. It's a terrible piece of writing. No explanation or link at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbob Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, G STAR RAM said: Am I the only one who is missing the point of having a friendly? Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennington Ram Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 minute ago, Duracell said: No, you're not. It's a terrible piece of writing. No explanation or link at all. Suspect either Football League is deliberately making it look crap to try and kill it or Mel has sub par PR, the article is dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajstrawb Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 So what would the friendly achieve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, Kennington Ram said: Suspect either Football League is deliberately making it look crap to try and kill it or Mel has sub par PR, the article is dreadful. It's just poor writing. Will probably be edited later tonight or tomorrow. Sometimes wonder how these articles get sent out as they are in the first place. I know these journalists have to work to tight deadlines, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I think the idea is to get a friendly arranged where the FL have no say, get it streamed and show how much money can be made on a friendly then show it to the other 70 teams and show that more could be made for actual league games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 minute ago, rynny said: I think the idea is to get a friendly arranged where the FL have no say, get it streamed and show how much money can be made on a friendly then show it to the other 70 teams and show that more could be made for actual league games. I think you're exactly right, and, you said it clearly in one longish sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I am 50% behind Mel's idea. I will be 100% behind it when I fully understand what it will achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carra Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Go on Mel! Waging a one man war against the football league. What a hero!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: I think you're exactly right, and, you said it clearly in one longish sentence. Sorry. Forgot commas. Full stops, missing. Terrible, terrible punctuation. Apologies, unreservedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Just now, rynny said: Sorry. Forgot commas. Full stops, missing. Terrible, terrible punctuation. Apologies, unreservedly. I was praising the information not digging at the punctuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Just now, RadioactiveWaste said: I was praising the information not digging at the punctuation. I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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