Early exit for News Ltd

[Foordy]

Frustrated by continuing conflicts of interest over coverage of player scandals and payment for media rights, NRL part-owner News Ltd is desperate to exit the game.

The haste to abandon the NRL eight years ahead of its scheduled departure has fast-forwarded plans to establish an independent commission to rule a code that seemingly has as many leagues as Jules Verne envisaged.

Former prime minister John Howard, whose principal sporting passion is cricket and whose interest in rugby league is focused on St George Illawarra, would be reluctant to lock himself into a long-term leadership of a re-branded Australian Rugby League. NRL chief executive David Gallop, who is certain to be the commission's inaugural CEO, was quick to distance himself from Howard, given rugby league received an $11 million grant on Saturday from the Rudd Government to construct a centralised administration.

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqnews ... 61965.html

I hope this commission will be the sole body to govern rugby league... ATM we have too many governing bodies all doing their own thing. (i.e NRL, ARL, QRL, NSWRL, CRL etc)

 

[dukey]

You know why this is? News Ltd need to sink the boot in after every scandal in order to sell papers, but have realised that doing so is devaluing their investment. They've finally chosen a side.

 

[Kimlo]

Good, hope this happens as soon as possible.

 

[Nashy]

Yeah, cause we don't need their funding right?

 

[Kimlo]

Yeah, cause we don't need their funding right?

You mean like selling them TV rights way below its value?

 

[Nashy]

Seen the contract have you?