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Sophie Moloney: Sky TV chief executive on Sky winning NRL and Warriors rights in new broadcast deal · Best of Business

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  Speaker 2: Let's talk about the Warriors, because the Warriors are staying
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  Speaker 2: on Sky. Sky has secured the NRL for another seven years,
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  Speaker 2: from twenty twenty eight to twenty thirty four. The mega
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  Speaker 2: deal is rumored to be worth sixty one million New
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  Speaker 2: Zealand dollars a year. Sophie Maloney is obviously the boss
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  Speaker 2: of Sky.
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  Speaker 3: Hi, Sophie, you are to Heather, How are you doing?
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  Speaker 2: I'm good? Thank you. Did I just interrupt a phone
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  Speaker 2: call with Cam George? You did?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah?
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  Speaker 3: Cam was just calling to say he's very stoked about
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  Speaker 3: the deal, as am. I really really thrilled. You know,
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  Speaker 3: seven years up to twenty thirty four, because this doesn't
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  Speaker 3: start until twenty twenty eight, is absolutely huge for us.
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  Speaker 3: So yeah, really excited.
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  Speaker 2: Are the rumors true? Is it sixty one million dollars?
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  Speaker 3: Oh no, I'm not going into value, but we will
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  Speaker 3: be talking to our shareholders and due course about approval
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  Speaker 3: because you know, a seven year deal and when you've
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  Speaker 3: got a market cap like we do, you just got
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  Speaker 3: to go and have a conversation with them. What I
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  Speaker 3: can say heither is, as always, we've been super disciplined
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  Speaker 3: and our approach was very clear on the margin that
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  Speaker 3: we can drive and we're just absolutely thrilled to security
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  Speaker 3: is right.
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  Speaker 2: Okay. So the rumor that's going around is that you
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  Speaker 2: paid we'll do it an Aussie dollars, that you paid
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  Speaker 2: thirty five million dollars OSSIE for the deal that you're
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  Speaker 2: in right now, and that you've now just paid fifty
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  Speaker 2: million dollars Aussie for the deal that you're going to take,
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  Speaker 2: and that the reason it's been pushed up is because
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  Speaker 2: TV and Z bit against you. Even if you don't
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  Speaker 2: want to talk to us about the specifics, talk to
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  Speaker 2: me about the principle. Is this a problem for you guys,
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  Speaker 2: that TV and Z is now in there and forcing
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  Speaker 2: up what you have to pay?
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  Speaker 3: No, we look, I think TV and ZED doing a
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  Speaker 3: great job. The feat of tournament is congratulations to Jody
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  Speaker 3: and her teams. It's an amazing tournament. We approach these
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  Speaker 3: bids by looking at our business and what value we
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  Speaker 3: can drive. What I can say is that the three
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  Speaker 3: that we're offering with three and three now is absolutely vital,
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  Speaker 3: and so we're looking at what we can drive from
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  Speaker 3: our subscription business and then with our advertising partners, and
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  Speaker 3: we are super comfortable that what we had put forward,
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  Speaker 3: which isn't those levels, is absolutely where we need to
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  Speaker 3: be and having a seven year deal up to twenty
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  Speaker 3: thirty four we think is great value for customers and
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  Speaker 3: our shareholders.
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  Speaker 2: Okay, so how does the free to wear part work?
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  Speaker 2: Where do you put the where do you put the
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  Speaker 2: games there?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, so we'll be looking to go on on three
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  Speaker 3: and three now this is from twenty twenty eight, so
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  Speaker 3: most likely one game a week lied to delay to
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  Speaker 3: the Premiership, the women's competition, state of origin. It's going
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  Speaker 3: to be a super compelling three to wear pack and
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  Speaker 3: that was a really really important part of the discussions
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  Speaker 3: with the Australian Rugby League Commission Andrew Abdoi, the chief executive.
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  Speaker 3: We've got a lot of time for but I think
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  Speaker 3: that was a bit of a game changer, to be honest,
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  Speaker 3: in terms of us securing all rights.
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  Speaker 2: Are we getting a second team?
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  Speaker 3: Good question. Hither there's definitely one for the Commission that
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  Speaker 3: wasn't distermissive of our value. We've valued it up based
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  Speaker 3: on what we've got and we do love our Warriors,
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  Speaker 3: so in a way he needs just kicked off. I
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  Speaker 3: went to Hamilton to watch their first game, which was great.
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  Speaker 2: Hey, is this Friday the last episode of Dutton Ranch?
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  Speaker 2: Is it?
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  Speaker 3: Heather? It is? But don't panic because the Agency is
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  Speaker 3: an excellent spy thriller and.
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  Speaker 2: I know you can't do this to me. I want
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  Speaker 2: to know about Beth and RiPP. Are you are you
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  Speaker 2: watching this?
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  Speaker 3: What's this?
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  Speaker 2: The dutt't Rune?
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  Speaker 3: Oh of course I am, but I'm a little bit
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  Speaker 3: behind because they've been a little bit the line with
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  Speaker 3: my paint. However, I know you've criticized me before before
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  Speaker 3: my some of my local shows. You this time bust up.
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  Speaker 3: I highly highly recommend it. If you don't like it,
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  Speaker 3: I'll buy you something A bottle of wine.
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  Speaker 2: But no, no, I want a bottle of whiskey.
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  Speaker 3: You know that that's it. I do know that. But yes,
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  Speaker 3: looks Superstokes very excited and don't worry. There's a lot
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  Speaker 3: more great content on me on for you, Heather.
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  Speaker 2: We got you looking forward to it, Sophia, look after yourself.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks mate, Sophie Maloney, Sky TV CEO.
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