Ten And Seven Win AFL Rights - Hooray

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by liz
I take it you never watch the cricket on Nine then?

Yeah, but who listens to the commentators? Isn't that what the radio is for

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Charlie
For me, the clincher is the attitude that Seven and Nine took to footy. Yes, Seven made a lot of money out of footy (which is fine) but they gave a lot back, too. You could rely on Seven providing ample footy news even in the middle of January. You could rely on Seven to televise the draft - not because it's high-rating television but because footy fans and draft hopefuls want to see who ends up where. You could rely on Seven to provide saturation coverage during GF Week - with the marathon the night before the game and all.

I can agree with you on most of this, but it is way longer than 4 years since 7 stopped showing the GF marathon. It has to be at least 10 years if not longer.

I also think that 7 has always been interested in the money. In the past there was one year when 7 weren't prepared to pay what was a cheap price for the rights, in the end they went to the ABC, which, apart from the technology etc improvements now, was probably the best coverage of football we have ever had. So I have to disagree with that point to.

[NMWBloods]

Yep - I seem to recall that 7 cut back on some of their football coverage in the last few years, such as the GF marathon.

[Damien]

LOL Goswannies, your hatred of 7 is pretty funny. Eddie would be pretty proud of your continued effort throughout this thread!

They have the rights from 2007-2011. Deal with it lol

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Damien
LOL Goswannies, your hatred of 7 is pretty funny. Eddie would be pretty proud of your continued effort throughout this thread!

They have the rights from 2007-2011. Deal with it lol

Just giving it back to those who are of a similar thought but in a different direction.

BTW Eddie is not the boss of 9 ...having grown up with 7 in Melbourne there are many here who feel the same about them. I can't comment on Sydney because I don't know it well enough. What has ticked me off here is that there are some on this forum who treat 7 as the Messiah and Saviour of Football coverage. having lived in Melbourne and Townsville during the previous reign I think those opinions are crap. 7 treated viewers in both of those areas with contempt, firstly with their football coverage, and then with the rest of their programming.

I think that all three commercial staions are the same, except IMO in Melbourne 7 is worse that 9 and I'm not within the demographic for 10 to worry about making a comment on them.

[Charlie]

They did the GF marathon a lot less than 10 years ago. I remember watching several of them (I never managed to stay awake all night though), and I was nine years old 10 years ago.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Charlie
They did the GF marathon a lot less than 10 years ago. I remember watching several of them (I never managed to stay awake all night though), and I was nine years old 10 years ago.

I never got past about 2.00 am when I was younger. You could be right, but they had certainly scrapped them before they lost the TV rights. They could have still shown it as they had all the footage up until 4 years ago.

[OldE]

My major problem with 9 was the way they pushed the footy back past the scheduled times. The International Rules this year started 2 hours after it was scheduled to, IIRC. Also, I was concerned about finals, with Channel 9 obliged to both the NRL and AFL. The limited coverage of finals was bad enough this year, but I imagine it would be far worse with a network whose first committment in NSW is to the NRL.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Damien
LOL Goswannies, your hatred of 7 is pretty funny. Eddie would be pretty proud of your continued effort throughout this thread!

They have the rights from 2007-2011. Deal with it lol

Am I to surmise from this comment, and your lack of comments to those that hate 9 that you are in the "7 is wonderful, 9 is evil" camp?

Yes I dislike 7, but there are many here who dislike 9 with the same passion. If you are a "super moderator" surely you should be unbiased and having a laugh at them too. :tongue in cheek: I am assuming that you read this thread http://www.redandwhiteonline.com/for...threadid=13116

I will wait and see

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by eirinn
My major problem with 9 was the way they pushed the footy back past the scheduled times. The International Rules this year started 2 hours after it was scheduled to, IIRC. Also, I was concerned about finals, with Channel 9 obliged to both the NRL and AFL. The limited coverage of finals was bad enough this year, but I imagine it would be far worse with a network whose first committment in NSW is to the NRL.

What was limited about finals coverage this year?

[Damien]

Originally posted by goswannie14
Am I to surmise from this comment, and your lack of comments to those that hate 9 that you are in the "7 is wonderful, 9 is evil" camp?

Yes I dislike 7, but there are many here who dislike 9 with the same passion. If you are a "super moderator" surely you should be unbiased and having a laugh at them too. :tongue in cheek:

I will wait and see

I don't hate Channel 9 at all, I do think they are fairly conservative, but I just think they are bad for football - that is if anyone wants Football to go beyond the Southern States.

I don't think any network is wonderful, can't really say I would ever have that much attachment to a TV network, but AFL is a huge sport, it deserves to be the priority of the rights holders. AFL will never be anything but an equal priority with League and Cricket on Nine. The growth possibilities on Seven and Ten are far higher than it could ever be on Nine.

Not to say there are not some minor issues with Seven and their international rugby committments - even though the Wallabies do generally play on a Sat night and Ten will be covering AFL on that night.

I am also not quite sure why a moderator has to be unbiased on a TV Rights deal or for that matter not able to be amused by your million posts on this topic.

[Charlie]

Originally posted by goswannie14
I never got past about 2.00 am when I was younger. You could be right, but they had certainly scrapped them before they lost the TV rights. They could have still shown it as they had all the footage up until 4 years ago.

Would you blame them for not bothering in 2001? I can't remember if they did it that year, but I don't ever recall not having the GF marathon, or the u18 GF, or the year-in-review special, or the draft, or the All-Australian dinner.... you know, all those things that never rated but they put on anyway because it was footy.

[Charlie]

Originally posted by eirinn
My major problem with 9 was the way they pushed the footy back past the scheduled times. The International Rules this year started 2 hours after it was scheduled to, IIRC. Also, I was concerned about finals, with Channel 9 obliged to both the NRL and AFL. The limited coverage of finals was bad enough this year, but I imagine it would be far worse with a network whose first committment in NSW is to the NRL.

Channel Ten had exclusive rights to the finals. For the entire 2002-06 agreement.

[Damien]

Originally posted by Charlie
Would you blame them for not bothering in 2001? I can't remember if they did it that year, but I don't ever recall not having the GF marathon, or the u18 GF, or the year-in-review special, or the draft, or the All-Australian dinner.... you know, all those things that never rated but they put on anyway because it was footy.

Yep, 7 were very good in that regard, add Talking Footy (despite views on certain hosts and guests at time), that was a ratings loser that they kept going.

[Damien]

Originally posted by Charlie


Channel Ten had exclusive rights to the finals. For the entire 2002-06 agreement.

Think she knows that but was referring to how it would be under 9.