Fox Footy (mega merged thread)

[Mike_B]

Originally posted by DST
Mark my words, you will be getting AFL on Fox Footy 3 next year. Probably 3 live games a week (including the new Sunday twilight game from Melbourne), "white line fever" at 7.30pm every night during the season, "on the coach" on a Monday night and the "winners" on Sunday evening. You will also probably get full replays of all games once during the week.

Really no difference in the end, but with the added bonus of live Friday night footy into NSW & QLD.

DST

Well according to Vlad today, it's looking like all 8 games on FTA. Whether there is anything on Fox as well I don't know, but if all 8 games do end up on FTA, you can bet that some of these will be through the middle of the night in Sydney at least. No way 7/10 will give up too much prime time to cover AFL in Sydney.

[Damien]

Originally posted by Mike_B
Well according to Vlad today, it's looking like all 8 games on FTA. Whether there is anything on Fox as well I don't know, but if all 8 games do end up on FTA, you can bet that some of these will be through the middle of the night in Sydney at least. No way 7/10 will give up too much prime time to cover AFL in Sydney.

Yeah that's the thing, they are stuck on Friday nights, but they aren't obliged to show Saturday night or the Sunday twilight game from what I know.....

I think the 8 games on FTA will be the greatest thing ever to happen to the AFL states but could be a bit of a disaster for us, unless of course there is something in the contract that allows for northern coverage other than on Friday nights.

[Captain]

Originally posted by Sanecow
In Vic at least there have been "Changes to terms so that if a channel is withdrawn or there is a material change to a feature or functionality during a fixed term, the consumer can terminate the contract without paying the early termination fee."

Source

Which doesn't quite agree with what Foxtel say on their site:

"If we withdraw a Channel during the Fixed Term which causes a more than nominal detrimental change to the Programming Package and we do not reduce the price of the Programming Package or replace the Channel with a similar genre Channel, you may end this Agreement without being required to pay the Early Termination Fee. "

Source

Which basically lets them out if they "replace the Channel with a similar genre Channel" (Fox Sports 3 or some other nonsense) or "reduce the price of the Programming Package" (probably by a nominal amount).

Thanks, very interesting.

Will look into NSW and see if they have a similar legislative requirement.

[goswannie14]

On ABC radio news today they were saying that it is a possibility that 9 might have the opportunity to televise some games next year.

It would be like the 70's again with footy on all three commercial channels.

[NMWBloods]

I don't recall footy ever being on 9 and 10 in the 1970s. Just 7 and 2.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
I don't recall footy ever being on 9 and 10 in the 1970s. Just 7 and 2.

IIRC replays were on all three in the early 70's. All three showed one of two games that were televised each week, but at different times, and it wasn't always a full replay.

7 was on early before "The Penthouse Club", but I can't remember what times the others were on.

I forgot, it was also Channel 0 back then too.

[NMWBloods]

Yeah, I remember it was Ch 0. "Turn onto to Oh oh..."

I only ever remember seeing the footy on 7 and 2.

The first game I ever recall seeing on TV was rd 1, 1975. One channel was Hawthorn and North Melbourne. It was in black and white and the only way you could tell them apart was by the shorts. They were having a huge brawl so dad changed channel (he hates fighting at the footy). Don't recall the other game - I have a feeling it was Melbourne v. Footscray.

So it must have been before 1975.

[goswannie14]

Just looked up Wikipedia, we are both half right. Seems 2, 7 and 9 (for a short period) were all televising the footy in the early 70's. There were no exclusive rights then.