AFL coverage on FTA TV in Sydney

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It was kind of dreary really, with Walls babbling on as he usually does on the TEN commentary (His solution for the Swans woes - surprise, surprise throw Hall in the ruck or on the ball ). The most insightful person on the panel was Harley (Richo and Lloyd were not there, I'm guessing they do a rotation) who spoke very eloquently.

[gumby_bolts]

It was kind of dreary really, with Walls babbling on as he usually does on the TEN commentary (His solution for the Swans woes - surprise, surprise throw Hall in the ruck or on the ball ). The most insightful person on the panel was Harley (Richo and Lloyd were not there, I'm guessing they do a rotation) who spoke very eloquently.

Anyone watch On the Couch last night?
IMHO not having the rambling tired, no-research opinions of Walls really lifted the show.
Hird did quite well, looking forward to his input for the rest of the season.

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No Footy Classified this week? or am I missing something?

[j s]

No Footy Classified this week? or am I missing something?

Yes! You're missing something

Assuming you mean in Sydney - 9HD at 23:30 Thursday (after the AFL Footy Show)

[reigning premier]

Suck it up and get Foxtel people. Like it or lump it, FTA television is soon to be a distant memory. ALL TV will be on subscription basis within the next 20yrs and you will only get what you pay for.

[laughingnome]

Suck it up and get Foxtel people. Like it or lump it, FTA television is soon to be a distant memory. ALL TV will be on subscription basis within the next 20yrs and you will only get what you pay for.

Doubtful. With 15 Free-to-air channels by 2013 (3 per current network) there will be more then enough content without having to pay for it, and the networks aren't crying poor because freeTV works as a business.

PayTV uptake in this country has always been abysmal compared with other countries - most notably the USA - because the Networks have managed to maintain the popular vote and the population is far too small to support the minority's want. Foxtel knows this all too well and has spent the last 5 years convincing Australians that you need Foxtel to watch sport, but with Channel 10's free Sports channel there's a dent in that hull. Foxtel's other great marketing ploy of recent times is "pause, rewind live TV and record your shows whenever you want". Since then Tivo has been launched in Australia and Foxtel once again looks like the rich-persons plaything while offering no real value.

[goswannie14]

Doubtful. With 15 Free-to-air channels by 2013 (3 per current network) there will be more then enough content without having to pay for it, and the networks aren't crying poor because freeTV works as a business.

PayTV uptake in this country has always been abysmal compared with other countries - most notably the USA - because the Networks have managed to maintain the popular vote and the population is far too small to support the minority's want. Foxtel knows this all too well and has spent the last 5 years convincing Australians that you need Foxtel to watch sport, but with Channel 10's free Sports channel there's a dent in that hull. Foxtel's other great marketing ploy of recent times is "pause, rewind live TV and record your shows whenever you want". Since then Tivo has been launched in Australia and Foxtel once again looks like the rich-persons plaything while offering no real value.

You're right Laughingnome.

We had this discussion with some friends a couple of weeks ago. If they really want everyone to get pay TV then they should halve the cost. I guarantee if they did that, the 25% take up would be closer to 75%.

It's just basic marketing, GL Coles style, make a little bit on every item, and sell a lot of them.

BTW I don't have Tivo, but I can do that with my DVD recorder with a hdd.

[j s]

Doubtful. With 15 Free-to-air channels by 2013 (3 per current network) there will be more then enough content without having to pay for it, and the networks aren't crying poor because freeTV works as a business.

PayTV uptake in this country has always been abysmal compared with other countries - most notably the USA - because the Networks have managed to maintain the popular vote and the population is far too small to support the minority's want. Foxtel knows this all too well and has spent the last 5 years convincing Australians that you need Foxtel to watch sport, but with Channel 10's free Sports channel there's a dent in that hull. Foxtel's other great marketing ploy of recent times is "pause, rewind live TV and record your shows whenever you want". Since then Tivo has been launched in Australia and Foxtel once again looks like the rich-persons plaything while offering no real value.

The anti-siphoning laws have been a big factor - major sporting events are still on FTA. In the US most are now paytv only.

[laughingnome]

The anti-siphoning laws have been a big factor - major sporting events are still on FTA. In the US most are now paytv only.

True, but I can't see Australia following the path of the USA or UK. The 25% of PayTV subscribers won't care and the 75% without will cry murder if a politician thinks about removing anti-siphoning legislation from sport. After all, the law exists because "sport is our right as Australians" (Downer).

[SimonH]

Suck it up and get Foxtel people. Like it or lump it, FTA television is soon to be a distant memory. ALL TV will be on subscription basis within the next 20yrs and you will only get what you pay for.

That argument is, like, so 1980s.

Over the next 20 years, more people will pay to watch their sport than now do. But the growth in paid viewing will revolve around flexible, pay-as-you-go online delivery to the device of your choice. Not paying a NewsCorp/Telstra monolith $50 a month or whatever to get a mass download of content, 99.9% of which you don't want, that you can only view on a fixed TV in your house.

[laughingnome]

Over the next 20 years, more people will pay to watch their sport than now do.

Which isn't saying much.

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Barry Hall will be the special guest on OWAAT next week.

[pinkemu]

Barry Hall will be the special guest on OWAAT next week.

Lets hope he has a good game on Sunday, We don't want unhappy Barry on a Monday night show.

I hope he doesn't come out sounding as dull as the "Cougar".

[Triple B]

Barry Hall will be the special guest on OWAAT next week.

And Roosy 'On The Couch'.

Quite a night it will be.

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And Roosy 'On The Couch'.

Quite a night it will be.

Hmmm, will FC complete the trifecta? Will be watching with interest.