Australian Open coverage another indication of upcoming changes to Anti-siphoning laws
The 2012 Australian Open hit our television screens today across the Seven Network (Free-to-Air and Host Broadcaster) and FOX SPORTS 2HD (Subscription Broadcaster). In the lead up to the Australian Open, Seven broadcast the Brisbane International, APIA International and AAMI Classic exclusively on its digital station, 7TWO (these events are not Anti-siphoned listed events). The ratings for these events were very promising and showed the benefits of multichannelling for not only free-to-air networks but also the viewer, by offering them ultimate choice of programming. Also for tennis fans the chance to watch matches that stretched in what would usually be ...
Nine’s 2012 Santos Tour Down Under broadcast schedule released
The fist event for 2012 on the UCI World Tour starts this Sunday in South Australia with the Santos Tour Down Under. As reported earlier by Frost Global the broadcast rights for the 2012 event were awarded to the Nine Network after SBS had previously broadcast the event. We noted in our earlier article that the press release from TDU organisers did not make clear what time the nightly highlights would air, for how long or whether they would be on Nine's primary channel or a secondary channel such as GEM. Nine and Tour Down Under organisers have now released the broadcast schedule for Australian viewers. ...
Summer of Tennis set to sizzle…
It is nearly that time of year again when the best tennis players in the world descend on Australia for the summer of tennis and the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. Broadcasting all the action again in 2012 from Melbourne Park will be the Seven Network. Seven's Summer of tennis however begins on January 2 with coverage of the Brisbane International, followed by coverage of the Sydney International and AAMI Classic in the lead up to the Australian Open beginning on January 16. In a new scheduling format for Seven's coverage in 2012, all Australian Open lead-up events including ...
A Local Version of Hulu is Needed
We reported earlier in the year that leading US online catch-up TV service HULU had applied for registration of its trademark in Australia, fuelling speculation of an Australian launch of the service some time in the near future. HULU is jointly owned by US media companies NBC Universal (Comcast), News Corporation & The Walt Disney Company and has around 260 partners providing content. The online catch-up service has been a break out success in the US delivering leading US TV shows to online audiences shortly after network or cable broadcast. It also offers the best of Hollywood movies. The service is delivered via a subscription and/or advertiser-based model ...
The ABC must grow the Australia Network
This week the Gillard Government announced that the Department of Foreign Affairs' international television network, the Australia Network will now become a permanent feature of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's duties as the national broadcaster, rather than have the network put out to commercial tender. This announcement comes after the Government scrapped that tender process to run the $23.3 million-a-year contract because of leaks during the tender process. The ABC were competing against Sky News (Australian News Channel) for rights to a new 10-year contract. The leaks saw Senator Stephen Conroy (the Minister Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) cancel the tender process ...
Nine secures Tour Down Under broadcast rights from SBS
The Santos Tour Down Under has a new Australian free-to-air broadcast partner, the Nine Network. There were murmurs a couple of weeks ago when SBS staffed tweeted that they were likely to lose the broadcast rights to the Tour Down Under (TDU) to Channel Nine from next year. Under the new broadcast agreement Nine will be home of TDU coverage for the next three years, starting in 2012. It has also been confirmed that Nine's coverage will feature the voices of cycling Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, who have previously featured in SBS' TDU coverage and Tour de France coverage. Nine's coverage ...
Kim Williams appointed as News Limited’s new CEO
FOXTEL Chief Executive Officer Kim Williams AM has been appointed to the position of CEO of News Limited, the Australian division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. This comes after Mr Murdoch, News Corporation's Chairman & Chief Executive announced today that current CEO & Chairman of the Australian unit (News Limited) of News Corp, John Hartigan will retire after a 41-year career with the media company. Mr Murdoch will assume the position of Chairman of News Limited. To fill Mr Williams' previous role at FOXTEL will be the current CEO of News Digital Media & The Australian and FOXTEL Board Member, Richard Freudenstein. FOXTEL ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Worldwide media coverage for QANTAS grounding
The world's 10th biggest airline and Australia's national flag carrier QANTAS has grounded its domestic and international fleets as of 5PM Saturday in an effort to bring to a close the industrial action that has been crippling Australia's iconic company for the past 15 months. According to news.com.au the grounding of the QANTAS fleet by CEO Alan Joyce has affected about 108 aircraft with about 447 flights cancelled and more than 68,000 customers affected globally, since 5PM Saturday. The move by QANTAS management to ground the airline globally and attempt to bring about an end to the industrial dispute has had news outlets in Australia and ...
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Australian Open coverage another indication of upcoming changes to Anti-siphoning laws
The 2012 Australian Open hit our television screens today across the Seven Network (Free-to-Air and Host Broadcaster) and FOX SPORTS 2HD (Subscription Broadcaster). In the lead up to the Australian Open, Seven broadcast the Brisbane International, APIA International and AAMI Classic exclusively on its digital station, 7TWO (these events are not Anti-siphoned listed events). The ratings for these... [Read more]
Nine’s 2012 Santos Tour Down Under broadcast schedule released
The fist event for 2012 on the UCI World Tour starts this Sunday in South Australia with the Santos Tour Down Under. As reported earlier by Frost Global the broadcast rights for the 2012 event were awarded to the Nine Network after SBS had previously broadcast the event. We noted in our earlier article that the press release from TDU organisers did not make clear what time the nightly highlights... [Read more]
Summer of Tennis set to sizzle…
It is nearly that time of year again when the best tennis players in the world descend on Australia for the summer of tennis and the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. Broadcasting all the action again in 2012 from Melbourne Park will be the Seven Network. Seven’s Summer of tennis however begins on January 2 with coverage of the Brisbane International, followed by coverage of... [Read more]
A Local Version of Hulu is Needed
We reported earlier in the year that leading US online catch-up TV service HULU had applied for registration of its trademark in Australia, fuelling speculation of an Australian launch of the service some time in the near future. HULU is jointly owned by US media companies NBC Universal (Comcast), News Corporation & The Walt Disney Company and has around 260 partners providing content. The... [Read more]
The ABC must grow the Australia Network
This week the Gillard Government announced that the Department of Foreign Affairs’ international television network, the Australia Network will now become a permanent feature of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s duties as the national broadcaster, rather than have the network put out to commercial tender. This announcement comes after the Government scrapped that tender process... [Read more]
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