20 years in and SBS renews broadcast agreement for Tour de France

SBS today announced it has extended its Tour de France broadcast contract with Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) until 2017. This also includes SBS continuing to be the official  online and mobile delivery provider until 2017. SBS Director of Content, Matt Campbell said, “2010 marks SBS’s 20th anniversary for its Tour de France coverage so… Continue reading 20 years in and SBS renews broadcast agreement for Tour de France

Seven brings footy shows into primetime

Next Wednesday at 7:30pm in southern states the Seven Network takes another plunge into a prime time footy show. This time former Network Ten personality Peter Helliar will take the reins and be joined by AFL experts and Seven commentators Matthew Richardson and Leigh Matthews. The show will also feature Catherine Ellis, a former ABC… Continue reading Seven brings footy shows into primetime

Federal Court approves Seven shareholder meeting

Seven Network Ltd announced today that the Federal Court has approved Seven’s plan to hold shareholders meetings in relation to the proposed merger between the listed Seven Network Ltd and Kerry’s Stokes’ private WesTrac assets. The new company if given the go ahead by shareholders, will according to Seven contain Seven’s existing investments, including the… Continue reading Federal Court approves Seven shareholder meeting

One HD signs sponsors as Alonso wins Bahrain F1 GP

As reported in yesterday’s Australian newspaper, One HD has signed four sponsors for the entire F1 season for the first time in its history. According the the Australian newspaper, both Harvey Norman and Enzed have renewed their sponsorships, while Bridgestone has gone from a spot buyer to be a season package holder. Joining last year’s… Continue reading One HD signs sponsors as Alonso wins Bahrain F1 GP

Fox Sports races into pole position for motorsport

Four races and two rounds have already been completed in the 2010 V8 Supercars season with Jamie Wincup continuing on from his championship winning form from last year, by already opening up a 57 point lead over the rest of the field. Without the usual season opening at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide and instead… Continue reading Fox Sports races into pole position for motorsport

Australia Voted the Spearman Experiment does not make the list!

As reported widely today across the Blogsphere including on TV Tonight, Crikey and Mumbrella, the Spearman Experiment on Channel 10 last night  had an incredible drop in the ratings for its second outing. The program, hosted by Magda Szubanski, premiered last week with 1.039 million viewers, however yesterday’s showing saw a 30% drop in… Continue reading Australia Voted the Spearman Experiment does not make the list!

Nine’s Wide World of Delayed Sports!

Yesterday I woke up and turned on  Channel Nine hoping to find the US Men’s Tennis Open Final but instead I found the Today show. I thought is it raining in New York or has Nine decided that its breakfast show is more important? I turned on my Austar box and went to Fox… Continue reading Nine’s Wide World of Delayed Sports!

the 7pm Project full of tasty ingredients!

Melbourne’s Herald Sun today reported that despite the 7pm Project running an extended one hour edition last night where six Celebrity MasterChef contestants were announced, the show only managed 776,000 viewers nationally. This figure ranked the program within last night’s top 20, sitting comfortably at 17th place. According to the Herald Sun, however the show… Continue reading the 7pm Project full of tasty ingredients!