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Channel 7 grab V8 television rights...
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Throughandthrough said:
Bit like the AFL then?
That said I cant see this being a good thing, the two events clash fairly heavily. Decent V8SC coverage will involve several hours of Sat & Sun coverage, similar to footy requirements. There will have to be compromises to one, or probably both. Shame.
Rob said:
Today's 'The Australian' Foxtel CEO Kim Williams has said any deal with 7 & 10 is all but impossible
RussellEbertHandball
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Channel 7 don't have any Saturday sports coverage except for the odd horse race.
For all those petrol heads out there, how practical is it for 7 to turn Saturday into raceday? If not, I wonder if 7 and 10 would consider swapping which day they cover footy? I doubt it, but I guess it all depends on the dollars.
For all those petrol heads out there, how practical is it for 7 to turn Saturday into raceday? If not, I wonder if 7 and 10 would consider swapping which day they cover footy? I doubt it, but I guess it all depends on the dollars.
Ronin said:
Foxtel get a better deal if the 7/10 deal collapses and it goes back to 9
It's high stakes poker being played by all sides, just a question of who will buckle first
Black Panther said:
Will Foxtel get 4 matches including the second best of the round if they deal with 9?
Foxtel will always get a better deal as the AFL want matches on Pay TV and as Ch. 9 have an interest in Foxtel, they can give them whatever they want i.e. like the NRL.
at present most the v8 rounds are spread over friday saturday and sunday. Practice on friday, qualifying and shootout and race 1 saturday and races 2 and 3 on sunday. They could cram it into 2 days from the friday, but raceday is normally a sunday thing. Would they loose crowds etc? Hard to tell. However this year they are going to bahrain to race. Due to religion they will be racing on the thursday and friday.
RussellEbertHandball said:
Considering the ATCC/V8 Supercars have run the main race(s) on the Sunday for 40 years, it may not be to practical. I'd expect crowds to drop if rounds moved to a Saturday mainday.
I could see some rounds maybe having Saturday night races, as this has proved popular with fans before, though with the size of circuits there could be security issues with this.
Currently it wouldn't effect the 3 main rounds, Sandown 500 (clashes with finals, but 10 can cover clashes), Bathurst 1000 (outside of season), Clipsal 500 (generally pre-season)
This year of the 14 race weekends, 8 occur during the AFL home and away season.
Maybe we could see Sunday night football, as I would be shocked if V8 Supercars Australia has done a deal that would mean less coverage for the series than they are currently getting on 'The Home of Motorsport'
Currently: AFL on 9, V8 2pm-5pm
Future (maybe): 12pm-3pm AFL; 3pm-6pm V8; 6:30pm-9:30pm AFL.
have and 7 and 10 actually said when they would cover the games, and on what nights?
i'm not at all interested in v8's personally, but would it be possible 7 would take friday and saturday nights, and 10 saturday and sunday afternoons, and potentially sunday twilight as well?
that way 7 can coverage the v8s on sunday afternoon, as per 10's current coverage.
with regarsd to foxtel, if they don't sign up for broadcasting, what will stokes do? surely the only option would be for them to run a channel that is then licensed through fox. they're not going to get anything like the cash they thought they might though.
i'm not at all interested in v8's personally, but would it be possible 7 would take friday and saturday nights, and 10 saturday and sunday afternoons, and potentially sunday twilight as well?
that way 7 can coverage the v8s on sunday afternoon, as per 10's current coverage.
with regarsd to foxtel, if they don't sign up for broadcasting, what will stokes do? surely the only option would be for them to run a channel that is then licensed through fox. they're not going to get anything like the cash they thought they might though.
could channel 7 move the V8s to summer as competition against the cricket?
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I hate this
its bad enought that we have to wait till almost midnight for F1, motogp and others now we have to do the same with the V8s
once again motorsport fans are getting shafted - enough is
n enough
the only way this could work is that seven are getting fri and sat games and 10 sat night and sunday games
does anyone know which games ten and seven are getting
its bad enought that we have to wait till almost midnight for F1, motogp and others now we have to do the same with the V8s
once again motorsport fans are getting shafted - enough is
n enoughthe only way this could work is that seven are getting fri and sat games and 10 sat night and sunday games
does anyone know which games ten and seven are getting
- May 9, 2002
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its too popular where it is - v8 crowds are at a all time high so I dont think AVESCO wouldSir_Adrian84 said:
well they did sell 10 and v8 fans out with this one so who knows
gnomey
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Once AVESCO announce Channel Seven have won the V8 rights, can Seven perhaps "on-sell" the rights to Ten???
The could use the V8's as a bargaining tool to get the better games on Seven, or perhaps for exclusive finals coverage?
Would the yearly value of V8's be of better worth to Ten than the 'once-in-two-years' benefit of screening the AFL Grand Final????
The could use the V8's as a bargaining tool to get the better games on Seven, or perhaps for exclusive finals coverage?
Would the yearly value of V8's be of better worth to Ten than the 'once-in-two-years' benefit of screening the AFL Grand Final????
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woosh_era said:
How is this any different to what happens now with 10? 10 have a commitment to show two games on Saturday, just like 7 will (presumably) have a commitment to show two games on Sunday. The day change is the only real objective difference.
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roostersgal4eva said:
Also, you'd think there'd be pretty strong opposition from the teams due to massive temperatures that are generated inside teh cars. Its hard enough to deal with overheating in the middle of winter.
Sir_Adrian84 said:
At the Clipsal 500 the Saturday ambient temperature was 32-35 degrees. In car was between 60-70 degrees. One driver suffered severe trouble, his core temperature was over 40 degrees when he made it to hospital after passing out at the wheel.
Considering summer temperatures in Australia are easily into the 30s, running the series in this time could be very dangerous.
BooooooooooooooooooooBarcaRulz said:
Channel 10 had a very good coverage. I think 7's coverage won't be as good as 10's. But ahwell, aslong as they have a good footy coverage right?!?!!??
roostersgal4eva said:
I used to hate that as well but I got Fox 2 years ago and now I can sit back on Sunday nights with a VB and watch MotoGP live.
Most of the rounds in Europe run from about 7.30pm to 11.00pm Melbourne time.
So FOX isn't free but it's 100 times better than FTA TV as you aren't bombarded with ads every 10 minutes.
PHX
Quarterback Style
Yeah disappointing, Ten was great for the V8s.
