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Seven considers Sunday twilight games
Damian Barrett
23mar05
CHANNEL 7 is considering requesting the AFL to return to Sunday twilight matches in the next TV rights agreement.
Under the proposal the network would run its news bulletin at halftime of the broadcast, in the hope the second half would boost figures on a key-ratings evening.
Seven's intentions with Sunday would be to run consecutive matches, with a program finish time about 8pm.
In its recently struck alliance with Channel 10, Seven is to have exclusive rights on Sundays (two matches) and Fridays (one).
Ten is hoping to run three matches consecutively on Saturdays in a plan that is being dubbed Super Saturday.
The proposals which leave just two matches for pay-TV are yet to be endorsed by the AFL. Its preferred broadcast structure will not be settled for many weeks.
The AFL is determining the length of the next rights agreement, which will begin in 2007.
As revealed in yesterday's Herald Sun, it is seriously considering reducing the length of the deal from the initially mooted five years, even to as few as two.
Fox Footy broadcasts three lowly games a weekend in the current rights agreement.
It has stated if it is to invest the same money (about $30m a year) in the next arrangement it would be seeking either four matches or better quality ones.
The pay-TV situation has also become clouded following revelations in this paper the AFL was considering owning or buying into a station.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12630527%5E11088,00.html
The AFL is going to have SIX matches on free-to-air television all around Australia while in rugby league heartland all we get is a pitiful TWO and NONE in VIC, SA and WA. This is beyond a joke - get off your arse David Gallop and do something before its too late.
Damian Barrett
23mar05
CHANNEL 7 is considering requesting the AFL to return to Sunday twilight matches in the next TV rights agreement.
Under the proposal the network would run its news bulletin at halftime of the broadcast, in the hope the second half would boost figures on a key-ratings evening.
Seven's intentions with Sunday would be to run consecutive matches, with a program finish time about 8pm.
In its recently struck alliance with Channel 10, Seven is to have exclusive rights on Sundays (two matches) and Fridays (one).
Ten is hoping to run three matches consecutively on Saturdays in a plan that is being dubbed Super Saturday.
The proposals which leave just two matches for pay-TV are yet to be endorsed by the AFL. Its preferred broadcast structure will not be settled for many weeks.
The AFL is determining the length of the next rights agreement, which will begin in 2007.
As revealed in yesterday's Herald Sun, it is seriously considering reducing the length of the deal from the initially mooted five years, even to as few as two.
Fox Footy broadcasts three lowly games a weekend in the current rights agreement.
It has stated if it is to invest the same money (about $30m a year) in the next arrangement it would be seeking either four matches or better quality ones.
The pay-TV situation has also become clouded following revelations in this paper the AFL was considering owning or buying into a station.
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12630527%5E11088,00.html
The AFL is going to have SIX matches on free-to-air television all around Australia while in rugby league heartland all we get is a pitiful TWO and NONE in VIC, SA and WA. This is beyond a joke - get off your arse David Gallop and do something before its too late.
