Football and TV from 2002 onwards

[Sly77]

Sure the new 8/10/foxtel TV rights deal sounds great - all matches shown of every round is their promise.

However, has anyone heard what the coverage for interstate viewers will be like?

Currently in Qld, we see the following on free to air each week:

- 1 Sat and 1 Sun match live
- Friday night match is replayed at midnight (if at all)
- If the Lions play a Sat night match, it is replayed at midday on Sunday.

Pretty disappointing coverage, especially for non Lion supporters like myself as they get preference for the Sat and Sun coverage. Naturally we were all excited upon hearing of the new rights deal.

Now, looking ahead to 2002 has anybody heard what will happen? They seem rather quiet about their plans. All I've read to date (and correct me if I'm wrong) is that 9 will show games live, 10 will show replays. So does this mean Qld will only be shown replays considering 9 shows league matches Friday nights, Saturday and Sunday afternoons?

Does anyone know what will be happening? I'm concerned that I no longer will see my Hawks matches live - and quite frankly what is the point of watching a match after the event?

How are other "interstaters" feeling?

 

[TheSchwatta_#2]

Originally posted by Sly77
Sure the new 8/10/foxtel TV rights deal sounds great - all matches shown of every round is their promise.

However, has anyone heard what the coverage for interstate viewers will be like?

Currently in Qld, we see the following on free to air each week:

- 1 Sat and 1 Sun match live
- Most weeks the Friday night match is replayed at midnight
- If the Lions play a Sat night match, it is replayed at midday on Sunday.

Pretty disappointing coverage, especially for non Lion supporters like myself as they get preference for the Sat and Sun coverage. Naturally we were all excited upon hearing of the new rights deal.

Now, looking ahead to 2002 has anybody heard what will happen? They seem rather quiet about their plans. All I've read to date (and correct me if I'm wrong) is that 9 will show games live, 10 will show replays. So does this mean Qld will only be shown replays considering 9 shows league matches Friday nights, Saturday and Sunday afternoons?

Does anyone know what will be happening? I'm concerned that I no longer will see my Hawks matches live - and quite frankly what is the point of watching a match after the event?

How are other "interstaters" feeling?

You think you have it bad up there..in Sydney we do get the Sunday game against the gate matches but that's as far as we go. Which is ok i suppose..but tonights game will be replayed tommorow..i think.

On Sat we have only the afternoon matches with highlights at midnight if CH7 don't have anything to show. Plus AFL gets shoved to the side as soon as Rugby is on. I like watching shows like "Talking Footy" but hell why put it on at 1.05am?

We also miss out on any other footy program and have to wait right till ball up because some Elvis movie has run over time. Ch7 have discarded some non swans supporter in Sydney who cannot get access to cable TV.

What I heard in Sydney Ch10 will be showing the live games with 9 showing replays. I don't know about Friday night live games but I think Ch10 will show the Saturday night games. I don't know..media coverage has been non existent of that issue down here in Sydney.

I am hearing you fellow "interstater"