Comments on: Seven wants 2016 Games http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/seven-wants-2016-games.html Australia's leading TV blog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:37:25 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matt Winter http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/seven-wants-2016-games.html/comment-page-1#comment-24382 Matt Winter Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:40:00 +0000 http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/seven-wants-2016-games.html#comment-24382 Seven should launch temporary pay-tv channels for the 2016 games - under Foxtel's agreement with the ACCC they would have to allow Seven access to their EPG etc.<br/><br/>Although I'd be very happy for the rightst to stay with Nine and Fox. Seven should launch temporary pay-tv channels for the 2016 games – under Foxtel’s agreement with the ACCC they would have to allow Seven access to their EPG etc.

Although I’d be very happy for the rightst to stay with Nine and Fox.

]]> By: johntv http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/seven-wants-2016-games.html/comment-page-1#comment-24372 johntv Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/seven-wants-2016-games.html#comment-24372 Now, do you think Seven might be regretting the "lets sue everybody because C7 failed" case - which they subsequently lost and created a lot of bad blood between them and many other media outlets such as Foxtel. Now, do you think Seven might be regretting the “lets sue everybody because C7 failed” case – which they subsequently lost and created a lot of bad blood between them and many other media outlets such as Foxtel.

]]> By: Johnson http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/seven-wants-2016-games.html/comment-page-1#comment-24369 Johnson Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/seven-wants-2016-games.html#comment-24369 This is exactly what will happen in Hong Kong and New Zealand for the 2010 and 2012 Olympics, with local pay-TV operators (Wharf Cable and Sky Television respectively) securing the main TV broadcast rights, then selling on to free-to-air stations (Asia Television and TVB in HK; and Prime in NZ).<br/>I do have a bold suggestion for Seven: why not bid for the Paralympics in 2010 and 2012, and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014? This is exactly what will happen in Hong Kong and New Zealand for the 2010 and 2012 Olympics, with local pay-TV operators (Wharf Cable and Sky Television respectively) securing the main TV broadcast rights, then selling on to free-to-air stations (Asia Television and TVB in HK; and Prime in NZ).
I do have a bold suggestion for Seven: why not bid for the Paralympics in 2010 and 2012, and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014?

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