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Four Corners probes TV Tennis deals
Four Corners this Monday night looks set to blow the lid on the game of television, the Australian Open and Tennis Australia.
Reporter Debbie Whitmont talks to Tennis Australia about whether it still cares about the game or television ratings.
Four Corners claims leading Australian tennis stars are now openly questioning who is controlling tennis, and who is profiting the most.
In recent years Australian TV viewers have questioned Channel Seven programming decisions which see games delayed for News, current affairs and drama, with viewers outside Daylight Saving time especially furious at decisions to …
Government hints at ‘Use it or Lose it’ outcome
The government is hinting at its options in regards to the Anti-Siphoning list review.
And Pay TV will probably be liking what they are hearing.
Senator Conroy has said free-to-air television operators had damaged their argument for retention of current arrangements by purchasing sporting rights and then not broadcasting them.
“That has led to an enormous backlash against commercial TV,” he told ABC Radio on Friday.
“I think there is a very valid case to be made for a use-it-or-lose-it style provision.”
So far this is in keeping with what the Pay TV sector has lobbied …
Snow job on promos
“If you’re looking for a laugh,” said Eddie McGuire, “don’t forget Australia’s number one comedy Two and a Half Men.”
That came sometime after the plug for Top Gear.
Nine is also promising Wicked Love and V “After the Olympics.” Sounds a bit like “After the Tennis.”
If they start getting actual sports commentators to plug the shows we’ll have ourselves a carbon copy of Seven’s Australian Open.
Meanwhile a Press Release from Nine yesterday creatively claimed Nine had 4.7m watching the Opening Ceremony.
“4.7 million Australians tuned in to watch the magic and excitement of …
Cougar Town pounces on ratings
Seven’s campaign for Cougar Town through the Australian Open has paid off with a big debut of 1.34m viewers. It was the #1 show of the night, defeating Law and Order: SVU 1.01m and Adults Only 20 to 1 on 693,000.
The Cougar word is certainly all the buzz at the moment, even being the subject of recent stories on A Current Affair and The 7PM Project.
Seven won the night despite a lukewarm debut for The White Room on 812,000 which had nowhere near as much marketing hype. But it was a …
TEN improves with Consolidated ratings
While more than 2.4m Australian viewers were glued to their screens watching the Federer v Murray match last week, 144,000 viewers were recording House to watch at a later time.
In Consolidated figures released for Sunday January 31st, TEN’s shows gained extra boosts of up to some 14%.
The OzTAM ratings system now tracks timeshifted (Consolidated) ratings amongst its viewing panel. A programme can now pick up extra viewers if it is watched within 7 days of its broadcast.
Traditional morning ratings are now known as Overnight results.
Most increased shows: Sunday January 31st
Rnk / …
ABC again leaves Hopman Cup in balance
For the second time in twelve months, the ABC has raised question marks over the future of broadcasting the Hopman Cup .
ABC Managing Director Mark Scott has told a Senate estimates committees a final decision on whether the ABC would continue to show live coverage would be made soon.
But with the amount of other tennis shown on other channels, the Perth event may be forced to make way for sports that receive less coverage.
“When we weigh up the relative priority of the investment in the Hopman Cup in terms of time …
Summer’s winners and losers
The summer ratings season of 2009 -2010 has ended.
And while Seven has come out on top, Nine also found reason to smile.
Seven won summer in Total People, but Nine and the ABC both increased their shares based on last summer. TEN took the biggest dive of all 5 Free to Air Networks.
Total People: 2009 – 2010 (2008 – 2009)
Seven: 29.4 (29.6)
Nine: 27.6 (26.9)
TEN: 18.5 (19.7)
ABC: 17.5 (16.6)
SBS: 6.9 (7.1)
But comparisons to last summer are tricky given not all networks had digital channels operating, and Timeshifting was also introduced on December 27th.
Both …
Seven wins last week of summer
The Seven Network took out the final week of summer ratings thanks in no small part to the huge Sunday night audience for the Federer v Murray match.
It won the week with a 31.2% share to Nine’s 27.3% and TEN’s 20.8%. The ABC had 15.2% and SBS took 5.5%.
The Australian Open Men’s Final was easily the top show for the week on 2.35m viewers.
Seven won all nights except Monday and Friday, both of which fell to Nine.
Thanks to the Cricket Nine’s Friday share was a big 35.4% but it plummeted to …
2.3m watch Federerer v Murray
The Men’s Final of the Australian Open delivered the first kingsize audience of the year, as 2.35m viewers watched the game from Rod Laver Arena.
It served up a 39.7% share to the network, trouncing its nearest competitors: Nine on 23.4% and TEN on 22.9%.
The match more than doubled its competition too.
TEN had to settle on 1.16m for both The Biggest Loser and So You Think You Can Dance Australia -down from its 1.3m premiere in 2009. At least they had a solid retention on a tough night. New House came in …
Tennis slams home Week 5 for Seven
The Australian Open helped Seven to a big win in Week 5, thrashing its competitors.
The Seven Network finished the week with 35.6% to Nine’s 26.3% and TEN’s 16.7%. The ABC had 15.7% and SBS 5.7%.
Seven won every night of the week except Sunday, which fell to Nine. Its Saturday share with the Women’s Final was huge, topping the 40% mark, leaving Nine to plummet to fourth position on 15% -including with GO!
Despite audience criticism last week, the Australian Open netted the week’s biggest audience on Monday night with 1.63m viewers.
Official ratings …
Aus Open down, but it’s all about the News.
Channel Seven’s 2010 Australian Open has lost more than four million viewers nationally compared to 2009, claims media analyst Steve Allen.
Fusion Strategy says the audience has plummetted by about 40 per cent year-on-year.
The drop comes at a time when the network is already under fire from viewers in radio talkback, online and print.
Seven however maintains it is smashing the competition. “We won last week, we’re winning this week. And our clients are happy with our audience delivery,” said spokesperson Simon Francis.
Meanwhile, Rebecca Wilson writes that the audience for Seven News yields …
Airdate: ATP: World Tour Uncovered
With all the tennis capturing our attention at the moment, ONE has jumped on the bandwagon with a brand new magazine-style show, set to premiere tomorrow.
ATP: World Tour Uncovered is a new weekly tennis series offering behind the scenes action from the 2010 Australian Open.
It offers exclusive interviews with Peter Luczak, Juan Martin del Potro and Pat Rafter plus action from Lleyton Hewitt’s fourth round clash with Roger Federer. One of the interviews was conducted by retired US player Justin Gimelstob.
ONE is strategically airing the show at 7pm AEDT Thursday, just …