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CHANNEL 7 Complaints - AFL not live or not shown

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CHANNEL 7
Posted: 2009-05-02 by   Mr Sculley
AFL not live or not shown
Complaint Rating: 100 % with 3 votes
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Mr Sculley
Brisbane, Queensland
Australia

I can't believe it channel 7 you continue to amaze me with your lack of coverage of the AFL season. Whether it be games not live or not shown until midnight or later, you continue to push the boundaries of a station who has no interest of competing in the Queensland market of broadcasting with the AFL season. It leaves me with a sour taste in my mouth, considering the amount of money you paid for the broadcasting rights, how many adds you had preseason and also having the extra HD channels at your whim. Which could easily have Australia's national game televised. I guess last year you did show some games from after half time, so what should I have expected. Channel 7 you continue to disappoint.
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 202 days ago by   stung 0 Votes
I hear you, brother. 2009 will be no different. Channel Ten have done a great job covering the AFL season; I can't imagine why Seven would want broadcasting rights when they clearly have no HEART in it. I reduced to checking the Web for game updates, as the darn telecast of today's game between the Swans and Tigers will only start at 3pm.
 194 days ago by   Jared_brisbane 0 Votes
spot on mate, they are absolutely hopeless, they just refuse to show any footy, we can only hope when the next tv rights deal is done the afl dont allow channel 7 to get any of it. But i guess as long as the afl make plenty of money out of the deal it doesn't really matter if queensland get to see any.
 194 days ago by   stung 0 Votes
If that's the case, then this is a lost cause. Money is too often the ONLY motivation for anything these days, and the corporations are the worst offenders. No-one wants to admit it, but the phrase, "Money makes the world go round", really is true. That sucks.
 182 days ago by   CanberraWharfie 0 Votes
It's beyond belief. You'd think given the vested interest the AFL has in expanding the game in non-traditional states, they'd have snuck something in the contract about "actually showing games before midnight".

On a friday night, they show repeats of "Heartbeat" instead of showing the game live. On what planet will that deliver them better ratings.

Especially with all the thuggery in the NRL at the moment, it's the PERFECT time to go one on one with the lesser sport and bring a chunk of the viewership to the National Code.

Channel 10 aren't much better. 11.45 tonight they're showing the Dreamtime at the 'G match. Who on earth would prefer to watch "Alien Ressurrection" over live sport? What's more, 10 now has a 24hr digital sports channel with "One", yet they don't bother showing it live there either. The AFL needs to fix this.
 180 days ago by   Bundy 0 Votes
The AFL should be shot for allowing any of australias big three stations, having anything to do with AFL on TV, As they build the viewers up only to let them down every year, Shame on the AFL and shame on the Stations that purchase the rites just so other stations cannot play the games.
 180 days ago by   stung 0 Votes
Too right. We may be able to receive "free-to-air" programming, but we seem to be captive to whatever these damn stations want us to watch.
 161 days ago by   not happy camper 0 Votes
here here, i cant believe we have to wait till 9.30 on a friday night to watch a game, heartbeat who the hell cares about heartbeat GIVE ME FOOTY! and now saturdays game is at some ridiculous hour late at night, i am so total p...ed off, i thought when 7 got the rights back things were going to get better NOT WORSE! whats the point of spending so much money for the tv rights and then broadcasting games at stupid times which no-one is going to watch, obviously their in foxes back pocket and dont care about their own viewers.
 139 days ago by   Wannabelion 0 Votes
Can You believe it !!

That after 13 rounds of AFL, two teams (Geelong & StKilda) are undefeated
They are playing each other in what has been rated as the Game of the century!!

Channel & programmers have got no idea as we get to watch Sydney and North Melbourne instead.

What are you guys thinking ??????????????
 139 days ago by   disappointed14th 0 Votes
Well, channel 7 in Brisbane you've done it again!!! The biggest game of the year in Aussie Rules(AFL) so far, and you failed to show it. Instead after you showed Sydney V Nth Melb. game, you chose to play repeats of Ripping yarns and What a carry on!
This after the St.Kilda v Geelong game was advertised to be shown on your station, in the Gold Coast fixture and TV guide for all codes. I was extremely disappointed in your efforts! Don't you realise that AFL is the only true NATIONAL game, and that there are so many AFL fans that have moved here from other states that your ratings would be far greater than re-runs of old programs. Just take a look at any game played in Brisbane, and you will see that a lot of the supporters(40+thousand)in the crowds are supporters of other teams, but you show most Brisbane Lions games on your station. I'm sure you could rectify this if you really wanted to, with a stroke of a pen. It's time to WAKE UP and smell the turf!!!
 99 days ago by   neal0024 0 Votes
Channel 7 in Adelaide seem to be able to find time to be able to telecast a Crows or Port game live on a Friday evening, but we have to wait for all other games until 830pm. It is ridiculous. If it can be done for these two clubs, why not every other game. An interstate game does not affect crowd attendances. All it does is keep people up later. Half the time we do not watch the last half, as we know the result and would prefer not to have to wait until 11pm to watch it.

In another light, there should be discussions between 7, 10 and Fox. Too many times this year in Adelaide have both Fox and the free to air channels been playing the same game. Meanwhile, another game has been played and noone has been able to watch it. Just because we are in Adelaide does not mean that all people want to watch the Crows or Port. Sure, a large percentage do. However, what about those of us who like a bit of variety. I thought the whole idea of the telecast being split over 3 channels was to have more variety. Not have the same game being played on 2 channels.

The more and more the stations play around with the timings of the games, the less and less people are going to be interested in watching it. Especially when updates are readily available via the internet and mobiles. Until problems like this are rectified, the issues are only going to get worse.
 71 days ago by   legin11 0 Votes
Those Friggin idiots at 7 Bundaberg. Delayed telecast of the Lions v Bulldogs in the Semi final. Shame!!! There building needs to be burned to the ground. If they can't do what the public wants, they should cease to exist. Boycott the wankers.

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