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    Ten set to unveil 24-hour sports channel

    Network Ten is set to unveil a 24-hour sports channel.

    The network will throw down the gauntlet to Fox Sports and its free-to-air rivals next month, when it unveils plans for a high-definition channel to run sport around the clock.

    Fairfax reports on Tuesday that Ten has been systematically buying up big sporting events....

    Ten...is expected to announce its new dedicated sports channel in mid-November.

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    Awesome! Thank God the ARU had the foresight to create a domestic Rugby competition that just needs televising and a bit of money - oh, wait, whoops....

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    hopefully they will pick up the Super14 matches again, they obviously arent allowed to show them live, but even being on delay is better then not being shown at all

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    Yep, the cities should love that extra coverage...

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    You dont want a 24 hour sports channel Burgs..you would never sleep.


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    Sleeping is cheating, too much sport is never enough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgs View Post
    Yep, the cities should love that extra coverage...
    Maybe WIN will have 2 channels next year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgs View Post
    Yep, the cities should love that extra coverage...
    Does Perth not get the coverage? I have seen ads for it on the normal C10

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    Will be good if you like sport from overseas. Can't see this benefitting local sports much. They still aren't allowed to show Wallabies, AFL, State of Origin etc...before it is on the main channel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gustafsl View Post
    Will be good if you like sport from overseas. Can't see this benefitting local sports much. They still aren't allowed to show Wallabies, AFL, State of Origin etc...before it is on the main channel.
    In terms of replays and delayed matches it could be good though, i would really hope that they show the S14 matches on this channel even though they cant be played until a few hours after it is show live on foxsports.

    I remember hearing a rumour a few months ago that Ch10 were looking at televising S14 matches the following day. I guess it fell through at the time but it may be on the cards for the new channel.

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    There was no mention of Super Rugby coverage. The S14 broadcast contracts come up in 2010 (I think)...Perhaps they will pick up something. It would be good if the Super 14 was broadcast to regional areas also. Fox have locked up rugby in this country for to long now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudskipper View Post
    There was no mention of Super Rugby coverage. The S14 broadcast contracts come up in 2010 (I think)...Perhaps they will pick up something. It would be good if the Super 14 was broadcast to regional areas also. Fox have locked up rugby in this country for to long now...
    No FTA service picked up the replay rights to Super Rugby, IIRC. Maybe they are still available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgs View Post
    too much sport is never enough
    You're right Burgs! It's certainly much better than watching all the stupid shows on regular TV even if sometimes they do push the definition of what a sport is. I never counted but I have at least 15 sports channels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LarryNJ View Post
    You're right Burgs! It's certainly much better than watching all the stupid shows on regular TV even if sometimes they do push the definition of what a sport is. I never counted but I have at least 15 sports channels.
    at probably less cost than the basic (non-sports) foxtel cost here too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mudskipper View Post
    There was no mention of Super Rugby coverage. The S14 broadcast contracts come up in 2010 (I think)...Perhaps they will pick up something. It would be good if the Super 14 was broadcast to regional areas also. Fox have locked up rugby in this country for to long now...
    thing is no broadcaster is going to pay as much as foxtel for the Super14, the main reason is the target demographic of rugby union.

    It is a private school game and is generally associated with the medium to upper class portion of the population, which is also the group of people who are more likely to purchase foxtel.

    I do believe that they should at least push for 1 Australian match live FTA every weekend.

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    Fox might buy live rights or rights for 2 days then want to pay a cheaper rate to SANZAR...

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