The line-up for this year’s International Champions Cup soccer at the MCG has been comfirmed. Current A-League champions Melbourne Victory, Tottenham Hotspur (England), Atletico Madrid (Spain) and Juventus (Italy) will play in a three-match series in late July: schedule
All matches will be shown on Nine or 9Gem.
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Emma Freedman is returning to Nine after she was dumped from Weekend Today in December 2014. She tweeted that she is joining Wide World of Sports.
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I’m guessing she’ll be on Nine as well as continuing on as a co-host of the Hit 30 on the Hit Network.
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Emma Freedman is returning to Nine after she was dumped from Weekend Today in December 2014. She tweeted that she is joining Wide World of Sports.
[/quote] Great news and I suppose she will do more now that Cam has left. Erin and Yvonne are focusing on Nine News Sport a lot more recently.
What a stupid decision by Nine to have her back after she and her family rubbished the network when she was axed from the weather gig. It’d be a nice change to see some of Nine’s male sport reporters, such as Rob Canning and Luke Dufficy, get a bit of a profile boost.
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@nationalnews l don’t think we will see Emma doing anything else for Nine this time around, sounds like it’s just the hosting gig on Sundays that Nine have signed her for.She would of mentioned if she was going to be working across other sporting events for Nine.
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Nine just announced that it will show the third and final game of this year’s NBL grand final series after NZ Breakers beat Perth in Auckland this evening to level the series at 1-1. Sunday’s game in Perth will start at 2.30pm local time (5.30pm AEDT). Given 9Gem will show live NRL in AFL states when basketball starts, it’s not known yet if those states will join the telecast in progress or get the game on delay.
Tackle count is back on 9’s NRL graphics
here in WA its on 9Go! rather than 9Gem
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First time the NBL is on 9Go! anywhere. Next season it may be on 9Go! on a full-time basis.
I don’t think its been the first game ever on 9Go! as it has been on there before due to Matador Cup
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Nine and Fox Sports secure Twenty20 World Cup rights
As per normal all Australian games on nine plus finals.
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That was a close call, but at least fans here can finally watch the tournament on TV and not relying on streaming.
According to the schedule two of Australia’s matches will be on Friday (8.30pm AEDT) on March 18 and 25, directly against live NRL. Nine could show the cricket on main channel in AFL states and 9Go! or 9Gem in NRL states.
They’ll need an exemption to air on 9Go or 9Gem. Wasn’t there an article saying an exemption wouldn’t be possible due to short notice?
Will 9Now show the T20 World Cup? Or does someone else have the Internet rights
Wouldn’t it be OK to do that because it will air on the main channel in some states. Just like how the AFL and NRL is OK to be on a multi-channel in their non-native states? Or do Seven and Nine have a specific exemption for that to happen?
FOX SPORTS AND THE NINE NETWORK STRIKE DEAL TO SHOW THE ICC WORLD TWENTY20 2016
NINE TO TELEVISE ALL AUSTRALIAN MATCHES PLUS FINALS – LIVE AND FREE
FOXTEL SUBSCRIBERS TO RECEIVE START TO FINISH LIVE COVERAGE OF THE ICC WORLD TWENTY20
FOX SPORTS TO SHOW EVERY GAME LIVE, WITH NO AD BREAKS DURING PLAY AND IN HD
In a massive win for cricket fans around the country, FOX SPORTS and the Nine Network today announced that this month’s ICC World Twenty20 2016 will be covered by both networks.
FOX SPORTS will show all 35 World Twenty20 games live exclusively on Foxtel. Nine will broadcast every Australian clash along with the finals.
FOX SPORTS’ coverage, beginning March 8 in India, will also include ten women’s matches of the ICC World Twenty20, all live, ad break free during play and in high definition .The first game on the Nine Network will be Australia v NZ on Friday, March 18 – live and free.
Australian cricketing legends, Ian Chappell, Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Brett Lee, Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke, will provide Nine Network viewers commentary and analysis throughout the competition.
Nine CEO, Hugh Marks, said: “Cricket fans should get set for what I’m sure will be a high action, high energy World Twenty20 with our Australian team every chance of bringing home their first World Twenty20 title. It’s great to add this premium event to Nine’s expansive coverage of international cricket, with every Australian game and the finals live and free to all Australians.”
FOX SPORTS CEO, Patrick Delany, said: “Today’s announcement will ensure Australians get to watch every game of this month’s anticipated ICC World Twenty20 live, ad break free and in high definition. It’s a fantastic outcome for cricket fans, and for the sport.
“I’m sure the whole country will be right behind Steve Smith and his men as they aim to win their first ICC World Twenty20 title.” Mr Delany said.
Either it will be on 9Gem or 9Go as with the last WT20.
Nine will need an exemption for that, which apparently they can’t get now
They already have the exemption.
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2016C00226
If Nine can’t get the cricket exemption, they could move NRL to multichannels in NSW/QLD and air cricket on the main channel. Or if the main channel is so important, delay the cricket. That would be a throwback
Either way, sports fans in NSW and QLD won’t be happy. Nine doesn’t want to break its promise to show live NRL in HD in those states.