Get used to it because he is clearly their replacement for Bruce as the main host for their sporting coverage.
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Heâs an instant turn off whenever he appears on screen. Hopefully Seven will punt him once Gil is gone and/or Seven no longer has AFL rights.
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Few thoughts about the coverage details:
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Surprised that Seven isnât offering simultaneous coverage on two channels like they did for the 2018 Gold Coast Comm Games. There are definitely enough events happening most days to sustain a two channel offering and it would have come in handy when there are competing key events - as will happen most nights considering all but one of Australiaâs netball and cricket group stage games will be played in primetime).
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Itâs disappointing that seemingly so few people will be on-site in Birmingham for the coverage - especially considering COVID is no longer the prohibiting factor that it was over the last few years. While I understand hybrid coverage models are the way of the future for multi-sport events like the Commonwealth Games (especially after the last few years), hosting or commentating from a studio doesnât enrich the viewing experience.
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Even though itâs during the overnight hours in Australia, great to see that Emma Freedman and Matt Shirvington will be helming coverage of the night session. They were the breakout hosting pairing from Sevenâs Winter Olympics coverage so itâs good to see that being recognised with the plum timeslot. On the other hand, the less said about Seven persisting with pairing Hamish McLachlan and Abbey Gelmi together, the better it is for all of us.
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Hopefully Seven will utilise Cate Campbell in the same they utilised Lydia Lassila during the Winter Olympics (ie; having her join Mel McLaughlin & Jason Richardson) since I reckon that worked really well and enhanced the coverage.
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Finally, why isnât the highlights show airing from 2pm - 5pm rather than 3pm - 5pm? Itâs not like Seven are showing any meaningful programming in the 2pm timeslot now to justify not pre-empting it.
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Then they can get used to viewers switching off in droves to avoid his smugness and self-absorbent attitude to everything.
Whatâs new? Itâs Seven. They havenât invested much into their viewing experience since 2008.
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Maybe The Chase UK will move to 2pm for that time?
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Doesnât the article say 7, 7mate and 7plus?
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7plus will have live streams as with the Olympics
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Yes but 7mate is only being used for early morning coverage when Sunrise airs on the main channel. Itâs not airing coverage alongside Seven at the same time (which was my point).
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Sorry. I havenât seen a 7mate schedule so I didnât realise.
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Does SENâs âexclusiveâ radio rights include non-commercial rights? If so, the ABC wonât be able to broadcast the Commonwealth Games live on radio.
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Ten had presenters on location in Glasgow. Did 7 did their Manchester coverage from Manchester or Melbourne
I recall remembering it was the first games that seven trialled the majority of commentators and hosts in studio after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and security threats?
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Yep. I remember reading in the news back then that 7 werenât sending crew to Manchester due to security concerns.
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Yeah I reckon a lot of it has to do with his presence on-screen in different markets. AFL markets (especially Victorians) see him multiple times every week for 6 months a year for the last decade, plus more before that on Game Day. In NRL markets, apart from the tennis which he started doing in 2008 when he joined Seven as well as Game Day, more prominent around 2012 when he became a host, Iâd imagine most wouldnât see him until Rio 2016 Olympics or maybe Melbourne Cups. And since Rio heâs hosted prime time for all of the networkâs major sport events.
So while heâs well known to (e.g.) Melburnians who have learnt to get used to and accept his presenting style, itâs possibly the opposite for those in (e.g.) Sydney. The latter market might not âget himâ, might associate him with AFL (let alone Gil) and Melbourne and feel somewhat alienated, who knows.
But echoing an above MS user, he was clearly their Bruce McAvaney succession plan. Not sure the network has too many others capable anyway, certainly not Abbey Gelmi by herself (who so far on Footy Central has left a lot to be desired IMO), at least Hamish has proven capable of not needing an autocue and knows his sports, whether he handles that in a good or poor way though is another question.
Doubt theyâd know who he is.
That was Gerard Whateley, and he was all ready to sign the contract but a new boss came in and scuppered that deal.
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He doesnât know his sports and all he does on camera is being a sook who canât keep still.
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Is that accurate? From what I see on Bigfooty, heâs not at all liked by AFL fans. Iâm not in Melbourne so itâs hard to tell exactly but itâs difficult to find anything positive about him on the biggest AFL fan forum.
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