The graphics are the same graphics Fox Sports have been using for WNBL since they started this stint of broadcasting it and the same as they used for the NBL when they were producing the coverage in 2015/16.
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Basketball Australia announced changes to the 2020 WNBL season fixture on Friday, due to players and staff from Adelaide Lightning having to go into quarantine until tomorrow (November 23), after a COVID-19 outbreak in Adelaide last week. Each team will now play 13 regular season games by December 14, prior to the four game Finals Series commencing on December 16.
After this weekend, the ABC will show six more matches, including regular season games on November 28-29, December 5-6 and December 13, plus the grand final on December 20 at 3pm AEDT.
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The 2020/21 fixture for the A-League was released at midday AEDT today, to be followed by the W-League fixture next Monday (November 30). The ABC will broadcast one match per round of the A-League and W-League season live, and all matches of the W-League 2021 finals live, while an A-League elimination final, a semi-final and the A-League grand final will be shown on delay.
The first A-League match to be broadcast on the ABC next season is expected to be Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC from Wollongong on Saturday, January 2 at 5pm AEDT. New club Macarthur FC will have its second match (against the Phoenix) to be shown on the ABC the following Saturday, January 9.
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This is so stupid, why do they have The biggest Game of the season on delay
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Foxtel. It sucks.
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WNBL game today cut to go to the news (or Landline in Adelaide) with 2 minutes to go after a power outage in the first half.
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I get they donât want to hold the news back for sport, I can recall a handful of times that has been done over the decades. But surely they could at least do it on iView.
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The 2020/21 W-League fixture was released yesterday. The ABC will show one regular season match per week on Sunday afternoons (usually 4pm AEDT) and all finals live. The first FTA match is the season opener on December 27 when Western Sydney Wanderers FC host Melbourne Victory at Bankwest Stadium, the first time the menâs and womenâs domestic seasons will start concurrently.
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2020 Chemist Warehouse WNBL finals series schedule
(all times AEDT)
SEMI FINAL 2
(3) UC Capitals vs (4) Melbourne Boomers â Wednesday December 16, 6.00pm
Streamed live on ABC iview, replayed on ABC main channel at 11.10pm local time in all states
SEMI FINAL 1
(1) Southside Flyers vs (2) Townsville Fire â Wednesday December 16, 8.15pm
Streamed live on ABC iview
PRELIMINARY FINAL
Townsville Fire vs Melbourne Boomers â Friday December 18, 7.00pm
Streamed live on ABC iView, replayed on ABC main channel at 5pm local time on Saturday, December 19 in all states
GRAND FINAL
Southside Flyers vs Townsville Fire â Sunday December 20, 3.00pm
Live on ABC main channel and streamed on iView
Updated 18/12/2020
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The preliminary final is on ABC on Saturday at 5:00pm, according to yourtv.
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So Fox have got the same A-League style delay shit. Do they not realise that no-one watches it, and itâs not going to affect their ratings if the ABC show it live? Hopefully the Grand Final is live on ABC.
The grand final is definitely live on the ABC as posted above.
All WNBL finals are live on Fox Sports. Wednesdayâs semi-finals are live on channel 507 from 6pm AEDT.
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The ABC do have live rights and are airing it on iview.
The fact that Fox are getting a govt grant to air this one would assume guarantees it is available to ABC where as Fox are paying the A league a significant sum thus the exclusive live coverage.
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The ABC paid News Corpâs Foxtel up to $35,000 for each Matildas match aired by the taxpayer-funded broadcaster last financial year, prompting criticism that the pay-TV network was double-dipping into the public purse.
ABC paid Foxtel up to $105,000 to produce three matches featuring the national womenâs soccer team in 2019-20.
https://twitter.com/sarahinthesen8/status/1346221967188185088?s=20
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The dates for this yearâs W-League finals were announced today. The semi-finals will be held on April 4 and 5 and the grand final on Sunday, April 11. All finals will be shown live on ABC TV.
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In the A-League, the Brisbane v Western United game was supposed to be played now (the âABC gameâ). But this game has been postponed due to poor pitch from the heavy rain during the week. So ABC has decided to air last nightâs match between Melbourne City and Western Sydney Wanderers.
The least ABC could have done is have a disclaimer that games have been swapped and/or changed.
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Times have been added to the W-League Semi Finals (this long weekend):
Sunday: 4pm (Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory)
Monday: 3pm (Sydney FC V Canberra United)
Note: Games are live on both ABC and Fox Sports.
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That Pacific Sports Show
Returns to ABC Australia and ABC iview in 2021
That Pacific Sports Show is a 30-minute television program which showcases and celebrates Pacific athletes and sports. It returns to ABC Australia, ABC Australia iview and ABC iview on Wednesday 7 April 2021.
Pacific athletes are rightly known around the world for their skill, speed and physicality, and they famously dominate Rugby League and Rugby Union competitions.
That Pacific Sports Show shares their stories and explores the issues affecting them and the competitions in which they play. The audience will have the opportunity to meet the sporting worldâs most iconic Pacific personalities.
The show is hosted by Tiana Penitani, NSW NRLW, State of Origin and Olympic 7âs rugby union player, who is of Tongan heritage. Tiana is joined by Dene Halatau, former NZ International and NRL legend.
The 2021 season of the show will celebrate the entry and progress of the PNG Hunters in the Queensland Rugby League competition and Fijiâs Kaiviti Silktails in NSWâs Ron Massey Cup.
It will feature sporting legends and upcoming stars including Rugby League legend Petero Civoniceva, West Tigerâs Joey Leilua, ex Rabbitoh John Sutton, former AFL/Port Adelaide player Alipate Carlile and up and coming Wallaroo Sera Naiqama. Returning stars include former Wallaby Tatafu Polota-Nau, Australian Rugby 7âs Olympic gold medallist Ellia Green and comedy duo Roq and Cav, who host Radio Australiaâs Pacific sports radio show Can You Be More Pacific .
That Pacific Sports Show , produced by Beyond Action for the ABC, is funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through PacificAus Sports. PacificAus Sports is part of the Australian Governmentâs Pacific Step-up and Sports Diplomacy 2030 strategy, and aims to build sustainable, elite sport pathways between Australia and the Pacific.
That Pacific Sports Show returns to ABC Australia, ABC Australia iview and ABC iview on Wednesday 7 April at 7pm PNG time, 8pm in Solomon Islands, 9pm in Fiji and 10pm in Samoa.
Sydney FC will host Melbourne Victory in the W-League grand final next Sunday (April 11), after both teams won their respective semi-finals. The match will be held at Sydneyâs Kogarah Oval with kickoff at 4.05pm AEST and will be shown live on ABC TV across Australia.
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