Because they are different to 7, if you want a fair comparison then it should be comparing Fox with Optus sport
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No one knows the skyline of Auckland. Plus the final is in Sydney so.
- Seven is a sublicense broadcaster. Compare with Optus if you want (who are doing all their coverage from their normal studios.)
- Seven doesn’t have the same amount of money
- The US market is plenty of times bigger than Australia’s
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Does everything better than the Australian networks. It’s really comparing apples to oranges in terms of capability and scale which makes any comparisons meaningless.
Plus we haven’t seen how Seven’s covering this yet. Their records are pretty hit and miss but they could surprise.
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I was talking about other broadcasts not in particular the upcoming one. Even when they’re the main broadcaster they are shit. Just look at the last 2 Olympics. Rio and Tokyo were diabolical in terms of presentation and professionalism.
Both done in a studio. Nine did the Olympics on location in London
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Yet their coverage was woeful and loathed by the audience alike back in the day.
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Yep. The TV landscape was very different 11 years ago
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Chloe Logarzo, who missed out on a spot in the Matildas squad for the World Cup due to a spate of injuries, is joining Optus Sport as an expert.
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An amazing view. Such a world city and well known view. Something that will be missing when Brisbane hosts the Olympics.
World feed callers for the tournament:
Auckland - Steve Wilson
Sydney - Robbie Thomson
Dunedin - John Roder
Melbourne - Simon Hill
Wellington - Chris Wise
Hamilton - Paul Walker
Brisbane/Adelaide - Simon Brotherton
Brisbane - Kevin Keatings
Perth - Mark Scott
World feed co-commentators:
Amy Chapman
Melissa Barbieri
Izzy Christiansen
Laura Bassett
Rehanne Skinner
https://twitter.com/brentonrkaring/status/1681104540349911040
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Australia takes on the world!
Seven’s broadcast opener:
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™, kicks off tonight live and free on Seven and 7plus
Tonight, Australia and the world are set to unite and celebrate the biggest global sporting event of the year as the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ is staged across Australia and New Zealand for the first time ever.
As the Matildas chase down their first-ever FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ title, the Seven Network will be there to deliver all the heart-stopping action, golden moments, triumph and tragedy, with 15 key matches – including the opening match, key Round of Sixteen matchups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, the Final and every Matildas match – broadcast live and free on Seven and 7plus.
With exclusive free-to-air broadcast rights, Seven’s team, led by Mel McLaughlin and Bruce McAvaney, will take the nation on an exhilarating ride through the blockbuster tournament – with our mighty national team at the heart of the action, as they go in search of game time glory and their maiden Cup title.
In a coup for football fans, former English footballer Izzy Christiansen will join Seven’s stellar commentary team for the opening night of competition.
With incredible football smarts gained throughout her extraordinary playing career, which spanned 300 appearances and included 60 goals for her club sides (Everton, Birmingham City, Manchester City and Lyon) and the national team, the England Lionesses, Christiansen will be a welcomed addition to Seven’s talent-stacked line-up.
Alongside them are host and commentator Adam Peacock and 7SPORT presenter Emma Freedman, as well as Matildas star and two-time Olympian, Elise Kellond-Knight, and three-time FIFA Women’s World Cup™ star Heather Garriock. Calling all the action will be veteran football commentator David Basheer, with insights from former Matildas player and emerging broadcast talent Grace Gill.
The biggest stage, the best players. Come on Australia, let’s take on the world!
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It’s finally here
…. Beyond excited to be in Australia alongside these lovely ladies fronting @OptusSport’s coverage of what will be the biggest ever women’s World Cup - and to be hosting the opening match is a little bit special too. See you all from 4pm AEST.
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Looking forward to the coverage tonight, I followed last year’s FIFA World Cup a little on SBS despite not usually following the sport.
Hope the Matildas do well! 
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Interested to hear Bruce McAvaney “sporting legend” interviewed on Nine’s 4BC breakfast this morning to promote the Seven coverage; very rare for them to stray too far away from sport that is covered by Nine. Though they did waste part of the interview asking Bruce whether it was soccer or football to which Bruce replied “it didn’t matter though footy is AFL”. He reckons Australia is 4th or 5th chance but has a chance to get to the final.
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One advantage of SBS having radio broadcast rights in the last Women’s World Cup in 2019 (and also last year’s Men’s World Cup) was that it was able to provide live commentary of matches in the home language of the two teams from overseas broadcasters e.g. Netherlands v Sweden was also available with Dutch and Swedish commentary, alongside the BBC call in English. But with the ABC and SEN sharing the radio commentary rights for this year’s tournament, fans of overseas teams will have to scramble to find other radio stations online to hear the match calls in their own languages.
If, as expected, a commercial network acquires the Australian broadcast rights to the men’s World Cup in North America in 2026, these fans could be left in the cold again.
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