Ummm. Huddo called the Sydney vs Adelaide game.
It gives the coverage another unique selling point (aside from not having ad breaks during quarters) that can drive people who can watch either Fox or Seven to go with the former.
Judging by the rating increases for Foxās Thursday and Friday night coverage this season, being able to do their own commentary has had significant benefits.
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What ever happened to John Casey he used to commentate for Fox Footy in the mid 2000s,I know he was mainly a basketball expert but he did a few seasons of AFL as well.Does he still call Basketball still or has he retired maybe Fox Footy can ask him back?
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Still works for NBL on their broadcasts and 7 Adelaide
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He still does nbl but also works for 7 Adelaide with news stuff and also 7SANFL games.
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Used to commentate the basketball for Seven at the Olympics
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The āad freeā thing wont last forever
Iāve already noticed that hideous scoreboard is being used for information like āTomorrowās Gameā or āSir Doug Nicholls Roundā in the bottom right. Itāy only a matter of time before that space is used to show advertising. First static banners, then 2 second animations, then 5-second videos, then 10 etc etc
Itās coming, and sooner than we think. In a few years Fox will have more advertising during game than Ch 7 will and strangely Ch 7 will be promoting their coverage with this advantage.
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Theyāve never said āad freeā Theyāve had numerous banner ads for years. Currently the Bunnings replay after some goals.
Canāt see the āad break free during playā changing in this 7 year deal
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Never?
Iām sure some intrepid poster can find one of those famous āAD FREEā watermarks that Fox used to brand for a while.
Yeah I remember those. āAd break freeā Iām pretty sure it was.
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At the end of 2022 they were still saying āno ads siren to sirenā (my apologies for saying Ad Free when it was actually No Ads"
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That lasted one season until they introduced the Bunnings Build Up. By the end of 2026 there will be far more advertising during the game. By the end of the 7 year deal, Fox Footy will be full of ads (bottom of the screen, 3 second full screen splashes, more sponsored segments, digital ads on the ground etc)
I wouldnt be surprised if the callers start slipping in ads during their calls like they do on the radio,
To be fair, thatās a very rare use of the use of the term āad-freeā by Fox. They insistently use āAd-break freeā or āNo ad breaks siren-to-sirenā when referring to their coverage, going back to at least 2012.
Even now, theyāre response to 7ās āLive and Freeā is āā¦Because āFreeā isnāt Ad-Break Freeā.
NRL commentators on FOX already do this, mostly for Main Event and other shows on FOX League.
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Maccas scorecard and throwing to the Bundaberg drinks break on Fox Cricket
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A Toyota 6 is very common in BBL by Howie
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and the Chemist Warehouse 4
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Not for programs, but for actual products like saying
āand that replay was brought to you by Coles - head down there this week for a 6-pack of Cola on special for $10, only this week at Colesā
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No Matt Hill this week as heās in the States covering the Belmont Stakes; Dwayne Russell taking his place tonight w/ Mark Howard
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Interestingly, Fox not sending the normal WA based call team to Bunbury (about 2 hours south of Perth) - instead looking like itāll be called remotely with Will Schofield on the boundary.
Seems strange to have a local call team and not use them, is the cost cutting there that bad they would rather call remotely from South Melbourne than shuttling down three on-air crew down the Forrest Highway?
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Heāll be on Fox Cricket this coming summer as well.
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