At a guess the AFL and NRL grand finals may well be shot using 4K cameras but it leaves the outside broadcast van in HD? Most of the NEP vans are 4K according to their website.
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Correct
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Unless channel seven has suddenly bothered to upgrade their cameras then I doubt it. Unless something has changed it’s well known that non of the FTA networks has 4k cameras.
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Other than 9 (at North Sydney).
The network doesn’t own the cameras, broadcast truck (other than the ABC), or any equipment. That is owned by production companies, such as NEP, who have 4k cameras.
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Why? Bloody hell! Can’t they just do something completely new?
The Underbelly series covered the story from many different angles in many series. Why do we need another take on the same story?
Just move on. If you want to do crime drama then have a go at a completely fictionalised criminal underworld.
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What a waste of money.
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And the ratings for Informer 3838 were not that great anyway.
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Why do they NEED a new logo?
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why not
got my new voice remote.
Had to force an IQ4 update to make it work and it seems to be pretty good in terms of the voice recognition, but really feels like a gimmick to me
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Yeh mine auto updated. I’ve had the remote for over a year. I find the voice recognition is very good.
News Corp revealed at its first quarter results this morning that Foxtel subscribers were up by 7% from the same period last year.
As of September 30, 2020, Foxtel’s total closing paid subscribers were 3.287 million, a 7% increase compared to the prior year, primarily due to the growth in subscribers at Kayo and the launch of Binge, partially offset by lower residential and commercial broadcast subscribers. 2.055 million of the total closing subscribers were residential and commercial broadcast subscribers, and the remaining 1.232 million consisted of Kayo, Foxtel Now and Binge subscribers.
As of September 30, 2020, there were 681,000 Kayo subscribers (644,000 paying), compared to 430,000 subscribers (364,000 paying) in the prior year. As of September 30, 2020, there were 310,000 Foxtel Now subscribers (298,000 paying), compared to 385,000 subscribers (375,000 paying) in the prior year. Binge, which launched in May, had 321,000 (290,000 paying) subscribers as of September 30, 2020.
Broadcast subscriber churn in the quarter increased slightly to 14.6% from 14.4% in the prior year. Broadcast ARPU for the quarter increased 1% to A$79 (US$56).
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Australian viewers flock to global hit series The Undoing
The six-part HBO psychological thriller series The Undoing , starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant , has achieved outstanding audience figures in Australia on BINGE and FOXTEL, echoing the record results achieved globally since the series launched on October 26.
Since premiere, The Undoing is the most-watched show on BINGE , drawing the largest audience of any show since the streaming service launched in May.
On FOXTEL, The Undoing is now the biggest new series premiere since Big Little Lies in February 2017 which also starred Nicole Kidman. It is now the second biggest new series premiere in the past five years, delivering a weekly cumulative audience of 427k in its premiere week.
It was the number one show on the platform for both the day and week of launch and is currently the top performing show across all of FOXTEL’s on demand platforms.
In the U.S., the series is drawing strong ratings, reaching a series high audience when its latest episode premiered this week. The series’ first episode has already surpassed six million viewers and will continue to build in the coming weeks.
Foxtel Group Chief Commercial and Content Officer, Amanda Laing said: “We are thrilled with the remarkable success of The Undoing – Australians love Nicole Kidman, and her performance in this event series is breathtaking.
“We are proud to be presenting this premium drama, made available to FOXTEL and BINGE customers through our exclusive Warner Media deal, and can’t wait for our subscribers to enjoy the rest of the series.”
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Great show.
I love a show with a cliff hanger every episode. The Undoing excels with cliff hangers.
I am watching Big Little Lies as well. I get confused as Nicole’s face does not age so I can get the story lines mixed up
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More details on spinoff series American Horror Stories
foxtel is trending on twitter atm and this why 
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sorry for being 19 days late lol but it seems like people would prefer the Foxtel IQ 3 or 4 boxes over the internet based Foxtel now
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SMH reports today that News Corp turned down an offer from special purpose acquisition investment company to take up a majority stake in Foxtel in the middle of this year, which would have paid off the broadcaster’s debt.