I believe Seven stared airing Christmas Themed movies last week?
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Do either Seven or Nine have an output deal with Hallmark? They seem to make a lot of these really terrible Christmas/Holiday themed movies these days.
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Seven has Christmas themed movied last week and coming up, however that are all repeats. Nine’s are first run.
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How is Nine showing a Christmas movie from 2022?
A Christmas Karen was released on streaming platform and digital in the US on November 18 this year. Obviously Nine bought the Australian rights.
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With the recent changes to movie rights on FTA, Nine has lost at least one Paramount property with Top Gun to be shown on 10 next Sunday.
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Something to note is that The Polar Express isn’t in Seven’s guides for the next 2 weeks. I wonder if it has moved back to Nine?
It’s airing on 9Go! Thursday 22nd December at 7:30pm. 
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I saw it on like 7flix some weeks back
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Ah alright, glad to see it back on Nine. It seems that Nine have gotten back WB films, but the Village/WB films are now on Ten. For example, I have seen:
- Joker
- The Lego Movie
- The Matrix
- The Matrix Reloaded
- Oceans Eleven
- Oceans Twelve
- The Matrix Revolutions
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- I am Legend
- Ready Player One
All on 10 Shake. All of these films were co-funded by Village Roadshow. I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole WB/Village movie collection ends up on Ten.
Some films will be confusing, such as South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. It could be on Nine, SBS or Ten. This is because:
- Nine: Aired the film prior to the WB contract going to Seven.
- SBS: Aired the film when Seven had the WB contract, presumably Seven may of sold the film to them?
- Ten: South Park is currently on 10 Shake, and the movie on Paramount+.
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New Year’s Eve on Seven is a premiere.
Christmas Day will see National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (and later Vegas Vacation) on Nine vs National Lampoon’s Vacation on Seven vs Happy Feet on 10. (in some markets)
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Unlucky Seven who has Nine airing another National Lampoon movie against it. At least 10 is showing an alternative.
The current situation with the Warners deals between Seven (lapsed) and Nine (renewed) the past year is awkward and confusing, in that it’s seeing multiple franchises with rights split across both networks and out of continuity order, most likely a result of Seven originally obtaining different sequels at different times from Nine and the same thing now happening with Nine and them having to wait for Seven’ final runs of them. “Lethal Weapon” was one example where Seven didn’t get 2 and 3 for ages after they got 1 and 4, the latter from the late 90s with an older Gibson over a decade since the original.
And now at Christmas a similar problem, the original “National Lampoon’s Vacation” still on Seven, but some sequels returned to Nine.
It’s probably going to be the same with Universal titles for many months to come too, as various wrap-up on Nine and return (or come for the first time) to Seven.
Vacation (2015) is also on Nine next week.
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Also, pretty sure Nine are using their old tapes just re-formatted as need be, from circa 15 years ago or more, when they were remastered by studios for DVD and digital (including TV and Pay) including widescreen and high definition for those home sets with the capability back then (now standard), something that was obviously not the case in (e.g.) 1990s and decades prior when films made their way to television, initially often for the first time decades later like Gone with the Wind when it famously first came on, also pre VHS, in that letterboxed format and grainy quality.
Whereas Seven’s were new, the latest provided by the studio a few years back.
Likely the social media intern didn’t know the difference.
Promotion maybe?
I’d be interested to see what sort of prints 10 has for next week’s movie fest; anamorphic aspect perhaps?
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Is this the first time Lampoons Vacation and Christmas Vacation Tv rights have been spread over two different channels?