FTA premiere… 13 years later 
And on Seven whose Disney rights have expired. So old it even pre-dates the current Disney opening logo (which launched not long after this with a Pirates sequel IIRC)!
Update
So, upon doing some more quick searching, turns out it’s not a FTA premiere (even though Seven and online guide said “premiere”). Looks to have aired multiple times, looks like premiere was around 2009/2010 (below newspaper clipping from 2010), but hasn’t aired in years:
That’s some good work Sully, you’ll make Sergeant.
LOL
As lame as it sounds, I remember when I was in primary school and randomly figured out that Seven had the rights to Disney movies and Nine had the rights to WB movies with TEN being the one I couldn’t really figure out Paramount I think?
I don’t know why but I was proud of myself for figuring it out? Weird I know. I had no idea how TV worked but noticed a pattern in what they were airing.
FTA premiere, from Nine’s deal with Roadshow who distributed the movie in Australia.
Another FTA premiere, first Pirates of the Caribbean title to debut on Nine, and a box office flop too.
9Go! aired the Walt Disney remake of “Freaky Friday” the other night.
The 2003 version premiered in October 2005 on Seven:
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Also, speaking of Pirates of the Caribbean, does anyone have rights to the franchise, haven’t seen any of them air in a long time?
The one aired on 9GO the other night was actually a cheap 2018 version that screened exclusively for The Disney Channel as a Direct to TV Movie.
Yes, that’s what I was meaning
Oh right. Your post isn’t very clear.
You said remake and then posted a video of the Lindsay Lohan remake version.
Sorry for the confusion.
Don’t apologise, all good
“Armageddon” (1998) airing this Thursday on 7mate has been on Seven since it’s FTA premiere in July 2001. From Buena Vista TV (Disney).
Seven used to air this movie just about every week, though not since around 2013 IIRC
It actually took 17 years for Seven to air it on TV, it had it’s ‘premiere’ on March 10, 2012. So it really only had a few runs on Seven.
Yes I’m aware, actually screenshot this the other week. Saturday March 10 2012. Also the FTA premiere that night of “Alice in Wonderland” which they still air.
NB/ I was meaning they ran it quite a bit in the 2010s, before their licence elapsed.
It should be noted Foxtel Movies (as their now called) ran it first in the late 90s IIRC, might’ve been around 2000 even.
This was the 1976 version since it was an afternoon airing. Though I wonder when the 2003 version aired on FTA for the first time.
Was there ever a reason for this?
Did Seven ever air The Little Mermaid? Seemed bizarre they wouldn’t air these classics and this was at a time when they had the Disney output deal.
Were they Disney Vaulted in a TV sense for a while? I reckon its NZ TV premiere would be around the same time.
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Seems ridiculous doesn’t it.
Zampakid and I once discussed how several movies over the years have taken an eternity to have its first run, for no apparent reason.
“10,000BC” (2008) took around 7+ years on Nine was one of many.
Sorry Anthony, what are we talking about? 
