That must be the world feed, Whateley and Tamsyn calling on Nine. While for the field, as tradition, it’s Dave Culbert and Steve Hooker.
Seven did swimming on main, athletics on 7mate.
But wouldn’t be surprised if Nine do both on main with a constant back-and-forth, so all the other disciplines continue to be showcased on Gem.
Would probably be for the same period - after that, if they want to use anything again, they have to licence it through the IOC
It must be weird in Perth watching 9Gem on Thursday and Friday nights at 6pm local, suddenly to have a second of fade out to black and fade back in again, but from one Olympics feed to the other. Those who blink will literally be mid-event and then joining the middle of another, including commentary, going ‘what?’
I guess there’s no easier way, with news on 9, NRL obviously requiring HD in every market and them prioritising main Olympics for HD with Gem, leaving the secondary Olympics in grainy SD on Life. Even though it’s only half an hour.
Don’t they have the change over graphic?
Yes, but it’s still weird for the viewer, suddenly just going from the middle of one race to another on the same channel.
And I think the 9Life channel change was accidentally too early tonight on 9Gem in Perth, airing at the same time as the NRL channel change warning, but that was 7:58pm est, whereas Nine News Perth didn’t start until a minute and a half later, so there was a delay in the true switch. Nine probably thought it was intrusive enough and pointless to wait another minute for another warning on a secondary channel in a lower rating market in an earlier time zone (local).
Gerard Whateley and Tamsyn Lewis-Manou must not realise their commentary is still being continuously recorded most of the time. Earlier, heard whispering to each other before a race started. Then, just after the first 100 metre women’s race heat, after not talking for a bit, Whateley seemingly doing some audio testing came on repeating “one one one” before being cut off and Nine going to an ad break.
Liz Chetkovich and Steve Robilliard calling the trampoline, live streaming on 9Now, a lot of fun to watch, great acrobatics mid-air, lots of tricks. Medal event on soon.
Apart from that blooper, I think Whateley did a good job so far commentating on track events.
I can’t remember if he did call any sport on TV before.
He was a commentator and boundary rider for 10 when they first had AFL - also was lead sports broadcaster at ABC TV Melbourne, so I presume he was leading the VFL coverage when they had the rights.
Whateley was the star journo at ATV-10 sport in the 90s and moved onto their AFL alongside Christi Malthouse in the first couple of years before departing.
He was essentially replaced by the ABC’s Rob Waters and producer Andrew Maher respectively.
Whateley has called boxing on Main Event in the past. Other than that. Only boundary riding and hosting Asia Cup Football on ABC.
Tuned in at 5.15 am looking for some athletics and 9 and Gem showing exacting the same coverage. What’s the point of that?
And on the 9Now app both the “track” and “field” apps are both playing the same track event.
Field events were over pretty quickly (probably earlier than expected) - guessing the fallback on that feed is a track feed
Brooke Boney at the BMX … her usual immature squealing self. Just ridiculous.
Thanks.
Glad I wasn’t the only one thinking that. That was ridiculous by her
By all means, laugh and be happy, but the squealing, really? She needs to grow up.
9 replaying the BMX final without “replay” on screen.
… and AGAIN without “replay”.
Now being replayed for the third time just minutes later, this time with Karl and Sarah, and carrying “replay”.
… and the Karl and Sarah dribble. Ffs. Can we have some different hosts?
SUPER SATURDAY IN PARIS
OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024 LIVE AND FREE
ON THE 9NETWORK AND 9NOW
The flying mullet, Rohan Browning, will take to the track when the fastest men and women in the world lead a Super Saturday of Sport on Day 8 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Browning will fire out of the blocks in Round 1 of the Men’s 100m sprint, alongside reigning world champion Noah Lyles (USA) and the fastest man this year Kishane Thompson (Jamaica).
In the night session, get ready to cheer on Bree Masters, who is the first Australian in 24 years to qualify for the Olympic 100m semi-finals, featuring alongside Sha’Carri Richardson (USA) and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica).
Out to strike more gold in Paris will be our leading Women in the water, when Arnie and Lani - Ariarne Titmus, Lani Pallister (800m freestyle) and Kaylee McKeown (200m Individual Medley) make a splash at the swimming. Jess Fox is joined by her sister Noemie for the Women’s Kayak Cross. And at the regatta, our Rowsellas Women’s Eight and Tara Rigney will race to hold our first Rowing gold for Paris 2024.
The voice of cycling, Phil Liggett, and Tour de France champion Cadel Evans will call the action in the Men’s Road Race, plus Lebron James and his superstar Team USA Men’s Basketball side take on Puerto Rico.
While at their most famous sites, we get a double chance to beat France. Our Men’s Beach Volleyball team are looking to crash the party underneath the Eiffel Tower, and our Women’s 3x3 Basketball aim to follow suit at La Concorde.
Screening on Channel 9 and 9Gem, and streaming every moment on 9Now LIVE as well as available for replays.
DAY 8 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS CHANNEL 9, 9GEM AND 9NOW
SATURDAY AUGUST 3
| 5.00PM | MEN’S GOLF - ROUND 3 |
| 5.00PM | SHOOTING - MEN’S & WOMEN’S SKEET QUALIFICATION |
| Featuring Australians Joshua Bell, Aislin Jones | |
| 5.30PM | ROWING - SINGLE SCULLS & EIGHTS FINALS |
| 6.00PM | ATHLETICS |
| Featuring Australians Ash Moloney & Daniel Golubovic (Decathlon), Kurtis Marschall (Pole Vault), Rohan Browning (100m) | |
| 6.00PM | MEN’S BEACH VOLLEYBALL - AUSTRALIA v FRANCE |
| 7.00PM | SWIMMING HEATS |
| Featuring Australians Sam Short (1500m Freestyle), Shayna Jack & Meg Harris (50m Freestyle), Men’s & Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay | |
| 7.00PM | CYCLING - MEN’S ROAD RACE |
| Featuring Australians Michael Matthews, Lucas Plapp, Simon Clarke | |
| 9.00PM | WOMEN’S HOCKEY - AUSTRALIA v SPAIN |
| 11.00PM | MEN’S WATER POLO - AUSTRALIA v HUNGARY |
| 11.30PM | CANOE SLALOM - WOMEN’S & MEN’S KAYAK CROSS |
| Featuring Australians Jess Fox & Noemie Fox, Tim Anderson | |
| 11.30PM | GYMNASTICS |
| 11.30PM | BOXING |
SUNDAY AUGUST 4
| 1.00AM | WOMEN’S FOOTBALL - QUARTER FINALS - USA v JAPAN |
| 1.15AM | MEN’S BASKETBALL - USA v PUERTO RICO |
| 2.30AM | WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 3X3 - AUSTRALIA V FRANCE |
| 2.30AM - 5.00AM | ATHLETICS |
| Bree Masters (Women’s 100m finals) | |
| 3.00AM | WOMEN’S FOOTBALL - QUARTER FINALS |
| 4.30AM - 6.30AM | SWIMMING FINALS |
| Ariarne Titmus (800m freestyle final), Kaylee McKeown (200m Medley), Matt Temple (100m butterfly), 4x100m Mixed Medley Final | |
| 5.00AM | WOMEN’S FOOTBALL - QUARTER FINALS |