Southbank Promenade OB? I’m assuming Today will be coming from this location.
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Nine will likely follow the approach of previous Melbourne Cup broadcasters by utilizing their ‘broadcast position’ at Flemington.
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It was stated in their own media statement that they will have a Southbank Promenade OB, along with another at Flemington.
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I doubt they’ll base the telecasts from there though, I’d imagined only Today, news and maybe ACA.
Like Seven used to do with Sunrise, news and TT at both Melbourne Park and Flemington in the 2000s and early 2010s.
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Nine is replicating what 7 did during its Cup run by broadcasting Today, News and ACA from Flemington during Cup Week
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The release makes it perfectly clear:
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Studio 10, The Project and 10 News First did the same during 2019.
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Did GMA did an OB during 10’s first broadcast?
Wonder whether the VRC component will be (as you suggest) providing a full host broadcast feed that Nine has to carry or if they’ll merely provide pictures which Nine can supplement with their own talent.
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Don’t think so, instead Sandra Sully conducted Interviews with 10 Celebrities during the coverage of the 4 days and 10 News Victoria broadcasted the 5pm state bulletin live from Flemington racecourse on Cup Day and Oaks Day.
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Jess Fox continuing her involvement with Nine following her stint on Today and commentating for the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
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I feel this will the Tabcorp produced segment with their own branding and personalities that must be carried on the broadcast and perhaps the section that 7 and 10 took exception to and therefore dropped out of the race for the rights.
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If so, you’d think Nine would’ve also. Nine’s fees must be real sweet then compared to Ten’s $100m deal. Maybe TabCorp’s involvement in Nine’s coverage will just be focussed around the betting and odds segments/plugs? Surely Nine will still get their own analysis and panel commentary, given James Bracey, Tony Jones and Billy Slater in the mounting yards and on horseback.
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Friday 1 November
10:40 PM Race To The Melbourne Cup Carnival
Preview of the 2024 Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Saturday 2 November
11:30 AM Derby Day
Wide World of Sports presents the 2024 Penfolds Victoria Derby Day live from Flemington Racecourse. Join hosts Eddie McGuire, James Bracey and Francesca Cumani for all the action and expert analysis. Live coverage from 11:30AM AEDT.
06:15 PM on 9Go!
Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw
Live coverage of the 2024 Melbourne Cup Barrier Draw at Flemington Racecourse.
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I think it will be the first time since the 1990s when Nine showed the race start during lunchtime of the Boxing Day cricke test. Since then the yacht race had been on Ten and Seven.
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Still to come in 2024
2024 MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVAL
9Network is the official broadcaster of the iconic Melbourne Cup Carnival, delivering four thrilling days of world-class racing action, fashion, and entertainment. With an all-star hosting line-up, Eddie McGuire will lead the coverage from the on-course studio, joined by James Bracey reporting from the Mounting Yard and Francesca Cumani offering expert racing analysis. Form analysts Grace Ramage and David Gately will provide key insights, while Billy Slater, on horseback, will interview winning jockeys after each race, and Tony Jones will conduct exclusive interviews with prominent racing identities.
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne OAM will bring her expert analysis to the coverage, while Clint Stanaway, Sylvia Jeffreys, Jelena Dokic, and Jessica Fox will capture the excitement from the Birdcage, including the glamour of Fashions on the Field.
Viewers can enjoy enhanced content on 9Now, including race replays and fashion live streams, ensuring they don’t miss a moment. Coverage kicks off with Penfolds Victoria Derby Day on November 2 and concludes with TAB Champions Stakes Day on November 9, marking the first year of Nine’s multi-year partnership with the Victoria Racing Club and Tabcorp.
SYDNEY HOBART
For the first time in 2024, and in a multi-year deal, the 9Network will be the exclusive home of the annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. For the last 78 years, the iconic and thrilling race has set sail from Sydney Harbour.
Renowned for its fierce competition and breathtaking scenes of Australia’s coastline, the Sydney Hobart is a staple of the Australian summer and a Boxing Day tradition.
Viewers around the country will be able to enjoy live coverage, capturing the excitement, triumphs and challenges of this legendary race.
GOLF
Wide World of Sports is the only place to be for the Australian summer of golf in two big weeks of live and free action featuring Cameron Smith, Jason Day, Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee and Hannah Green back on home soil.
First up from November 21 is the BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland where proud Queenslander Smith is back in his home state alongside the defending champion, fellow Aussie Min Woo Lee.
Then it’s on to the national championship, the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne from November 28 on the famous Melbourne Sandbelt at Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Club, with players competing for a $3.4 million prize purse.
Australia’s best men’s, women’s and all abilities golfers will be on display and the 9Network and 9Now will showcase it all.
SWIMMING - WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS (25M) BUDAPEST
After a sensational showing at Paris 2024, Australia’s world-beating swimming team is back in the pool for the World Aquatics Championships where they take on the shortcourse format from December 10-15.
The Dolphins will feature superstars of the Paris 2024 Olympics; Meg Harris, Elijah Winnington, Lani Pallister, Matthew Temple, Moesha Johnson, Alexandria Perkins and Joshua Young.
WNBL ON 9NOW
9Network jumps onto the court for women’s basketball this year when the WNBL 2024-25 season tips off on 9GO! & 9Now in November. 9GO! will air a weekly game each Sunday afternoon across the home & away season with 9Now streaming every match live & free.
Fresh off Bronze in Paris the best of the Aussie Opals will be on display with WNBL to engage with the sport they love, at any time and on any device they choose.
2025
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
The best club football team in Europe will be crowned when the UEFA Champions League Final is available live and free on the 9Network.
With the giants of world football Real Madrid, Manchester City, Liverpool, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain all in the mix, you won’t want to miss seeing who comes out on top in 2025.
Stan Sport is the only place to watch every match of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League live and on demand.
Every other game of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League will also stream exclusively, live and on demand on Stan Sport.
AUSTRALIAN WPGA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF
Women’s golf takes centre stage when the Australian WPGA Championship welcomes the best local talent and those from the Ladies European Tour to Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club on the Gold Coast and the chance to lift the Karrie Webb Cup. Watch it live and free on 9Go! or to stream on 9Now from March 6, 2025.
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No official announcement yet on the yacht race’s website.
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Another sport channel 7 has lost. Sydney to Hobart back on Nine
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Makes it sound like they’ll cover more than just the start?
Don’t think Nine has ever showed Sydney to Hobart race. I know 10 showed it throughout the 1990s and early 2000s when Seven first showed the event.
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