Hopefully Seven can reach an agreement with Racing.com to air some races from the historic first ever Victorian Good Friday race meeting from Sale racecourse as part of the telethon.
They are part owners, arenât they?
Similar schedule in Melbourne to last year.
12:00 PM Royal Childrenâs Hospital Appeal
04:00 PM AFL Rnd 5: North Melb v WB
07:00 PM Seven News
07:30 PM Royal Childrenâs Hospital Appeal
11:30 PM Movie: Blow (2001)
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Woeful Seven. Coverage needs to at least commence at 9am.
Give this to Nine.
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Did you realise Seven first got involved with the Appeal in 1957? It is one of very few community events in Victoria that is supported by Seven, alongside the Melbourne International Garden Show.
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Of course⌠but the current neglect and decrease in resources and broadcast time over the years is not justified. Compare this to the Perth Telethon.
Iâm sure Nine (GTV9) would be more than happy to take over.
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According to todayâs Sunday Herald Sun, Guy Sebastian, Human Nature and The Voice 2021 winner Bella Taylor-Smith will perform on the Appeal on the Friday night.
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Doesnât matter. 3DB was the first radio partner as well and as soon as that station (as TT or Mix or whatever) lost interest, the appeal found a more willing partner in 3AW.
And compare HSVâs 8 hours of airtime to Sevenâs more lavish telethons in Perth.
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I wouldnât necessarily think that Nine would do a lot better given the airtime they give to the Childrenâs Hospital telethons they run in Sydney and Brisbane.
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Do not give it to Nine. But I do agree about the schedule⌠Needs to go back to a 9am start time and kick off on the back of Sunriseâs lead-in. Canât just slash of 3 hours of coverage as they did for the first time last year. Also finish time needs to go back to midnight. Maximum coverage, maximum donations!
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Something Iâve always felt is, the RCH Good Friday Appeal does so much more during day time than prime time (even though they market it as âsuper showâ at night or whatever). By 6pm there used to already be some 9 hours of content gone to air. A time of day familes are together, eating hot cross buns, rugged up, and what have you (going to church for many etc).
Where Sevenâs in Perth almost feels solely prime time focussed and across a weekend and nothing to do with a major, very religious public holiday.
I just see them as totally different, therefore treated differently by the producers and audiences. And didnât Sevenâs Vic boss recenty flag itâll be âthe biggest everâ or something. We also canât ignore the current TV environment and cost cutting, itâs never been a massive ratings winner, even in its peak days, itâs run time would have a lot to do with that. Same goes for Perthâs.
Telethons rarely are. People tend to tune in and out during the day/night just to see where itâs at which drags ratings down. Very few people stay tuned into the whole thing or watch for hours at a time. Telethons have a good halo effect but are not ratings winners. Being on Good Friday has kept it out of official ratings anyway.
I donât really see this as a conflict. Christians often still observe Good Friday and follow the Good Friday Appeal. They are not mutually exclusive.
TV exec promises are almost as legit as political ones. Something to be taken with a grain of salt.
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Recently the telecast reduced its transmission to accommodate a football match and has now (again) dropped its traditional 9am morning start.
Also the lack of celebrities and on air talent has been noticed.
Pre 2018 - Seven dedicated at least 14 hours of live coverage, now itâs been reduced to 8 hours.
Also, am I wrong in saying they raised less $$$ money last year than the previous years?
The RCH needs to consider another broadcast partner.
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COVID affected fundraising in both years, with the cancellation of Run for the Kids. The event was finally held this morning which should boost the amount raised for this yearâs Appeal.
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Not the reduction in televised hours?
Was it the 2020 appeal tally that the Victorian Government bumped up because of COVID?
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According to 7 Melbourne news report tonight participants raised 1.2 million dollars today,the Run for the Kids has now generated more than 20 million dollars in funds for the Good Friday Appeal since it started in 2006.
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Growing up (I am now 54) I would sit and watch the appeal all day til midnight as nothing else to do on Good Friday. A lot more things are open and personalities/format arenât the calibre or draw the crowds like Bert, Dan Webb, the tally room walk thru of can collectorsâŚ. In the format it was, it was great all day entertainment⌠they tried reinventing it but it hasnât worked. Red Nose Day and Stand Up to cancer (SU2C) specials in the UK work well where celebrities are shared across networks. A lot of money comes from corporate like most appealsâŚ. Like all things change is whatâs happened and sometimes itâs best to leave the past in the past and move on.
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