It’s a fairytale romance so the wedding will be on 7flix then? 
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For Will’s and Kate I believe they had it on 7 & 7Two according to this
I’m sure Channel 7 can work around it between their 4 channels
Foxtel
Starting the week of the wedding from Sunday May 13 and continuing throughout the month, Foxtel will celebrate the happy couple with Royal Wedding themed programming, live event coverage, Royal documentaries, special wedding news reports, the history of Harry and Meghan, lifestyle programming, dramas, movies and music.
UKTV will show the BBC’s live, uninterrupted coverage of the Royal wedding on the evening of May 19. Other Australian premiere programming includes HBO’s The Royal Wedding Live With Cord and Tish starring Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon; Live From The Royal Wedding and The Royal Wedding Rundown on E!; Dater’s Handbook starring Meghan Markle on Universal Channel; television specials When Harry Met Meghan, Big Royal Wedding Extravaganza, Prince Harry: From Hellraiser To Husband, and Meghan Markle: How To Be A Royal on Lifestyle; and Four Royal Weddings and a Funeral and Operation Royal Wedding both on National Geographic. All these new programs will be available to stream On Demand and on Foxtel Now.
Australian Premiere programming:
FOUR ROYAL WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL
One Hour Special, Sunday May 13 at 6.30pm on National Geographic and stream On Demand
Australian Premiere
Prince Harry’s life has been defined by five significant moments: four Royal weddings – Charles & Diana, Charles & Camilla, William & Kate and Harry’s own; and the tragic funeral of his mother Diana – all representing turning points in Royal life and profound shifts in British society and culture.
WHEN HARRY MET MEGHAN
One Hour Special, Thursday May 17 at 8.30pm on Lifestyle and stream On Demand Australian Premiere
Prince Harry’s engagement to Meghan Markle – the biggest piece of Royal Family news in years – this documentary tells the detailed story of the happy couple, from childhood to courtship to proposal.
BIG ROYAL WEDDING EXTRAVAGANZA
One Hour Special, Friday May 18 at 8.30pm on Lifestyle and stream On Demand Australian Premiere
This special will feature the House of Windsor’s greatest wedding hits combining first-hand accounts from insiders, previous wedding guests, Royal aides, Hollywood celebrities, and the Royal footage archives. Take a look at how previous Royal weddings have unfolded and explore how Harry and Meghan’s special day might too.
PRINCE HARRY: FROM HELLRAISER TO HUSBAND
One Hour Special, Friday May 18 at 9.30pm on Lifestyle and stream On Demand Australian Premiere
This special takes an in-depth look at the life of the world’s most unconventional Prince. Once best known for brawling with photographers outside nightclubs or losing his clothes in Vegas, today the Prince is better known for bravely serving as a pilot in Afghanistan, masterminding the Invictus Games for disabled soldiers, pitching in to help build sandbag walls during winter floods, or saving elephants in Africa – all carried out with a mischievous twinkle in his eye.
MEGHAN MARKLE: HOW TO BE A ROYAL
One Hour Special, Saturday May 19 at 4.30pm on Lifestyle and stream On Demand Australian Premiere
Before Meghan walks down the aisle, she’ll have to learn perfect Royal etiquette – but being a Royal is no easy feat! With constant press attention, scrutiny on every level, and having to pay attention to every detail, this special is an exclusive guide to joining the British Royal family and everything Meghan must know about how to marry, travel, behave, dress and celebrate in a regal fashion.
E! LIVE FROM THE ROYAL WEDDING
LIVE Saturday May 19 at 7pm on E! Australian Premiere
Live five hour broadcast with four host panel including E! Channel’s Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski.
THE ROYAL WEDDING LIVE WITH CORD AND TISH
LIVE Two Hour Special, Saturday May 19 at 9.30pm on FOX8 & The Comedy Channel (ad-break free) and stream On Demand
Love them or hate them, fictitious morning talk show hosts Cord Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan are back to cover The Royal Wedding! The quirky faux news anchors, played by comedic masterminds Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon, will leave no detail of the spectacular event alone when they provide exclusive coverage as only they know how.
E! THE ROYAL WEDDING RUNDOWN
One Hour Special, Sunday May 20 at 6pm on E! Australian Premiere
This hour-long recap special will air following E!'s live coverage of the historic event bringing fans all the details from the star-studded celebrations.
OPERATION ROYAL WEDDING
Sunday May 27 at 6.30pm on National Geographic Australian Premiere
On May 19 the world’s eyes will turn to the British town of Windsor where Prince Harry marries Hollywood princess Meghan Markle. As the world sighs a collective ‘ah’, National Geographic digs into the nitty gritty of exactly how a Royal Wedding is constructed.
Starring Meghan Markle:
SUITS
Seasons 1 – 7 Marathon starting Wednesday May 16 from 6am on Universal Channel**
Universal’s smash hit series Suits starring Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, and Meghan Markle.
DATER’S HANDBOOK
Premieres Saturday May 19 at 8pm on Universal Channel Australian Premiere
Realising she has a recurring habit of picking the wrong type of guy, Cassandra Barber (Meghan Markle) turns to relationship expert, Dr. Susie, and her latest self-help book, “The Dater’s Handbook” to help with her ailing love life and must ultimately choose between reliable George (Jonathan Scarfe) and fun-loving Robert (Kristoffer Polaha).
Royal themed specials:
INSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Two Part Special, Monday May 7 & May 14 at 7.30pm on HISTORY Channel and stream On Demand Buckingham Palace is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, an arena for national celebration, and a symbol of Britain. It is also a closed and secretive place, and has been the scene of scandals, infighting, and tragedies that often threatened to bring the British monarchy to its knees.
THE REAL PRINCESS DIARIES FROM DIANA TO MEGHAN
One Hour Special, Monday May 14 at 7.00pm on E! and stream On Demand
As the world awaits the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, we pull back the curtain on the fairytale to reveal what it’s really like to marry into one of the most powerful and famous families on the planet. We’ll examine the trail blazed by Diana, how Kate Middleton has carried her torch into the 21st century, and how Meghan, the ultimate outsider, will forever change what it means to be a princess.
BRITAIN’S ROYAL WEDDINGS
Wednesday May 16 & Thursday May 17 at 8.30pm (Two Part Special) on UKTV and stream On Demand The intimate story of Britain’s royal weddings, from the Queen Mother through to Princess Margaret, told from the point of view of the people who were there.
OUR QUEEN
Wednesday May 16 & Thursday May 17 at 9.45pm (Two Part Special) on UKTV
Our Queen charts an extraordinary year in the life of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, with unique access to her family, to her staff, to her prime ministers and to her palaces.
PRINCE HARRY IN AFRICA
Friday 18 May at 8.30pm on UKTV
Prince Harry in Africa follows HRH Prince Harry on his return to Lesotho, in Africa, to continue the work of the charity he set up in the country a decade ago. Discover how the Prince has come to have such an understanding of their problems and how this led him to set up his own initiative, with the aim of supporting orphans and vulnerable children and helping them through education.
BORN TO ROYALTY
Friday 18 May at 9.30pm on UKTV
Born to Royalty is a feature-length celebration charting the history of the royal babies born in recent times.
INSIDE THE QUEEN’S GARDEN
Sunday May 27 at 8.30pm on Lifestyle
This documentary reveals a year in Buckingham Palace Gardens, exploring the history and the natural history of this remarkable hidden royal treasure in the centre of London.
ROYAL RECIPES
Season 1, Sundays from May 13 at 9am on Lifestyle FOOD and stream On Demand
Season 2, Weeknights from Monday April 20 to Friday May 4 at 6.30pm on Lifestyle FOOD and stream On Demand
Michael Buerk presents a royal themed food program, celebrating dishes served from the time of King George IV to the current reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
INSIDE WINDSOR CASTLE
Four Part Special, Saturday May 19 & Sunday May 20 at 9.30am on HISTORY Channel and stream On Demand
Uncover the scandals, triumphs and betrayals of the Royal family in this gripping four-part series.
THE QUEEN AT NINETY
Two Hour Special, Saturday May 19 at 7.30pm on HISTORY Channel
This wonderful, uplifting film captures historic scenes of the Queen at home and at work, along with many affectionate contributions from those who know Her Majesty best.
Foxtel’s On Demand will also stream Royal shows throughout May including Lifestyle’s three part series Inside Balmoral, two part special The Princes Vision, 40 Years of The Princes Trust, and The Royal Good Guys, and HISTORY Channel’s In Their Own Words and Diana: 20 Years On.
Royal programming stunts:
A ROYAL WEDDING WEEKEND
Friday May 18, Saturday May 19 & Sunday May 20 from 12.30pm to 6.30pm on TLC
Including Say Yes to the Dress UK, Curvy Brides Boutique, My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding, Counting On, Sister Wives, and Little People, Big World specials.
CROWN JEWELS STUNT
Saturday May 19 & Sunday 20 from 9.00am to 7.00pm on The Comedy Channel
British themed stunt with episodes of Whose Line Is It Anyway (UK), Lookalikes, Cuckoo, Almost Impossible Game Show (UK), and The Russell Howard Hour.
SAY I DO TO LAUGHS STUNT
Saturday May 19 from 10.30am to 7.30pm on 111
Themed episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond, Malcolm in the Middle, The Nanny, Friends, How I Met Your Mother, Mike & Molly, The Office, My Names is Earl, and 30 Rock.
ROYAL WEDDING PROGRAMMING
Saturday May 19 from 12pm midday to 8.30pm on FOX Classics
Roman Holiday, The Philadelphia Story, The King and I, Are You Being Served (staff prepare for Royal visit episode), On The Buses (Dave is Best Man episode), Blackadder (Edmund to be married to girl named Bob episode), and 'Allo 'Allo (Marriage of Earnest and Fanny episode).
A ROYAL WEDDING STUNT
Saturday May 19 from 5.30pm to midnight on Arena
Episodes of Four Weddings on Arena, and Don’t Tell the Bride and My Big Fat Wedding are on Arena and also streaming On Demand.
Movies:
A FAIRY-TALE ENDING
Saturday May 19 from 9.30am on Foxtel Movies DISNEY
Cinderella, Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, Cinderella III: A Twist In Time. The Little Mermaid, The Little Mermaid 2: Return To The Sea and Beauty and the Beast (2017).
I DO
Saturday May 19 from 12pm midday on Foxtel Movies ROMANCE
Four Weddings And A Funeral, The Wedding Planner, You, Me And Dupree, Runaway Bride, In Her Shoes, Why Him?, Maid In Manhattan and P.S. I Love You.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
Sunday May 20 from 6am on Foxtel Movies FAMILY
The Princess Bride, Ella Enchanted, The Prince & Me, The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding, The Prince
& Me 3: Royal Honeymoon, The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure, A Cinderella Story and A Cinderella Story: If The Shoe Fits.
Music:
BEST OF BRITISH THEME
Sunday May 20 on Foxtel Arts
Sunday Night At The Palladium at 8.30pm; Last Night Of The Proms 2014: Part I at 9.30pm; and Gustav Holst at 11pm.
V MUSIC CLIP SHOWS
Top 25: Music Royalty on Monday May 14 at 6pm; Top 25: Music Royalty on Wednesday May 16 at 12pm; Top 25: Let’s Get Married on Friday May 18 at 12pm midday; and Top 25: Let’s Get Married on Saturday May 19 at 4pm.
MAX MUSIC CLIP SHOWS
Top 10 Music Royalty on Thursday May 17 at 8am; PARTY MAX Top 100 Wedding dance floor faves! on Saturday May 19 at 4pm; and Top 25 Wedding Songs on Sunday May 20 at 9am.
SMOOTH MUSIC CLIP SHOWS
Perfect Playlist Wedding Songs on Friday May 18 at 11am; Perfect Playlist Fit for a Royal on Saturday May 19 at 8am; and Perfect Playlist Sweet Love on Sunday May 20 at 5pm.
CMC MUSIC CLIP SHOWS
30 Best Wedding Songs on Saturday May 19 at 12pm midday.
Kensington Palace revealed on Tuesday that only one reporter would be allowed into St George’s Chapel during the wedding, while four photojournalists would be granted access outside the venue. The official reason given by a palace spokesman is that the space is small and it is not a formal state occasion.
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Seven Royal Wedding Coverage
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say ‘I do’ in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in two weeks, it will be the most-watched global television event of the year.
Seven will deliver Australia’s most spectacular coverage of the Royal Wedding, featuring commentary and analysis from an unrivalled team of journalists and Royal experts LIVE on-air and across digital and social platforms.
Sunrise will be the home of the Royal Wedding. The team led by Samantha Armytage and David Koch will be broadcasting all week in the lead up from various Royal locations around London, culminating at Windsor Castle for celebrations on the eve of the Big Day.
Senior correspondents Melissa Doyle and Michael Usher will anchor Seven News live special coverage of the Royal Wedding on Seven and 7PLUS on Saturday 19 May from a purpose-built studio overlooking Windsor Castle.
They’ll cross live to Europe Bureau Chief Hugh Whitfeld and Europe Correspondent Laurel Irving during festivities at Windsor Castle and nearby London. US Correspondent Ashlee Mullany will be live from Meghan’s old stomping ground in Los Angeles and our team of reporters across Australia will be live from Royal Wedding viewing parties.
Seven News has assembled the finest line-up of Royal commentators and insiders. Joining Melissa and Michael on the day will be; acclaimed BBC broadcaster and Royal expert Angela Rippon CBE. A familiar face and voice in British broadcasting for more than 50 years, Angela has covered every aspect of the Royal Family going back decades, including commentary of the Royal Weddings of Charles and Diana and William and Catherine for both British and US broadcasters; Veteran Royal Editor and commentator Tim Ewart; Royal insider and commentator Victoria Arbiter, who grew up with the Royal Family at Kensington Palace; Royal biographer and historian Hugo Vickers; Sunrise Royal Editor Rob Jobson; with contributions from Royal photographer Arthur Edwards, historian Susannah Lipscomb and Royal socialite Kathy Lette.
Committed to bringing viewers the most detailed, in-depth and exciting coverage of the Royal Wedding, Seven News will broadcast every remarkable moment, backed by the exclusive resources of British broadcast news affiliate ITN, critically-acclaimed for its top-rating coverage of the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
In the week leading up to the event, Seven will also air ‘Invitation to a Royal Wedding’. The prestige documentary on the subject matter comes from Oxford Films, who produced the top-rating ‘Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy’ featuring rare interviews with Prince William and Harry.
Do not miss a moment as Seven counts down to the most highly-anticipated wedding of the year.
Tune in to Sunrise LIVE in London from 5.30am Monday 14 May for the Countdown to the Royal Wedding.
Then join Seven News on Saturday 19 May for the most spectacular coverage of the Royal Wedding.
LIVE on Seven and stream it on 7PLUS.
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No mention of THAT telemovie about Harry and Meghan?
For an event being held in the UK, it’s remarkable how many homes the Royal Wedding have in Australia…
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So SA and NT seem to be getting the coverage on a one-hour delay, rather than live or on the usual half-hour delay. Seems to make little sense unless they don’t want to move the news.
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Bullshit stuff as usual from Seven and Nine.
ABC have modified their coverage for those areas:
SA/NT
7:30pm Royal Wedding: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle - Arrivals
8:30pm Royal Wedding: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle - Ceremony
9:30pm Royal Wedding: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle - Procession
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Streaming on 9Now
ROYAL LOVE STORIES
As the highly anticipated Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle draws near, delve behind the palace gates for an inside look at some of the greatest royal love stories of all time.
Royal Love Stories, narrated by 60 Minutes reporter and Weekend Today presenter Allison Langdon, is available to stream exclusively on 9Now.
The Nine News special presentation documents the greatest fairytale royal weddings and captivating romances of the past 70 years, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton and Prince William, Australia’s own Princess Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark, and the first Hollywood-star-turned-Princess, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.
We speak to international and Australian royal experts who provide viewers with a front-row seat to all the scandal and heartbreak, as well as the “happy ever after” moments that warm our hearts.
The royal romances range from traditional to modern, including those which have flourished here in Australia.
Given Seven have Saturday AFL network commitments and apparently in 2011 they did move AFL to 7Two, my immediate question is
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What were the Royal Wedding ratings like then?
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Are Royal Wedding ratings expected to be similar now.
I am not trying to compare with the MKR on Anzac Eve situation and Royal Wedidngs are huge, multi-media events. But if ratings for Harry and Meghan were going to be well down, I wonder if the AFL would push (at least in Melbourne) to keep AFL on main channel? 200k (give or take) is at least what Royal Wedding would have to get to be deemed so, I’d have said.
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This would have taken you literally five seconds to google, but my recollection is they were fucking huge.
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No, for a variety of reasons.
I have a feeling AFL actually went on the main channel that night in 2011, in some states.
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It did. Royal wedding went on 7Two in AFL states and from memory rates something like 1.7 million on channel 7 alone for the pre show.
As quoted form the TV Tonight audience linked above:
“By the time the wedding itself aired, 8pm AEST, Seven had AFL commitments in some cities and continued the wedding on 7TWO. Seven’s audience was 1.51m for the ceremony but 7TWO had another 513,000.”
So that’s 2 million watching the ceremony on 7 by my understanding across 7 and 7Two. The combined audience across all channels was therefore massive and I don’t see a reason it won’t be similar (though perhaps slightly smaller??) this time around.
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i’d say that the AFL would push for to keep AFL on main channel.
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They will be lucky to crack the million this time around IMO.
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SBS coverage
You’re invited to the royal wedding of the year!
SBS cordially invites you to celebrate the matrimony of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle, at Windsor Castle in England, live on Saturday, 19 May from 7.30pm AEST on SBS and SBS On Demand.
Marshall Heald, Director of TV and Online Content, SBS, said: “SBS will provide a unique broadcast of what is undoubtedly one of the biggest royal weddings of our era. It will be warm, funny and intelligent, whilst examining issues this wedding raises, including cross-cultural marriages, the republican debate and what these issues mean for Australians.
“We know audiences want more than just commentary of the royal wedding and SBS will provide a place for that conversation. By bringing diverse and prominent Australians together in a live studio before the wedding begins, Royal Wedding LIVE will be an opportunity for us to explore the royal wedding in a unique SBS way which will give audiences a deeper insight.”
Fresh from Eurovision, TV and radio presenter Myf Warhurst and comedian Joel Creasey will team up with legendary journalist Ray Martin at SBS Artarmon HQ for Royal Wedding LIVE.
It has been reported that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle started dating in 2016 - and the couple have been creating headlines ever since. Their relationship has broken social, cultural and racial barriers – busting traditional norms of the British Monarchy and creating worldwide interest and conversation.
Filmed in front of a live studio audience, SBS’s Royal Wedding LIVE will begin at 7.30pm AEST and will include the big event itself. Hosts Myf, Joel and Ray will talk to a diverse line-up of guests to discuss what this wedding means to a modern, multicultural Australia. The panel will speak about a range of topical issues, plus they’ll chat to a royalist and republican about Monarchies across other continents and how they all stack up against the British. The trio will also delve into the royal wedding fashion including the bride’s gown and how it compares to other countries’ royal traditions.
With packages from The Feed’s Jan Fran, as well as SBS News European correspondent Ben Lewis reporting live from Windsor, SBS will provide distinctive coverage of this milestone global event that is steeped in tradition. Audiences at home will also be encouraged to have their say with live social television throughout the broadcast using the hashtag #royalwedding.
Myf Warhurst said: “Everyone loves a wedding and this one comes with a bonus - it’s an historic cultural moment! Harry and Meghan are walking in the footsteps of Princess Diana who not only pushed social and cultural norms, she set the precedent for outsiders marrying into the monarchy. Now we get to celebrate this and herald a new era for the royal family. With added frocks, and champagne. Hurrah!”
Ray Martin said: “Royal events are always spectacular - especially births, deaths and marriages. So along with the pageantry, it’s a perfect time to reflect on what the rich royal traditions mean to us - and our national identity. SBS is the perfect place to do it - with respect and hopefully a bit of joy, even fun.”
Joel Creasey said: “Full disclosure, I’m a huge Harry fan (both Styles and the Prince) and I love that he has casually overlooked traditional norms and followed his heart – someone who happens to be an American Hollywood star. What is more fab than that?”
‘Royal Wedding LIVE’ will air live Saturday, 19 May from 7.30pm AEST on SBS and SBS On Demand.
‘Royal Wedding LIVE’ is produced for SBS by Blink TV.
Did SBS cover the 2011 wedding of William and Kate?
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SBS ONE (as the main channel was branded as back then, not sure about SBS TWO) ran normal programing on the evening of 29/4/2011.
I guess since Ten is likely to be the FTA network with mostly alternative programing the Saturday after next, SBS has decided to run their own Royal Wedding coverage.
Very surprised Kochie will be involved. Thought he would be busy in China.