Yep. The name “soccer” will never be completely dead in Australia for as long as the team which represents our country on the global stage is still named the Socceroos.
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Slight (!) hyperbole but if you compare it to 20 years ago.
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Unfortunately, Football (aka soccer) Coverage on the SBS has been on a decline in recent years.
And Basketball (NBL and the NBA), plus various cycling tournaments (inc the Tour de France) have been steady or inreasing , in recent years on SBS.
Just wished that The World Game coverage was as big as ot was a decade ago.
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The likes of Fox, beIN and Optus have really ‘squeezed’ SBS out of the picture in terms of being able to secure/renew football rights.
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Now we know why it hasn’t been on for the last couple of months. The TV Show was quietly axed. Now that the whole The World Game website and social media has been officially axed, im glad in a way that there is some uproar online about it.
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2021 Giro d’Italia LIVE on SBS
The 2021 Giro d’Italia will be shown live and free to all broadcast regions in Australia on SBS VICELAND and live streamed via SBS On Demand - with the Italian Grand Tour ready to get underway on May 8.
SBS has secured the exclusive free-to-air broadcast rights to the Giro d’Italia until 2025, cementing the network’s place as the home of cycling in Australia.
Announced today, the deal means the Giro d’Italia will return to free-to-air television for the first time since 2016 and makes SBS the place to watch all three of cycling’s prestigious three-week-long Grand Tours; the Tour de France, Vuelta a España and the Giro d’Italia.
Under the new sublicence agreement with Discovery, Inc, SBS has exclusive Australian free-to-air rights to deliver live, multi-platform coverage including television and digital. The comprehensive coverage will encompass every stage and include in-depth highlights.
Running from Saturday 8 May until Sunday 30 May, the 2021 Giro d’Italia starts in Turin and will see riders tackle 3479.9km of tough terrain before finishing in Milan. Known for its steep and difficult climbs, often through the Dolomites, the race showcases culture, passion and breath-taking scenery throughout the tough three-week competition.
Giro d’Italia stage winners Robbie McEwen and David McKenzie will join Matthew Keenan and Bridie O’Donnell hosting SBS’s coverage of the event providing expert commentary and insights on what is required to survive this gruelling race.
SBS Director of Sport Ken Shipp said: “Being able to bring the Giro d’Italia back to free-to-air television is great news both for SBS and our audience. We have been working hard to establish SBS as the home of cycling in Australia and this was the final piece in the puzzle. We will continue to make major cycling events available to all Australians and offer extensive, world-class coverage of these events.”
From 2021 to 2030, SBS will broadcast over 300 hours of cycling across the network each year. As well as the major Grand Tours, SBS has the exclusive Australian rights to additional men’s and women’s cycling events including the Paris Roubaix, Fleche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
The 2021 Giro d’Italia will be broadcast live on SBS VICELAND and live streamed on SBS On Demand from Saturday 8 May. You can also catch up
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2021 Tour de France LIVE on SBS
SBS will launch a new live preview show called Bonjour Le Tour, hosted by former cycling champion Kate Bates with SBS French Radio’s Christophe Mallet. It airs from 5.00pm to 6.00pm on weekdays, and 5.30pm to 6.30pm on weekends.
The commentary team is the same as last year: Michael Tomalaris, David McKenzie, Robbie McEwen, Matthew Keenan and Dr. Bridie O’Donnell. Chef Guillaume Brahimi also returns with Plat du Tour.
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The Tour de France returns to SBS in June
SBS has been the home of the Tour de France for over 30 years and cycling fans can rejoice as the international sporting event returns next month. The 2021 Tour de France will be available live, free and in HD, exclusive to SBS from Saturday 26 June to Sunday 18 July.
From Brest to Paris, the 108th Tour de France will feature eight flat stages, five hilly stages, and two individual time trial stages. The race will traverse a total of nine regions, 31 departments and cover six mountain stages with three finishes at altitude. The eighth stage, from Vierzon to Le Creusot, will navigate 248kms and will be longest Tour de France stage since the year 2000.
SBS will again provide extensive coverage of the Tour de France . Broadcast times vary, with most stages starting at 8:30pm AEST (full schedule below). Then, tune into SBS daily for Morning Updates from 7.00am and stage replays from 11.00am. Every stage of the Tour de France will stream live on SBS On Demand and the Cycling Central website.Cycling Central will feature news, opinion, stats, highlights and video on demand.
The SBS commentary team will once again cover the event live from SBS’s studios with esteemed cycling journalist Michael Tomalaris at the helm.He’ll be joined by co-host and former Giro d’Italia stage winner David McKenzie . Calling every stage from start to finishisformer road cyclist and triple winner of the Tour de France’s green jersey Robbie McEwen and Matthew Keenan who’s known for his encyclopaedic knowledge of world cycling. World record-breaking cyclist Dr. Bridie O’Donnell will return to the Tour de France team for the second time to provide in-depth analysis throughout the race.
SBS will launch a brand-new live preview show called Bonjour Le Tour , hosted by former cycling champion Kate Bates with SBS French Radio’s Christophe Mallet . The show will present key highlights from each stage, as well as showcase the regions of France that will feature in the upcoming stage. Bonjour Le Tour will celebrate all the iconic cultural moments that only the Tour can deliver, broadcasting on SBS from 5.00pm – 6.00pm on weekdays, and 5.30pm – 6.30pm on weekends.
SBS Director of Sport, Ken Shipp said: “SBS is firmly established as the home of first class cycling coverage. It’s at the heart of what we do with 300 hours of cycling content across the network each year, including the La Vuelta, and the Giro d’Italia. We are excited to once again bring one of the largest and most prestigious sporting events in the world to life. I’m incredibly proud of the dedication and round-the-clock work from the SBS on-air and production team who bring the Tour de France to Australian viewers every year, and we are delighted to continue offering the visual feast that this wonderful challenge brings until 2030.”
Four-time winner Chris Froome will be back this year, as well as 2018 winner Geraint Thomas, and defending champion Tadej Pogacar. Aussie contenders expected to ride include Richie Porte, who finished the 2020 Tour de France in third place, and Caleb Ewan.
The ŠKODA Tour Tracker app will return in 2021, streaming live pictures and allowing viewers to see real time data, stage profiles and catch up video to complement the full Tour de France coverage and deliver a fully comprehensive offering.
The Zwift SBS Tour de France podcast also returns, hosted by SBS French Radio’s Christophe Mallet and David McKenzie with special guests. The daily podcast features updates on the race, as well as the fascinating characters and distinctly ‘French’ things that make this cycling race one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
SBS’s food accompaniment Plat du Tour returns for a second year, airing during SBS’s coverage of the Tour de France . Hosted by renowned French chef Guillaume Brahimi, Plat du Tour took over from the long-running Taste le Tour that wrapped in 2019 after 15 seasons with Gabriel Gaté.
Plat du Tour champions the rustic, homespun skills of the French cook. Guillaume Brahimi will take viewers on a tour of great French cooking, and the series will feature 21 recipes that originate from different regions of France and correlate to the different Tour de France stages.
Recipes include Paris Brest, Buckwheat Galette and the Tarte Aux Poireaux. After the 2021 Tour de France is complete, Plat du Tour segments will air as special episodes on SBS Food. Plat du Tour is produced by Blink TV for SBS.
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Schedule
| STAGE | DATE | START TIME (AEST) | START TIME (AWST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 26 June | 7:30pm on SBS | 5:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 7:30pm on SBS | |||
| 2 | Sunday 27 June | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 3 | Monday 28 June | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 4 | Tuesday 29 June | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 9:30pm on SBS | |||
| 5 | Wednesday 30 June | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 6 | Thursday 1 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 9:30pm on SBS | |||
| 7 | Friday 2 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 8 | Saturday 3 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 9 | Sunday 4 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| REST DAY | Monday 5 July | ||
| 10 | Tuesday 6 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 8:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 10:30pm on SBS | |||
| 11 | Wednesday 7 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 12 | Thursday 8 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 9:30pm on SBS | |||
| 13 | Friday 9 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 14 | Saturday 10 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 15 | Sunday 11 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| REST DAY | Monday 12 July | ||
| 16 | Tuesday 13 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 17 | Wednesday 14 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 18 | Thursday 15 July | 9:30pm on SBS | 7:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 9:30pm on SBS | |||
| 19 | Friday 16 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 20 | Saturday 17 July | 8:30pm on SBS | 6:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 8:30pm on SBS | |||
| 21 | Sunday 18 July | 11:00pm on SBS | 8:30pm on SBS VICELAND |
| 10:30pm on SBS |
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ABC and SBS will split the FTA simulcast of Fox Sports’ coverage of FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers in Kuwait this month. SBS Viceland will air the match between Australia and Nepal on Saturday 12 June at 2.15am AEST (kick off at 2.30am AEST).
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The banner above has SBS covering Australia v Nepal, but the preview article says SBS will air the match against Chinese Taipei.
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Something’s off here. The article has it wrong. SBS has had Nepalese rights for a while now.
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Lucy Zelic is leaving SBS.
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Jumping before she is pushed. And by pushed, I mean funding is cut further.
Big loss to SBS.
Won’t be surprised if 10 signs Lucy up for its A-League / W-League coverage.
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Paramount/10, you know what to do.
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I reckon she’s off to ViacomCBS. If that’s true, it’s step 1 of A-League coverage sorted.
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