Commenting off the TV (previously known as a cathode ray tube).
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CA now have more to fund too than say 10 years ago (with the WBBL and also funding a women’s international team professionally/properly) so that money needs to come from somewhere, then there is the encroaching international T20 events that could eventually tempt top players to globetrot doing those full time.
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Has been on 7mate for a couple of seasons now I think?
Why would he be?
Seven will be happy with the 4 day play for the Melbourne Test.
VIC, NSW & TAS getting news straight after the last wicket, does that mean others (QLD, WA, SA) are getting 7’s post game and the match presentation?
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The only place for VIC, NSW and TAS viewers to watch the post match presentation is on Fox Cricket, with no coverage on 7mate.
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That seems stupid. Surely they could have had it on 7mate & then go straight to the BBL since the news will probably go over like yesterday.
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India next summer and a potential D/N for Perth to open the series and the start of the next rights deal
The AFL has done a decent job of building reserves that have allowed them to expand both the mens and women’s competitions as well as buyout and renovate Docklands (an asset the likes of which no other major sports body in this country has). They could do more around salary transparency of their administration (a decision to make it opaque was made by the commission chair), but in a competition where a significant salary cap is in place, its not unexpected that the CEO might be on more that the highest paid player(s)
It’s only in the last 12 months that the ARLC has made investments in alternate revenue sources.
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There wasn’t any presentation shown in Queensland. There was a run through of the wickets with The Chase at 5.30pm.
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Surely not. Another game with 20% of the potential air time for advertising needing to be rescheduled with filler.
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And would’ve been a weekend too, imagine the reach and audiences throughout the day and could’ve boosted 6pm news and into the movies on an otherwise low low Festive Saturday evening
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Yeah but there is rarely 5 day test matches. At least there wasn’t too many rain interruptions & it went 4 full days of cricket.
7 might of preferred if the umpires didn’t give the 30min extension
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I can’t imagine they’d book much advertising assuming a day 5 - similar to how it’s rarely a good idea to buy day 5 tickets, given half the time it’s a ‘gold coin’ entry for a handful of overs to finish off a test.
It’s rare that you get to 5 days but have entertaining cricket that would result in good ratings, 4 days with a relatively close result right near prime time is pretty much as good as it gets.
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Compared to last year, I believe the Melbourne test was completed in 3 days and the Sydney test was a complete washout. So it’s an improvement.
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They probably would’ve won the week if it went to 5 days. Now they may not get over the line. 9’s big night on Sunday has taken all week to claw back
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I think Cynic was meaning all parties would hope for a Day 5, the potential, I’m not sure executives jump up and down, shrugging their shoulders, going ‘oh well, 3 days or 4 days, improvement YoY, less rain’ or whatever. Everybody wants a full 5 day match, contested and uninterrupted as much as possible. Remembering a lot of Boxing Day (D1) was suspended too.
Aussies’ victory over Pakistan a hit for Seven
Second Test reaches 5.5 million viewers
Australia’s triumph over Pakistan in the second Test at the MCG was a summer hit for the Seven Network, with its live and free coverage reaching 5.5 million Australians nationally and averaging a daily peak audience of 850,000 viewers.
Following a soggy start to the Boxing Day Test, Australia was dominant early, before an unexpected turn on Day Three saw Pakistan take two quick wickets before lunch and immediately after, keeping the door open for an upset by the travelling side.
It was Mitchell Marsh who led the Australian fight-back on Day Three, falling just short of his fourth Test century with a bittersweet 96 runs, ultimately assisting the Aussies head into the final innings with a 316 lead. The Australian fight proved too strong for the tourists, with the home side eventually claiming the victory on Day Four, sealing the series win.
The second Test scored an average broadcast audience of 720,000 viewers. It dominated its timeslots, ranking #1 in all people, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
The biggest audience was achieved with the third session on Day Three, which had an average of 948,000 viewers nationally and reached 2.1 million.
Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin, said: “Big crowds, big audiences, an emphatic Pakistan fight-back and Captain Pat on a roll, the Boxing Day Test did not disappoint – and there’s so much more to come this summer on Seven.
“From tomorrow, fans can tune into 13 straight days of epic cricket coverage with the Big Bash League in prime time – all before we hit the Finals – and the final instalment of the Australia v Pakistan Test, live and free from the SCG.
“With wall-to-wall cricket, headlined by the biggest names in the world, there is nowhere else to be this Summer than right here on Seven, Your Home of Cricket,” he said.
The live and free cricket action continues tomorrow on Seven, when the Adelaide Strikers face the Melbourne Stars at Adelaide Oval from 7.00pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7mate, before the third and final Test against Pakistan starts at the SCG on 3 January, live and free on Channel 7 and 7mate.
From Wednesday, 14 January, Seven’s cricket team will head to Adelaide Oval for the first of two Tests between Australia and the West Indies. With a Test rivalry dating back to 1930, Australia and the West Indies have produced some of sport’s most memorable moments – and next month will be no exception.
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Same error as a previous press release. 14 January is NOT a Wednesday.
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That’s why they don’t sell Day 5 tickets at all.