Seven Motorsport Coverage

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My thoughts about Seven’s V8 Supercars Coverage.

Ups:

  • Viewers can stream the race live on 7Plus. Previously, when Channel 10 had the V8 Supercars (2016-20), people could not stream the coverage live on Tenplay. They have to buy like a subscription pass. When Seven regained the rights to the V8s this year, they can stream it for free.
  • Abbey Gelmi and Mark Beretta doing a good job hosting together. They provide a lot of chemistry.
  • These graphics are similar to the Seven’s Test Cricket Graphics (During pre-match talk).

Downs:

  • Perth viewers had the first hour of V8 Supercars on 7mate due to Sunrise on the primary channel. When 10 previously had the rights to the V8 Supercars, they showed the V8 Supercars on the primary channel in full. Viewers don’t like channel switching.
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I thought Supercars had moved on from having women in skimpy outfits?

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So your solution is for Sunrise viewers to channel switch, or go without?

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My solution will be for WA to start Weekend Sunrise one hour early at 6am so the program can be aired in full before the Supercars.

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You could last year, couldn’t you?

Neither do 10. Anyway it’s in HD, so it doesn’t matter really.

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you couldn’t watch it live on 10Play.

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Supercars roars back onto Seven

Audience jumps 34% on 2020

The return of Supercars to the Seven Network yesterday with the first day of the Repco Mount Panorama 500 at Bathurst was a hit with sports fans, drawing strong audience numbers across Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus.

The ad-free live-streamed coverage of the race on 7plus was welcomed by fans, with more than 1.9 million minutes streamed across the day, including 1 million for the race.

Seven’s coverage on Channel 7 and 7mate captured 79% of all TV viewers for yesterday’s Supercars competition, and Seven recorded more than 260% more viewers than pay TV*.

Audience highlights from yesterday’s race included:

  • National average broadcast audience for race 1: 520,000
    • Up 34% on round 1, 2020
  • #1 program nationally in men 25 to 54, #4 in 25 to 54s, #9 in total people
  • Capital city average broadcast audience for race 1: 286,000
    • Up 28% on round 1, 2020
  • Capital city timeslot rankings: #1 in men 25 to 54, #1 in 25 to 54s, #1 in total people for race 1
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Good streaming numbers for V8 Supercars on 7Plus.

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Why does it seem like Seven are trying to use as much pre-2015 stock footage in the pre-race lead up? And I’m hoping they’re lying about the “ad-free” stream.

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Why?

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It was super easy to use and good quality via the app.

I like that, unlike nine/sbs you don’t have to sign in, instead it straight to the event/show and your away.

Good coverage and some great numbers. Ten missed the boat with this.

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Removing a requirement in a revenue-sharing agreement doesn’t seem like ‘adequate’ compensation when you consider that (as I mentioned previously) Foxtel can undercut Seven’s rights simply by offering all of the FTA races on Kayo’s free tier

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Supercars return home in triumph

Bathurst 500 up 28% from 2020 - Seven captures 80% of all TV viewers

The Seven Network’s multi-platform coverage of the Supercars Repco Mount Panorama 500 in Bathurst on the weekend was a big winner with sports fans around the country.

The return of Supercars to its natural home on Channel 7 and 7mate reached 2.34 million Australians across Saturday and Sunday.

Seven’s average TV audience was up 28% on the opening round of the Supercars Championship last year.

In addition to the huge broadcast audience, the ad-free live-streamed coverage of the race on 7plus – Australia’s #1 commercial free-to-air BVOD platform – was a hit. More than four million minutes were streamed across the weekend, including 978,000 for yesterday’s race.

Eighty per cent of all TV viewers for Supercars on Saturday and Sunday tuned into Seven, and Seven had 296% more viewers than pay TV across the weekend*.

On Sunday, an average of 540,000 people nationally tuned in to watch Shane van Gisbergen complete a clean sweep of the weekend with a dominant victory in Race 2.

In the capital cities, yesterday’s race drew 290,000 viewers and was #1 in its timeslot among 25 to 54s, men 25 to 54 and total people.

The Saturday race recorded 520,000 viewers nationally and 286,000 in the capital cities, ranking #1 in its timeslot.

Audience highlights, Sunday race:

  • • #5 program nationally in men 25 to 54, #9 in 25 to 54s
  • • Capital city average broadcast audience for race 2: 290,000
    • • Up 6% on race 2, round 1, 2020
  • • Capital city timeslot rankings: #1 in men 25 to 54, #1 in 25 to 54s, #1 in total people for race 2

Audience highlights, Saturday race:

  • • Capital city average broadcast audience for race 1: 286,000
    • • Up 28% on race 1, round 1, 2020
  • • Regional average broadcast audience for race 1: 234,000
    • • Up 43% on race 1, round 1, 2020
  • • Capital city timeslot rankings: #1 in men 25 to 54, #1 in 25 to 54s, #1 in total people for race 1

The Repco Mount Panorama 500 was the first of six blockbuster Supercars events on Seven and 7plus in 2021. The rest of the year will bring:

  • • Darwin Triple Crown, Hidden Valley Raceway, 19-20 June
  • • NTI Townsville, Reid Park Street Circuit, 10-11 July
  • • Sydney SuperNight, Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek, 21-22 August
  • • Repco Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit, 8-10 October
  • • Season finale: Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, 4-5 December

Highlights from the other races of the 2021 Supercars Championship will be replayed on Seven and 7plus the same day of the race.

*Foxtel and Foxtel Go only as Kayo numbers are not officially measured
Source: OzTAM (Metro FTA, National STV and BVOD), RegionalTAM (Comb. Agg markets, incl WA). Round 1 2021 v Round 1 2020.

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TCR roars back at Phillip Island on Seven

Super Saturday and Sunday of live and free motorsport

The iconic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit will roar back to life on Saturday as round two of the TCR Australia Series headlines a bumper weekend of live and free motorsport on the Seven Network.

Series leader Jordan Cox, Lee Holdsworth and 2014 Bathurst 1000 winner Chaz Mostert will lead the charge as TCR Australia’s best drivers do battle in three races at Phillip Island, with Seven’s coverage on Saturday and Sunday beginning at 10.00am AEDT on 7plus and 11.00am AEDT on 7mate and 7two.

On Saturday, 7plus’ live stream will run for an additional hour, from 3.00pm AEDT.

The weekend’s other highlights include three races of the S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship, along with the inaugural GT World Challenge Australia Championship’s opening round, when seven-time Supercars Champion Jamie Whincup, reigning Bathurst 1000 champion Garth Tander and Chaz Mostert will be among the starters.

Seven’s coverage from Phillip Island will be hosted by Mark Beretta and Abbey Gelmi, who will be joined by Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor, Jack Perkins (son of motorsport legend Larry Perkins), Greg Rust and Chris Stubbs, while Supercars driver Dave Reynolds will make his commentary debut.

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Auto Action is reporting that Seven’s delayed highlights coverage of the Sandown Supercars will be shown early the next morning:

https://autoaction.com.au/2021/03/16/seven-sandown-coverage-buried

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Wouldn’t be surprised if the highlight shows are made available on 7Plus before they air on Seven to give those who want to watch them the ability to do so without staying up late

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That’s what is now going to occur.

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Whincup bids to extend Townsville reign as Supercars rev up on Seven

NTI Townsville 500 this weekend on Seven and 7plus

Jamie Whincup will look to continue his remarkable dominance of the NTI Townsville 500 when the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship resumes live and free on the Seven Network this weekend, with the seven-time Supercars champion gracing Reid Park Street Circuit for the final time.

Whincup sits unchallenged on the all-time victory list at Reid Park with a remarkable 12 wins – and 20 podium finishes – from 29 races, and he will be hoping to cut into the Championship lead of Red Bull Ampol Racing teammate Shane van Gisbergen this weekend in front of a bumper Townsville crowd.

Two of motorsport commentary’s freshest new faces, Jack Perkins and Brad Hodge, will lead Seven’s coverage from Townsville, which features a combined 500km of Supercars racing across race 15 on Saturday and race 16 on Sunday.

Perkins, a long-time Supercars driver and the son of motorsport legend Larry Perkins, will host and provide expert comments from pit lane, while Australian cricket great and motorsport lover Hodge will bring fans all the colour and atmosphere from Reid Park.

The live and free broadcast kicks off at 1.00pm AEST on Saturday on Channel 7 and 7plus in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, and on 7mate and 7plus in Perth. Adelaide viewers will need to switch to 7mate at 2.30pm local time.

On Sunday, Seven’s coverage begins at 12.00pm AEST on Channel 7 and 7plus in Sydney and Brisbane, and on 7mate and 7plus in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Perth viewers will need to switch to Channel 7 at 12.00pm local time.

Once again, fans will not miss a second of the Supercars race action with Seven’s coverage to continue uninterrupted during commercial breaks via cutting-edge picture-in-picture (PiP) technology.

Motorsport icons Mark Skaife and Garth Tander along with Chad Neylon will also be part of the coverage, plus fan favourites Charli Robinson and Mark Larkham in pit lane.

Fans will enjoy a trip down memory lane again this weekend as 7’s Motorsport Classics returns as the lead-in to Seven’s Supercars coverage on both days.

As host Jack Perkins revisits some of the greatest moments in Australian motorsport from the Seven vault, with thanks to Shannons, episode three (12.30pm AEST Saturday) relives some of the wettest and wildest racing in Supercars history, while episode four (11.30am AEST Sunday) looks back at some of most exciting and damaging races on the punishing streets of Townsville and Adelaide.

On both race days this weekend, viewers in all capital cities will be able to watch full race replays on 7plus on demand.

A one-hour package of Saturday’s highlights will also be shown on Channel 7 and 7mate directly following Seven’s AFL broadcast (Brisbane Lions v St Kilda) in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, from 11.00pm AEST Saturday. It will be shown in Perth on Channel 7 at 12.00am local time.

A one-hour package of Sunday’s highlights will screen on Channel 7 at 12.50am Monday local time in all capital cities.

Three two-hour encores of both days’ highlights will also run in all capitals next week on 7mate, starting at 3.30pm local time on Monday, 12.00am on Tuesday and 10.00am on Friday.

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Weird for a press release to list how many encores they’ll run, especially nothing days, times, channel etc.

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