Seven Network 2020

[JBar]

@cmo

Surely ten aren’t going to let their only major sport go?

Melbourne Cup carnival? Rugby Union?

[FormerInsider]

@JBar

Melbourne Cup carnival?

lol, is that not also on RACING . COM?

[Sully]

@cmo

Why is the Olympics on 7two? That won’t be in HD. Why aren’t they using 7mate? Stupid idiots at that plac

Rio 2016 used Ch 7/7HD, 7Two and 7mate full time. Tokyo 2020 not replicating?

[JBar]

My point is motor racing is not Ten’s only sport.

[FormerInsider]

they have

limited access to Rugby Union
limited access to Supercars
limited access to F1
limited access to MotoGP
limited access to Horse racing

what major sport do they have again?

[AustralianAerial]

@JBar

Rugby Union?

Lol

[cmo]

Not really high rating in regards to rugby and Melbourne cup carnival is 4 days. But this chat for another thread.

[FormerInsider]

@AustralianAerial

Lol

now now be nice.

I like Club Rugby GO RANDWICK , its the most pure form of that sport and I love the fact that its on 7two into NSW/ACT when they are in season.

[cmo]

@FormerInsider

Well from the report I have seen TEN is looking at alternatives for motorsport.

So other low rating shit that no one will watch or care about. Unless theY sign exclusive major sports then they’re not in the game.

[cmo]

@FormerInsider

my understanding is that Seven much like Nine are now looking at going exclusive for any sport they do for FTA and streaming service, that does not rule out Fox Sports from retaining Supercars from pay TV standpoint only (not Kayo streaming) but it means that from a streaming viewpoint Seven want content for 7plus.

Surely seven don’t have the money for this.

[Bort]

@JohnsonTV

Richmond’s Marlion Pickett must be on cloud nine by now. He made a spectacular debut in the AFL Grand Final nearly a month ago and today was invited to Seven’s upfronts

May as well retire now that he has those two feathers in his cap.

[FormerInsider]

@cmo

Surely seven don’t have the money for this.

well we are going to find out.

Seven need content for 7plus and “border security” simply does not cut it.

[pelican]

Shows I am looking more forward to than all of Seven 2020:

[AustralianAerial]

So, I have several questions.

[JBar]

It will take too long to answer all of them. And you may need therapy when you hear the answers.

[FormerInsider]

@cmo

So other low rating shit that no one will watch or care about. Unless theY sign exclusive major sports then they’re not in the game.

Scenario 1:
NRL + ARG Motorsport (main game TCR with support races S500/TCM/Porsche GT3 and TA2 V8’s) … would be more then enough programming hours for both TEN HD and 10 BOLD.

Scenario 2:
limited access to sports which are fading fast …

I think they want Scenario 1 which is why they are gunning for NRL rights.

[FormerInsider]

@AustralianAerial

So, I have several questions.

fire away, I hear that James is a reader and poster here here

[littlegezzybear]

@Onens5

Own it! You guys have smashed it and were spot on. BB, Farmer wants a wife, pooch perfect, MKR, Matt and Gary doing a show (why is manu there … ugh!)

You can definitely say I told you so, because you did. Well done team blackbox.

mubd on Mediaspy had the first story about Gary Mehigan popping up at Seven.

@mubd

Here’s a bit of juicy gossip - I work in the Channel 7 building at Eveleigh (not for Channel 7) and I saw Gary Mehigan from MasterChef walking through the lobby.

Might be a new series in the works?

[Jeffmister]

@NewsWeary

That 2020 line up confirms the VPN subscription fee being billed to my credit card every month is worth every cent.

You really should purchase a yearly subscription and save some cash!

@turdall

I am also glad they have reinvested in some drama although some is reboots. But that is ok. That is what 7 should be going back to. It is something they were successful with in the past and just didn’t bother with for some reason.

The big question is whether the audience will respond to that. Seven went ‘all in’ with Secret Bridesmaid Business (big promo push, limited ads, etc) and it performed shockingly. They would hope that their dramas next year (which sound good on paper) don’t suffer a similar fate

@TV.Cynic

However, overall, it seems like a lot of risk taking when compared to Nine and 10. Nine and 10, were happy to talk about their successes and announce their return for next year, which in most cases (MasterChef a possible exception) were in a very similar or familiar format.

Sure but Nine and 10 both have some sort of a ‘core’ foundation of shows which have performed well for them. Seven doesn’t have that - MKR just hanged in there against MAFS, House Rules performed disappointingly despite MasterChef’s ratings woes and their 2nd half line ups for the past few years have been an utter trainwreck.

As such, they’ve needed to take a lot of risks across the board not just to breathe ‘new life’ (though whether that’ll happen remains to be seen) to their ‘legacy’ shows but so that their year doesn’t just fall apart after House Rules (or in the case of next year, after the Olympics & Paralympics)

@cmo

Why is the Olympics on 7two? That won’t be in HD. Why aren’t they using 7mate? Stupid idiots at that place.

I initially had the same thought but then three things came to mind:

1. They’re probably leaving that free for their AFL commitments (think like during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, AFL will air exclusively on 7mate);
2. They want to push people towards the 7plus HD offering; and
3. Between it and 7flix, Seven will be able to offer alternative programming for those who aren’t watching the Olympics

@FormerInsider

no mention of any motorpsort.

hmmm, so ARG not going to Seven…

Perhaps there’s nothing to announce at this time?

[FormerInsider]

@Jeffmister

Perhaps there’s nothing to announce at this time?

I hear they are going to do Bathurst 12 hr as no other FTA is interested, will be great on 7mate HD.

I don’t know why it was not mentioned at this event though.