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Seven asked the NSW and Victorian racing authorities to widen the gap between The Everest and Caulfield Guineas from 15 mins to 20 mins, but the two states were unable to come to an agreement so the gap is staying at 15 mins. Finch may not have much time to do the post race interviews before Seven has to cross back to Caulfield for the Guineas.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/turf-thoroughbreds/state-turf-war-still-rages-over-everest-guineas-scheduling/news-story/5d188c340170ca00b55539cf1e60e887

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Caulfield Cup Carnival and The Everest

Seven’s LIVE coverage of the Caulfield Cup Carnival begins this weekend, launching off in style with Caulfield Guineas Day. Saturday’s coverage also features the world’s richest race on turf, The Everest from Randwick.

A cracking field has been assembled for the Caulfield Guineas to kick start the Caulfield Cup Carnival. Guineas favourite Royal Symphony has attracted plenty of attention this week after some confusion at the barrier draw and the addition of winkers in trackwork.

The prestigious Caulfield Guineas Day sees four Group 1 events unfold - Caulfield Stakes, Caulfield Guineas, the Thousand Guineas and the Toorak Handicap with a record nine international horses aiming to take out a chunk of the increased prize money for the day.

The Everest at Royal Randwick with a purse of $10 million boasts a star-studded field including the world’s best sprinter Chautauqua, Vega Magic aiming for five wins on the trot, and race favourite and Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign.

Seven’s coverage will be hosted by Bruce McAvaney, with expert analysis from Richard Freedman, Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne and trainer Matt Cumani. Jason Richardson also hosts and brings news throughout the Carnival, with James Jordan on the ground providing form analysis. Rachael Finch, Emma Davenport and Grace Ramage are reporting on the colour from around the tracks.

Then, on Saturday October 21, one of the world’s richest handicaps and one of the biggest races of the year, the Caulfield Cup is LIVE on Seven. Joining the team will be Hamish McLachlan, who will be reporting from around Caulfield Racecourse.

As the free-to-air home of thoroughbred horseracing Seven broadcasts every major meeting on the Australian calendar including the Magic Millions, Sydney Easter Carnival, Stradbroke Handicap, WS Cox Plate, and the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Saturday 14 October
Caulfield Guineas Day
The Everest from Randwick
Sydney 12.00pm LIVE on Channel 7, 5.00pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 12.00pm LIVE on Channel 7, 5.00pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 11.00am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 9am LIVE on 7TWO, 12pm LIVE on Channel 7

Saturday 21 October
Caulfield Cup Day
Sydney 12.00pm LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 12.00pm LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 11.00am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 9am LIVE on 7TWO, 10am LIVE on Channel 7

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Fore the record - World Cup super in use on 7 News

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Bruce McAvaney hosting today’s horse racing coverage from Royal Randwick for The Everest day, with Michael Felgate reporting from Caulfield.

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Was Seven News’ horse racing expert many years ago, possibly still is? He loves the sport.

Anybody remember Andrew Brown (former award winning journo with Ten News Sydney / Sports Tonight, left around 2011)? He was their horse racing expert, used to fly to Melbourne every year.

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Twitter to live stream of the 2017 Melbourne Cup Carnival

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Twitter, Seven Network, and the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) today announced a deal to live stream the 2017 Emirates Melbourne Cup to an Australian and global audience. Twitter and the VRC collaborated in 2016 to stream the Emirates Melbourne Cup, and have expanded the partnership in 2017 with additional live content.

As well as ‘the race that stops a nation’™, this year Twitter users can look forward to a live stream of the marquee races of AAMI Victoria Derby Day, Kennedy Oaks Day, and Emirates Stakes Day, live and free to Twitter users in Australia.

In addition to live and free broadcast coverage across the Seven Network, the live race streams will also be available to logged-in and logged-out users on Twitter and connected devices. Fans will be able to access the live streams at melbournecup.twitter.com, via the free 7live App and 7live.com.au website or on @FlemingtonVRC and @7HorseRacing.

Twitter will also feature additional premium highlights from the Melbourne Cup Carnival, including the racing action, fashion and celebrities, and a range of behind the scenes action.

“Twitter is where the world of sport is happening every single day, and Australian sporting events don’t come more iconic than the Emirates Melbourne Cup,” said Suzy Nicoletti, Twitter Australia’s Managing Director. “Live streaming the race that stops a nation was a huge success for us in 2016, with double the number of Tweets on the previous year, and #MelbourneCup trending number one in 12 countries, so we can’t wait to go bigger and better in 2017.”

"We were thrilled to partner with Twitter to stream the Emirates Melbourne Cup to a worldwide audience last year, and we’re excited to be expanding this partnership in 2017, creating a truly global channel, ensuring anyone, anywhere can watch the Emirates Melbourne Cup, " said Victoria Racing Club Executive General Manager Commercial Operations, Nick Addison. “By leveraging the power of Twitter’s enormous real-time platform for reaction, commentary, analysis, and more, this partnership will again let Twitter users watch Seven Network’s exceptional production and interact with the action on and off the track as it happens.”

Patrick Moloughney, Seven’s Network Director of Sport Sales, said, “Packaging the thrill of 7Sport’s expert coverage with even greater amplified content of the color, movement and style that is the Melbourne Cup Carnival has allowed brands to get closer than ever before. In a combined 7Sport and Twitter offering, the packaging and partnership is a fine example of organisations collaborating to offer brands and consumer a heightened user experience.”

The live stream and highlight clips on Twitter will also include advertising packages with TV- style ad spots and pre-rolls. Content sponsors will include Tabcorp, Lexus and AAMI.

The 2017 Melbourne Cup Carnival live stream on Twitter schedule is as follows:
● AAMI Victoria Derby Day - AAMI Victoria Derby: 3:50pm AEDT, Saturday 4 November 2017 (Australia only)
● Emirates Melbourne Cup Day - Emirates Melbourne Cup: 3pm AEDT, Tuesday 7 November 2017 (available globally)
● Kennedy Oaks Day - Kennedy Oaks: 5pm AEDT, Thursday 9 November 2017 (Australia only)
● Emirates Stakes Day - Emirates Stakes: 4:55pm Saturday 11 November 2017(Australia only)

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So many watch the Melbourne Cup via a live stream now.

Broadcast (metro) ratings were as high as 2.7m for Americain in 2010.

So explains a lot of the decline we see now?

It’s been a record (live streams) the past two years.

Does the Live VPM include twitter/websites? Or just 7Live/Plus7?

Plus the fact that you can watch it on at least 2 (and possibly 3 although Sky 1 may be on delay if they show it at all) channels so not everyone would watch the primary Channel 7 coverage.

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And in saying all this, it hasn’t yet dipped below 2m (metro).

Last year’s overnight ended up being time-adjusted

So given that Michelle Payne is riding in the Cox Plate, who if anyone will Seven get to help fill airtime/seat time for Saturday’s Cox Plate meeting?

I believe Francesca Cumani is back for the Cox Plate

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At their upfronts event today Seven will announce the X Games will be held at Sydney Olympic Park on 19-21 October 2018. Seven will stage and produce the event in a partnership with ESPN, with the broadcasts being shown by ESPN in other countries.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/seven-hopes-to-attract-millenial-viewers-with-sydneys-x-games/news-story/8acc5aa7113f5ca402e4430db007d0f5

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19 – 21 October 2018

Seven and ESPN to bring the X Games to Australia for the first time

ESPN and Seven West Media to Collaborate on X Games at Sydney Olympic Park, Australia (Friday October 19th – Sunday October 21st 2018).

Sport Disciplines, First time an X Games International Event on Australian soil, Ticketing Announce Dates.

ESPN, the world’s leading action sports content provider and creator of the X Games, has reached an agreement with Seven West Media - Australia’s number one audience company - to host X Games Sydney, the first ever Australian X Games.

X Games Sydney will be showcasing Australia, action sport athletes and youth culture to our own country and the world with a distinctly Australian flavour. The event will be staged across 19 – 21 October 2018 in Sydney’s Olympic Park.

“It’s really exciting to finally bring the X Games to Australia,” said Tim Reed, ESPN X Games vice president. “Australian athletes have played a huge part in the history of X Games, earning 138 medals and providing many memorable moments. We’re thrilled to bring the event to their backyard, where ESPN’s strong connection with a millennial audience is evident. The country and culture are perfect and we have a world class partner in Seven West Media, which will make this a special event for everyone involved.”

Commenting, Kurt Burnette, Seven’s Chief Revenue Officer, and Event Director, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and Rugby League World Cup, said: “We are proud to be bringing the X Games to Australia. We have a terrific relationship with ESPN and we look forward to working with them to deliver an outstanding event.

“Our commitment to the X Games underlines our leadership in sports and provides a clear indication of the future development of our rapidly expanding moves into the staging of major live events. We will be powered by the scale of Seven West Media and ESPN audiences across all platforms and devices.

“Our Red Live business has developed a proven business model in driving promotion and ticket sales, as we saw in particular with the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Importantly, our direct involvement in the staging of the X Games and its delivery across all platforms, offers significant opportunities for us to build broad marketing partnerships for the event, in the lead-up and throughout the X Games, leveraging the power of our audience delivery and brands and of course, the remarkable brand that is X Games.”

X Games Sydney’s summer event line up will be produced by Seven West Media and will be comprised of the Skateboard, BMX and Moto X categories, with competitions across multiple disciplines (e.g. Big Air, Street, Freestyle, etc.). Music, art and an “X Fest” festival activation, which have become features of the events globally will bring Sydney’s Olympic Park to life. X Games Sydney will demo e-sports to reflect its growing popularity and its integral part in Seven West Media’s millennial audience strategy.

Like other events on the global X Games schedule, the Sydney event will be distinct and reflect the vibrant and youthful culture of the city, tapping into its rich sports, music and cultural scene to surround the competition with a festival that highlights the intersection of sports and lifestyle that exists in action sports. Every element from the course designs, to the event creative, to the medals hung around the athlete’s necks will look and feel authentic and local. Seven West Media and ESPN aim to deliver the launch event that Sydney and Australian fans have been waiting 20 years for.

X Games began in 1995 in Newport, Rhode Island, and over its 20-year history has grown to become the most attended, prestigious and widely-distributed event of its type. There are currently three events annually: a summer event in Minneapolis, a winter event in Aspen, and a mixed summer/winter event in Norway. It is among the largest festivals in the US with the most recent X Games in Minneapolis, Minnesota attracting 110,000 people over four days. The City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Sports Facility Authority (MSFA), SMG and Meet Minneapolis and the truly impressive new, state-of-the-art U.S. Bank Stadium provided an extraordinary opportunity to grow the X Games in a new region of the US and in a city that’s quickly becoming recognized as a premier sports and entertainment destination. Sixteen Australian athletes were invited to compete in the Minneapolis event and X Games Sydney is expected to attract up to 68,000+ people, celebrating the passion and achievements of young Australians in this arena.

The X Games is one of the most significant and authentic youth brands in the world, and the opportunity to produce and broadcast an X Games event aligns perfectly with that strategy, and with Seven West Media’s company vision to deliver engagement and value through powerful storytelling. A major attraction is the abundance of Australian athlete stories to tell and the existing awareness and respect for the event among our target demographic.

Past and future Australian athletes include: Moto X Freestyle - Josh Sheehan (six-time medalist, including one gold), Clinton Moore (five-time medalist), Rob Adelberg (two-time medalist), Harry Bink (up and comer); Moto X Best Trick - Jackson Strong (four-time medalist, including three gold), Josh Sheehan (six-time medalist, including one gold), Clinton Moore (five-time medalist), Harry Bink (up and comer); Moto X Best Whip - Jarryd McNeil ( nine-time medalist, including four gold); Moto X Step up - Jarryd McNeil (nine-time medalist, including four gold); BMX Dirt - Kyle Baldock (eight-time medalist, including six gold), Logan Martin (three-time medalist), Brandon Loupos (contender), Andy Buckworth (bronze medalist); BMX Big Air - Vince Byron (nine-time medalist, including two gold), Andy Buckworth (bronze medalist); Skateboard Big Air - Jake Brown (six-time medalist, including two gold); Skateboard Street - Shane O’Neill (silver medalist).

Australian X Games star and 2015 Red Bull X- Fighter champion Clinton Moore said: “I’m excited about X Games coming to Australia in 2018. I feel like in every X Games I’ve competed in in the past, it has been on their turf, but to have it here in Australia, I feel like it is my X Games to defend, and there’s nothing like having the support of your own country.”

The X Games is already a huge global brand with millions of viewers and followers worldwide and an inbuilt audience in Australia. Given the huge support for action sports in this market, hosting the pinnacle X Games Sydney event will generate enormous excitement and support amongst the fan-base and broader population.

X Games Sydney further strengthens Seven’s leadership in sports in Australia and its increasing presence in the staging of live events. Seven is the network of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang in 2018 and the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo in 2020. Seven is also the home of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.

Seven will seamlessly cross promote X Games Sydney and build storylines that support future Australian Olympians. As an outdoor event, all medal event courses will be built and located on the field in the stadium. Across three days of action including 12 X Games Sydney medal events, event audiences and those watching on screens across the Seven West Media, ESPN and digital and social platforms will be treated to Vert, Moto X, Big Air and Street demo events and entertainment programmed each day to maintain the live experience excitement and fan engagement. Featuring four spectacular and fan friendly viewing course designs – Big Air, Street, Moto X, BMX Dirt, X Games Sydney will become a major action sport attraction for sponsors and fans.

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I think 7mate will show all three days of X Games Sydney live, with Caulfield Cup coverage on main channel (next year’s race will be held on October 20).

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Melbourne Cup Carnival

Seven’s coverage will be hosted by Bruce McAvaney, Francesca Cumani and Richard Freedman.

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne will also be joining the coverage throughout the Carnival to provide her expert insight and opinion.

Jason Richardson will conduct live interviews post-race with winning connections and form analysis from the mounting yard, along with analyst James Jordan.

Seven News sports presenter Mel McLaughlin will be a roving reporter on Melbourne Cup Day, interviewing all of the stars from the wider sporting world.

Seven’s flagship lifestyle show BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS has created a new garden showpiece on the grounds of Flemington Racecourse at this year’s Carnival, bringing racegoers the most inspirational garden design of the year.

Built across more than 100m2 of lawn, Better Homes’ multi-award winning landscaper Jason Hodges, has designed the grand garden to take in the colours and festivities of the carnival.

The garden features a raised lawn with seating pads, a deck with bench seating, ramped walkway and double formal columns topped with feature plants. Eye catching flowers will be changed daily, corresponding to the flowers specific to each race day.

During the coverage, Hamish McLachlan and Ross Stevenson will be giving Melbourne Cup Carnival viewers their unique That’s Racing take on everything at Flemington, as they go beyond the odds to talk about the fun and offbeat side of racing. Hamish will also be hosting from the race stalls and pre-parade ring interviewing all the connections and reporting on horse arrivals.

Edwina Bartholomew, Rachael Finch, Emily Angwin, Neil Kearney, and Emma Davenport will bring all the colour, news and personalities from around the track.

Seven News meteorologist Jane Bunn joins the coverage on Melbourne Cup Day and Oaks Day to keep race goers and punters across all the latest weather news.

Basil Zempilas will be Master of Ceremonies, while Chris Symons will be reporting with energy, fun and insight from the jockeys’ room.

Racing Victoria’s new voice of Melbourne racing, Matthew Hill will be heard throughout Seven’s Melbourne Cup Carnival coverage for the first time. Hill has an extensive resume as a race caller and sports broadcaster including five Golden Slipper’s and Australian Derbies.

BROADCAST TIMES

Saturday November 4
Victoria Derby Day
Sydney 11am LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 10am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 8am LIVE on 7TWO, 10am LIVE on Channel 7

Tuesday November 7
Melbourne Cup Day
Sydney 10am LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 10am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 9am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 9.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 7am LIVE on 7TWO, 9am LIVE on Channel 7

Thursday November 9
Oaks Day
Sydney 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 8.30am LIVE on 7TWO, 9am LIVE on Channel 7

Saturday November 11
Stakes Day
Sydney 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 10.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 8.30am LIVE on 7TWO, 10am LIVE on Channel 7

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No Peter Donegn? Johanna Griggs? Michael Felgate?

Long-time Melbourne Cup personalities for Seven.

Nice to see Ross Stevenson (‘king of Melbourne radio’, A Moveable Feast co-host & Racing.com presenter part of the coverage).

Also no Simon Marshall?
Richard Freedman is back and no Simon O’Donnell who was part of the coverage last year

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Simon Marshall is covering the Cup coverage on Racing.com

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…as a talking billboard spokesperson for Sportsbet

In regards to the omission of Peter Donegan, it’s a shock considering he’s been involved with Melbourne Cup coverage for many years now across both Seven and Ten (when they previously had the rights). However, I guess Seven probably wants to keep consistency in that Jason Richardson is their main mounting yard reporter across the rest of the year

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