It’ll be on a multichannel… no way MKR gets bumped for the swimming
It’s Easter non-ratings period though
At least in WA, I think the swimming will be on 7TWO due to live AFL on 7mate on the final night of swimming (Thursday April 13). 7mate will simulcast Fox Footy’s coverage of West Coast v Sydney.
Yeah that’s why I asked, because it’s during the non-ratings period, it may air on their main channel as opposed to having a week of repeats across the board.
Like JohnsonTV said, the Swans game will be on 7Mate here in Sydney on the Thursday, but the other days are the ones I’m curious about. Especially since they’ve changed the order of the heats/finals this year compared to other years.
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Star-studded line-up on Saturday Arvo Racing
Saturday 25 March
Saturday Arvo Racing heads to Rosehill for the $1.5 million BMW Stakes featuring Our Ivanhowe fresh from his first-up victory in last weekend’s Group 1 Ranvet Stakes.
Also vying for favouritism in the Group 1 BMW will be Australian Cup winner Humidor and Caulfield Cup winner Jameka, with Exospheric, Tavago and Who Shot Thebarman adding further depth to the high quality field. It’s Legends Day at Rosehill Gardens honouring the achievements of those excelling in their field both on and off the track.
Seven’s racing expert Francesca Cumani reports on Australia’s newest training partnership – Anthony and Edward Cummings - who saddle up Moqueen in the $500,000 Vinery Stud Stakes, their partnership’s first Group 1 runner.
The race day also comes from Mornington with the $300,000 Mornington Cup as Dark Eyes aims to back up his win from the Canberra Cup earlier this month.
Saturday Arvo Racing will be hosted by Bruce McAvaney, with expert analysis from Francesca Cumani, and Simon Marshall. Champion trainer Peter Moody also joins the team again. Jason Richardson has all the news from the mounting yard with James Jordan delivering form analysis, and Teigan Nash reports on all the colour and characters from around the track.
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, Caulfield Cup Carnival, WS Cox Plate, and the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Saturday Arvo Racing
Sydney 12pm LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 12pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 11am LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 11.30am LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 9am LIVE on 7TWO
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According to SC Media’s guide, looks like the Swimming will air on Channel 7 but it may be on an hour delay going the guides if the swimming starts at 7:30pm it’s not airing until 8:45pm the earliest.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports the NSW Shute Shield will return to Seven this year after the Sydney Rugby Union confirmed it had secured most of the funding required to finance a weekly live broadcast on 7TWO. The match of the week will also be shown live on Sky Sport in NZ for the first time.
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###INTRUST SUPER SHUTE SHIELD
The 2017 Intrust Super Shute Shield is shaping to be the strongest in the famous competition’s history and not just on the field.
Since switching to 7TWO in 2015, the Intrust Super Shute Shield broadcast is now ensuring the once very proud Sydney Rugby Union can stand on its own financially and commercially and be completely independent.
In 2017 the Intrust Super Shute Shield will be broadcasted LIVE into NSW on 7TWO and 7Prime, delayed broadcast on 7TWO into Queensland and LIVE into New Zealand on the Rugby Channel as the curtain raiser for Super Rugby.
Richard Last from New Zealand’s SKY Sport says, “SKY Sport is delighted to bring the Intrust Super Shute Shield to Rugby Channel subscribers in New Zealand for the very first time. There’s genuine interest in the competition, and we’re excited for the season to kick off! Good luck to all of the teams involved.”
Saul Shtein, Head of Sport for Seven says, “We are pleased to once again be the home of club rugby. It is a great competition with a long and proud history.”
Broadcast rights holder Nick Fordham, who with business partner John Murray, have made the weekly television coverage possible said, “With the incredible support of foundation sponsors like Intrust Super, Canon, Bang & Olufsen and Fujitsu who remain valuable contributors, the Intrust Super Shute Shield is extremely proud to welcome our newest partner Charter Hall to the fold,”
"Without sponsors our broadcast is not possible and without a broadcast every club would not be in
the position they are in to add significant value to current sponsors and attract new ones.”
"Companies are seeing the value of connecting at grass roots and investing in club rugby which is rich with tribalism and community. On behalf of every club I want to thank our commercial partners and our broadcaster the Seven Network (7TWO) who have believed in us from day one. We have had and continue to face hurdles but in 2015, when we were the only ones there to step up and make this happen by personally underwriting the broadcast with our own money, I guess makes you work a little harder to make this happen and ensure it’s successful,” said Fordham.
Sydney Rugby Union President David Begg said, “We are delighted to confirm the 7Two coverage for 2017. The Shute Shield competition remain the number one club rugby competition in the world and we are delighted to be able to showcase it as the only free to air rugby offering that is presently broadcast. We are also delighted at the innovations that CRTV have planned for 2017, including taking the game into NZ, and taking at least one coverage into regional NSW. It promises to be a great season.”
In season 2017, the focus is squarely on the regional community with Round 4 Grand Final replay between Northern Suburbs and Sydney University in Bowral and Round 7 clash when Eastern Suburbs take on Gordon in Orange both LIVE on 7TWO.
“Our ratings show we have plenty of fans in the bush and so many great young players come to Sydney to play rugby. I want to thank the team at Gordon and the community in Orange who have worked together with Easts to show what grass roots rugby is all about” said John Murray.
Community Round and Women in Sport Rounds will be launched this year and have been the driving force of new sponsor Charter Hall. Charter Hall will also host the 2017 Intrust Super Shute Shield Season launch on Wednesday, March 29, in Sydney.
Media partners in 2017 to help promote the competition and broadcast will be ESPN, oOh Media!, Drive.com.au and radio partner Nova 96.9.
Just an update to the Swimming as per above, the Finals will be shown live. The B Finals start at 7:30pm so the A Finals will air live on Channel 7 from April 9.
The Sun-Herald’s Adrian Proszenko wrote yesterday that Seven is planning new mid week rugby league show as part of its Rugby League World Cup coverage later this year. Meanwhile Seven is still searching for commentators and personalities for its RLWC broadcast.
The most cost effective and logical solution would be to strike a deal to simulcast with Fox League. That way they can recoup some of the rights costs and share the existing pool of commentators.
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Aussies set to spark The Masters
Thursday April 6 to Monday April 10 - 7mate and streamed on PLUS7 Live
World no. 3 Jason Day and 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott lead the Aussie charge at Augusta in their quest to take out the coveted green jacket.
Day is still planning to head to Augusta, following his withdrawal from last week’s World Match Play due to his Mum’s health battle. The hearts of Aussie golf fans will be in his corner.
Scott tees up this weekend at the Houston Open for some tournament golf ahead of The Masters as he aims to claim his second major. He has spent the past month practising at his Bahamas base and will now put his new 2017 schedule to the test, as he plans to play the week before each of the four majors.
World no. 1 Dustin Johnson will head to Augusta as favourite, while Texan Jordan Speith will take confidence from his three outings at Augusta including one green jacket and two near misses.
World no. 2 Rory McIlroy will be hoping weather forecasts for a rain-soaked major are right as the long driver then takes aim at pins from close range with softer greens, while 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett also headlines an impressive international field.
Recent Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Marc Leishman, Rod Pampling and world no. 1 amateur Curtis Luck are other Australians who will have the privilege of gracing the fairways at Augusta for the Master this year.
Australian major winners Ian Baker-Finch and Wayne Grady will again lead and preview all the action from Augusta alongside broadcasting doyen ‘Whispering’ Pat Welsh. Peter Donegan will be providing hosting duties.
In addition to Seven’s expert team, there will be commentary from a string of the biggest names in golf via the host broadcaster CBS, including iconic host Jim Nantz and former Masters champion Nick Faldo.
7mate’s coverage tees off with the Par 3 contest on Thursday April 6, followed by the four days of the prestigious tournament.
The Masters Par 3 Tournament
Thursday April 7
Sydney 4.45am LIVE on 7mate
Melbourne 4.45am LIVE on 7mate
Brisbane 4.45am LIVE on 7mate
Adelaide 4.15am LIVE on 7mate
Perth 2.45am LIVE on 7mate
The Masters Day 1-3
Friday April 8 - Sunday April 10
Sydney 4.45am LIVE on 7mate
Melbourne 4.45am LIVE on 7mate
Brisbane 4.45am LIVE on 7mate
Adelaide 4.15am LIVE on 7mate
Perth 2.45am LIVE on 7mate
The Masters Day 4
Monday April 11
Melbourne 3.45am LIVE on 7mate
Sydney 3.45am LIVE on 7mate
Brisbane 3.45am LIVE on 7mate
Adelaide 3.15am LIVE on 7mate
Perth 1.45am LIVE on 7mate
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Stars of the track converge on Randwick for The Championships
Saturday 1 April
Seven’s Saturday Arvo Racing is set to feature Australia’s richest race day, with four iconic Group 1 races at Royal Randwick.
The major drawcards include the $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes, the world’s richest mile, the $3 million Doncaster Mile and the $2 million Australian Derby.
The Group 1 Doncaster Mile is shaping as an open race with a top quality field including Newmarket winner Redkirk Warrior who will jump from an outside barrier, the Kris Lees-trained Le Romain as the favourite and Happy Clapper with Blake Shinn aboard.
Sprint star Chautauqua is favourite to win his third consecutive T.J Smith Stakes, while Godolphin’s Astern is also fancied to be in the mix at the winning post.
Kiwi horse Gingernuts, fresh from his Group 1 Rosehill Guineas triumph will be hoping to follow in Bonecrusher’s footsteps and win the Australian Derby.
Seven’s coverage will be hosted by Bruce McAvaney, with expert analysis from Francesca Cumani, Simon Marshall, Simon O’Donnell and guest expert Peter Moody. Jason Richardson has all the news from the mounting yard, with James Jordan on the ground providing expert form analysis. Teigan Nash is reporting on the colour and characters from Randwick on day one of The Championships.
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, Caulfield Cup Carnival, WS Cox Plate, and the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The Championships Day 1: AJC Australian Derby/Doncaster Mile
Sydney 12pm LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 12pm LIVE on Channel 7, 5.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7, 4pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 9am LIVE on 7TWO, 10am LIVE on Channel 7
###Australian Swimming Championships
9-13 April
The big names of Australian swimming, including Mack Horton, Kyle Chalmers, Cameron McEvoy, Cate and Bronte Campbell and Emily Seebohm will line up behind the blocks this April aiming to qualify for the FINA World Championships in Budapest.
Rio 2016 Olympic Games gold medallist Kyle Chalmers is set to compete in the 100m and 200m freestyle following his bounce back after suffering a respiratory infection earlier this month. Chalmers marked up his third best career 50m freestyle swim (22.23) at the NSW State Open Championships at the start of March.
Mack Horton, Olympic gold medallist and World Championship medallist, is also in fine form ahead of Australia’s biggest meet. Horton took away two wins from the NSW Open, the 1500m freestyle (15:13.98) and the 400m freestyle (3:49.54). The Aussie great will compete in the 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle events at the Australian Swimming Championships.
Olympic swimmers Jessica Ashwood and Emily Seebohm will also compete for coveted positions on the Worlds team. Seebohm took away an impressive three backstroke wins from the NSW Open, while distance freestyler Ashwood tested out her skills to take third place in the 5km event at the Australian open water championships in February.
Hosted by Mel McLaughlin, Basil Zempilas leads the call with expert commentary from Olympic gold medallist Giaan Rooney and Australia’s greatest ever Paralympian Matt Cowdrey, with poolside interviews from Nathan Templeton.
Seven will also broadcast the FINA World Championships in July from, Budapest, Hungary and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. As well as this, Seven will broadcast Swimming Australia’s major international and national events that are hosted within Australia until 2025.
TV Broadcast times:
Sunday April 9
Sydney 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 8.00pm LIVE on 7TWO, 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 6.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Monday April 10
Sydney 8.45pm LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 8.45pm LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 8.45pm LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 8.15pm LIVE on 7TWO, 8.45pm LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 6.45pm LIVE on 7TWO
Tuesday April 11
Sydney 8.45pm LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 8.45pm LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 8.45pm LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 8.15pm LIVE on 7TWO, 8.45pm LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 6.45pm LIVE on 7TWO
Wednesday April 12
Sydney 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 8.00pm LIVE on 7TWO, 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 6.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Thursday April 13
Sydney 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 8.00pm LIVE on 7TWO, 8.30pm LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 6.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
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Peter Donegan hosting the US Masters coverage from the AFL Game Day studio in Melbourne. He will be busy this weekend, also calling afternoon matches in Melbourne for AFL Nation radio.
Winx set to light up The Championships at Royal Randwick
Saturday 8 April 8
Super star mare Winx will be aiming for 17 straight wins in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes over 2000m
on Seven’s Saturday Arvo Racing.
Winx will be the raging favourite to win her 12th Group 1 race after drawing well in barrier three,
with Godolphin’s Hartnell her closest rival.
Four Group 1 races make for a high class day of racing, including the Australian Oaks, Queen
Elizabeth Stakes, Sydney Cup over 3200m and the $1 million Legacy Stakes.
Jockeys Corey Brown and Kerrin McEvoy will be aboard Godolphin stayers Polarisation and Penglai
Pavilion in the $2m Sydney Cup, with the stable hoping it can continue their strong form from last
year’s Victorian spring.
Seven’s coverage will be hosted by Bruce McAvaney, with expert analysis from Francesca Cumani,
Simon Marshall, Simon O’Donnell and guest expert Peter Moody. Jason Richardson has all the news
from the mounting yard, with James Jordan on the ground providing expert form analysis. Teigan Nash
is reporting on the colour and characters from Randwick on day two of The Championships.
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,
Caulfield Cup Carnival, WS Cox Plate, and the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Sydney 12pm LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 12pm LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7, 2.30pm LIVE on 7mate
Perth 10am LIVE on Channel 7
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###Stawell Gift
One of the world’s most famous and prestigious foot races, the Stawell Gift, will be broadcast on Seven with a class field to take to the track including defending champion Isaac Dunmall and 2017 Euroa Gift winner Nick MacGibbon.
Seven will also broadcast the Women’s Gift that will see a stellar line up of elite sprinters, including dual Olympian and 2012 Stawell Gift winner Melissa Breen and defending champion Talia Martin – who has been pulled back 6m - competing for the coveted title and $60,000 prize pool.
The Stawell Gift is an institution at Central Park, as runners race for glory and prize money in a bid to become part of the race’s rich folklore.
Dating back to 1878, the Stawell Gift is run on grass over 120m up a slight gradient, athletes are handicapped according to form and ability, starting off various marks, as they aim to join athletics’ elite who have taken out the prestigious title.
The three hour coverage on Easter Monday will include the event’s marquee race, heats and finals, with host Peter Donegan.
Jason Richardson, 1993 Stawell Gift winner, and Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, three-time Olympian, will join Peter in commentary.
Broadcast times:
Easter Monday April 17
Sydney 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Melbourne 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Brisbane 11.30am LIVE on Channel 7
Adelaide 11am LIVE on Channel 7
Perth 9.30am LIVE on 7mate, 10am LIVE on Channel 7
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The 2017 Euroa Gift final, for anyone who missed it.
Another event lost by Ten (ONE HD)
This is the third year on Seven.
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