Ah yes, I remember the 72th one last year quite well!
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BATHURST 12 HOUR
THE 2018 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour will once again be shown live and free via the Seven Network around Australia.
7mate will again show the entirety of the race on Sunday, February 4 with coverage commencing at 5:30am AEDT, ahead of the traditional race start time of 5:45am.
Live coverage of the Pirelli Top-10 Shootout on Saturday will ensure 13.5 hours of live coverage will be aired across the weekend.
The shootout will also be aired on 7mate with coverage commencing at 4:00pm on Saturday, February 3. A one-hour highlights program will also air on both Channel 7 and 7mate in the weeks following the race.
"Seven has a deep connection with Mount Panorama over more than five decades,â said Saul Shtein, Head of Sport for Seven.
âWe look forward to being the network of the 12 Hour. Great drivers and great cars on one of the worldâs best racing circuits. Who could ask for anything else."
Fans will also be able to follow the race via their computer or mobile device in Australia thanks to the 7Live app or the official event website, while International audiences can follow the race online via a live stream hosted on the official event website, www.bathurst12hour.com.au.
Mark Beretta will host the coverage and will again cover the race from pit lane.
He will be joined in the lane by Chad Neylon and Shea Adam while 7 News Journalist Alex Hart will also join the team for the first time to add more coverage from the paddock.The voice of global sports car racing, John Hindhaugh, Graham Goodwin and Richard Craill will call the race from the commentary box.
The 2017 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was viewed by an average audience of more than 400,000 on Sunday, with the telecast reaching an audience of 1.2 million people.There were more than 800,000 streams of the race and Pirelli Top-10 shootout via the event website and streaming partners.
âWe are very happy to continue the longstanding relationship between the Seven Network and endurance motor racing at Mount Panorama,â Event Director John Casey said.âSeven has been a vital partner in the growth of the race in recent years and in 2018 their viewers will see possibly the best Bathurst 12 Hour grid yet.
âWe continue to invest in the coverage to make it better than ever before. This year we will be adding a fourth member to the pit lane team to tell more of the amazing stories that occur throughout the race.â
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How does TEN miss out on these opportunities?
Seven have done well here.
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Who owned them? Answers that question. 
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Optus partners with Seven Network to deliver data-free sport streaming exclusive to Optus customers
New apps to offer data-free streaming of Sevenâs live coverage of Australian Open, Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games
Optus has announced a partnership with Seven Network to offer customers on eligible post-paid mobile plans exclusive data-free streaming of Sevenâs coverage of live sporting events from the 2018 Australian Open Tennis, Olympic Winter Games and Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Sevenâs extensive and exclusive broadcast coverage of these events will be available to stream live and on-demand via three new apps â 7Tennis, Olympics on 7 and 7Comm Games â which will be available to download from the Google Play and Apple App stores progressively from 18 December 2017.
Optusâ Managing Director of Marketing and Product, Ben White, said, âOptusâ partnership with Seven further expands our wide range of exciting entertainment options available to Optus customers, giving them access to more than 3000 hours of the best live-action sporting events on offer in Australia this summer all streamed data-free.
âConsuming content on the go is fast becoming the most popular way Australianâs watch sport and entertainment. By partnering with Seven, Optus customers can catch the action whether theyâre watching on the commute to work, at the beach or at a summer BBQ.â
Commenting, Kurt Burnette, Sevenâs Chief Revenue Officer and Event Director, Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, said: âWe are delighted to be working with Optus given its involvement with The Australian Open, the Australian Olympic Team and the Commonwealth Games. Seven is the home of the biggest events over the coming months and is committed to bringing these events to all Australians in new and innovative ways.
âTogether with Optus we will connect Australian consumer with every magic moment in what will be the largest combined audiences of 2018, across the screens of Seven data free with Optus â a true consumer first proposition.â
Each of the new dedicated mobile TV apps offered by Seven will give customers the ability to choose from multiple streams of sporting events at one time. With the 7Tennis app, customers can choose from up to 16 courts streamed live, users of the Olympics on 7 app will be able to select from up to 7 events being streamed at any one time, while the 7Comm Games app enables users to choose from up to 14 events that will be streamed at once.
Data-free streaming via the apps will be available to new and recontracting Optus customers on 24 month My Plan Plus, My Plan Flex, 12 month My Plan Plus SIM Only plans or 24 month My Mobile Broadband Plus $35 or above plan with Mobile TV Streaming included. Existing Optus post-paid customers can confirm their eligibility via the My Optus app.
Optus is the official support network for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and will provide the eventâs communications infrastructure and managed services to ensure fast and effective mobile and internet coverage for attendees across the 30 Commonwealth Games venues. Optus is also the official telecommunications partner of the Australian Olympic team at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.
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, and will launch 2018 with coverage of The Australian Open.
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Tuesday 26 December
Sydney, Melbourne
12:00 PM SuperFoiler Grand Prix: SuperFoiler Grand Prix
Itâs sailing but not as you know it. This summer the SuperFoiler will fly across the water at more than 80km an hour in regattas across the country to win the ultimate prize - the Ben Lexcen trophy.
12:30 PM Sailing: 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Mark Beretta and Peter Shipway host Australiaâs most spectacular yacht race live as fleets sail 628 nautical miles from Sydney Harbour to Hobart.
Brisbane
11:30 AM Sailing: 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
01:00 PM Sailing: SuperFoiler Grand Prix
Adelaide
12:00 PM Sailing: 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
01:30 PM SuperFoiler Grand Prix: SuperFoiler Grand Prix
Perth
09:30 AM Sailing: 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
11:00 AM Sailing: SuperFoiler Grand Prix
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Next Monday Seven will show the NFL clash between the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, at 8.30am AEDT, on the main channel, with Sunrise and The Morning Show both rested for Christmas Day. It will be the first time since this yearâs Super Bowl that an NFL match airs on the main channel.
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Thatâs actually a clever piece of scheduling - it will attract those who want some sport to watch on Christmas Day and probably will do better than whatever Christmas filler programming they would have aired
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Yeah, good move.
When was the last time a regular season NFL match was broadcast on a main channel? I canât think of any.
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Haha. I was just about to ask the same thing. You beat me to it.
I also canât think of a time when a regular NFL game aired on a main channel. Super Bowl, yes, definitely. Regular game, no?
Smart move, I agree. As Christmas Day is usually filled with Carols repeats and old movies. Adds some variety.
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ABC showed weekly game highlights in the early 1990s, hosted by Don Lane. There are a couple of clips on YouTube of Don doing a local gridiron roundup in-between quarters.
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7âs tennis promos, and now Winter Olympics, say across the screens of 7, even âacross every screenâ but the 7Two logo is not featured.
Any clues why?
Is 7Two used for tennis main or overflow?
Tennis: 7Two and 7mate have swapped ârolesâ in that 7mate will be the secondary channel while 7Two will only be used for âoverflowâ requirements (eg; carrying the âmain coverageâ during the 1st week of the Australian Open whilst Seven News is on)
Winter Olympics: It seems like only Seven and 7mate will be used
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For NFL fans, there will only be 2 games next week on New Yearâs Day. The league has scheduled all games to kick off at either 1PM or 4:25PM meaning no Sunday Night game (the game that kicks off at lunchtime over here).
Next weekend is the start of the NFL playoffs, the schedule appears to be as follows with all games on 73
SUNDAY MORNING (8:35 ADST): Tennessee @ Kansas City (ESPN telecast)
SUNDAY AFTERNOON (12:15 ADST): Atlanta @ LA Rams (NBC telecast)
MONDAY MORNING: (5:00 ADST): Buffalo @ Jacksonville (CBS telecast)
MONDAY MORNING: (8:40 ADST): Carolina @ New Orleans (FOX telecast)
How it works after that is the highest ranked winner plays the second seed (NFC: Minnesota/AFC: Pittsburgh) a week later, and the lowest ranked winner plays the top seed (NFC: Philadelphia/AFC: New England). This season the NFC has the later kickoff on Conference Championship day (22/1 in Australia), the kickoff times for the conference championship games are 10:40 ADST for the NFC and 6:05 ADST for the AFC, with Superbowl LII from Minneapolis scheduled to start at 10:30 ADST on the 5th of February (4th in the US).
7 didnât show these 6 teams during the regular season:
Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers.
How do 7 manage to not show 2 teams over an entire season that made playoffs?
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ESPN showed every team at least once during the course of the season
Is that because every team is guaranteed a Thu/Sun/Mon night game? Donât give me Redzone as covering a game live.
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Channel Seven has no obligation to show every team.
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