Seven gets behind the Australian Dolphins
2022 Para Swimming Championships live on 7plus
Live and free from Sunday 12 June on 7plus
The Seven Network is giving para-sport fans the chance to get behind the Australian Dolphins when the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Portugal is broadcast live and free from this weekend on 7plus.
Seven has extended its valued partnership with Paralympics Australia in a deal that will see the Dolphins – including Tokyo 2020 gold medalists Rowan Crothers, Lakeisha Patterson, Will Martin and Rachael Watson – compete against the global elite of para-swimming over seven days in Madeira.
It will be the second time Seven has shown the World Para Swimming Championships after it became the first Australian commercial network to screen the event when it was held in London in 2019.
Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin said: “Ahead of the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games, we know that Australians are counting down the days to watch our beloved Aussies in the pool. There is no better way to gear up for the Commonwealth Games than the World Para Swimming Championships.
“Australians embraced our incredible Paralympians during Tokyo 2020 and now we can unashamedly get behind them yet again as they take on the rest of the world in Portugal.
“The best place to witness all the action of the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships is right here on Seven, Your Home of Sport,” he said.
The World Para Swimming Championships will be streamed live on 7plus, including a daily highlights show re-capping the best moments of the day, from 9.00am AEST each morning. Competition runs from June 12 to 18. Australia’s squad of 21 includes 19 swimmers who competed at Tokyo 2020.
Bowls Australia - The Australian Open
11:30 AM AEST - Live all markets.
Live coverage of the Lawn Bowls Australian Open finals, from the Gold Coast.
It was announced today that the women’s Tour Down Under has secured UCI WorldTour status for the first time, and would open the 2023 Tour in January 14 next year.
The 2021 and 2022 editions were replaced by the Santos Festival of Cycling due to border closures caused by COVID.
Seven congratulates Bruce McAvaney
Legendary broadcaster joins TV Week Logie Awards Hall of Fame
Seven West Media is proud to congratulate Bruce McAvaney OAM on his induction into the TV Week Logie Awards Hall of Fame last night.
The most recognised, respected and loved sport commentator in Australia, Bruce started his television career at Seven News in Adelaide in 1978 and went on to present many high-profile sports throughout his career, including AFL, horse racing, athletics, motor racing, tennis, golf, and Olympic and Commonwealth Games.
The legendary broadcaster is synonymous with major sporting events, including the AFL Grand Final, Melbourne Cup, Australian Open tennis, Test cricket and the Summer Olympic Games, covering every Olympiad from Moscow 1980 through to Tokyo 2020, with the exception of the 2012 Games.
Seven West Media Chairman, Kerry Stokes AC, said: “For generations, the Logies have honoured the best in our business – people who have entertained and informed Australians their entire lives.
“Bruce McAvaney is one of those. His sense of timing, combined with the right words and expert knowledge, are impeccable.
“His call of Cathy Freeman in Sydney 2000 is already immortalised. And yet in 2005, when Makybe Diva came back to scale after winning her third Melbourne Cup, he simply said nothing and let the pictures speak for themselves. That’s what makes him stand out. It’s not about him.
“But for all the things he’s done, there is one quality I cherish more than anything. Bruce McAvaney is a great bloke. Always has been, always will be,” added Mr Stokes.
Bruce said: “We don’t get many chances to reflect on our working life. It’s always a matter of planning for the next big sporting event, always looking forward. But something like this makes you look back. And the overwhelming emotion is feeling you’re not worthy. You’ve been the recipient of incredible opportunities which have taken you into people’s lounge rooms. And supported by teams of specialists whose job is to make you look and sound good. I’m a passionate sports lover, of stats and stories, and so are many other people and I think it’s a measure of what sport means to Australians to have been awarded this honour.”
Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, James Warburton, said: “The TV Week Logie Awards Hall of Fame award is a richly deserved honour for Bruce, and we couldn’t be happier for him.
“Bruce has been part of the fabric of Australian sport – and of Seven – for more than four decades. His extraordinary knowledge, passion, dedication and professionalism are legendary and inspiring, and he has been a wonderful mentor for many people at Seven. Congratulations Bruce. What a moment, what a legend!”
Seven Network Managing Director, Melbourne, and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin, said: “I’ve worked with Macca for 25 years, through good times and tough times. He is a great colleague and a great mate. We’ve had a lot of fun and laughs together and shared some incredible successes. He is a broadcaster without peer and has made a remarkable contribution to Seven, Australian sport and the media industry. Well done, Macca.”
The TV Week Logie Awards Hall of Fame achievement joins a long list of honours Bruce has received over the years, including the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2002 for service to sports broadcasting and to the community through charitable and sporting organisations; induction into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (also in 2002); the International Olympic Committee Media Award in 1989; the inaugural TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Sport Broadcaster in 1999; and the Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
Longines Global Champions Tour takes centre stage
World’s best show jumping tour, live and free on 7plus
The world’s most dynamic equestrian sports series – the Longines Global Champions Tour – has found a new home on the Seven Network, with every event until the end of the 2024 season set to be live, free and in HD* on 7plus.
Streamed live from the most iconic and picturesque locations in the world, the Longines Global Champions Tour is the pinnacle of show jumping events and brings together the top ranked show jumpers in the world to compete in prestigious locations for unprecedented prize money.
Beginning with the most iconic location on the Champions Tour calendar, the Paris individual and teams events will occur over three days from tomorrow, Saturday 25 June at 2.15am, live and free on 7plus, and will be available for streaming on demand following the event.
Headlined by Australian Olympian Edwina Tops-Alexander, the Paris event will see the world’s best take to the course in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Managing Director Seven Melbourne and Head of Network Sport, Lewis Martin said: “As Your Home of Sport, we are rapt to deliver the Longines Global Champions Tour to Seven’s vast and highly engaged audience on 7plus.”
“Seven’s comprehensive coverage of the Champions Tour will allow viewers to immerse themselves in the incredible world of show jumping, while unashamedly getting behind Australia’s very own Edwina Tops-Alexander as she takes to the course.”
Rain in Sydney saw Rosehill races cancelled after race 5 today. Races are now coming from Newcastle as well as Sunshine Coast plus Flemington.
That actually looks pretty good.
The Brownlow Medal Expected to air on September 19 and it would be Nice for Seven to stream the Most Prestigous Night of Nights on 7plus for a change as they have Exclusive Rights to the Brownlow.
where do they shoot this? Is it a seven studio?
The Australian reports Seven is suing Gravity Media in the Supreme Court, in order to access Olympic broadcast software developed for it. Seven is claiming it owns intellectual property rights to the software. Gravity Media assisted in production of Seven’s coverage of Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics last year, and Beijing Winter Olympics earlier this year. Sources say Gravity Media’s refusal to provide the requested system is in retaliation for Seven awarding the Commonwealth Games contract to competitor NEP, which produces AFL and cricket for Seven and Fox Sports.
Typical
Seven don’t like others
Did they get a court room booking cheap on AirBNB?
What does their contract say?
This really does remind me of the days when they first lost the AFL rights and they sued nearly every other media company in the country. They claimed it was some big grand conspiracy against them, and now when they do not get their own way they continually sue. Warburton must be under pressure. Nine have a large and diversified portfolio of assets and 10 is backed by the third largest media conglomerate in the world.
New for Seven in 2023: Seven Vs The World - true courtroom drama as Seven sues a different party each week.
News Corp reports Bruce McAvaney has signed a new two-year contract with Seven, meaning he will remain with the network until at least the end of 2024.
If 7 retains the rights to the Olympics, they’ll use Paris 2024 as his swansong
10 will have the Paris Olympics