But no HD tomorrow in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth for some dumbarse reason
Now letâs compare 9 had the rights before digital tv. They didnât have the ability to show it on a range of different channels like they do now. If it rated well 7 wouldnât have it on 7 two but on the main channel from 8:30. On its main channel itâs no earlier than when Nine had the rights.
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is it because there is no play tomorrow.
No âPrime7â sport watermark, due to not being able to control the âLive & Freeâ component.
Again, backing-up what I was saying the other day.
NB/
Primeâs placement of the â7â is also not aligned accurately.
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tomorrow as in yesterday. It was on 7TWO from 8:30pm to 4am, so not HD
Can any tennis fans (or others) help explain the scheduling of Wimbledon on Seven this year. Last night, for example it seems that all the coverage, even after midnight was on 7Two while the main channel features a repeat movie, Quantico which very few watched followed by Red Band Society Rpt then two hours of infomercials. Why wouldnât the tennis be at least given main channel coverage at some point (Quantico should have stayed on 7Flix)? Tonight a repeat of Hotel Hell on the main channel sees Wimbledon start at 10:45 after a 10pm start on 7Two but it is at least on the main channel. Why the all the channel swapping a late starts?
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Itâs bizarre. I havnât watched a lot of Wimbledon this year but decided to last night and expected it to be on the main channel. Maybe they are trying to use it as some push to promote 7Two⌠I canât think of any other reason.
Worth noting that 7Two had its lowest Monday audience share so far this survey last night.
I love tennis as much as the next person.
Have alwayd tried to watch Wimbledon.
But Seven are really putting my off this year with their coverage, disappointing.
Nothing to do with the Aussies.
How are ratings compared with previous years? It use to be astronomical on Nine!
Comparing ratings between 9 and 7 is hard. Ratings generally rise and dip based on the success of the Australians. In the early 2000s good ratings numbers came on the back of Rafter, Hewitt, Phillippoussis etc. likewise seven have done well when Kyrigios and Tomic have performed.
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Seven have now added a second Ramsayâs Hotel Hell (Rpt) to tonightâs schedule pushing Wimbledon to 7Two for another hour and the start time on the main channel to 11:45pm.
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Freakin ridiculous. Thank god for Foxtel.
What irritates me more is that the Tennis is in SD because itâs on 7two
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pushing Wimbledon to 7Two for another hour and the start time on the main channel to 11:45pm.[/quote]
I guess they didnât see Novak Djokovic as much of a drawcard.
Theyâve cut their coverage short a few times. I think at about 3 am on Sunday there was no tennis on 7 or 7Two, and yesterday morning they did not show the Nadal upset.
They werent allowed to show the Djokovic match as Fox Sports had exclusive rights to show that match + the two womens QFs from Court 1. Same with the Nadal match. Once Seven picks what they think will be the best two matches to show exclusively on their network, Fox Sports can then choose three matches to show exclusively.
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Thanks. I wondered about that when I heard Adam Peacock explaining the contortions Fox Sports were doing on two channels to show their matches. Still, I thought Seven had first choice of two matches. If so you would think theyâd pick Djokovic rather than the two womenâs QFs when everyone was asleep. Since they didnât, I assume they preferred Gordon Ramsay.
Djokovics match was originally supposed to be played on Monday night but because the Nadal match went for five hours before it Djokovic got moved to Tuesday. Therefore as Seven had already chosen to show Federer and Murrays matches on Monday night, Fox Sports retained the Djokovic match that they were supposed to show on Monday.
Use of megawall.
The menâs final will be live on 7 in Perth from 8.30 on Sunday night
One of the worst programming decisions Iâve seen!
Ch 7 in Sydney, Brisbane & Perth airing the 1998 Bruce Willis blockbuster âArmageddonâ over the Wimbledon Ladiesâ Final (until 12:15am) 
Melbourne & Adelaide get main channel treatment?
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