Is Georgie staying at the ABC and working only for 10’s Melbourne Cup Carnival coverage?
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I’d presume so.
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No mention of it in the article, but I’d assume she’s staying with the ABC and doing this gig with 10 on the side.
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She’s been on The Project many times also, so would say she’s just freelancing for this.
Good choice from 10, Georgie’s great.
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Yeah, most of 10’s sports presenters don’t appear to be exclusive to 10. They hold other gigs. Some of the Women’s International soccer presenters also appear on Optus Sport. Matt Hill and Michelle Payne are part of Seven’s racing with David Gately appearing on Sky Racing.
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Disappointing 10 didn’t pick NSW racing rights. Races could be shown on 10 Bold in HD with main events on 10.
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NSW chose to go with Seven, did they not?
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Revel In The Spirit. 2021 Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Live And Free On 10 And 10 Play On Demand.
No other sporting event captures the mood and attention of the nation quite like the Melbourne Cup Carnival .
It’s one of the leading sporting events in the world, and now, more than ever, Australia needs something to celebrate.
Revel in the spirit of Cup Week and embrace the history, the tradition, the fashion and the joy, with the most fabulous sporting spectacular on the calendar.
It all begins with Penfolds Victoria Derby Day on Saturday, 30 October, followed by Lexus Melbourne Cup Day on Tuesday, 2 November, Kennedy Oaks Day on Thursday, 4 November and Mackinnon Stakes Day on Saturday, 6 November, live and free on Network 10 and 10 Play.
2021 Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Live And Free On 10 And 10 Play On Demand.
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Do we think 10 will keep the rights in the future? I reckon they will want to, but will VRC renew or go back to Seven (or Nine?).
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Well Ten bought well over market for Melbourne Cup Carnival rights, they may just get them again if they are just stupid enough to pay as much again next time.
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I’d imagine given its one of only a few major racing events that Seven don’t have that they’d make a decent play for it.
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The chief executive however has said Seven wouldn’t blow themselves up to get rights however. It remains to be seen how networks would be willing to pay overs for this when they are already under the sea with AFL/NRL - at least that provides 26 plus weeks of rating content that reaches key demographics.
Melbourne Cup is four days during the daytime with one race that delivers a country-wide interest. Nothing for the remaining 51 weeks of the year.
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Channel 10 is the biggest winner of a crowd at Melb Cup. How relieved would they be. The coverage was so flat last year.
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F1 is missing from it, when they still have 2022 season left to run. You know what 10 could still have it but in a reduced capacity from next season. We still don’t know what it entails.
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They’ll be focused on their football commitments
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That’s a neat graphic 
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