Tokyo Olympics Coverage

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The 7+ app is terribly designed imo. I agree with the article that trying to find what you want is tricky, since the app has the habit of displaying events that aren’t happening, something completely different or inaccurate information.

I quite liked the format of the Sochi 2014 app for 10. It was easy to find all events. 7+ is so cluttered. Better on a desktop than on the app in iPad.

Will 7 be cutting the live HD feed on main channel for the chase whilst we are watching a final where an Aussie is going for Gold?

Surely we won’t be subject to 7two for this event.

Unfortunately we might.

I know Seven wants to promote The Chase but I’d rather them smash us with endless promos and have Olympics all day bar news and Sunrise than cutting coverage for a game show. It’s like cutting off coverage in the last 100m of the Melbourne Cup for The Bold and the Beautiful.

EDIT: Thankfully they didn’t.

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If 7 make us watch Jess Fox go for gold in standard definition I think there’s going to be a social media uproar. They got to make the right choice.

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Looks like they aren’t going to the chase

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No Gold Coast News either. 7Two was showing the canoeing at 5.30

That’s a bit poor. The team would have worked hard all day to bring the bulletin to air and then it doesn’t. That would feel shit.

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This is going to happen a lot. Why not just postpone The Chase to post-Olympics?
6pm News is one thing but cutting a live sports event to go to a game show isn’t a good look.

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They didn’t cut to the chase but this is an ongoing issue. Promote the chase and launch after the games.

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Would still be uploaded to 7+ though so viewers can watch it there

Its also why they should not have filmed 10x30 min episodes of The Chase - for this reason!!

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They must have thought about their strategy for times like these before the games began. Wonder what it is? Not too hard to put a message on the screen.
I’ve actually tuned in for The Chase because I missed it yesterday.

They could have at least done some Gold Coast updates in the ad break but instead are running promos for Brisbane at 6pm.

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Do you honestly think Seven didn’t foresee the possibility that The Chase wouldn’t go to air some nights during the Olympics?

Even if the episode didn’t go to air tonight, I daresay it’ll probably be run at some point in the future when Seven runs an all day sporting telecast until 5.30pm and has only a 30 minute gap to fill leading into the news!

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Ironically the commentator of this canoeing event keeps saying the phrase ā€œthe chaseā€.

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Not sure why Gold Coast News didn’t go ahead as there was no difference to the usual broadcast situation where it only airs on 7SD with 7HD showing the Brisbane feed.

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No bulletins are being uploaded during the games for rights reasons.

The Chase going to air in Adelaide, with references to the Olympics coverage.

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