Cricket on Ch 9

[Damo]

This may have already been covered before, but are free to air networks
allowed to show the end of sporting programs when they go overtime, ie the
cricket today. I live in SA so thankfully I got to see it all, but people
on NSW/VIC left the coverage at 6pm local time to watch the news, thus
missing out on Glen McGrath scoring his first ever 50.

Now whoopy-doo all the non-cricket fans are saying, but can channel 9 show
the cricket on a secondary digital channel and let the news continue on the
main channel 9? It'd be another good way to draw in more digital TV users
if it could be done.

[tony_h]

Damo wrote:
> but can channel 9
> show the cricket on a secondary digital channel and let the news
> continue on the main channel 9? It'd be another good way to draw in
> more digital TV users if it could be done.

Bloody oath! This should definitely be one thing that digital can offer us!


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[David]

I am one of the whoopee doo people - how could you get excited over just 50?
Geez even some kids get that sort of score in their games, and lots of blokes
get a 100 or more - so???

But anyway, dont they usually show that stuff on the news? Channel 10 spends
30 min or so on sport so they probably cover anything of real interest.

David

Damo wrote:

> This may have already been covered before, but are free to air networks
> allowed to show the end of sporting programs when they go overtime, ie the
> cricket today. I live in SA so thankfully I got to see it all, but people
> on NSW/VIC left the coverage at 6pm local time to watch the news, thus
> missing out on Glen McGrath scoring his first ever 50.
>
> Now whoopy-doo all the non-cricket fans are saying, but can channel 9 show
> the cricket on a secondary digital channel and let the news continue on the
> main channel 9? It'd be another good way to draw in more digital TV users
> if it could be done.

[Garry Ozols]

It'd be another good way to draw in more digital TV users
> if it could be done.
why should they bother trying to draw more people to digital when
legislation will force everyone to swap over in the next couple of years
anyway. Oh and I am one of those whoop dee doo'ers out there, I dread
Australian Summertime TV with every station showing sport, sport or sport on
the weekends, maybe Digital could offer something for the non sports loving
Aussie like me, like a doco in a different stream. just my 2 cents
Garry

[BenOne©]

David wrote:

> I am one of the whoopee doo people - how could you get excited over just 50?
> Geez even some kids get that sort of score in their games, and lots of blokes
> get a 100 or more - so???

He is a bowler and it's quite an achievement for a bowler to get 50. Many people
like watching sport to see people achieving great things, and to miss this one
is quite disappointing.

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[quietguy]

Oh? OK then - I dont follow cricket

David

BenOne© wrote:

> David wrote:
>
> > I am one of the whoopee doo people - how could you get excited over just 50?
> > Geez even some kids get that sort of score in their games, and lots of blokes
> > get a 100 or more - so???
>
> He is a bowler and it's quite an achievement for a bowler to get 50. Many people
> like watching sport to see people achieving great things, and to miss this one
> is quite disappointing.
>
> --
> Ben Thomas
> Opinions, conclusions, and other information in this message that do not
> relate to the official business of my firm shall be understood as neither
> given nor endorsed by it.

[bosustow]

could you imagine the amount of people who would have thought about digital
TV, if channel 9 had said"for our digital viewers watch the end of the
cricket on channel 91, or stay on this one for the news", the people that
wanted to watch McGrath would then think more about getting a digital box.

I live in Sydney, but thanks to Win 9 in WA was able to use my Aurora card
on the Sat to see him bring up his 50 in style.

"Garry Ozols" <garryozols at optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:419ff899$0$20379$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>
> It'd be another good way to draw in more digital TV users
>> if it could be done.
> why should they bother trying to draw more people to digital when
> legislation will force everyone to swap over in the next couple of years
> anyway. Oh and I am one of those whoop dee doo'ers out there, I dread
> Australian Summertime TV with every station showing sport, sport or sport
> on
> the weekends, maybe Digital could offer something for the non sports
> loving
> Aussie like me, like a doco in a different stream. just my 2 cents
> Garry
>
>

[Steve Simpson]

> It'd be another good way to draw in more digital TV users
>> if it could be done.
> why should they bother trying to draw more people to digital when
> legislation will force everyone to swap over in the next couple of years
> anyway. Oh and I am one of those whoop dee doo'ers out there, I dread
> Australian Summertime TV with every station showing sport, sport or sport
> on
> the weekends, maybe Digital could offer something for the non sports
> loving
> Aussie like me, like a doco in a different stream. just my 2 cents
> Garry

It must be hell being an Aussie in summer if you don't like sport.
Thankfully I do though so summer for me is pure bliss. :-D Luckily, being
in QLD, I always get to see the end of the day's cricket. Must be another
reason so many people seem to be moving up here from down south. ;-)

[Cat on a PC©]

This may have already been covered before, but are free to air networks
allowed to show the end of sporting programs when they go overtime, ie the
cricket today. I live in SA so thankfully I got to see it all, but people
on NSW/VIC left the coverage at 6pm local time to watch the news, thus
missing out on Glen McGrath scoring his first ever 50.

Now whoopy-doo all the non-cricket fans are saying, but can channel 9 show
the cricket on a secondary digital channel and let the news continue on the
main channel 9? It'd be another good way to draw in more digital TV users
if it could be done.

Channel 9 will most likely never devote an extra digital channel to show an alternative program against their 6 o'clock news. Especially during the ratings period. They don't want regular channel nine news viewers, who happen to also hate cricket, switching to some other channel's news program and discover that it's heaps better!

Besides, Packer, who owns Nine would rather show Test cricket on Foxtel, which he partly owns, and charge viewers for the privilege. Fortunately, the federal government regards the concept of paying to watch Test cricket sacrilegious - or more correctly, it fears the public backlash - that it legislates to ensure major sporting events are retained on free to air TV.

[Nick Adams]

Cat on a PC© wrote:

> Channel 9 will most likely never devote an extra digital channel to
> show an alternative program against their 6 o'clock news. Especially
> during the ratings period. They don't want regular channel nine news
> viewers, who happen to also hate cricket, switching to some other
> channel's news program and discover that it's heaps better!

That doesn't make sense. They could possibly capture two types of
audiences instead of one - cricket lovers and the news regulars. That
has to be better then shutting either audiences out in favour of the
other. IMHO, the more diverse they are (eg: news and sport at the same
time) the more potential viewers they have - win/win.

[Chris Beckhouse]

The law won't allow multi-channelling.

"Nick Adams" <usenet@narkov.com> wrote in message
news:41a5c8a0$0$20863$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> Cat on a PC© wrote:
>
>> Channel 9 will most likely never devote an extra digital channel to
>> show an alternative program against their 6 o'clock news. Especially
>> during the ratings period. They don't want regular channel nine news
>> viewers, who happen to also hate cricket, switching to some other
>> channel's news program and discover that it's heaps better!
>
> That doesn't make sense. They could possibly capture two types of
> audiences instead of one - cricket lovers and the news regulars. That has
> to be better then shutting either audiences out in favour of the other.
> IMHO, the more diverse they are (eg: news and sport at the same time) the
> more potential viewers they have - win/win.

[Andrew Bayley]

"Chris Beckhouse" <cbecknospam@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:41a8291f$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
> The law won't allow multi-channelling.

the laws do allow networks to multi channel when a sporting event runs past
its scheduled finish time and is allowed to continue on another channel
while normal scheduled programming continues on the main channel.


> "Nick Adams" <usenet@narkov.com> wrote in message
> news:41a5c8a0$0$20863$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>> Cat on a PC© wrote:
>>
>>> Channel 9 will most likely never devote an extra digital channel to
>>> show an alternative program against their 6 o'clock news. Especially
>>> during the ratings period. They don't want regular channel nine news
>>> viewers, who happen to also hate cricket, switching to some other
>>> channel's news program and discover that it's heaps better!
>>
>> That doesn't make sense. They could possibly capture two types of
>> audiences instead of one - cricket lovers and the news regulars. That has
>> to be better then shutting either audiences out in favour of the other.
>> IMHO, the more diverse they are (eg: news and sport at the same time) the
>> more potential viewers they have - win/win.
>
>

[Chris Beckhouse]

No it doesn't.

"Andrew Bayley" <SPAM?NOTHANKYOUabaus2@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "Chris Beckhouse" <cbecknospam@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:41a8291f$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
>> The law won't allow multi-channelling.
>
> the laws do allow networks to multi channel when a sporting event runs
> past its scheduled finish time and is allowed to continue on another
> channel while normal scheduled programming continues on the main channel.
>
>
>> "Nick Adams" <usenet@narkov.com> wrote in message
>> news:41a5c8a0$0$20863$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>>> Cat on a PC© wrote:
>>>
>>>> Channel 9 will most likely never devote an extra digital channel to
>>>> show an alternative program against their 6 o'clock news. Especially
>>>> during the ratings period. They don't want regular channel nine news
>>>> viewers, who happen to also hate cricket, switching to some other
>>>> channel's news program and discover that it's heaps better!
>>>
>>> That doesn't make sense. They could possibly capture two types of
>>> audiences instead of one - cricket lovers and the news regulars. That
>>> has to be better then shutting either audiences out in favour of the
>>> other. IMHO, the more diverse they are (eg: news and sport at the same
>>> time) the more potential viewers they have - win/win.
>>
>>
>
>

[Andrew Bayley]

"Chris Beckhouse" <cbecknospam@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> No it doesn't.

yes it does - it just hasn't been utilised yet



> "Andrew Bayley" <SPAM?NOTHANKYOUabaus2@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:41a91b9b$0$22705$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>>
>> "Chris Beckhouse" <cbecknospam@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:41a8291f$1@quokka.wn.com.au...
>>> The law won't allow multi-channelling.
>>
>> the laws do allow networks to multi channel when a sporting event runs
>> past its scheduled finish time and is allowed to continue on another
>> channel while normal scheduled programming continues on the main channel.
>>
>>
>>> "Nick Adams" <usenet@narkov.com> wrote in message
>>> news:41a5c8a0$0$20863$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>>>> Cat on a PC© wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Channel 9 will most likely never devote an extra digital channel to
>>>>> show an alternative program against their 6 o'clock news. Especially
>>>>> during the ratings period. They don't want regular channel nine news
>>>>> viewers, who happen to also hate cricket, switching to some other
>>>>> channel's news program and discover that it's heaps better!
>>>>
>>>> That doesn't make sense. They could possibly capture two types of
>>>> audiences instead of one - cricket lovers and the news regulars. That
>>>> has to be better then shutting either audiences out in favour of the
>>>> other. IMHO, the more diverse they are (eg: news and sport at the same
>>>> time) the more potential viewers they have - win/win.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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