Channel Nine set to disappoint Wallabies fans
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Channel Nine appear set to snub the Wallabies’ crucial Pool C encounter with Ireland on Saturday September 17, with the match playing second-fiddle to the NRL semi-finals and likely be shown on a three-hour delay at 9.45pm, with digital channel GEM currently not planned to be utilised.
Broadcast information obtained by The Roar on Friday indicated that the match, kicking off at 6:30pm (AEST) on September 17, would be broadcast into Sydney and Brisbane at 9.45pm upon the completion of the NRL semi-final, played at 7.30pm.
Melbourne and Adelaide fans will wait until five hours after the kick-off, with the match screened at 11.30pm while fans in Perth will see the match at 8.00pm local time.
When contacted by the The Roar, Channel Nine’s programming department confirmed that at this stage the match would be shown at 9.45pm.
They were unable to confirm whether they would be re-scheduling the match to Nine’s digital channel GEM, with Nine currently preferring to broadcast a double episode of Antiques Roadshow at 6.30pm AEST.
Currently, the interim anti-siphoning list requires Australian test matches to be shown first (or at least simultaneously) on Nine’s main channel as a Tier B event.
But Nine’s decision broadcast the two Bledisloe Cup matches live on GEM to Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian audiences last month, following an amendment to the Broadcasting Services Act sets the precedent for the matches to be shown on GEM.
A similiar amendment would allow the matches to be broadcast live, making Nine’s current stance on next Saturday night a difficult one to fathom.
CEO David Gyngell boasted Nine “truly are the Wide World of Sports” – but the preference for NRL ratings will be hard to stomach for rugby fans who had been counting on Nine for their free-to-air coverage.
The Roar calls on Channel Nine to broadcast this vital Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup match live for sports fans across Australia.
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September 9th 2011 @ 4:35pm
M1tch said | September 9th 2011 @ 4:35pm | Report comment
Why are people surprised, when 9 announced they had signed the RWC I knew this would happen, they signed it so nobody else could have it then screw the fans for FTA coverage of the world cup. I dont know how presenters of 9 say ‘home of sport’ ‘best coverage’ and not laugh, they are a disgrace and dont respect any sport they broadcast
September 9th 2011 @ 4:41pm
Jeff said | September 9th 2011 @ 4:41pm | Report comment
M1tch
Some games ARE LIVE, but only to certain places. I believe that their are occasions where Ch 7 treats ‘non Vic’ AFL viewers with the same disdain…
I would have loved to watch the Pommie Challenge cup, but it has not even been shown on a ‘weeks delay’ broadcast.
September 9th 2011 @ 5:56pm
Droppa said | September 9th 2011 @ 5:56pm | Report comment
Everything come’s after the NRL in NSW,including the pathetic AFL
As for Union,the first game kicks off at 6.30pm est,you can be sure the first penalty will be blown by 6.31pm
Meanwhile the Tigers are facing the Dragons in a blockbuster at ANZ stadium.
Know your place boys.
September 9th 2011 @ 6:01pm
Seiran said | September 9th 2011 @ 6:01pm | Report comment
blockbuster??
Watching 20 odd blokes hump the ground like Chihuahua’s on a viagra overdose everytime they get tackled is hardly a blockbuster.
September 10th 2011 @ 3:22am
ibika said | September 10th 2011 @ 3:22am | Report comment
ha ha ha…
September 9th 2011 @ 10:45pm
J said | September 9th 2011 @ 10:45pm | Report comment
The who? sorry mate but people around the world will be watching the opening ceremony of the rugby world cup. league game 2 states, rugby world cup worldwide.
September 9th 2011 @ 11:53pm
robbo said | September 9th 2011 @ 11:53pm | Report comment
World wide Please
September 10th 2011 @ 10:22am
kovana said | September 10th 2011 @ 10:22am | Report comment
“As for Union,the first game kicks off at 6.30pm est,you can be sure the first penalty will be blown by 6.31pm”
Haha.. You were wrong. The first penalty blown was at 6.32pm!!
September 11th 2011 @ 11:23am
Bakkies said | September 11th 2011 @ 11:23am | Report comment
What’s union?
September 9th 2011 @ 6:43pm
Bakkies said | September 9th 2011 @ 6:43pm | Report comment
Channel 9 need to install a red button service asap. Then viewers can decide what they want to watch. If the NRL Final is between Melbourne and the Warriors would people in NSW and Qld want to watch it
September 9th 2011 @ 10:50pm
Matthew Skellett said | September 9th 2011 @ 10:50pm | Report comment
I agree with Bakkies , I believe a RED BUTTON should be installed that is connected to an explosive under Mr Gyngell’s ass that is available to be pressed when the colllective FTA Rugby viewers’ anger rises to 50 votes in a 100 -and be blessed Mr Gyngell wherever you may land
September 10th 2011 @ 12:48am
Bakkies said | September 10th 2011 @ 12:48am | Report comment
BBC use it for Wimbledon, F1 and 6 Nations coverage. People who want to watch normal programming can press the red button and switch. Loig and Rugby fans get to watch their games live, the rest can have a normal program to watch. Ch9 gets better ratings, everyone is a winner but it requires effort and service.
September 9th 2011 @ 11:36pm
Westius said | September 9th 2011 @ 11:36pm | Report comment
Will be boycotting 9 during the Aus games they don’t telecast live and seeking out their advertisers in this time. At least show it on Gem into Sydney. I hope this story is untrue.
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September 10th 2011 @ 3:20am
ibika said | September 10th 2011 @ 3:20am | Report comment
Seiran
ha ha ha
“Watching 20 odd blokes hump the ground like Chihuahua’s on a viagra overdose everytime they get tackled is hardly a blockbuster.”
that has to be one of the funniest and most accurate descriptions of rugby league Ive ever heard..
sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar…
September 10th 2011 @ 10:13am
Pot Hale said | September 10th 2011 @ 10:13am | Report comment
The likelihood is that Channel 9 don’t see Australia’s important games happening until at least the semi-finals.
Or maybe the final….
September 10th 2011 @ 10:37am
Chris said | September 10th 2011 @ 10:37am | Report comment
Channel 9 have always disappointed with showing sport. Cricket, Rugby League and Rugby Union. Even Super League in England, they show one match at 12am on Monday Morning. Who can stay up to watch that? They are just like a cashed-up EPL team. They get the rights to everything and then leave everyone on the bench and just give them little snippets of game time. I’m not the biggest Rugby fan, i love my NRL but even i’m outraged at Channel 9′s coverage of the world cup. They definately need some sort of viewers choice or to show games on 9 and or GEM live. Give people an option. What’s the point in having a sister station if you don’t utilise it. It only happens every 4 years. Antiques roadshow can be shown anytime. Us avid sport watchers need to watch the game live. And what’s this only showing Aus matches during the group rounds. I know many people from NZ and England who love rugby in this country, so why not show their matches aswell. I’m sure they would get higher ratings even if it is on GEM. Fox sports is the true wide world of sports and have better coverage. Unfourtuantely not everyone can afford pay-tv so we have to deal with big TV execs who don’t like to share.
September 10th 2011 @ 11:25am
Crazy Horse said | September 10th 2011 @ 11:25am | Report comment
The third biggest sporting event on the planet deserves better coverage. There was a poll released in Perth last week that shows that two thirds of the Perth population are NOT interested in AFL. Hardly anyone is interested in NRL. There are over 200,000 Rugby mad South Africans in Perth and a similar number of New Zealanders with the Irish population exploding. Yet Channel 9 is only showing the Aussie games. Figure that one out!
September 10th 2011 @ 11:31am
stabpass said | September 10th 2011 @ 11:31am | Report comment
2006 census shows around 18,000 South Africans in Perth, many people are not interested in any sport, and you know what, this has nothing to do with the AFL, channel 7, not channel 9 shows the AFL.
You could not be more wrong, dont let any any facts whatsoever get in the way of your posts.
September 10th 2011 @ 11:54am
Matt S said | September 10th 2011 @ 11:54am | Report comment
Crazyhorse, I know personally 3 South African immigrants who now watch & attend NRL games. Once they come to new country, immigrants can have the propensity to like & enjoy new experiences.