Seven Sport
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Seven Sport is the brand that all sporting events broadcast on the Seven Network are broadcast under.
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[edit] History
The Seven Network is a major player in Australian sports broadcasting. Before 2001, Seven telecasted all matches of the Australian Football League. However, after the 2001 season the network ended it's famous 40-year run as AFL football broadcaster when the Nine and Ten television networks, along with pay TV provider Foxtel nabbed the rights to televise games.
On January 5, 2006 the Australian Football League accepted a bid from Seven and Ten to broadcast AFL games from 2007 - 2011 at a cost of AU$780 million, an AU$280 million increase on the Nine/Ten/Foxtel 2002-2006 joint broadcast venture. Under the deal, the networks will alternate the Brownlow Medal ceremonies and the AFL Grand Final[1]. The Seven Network will broadcast all Friday night Premiership season matches, while sharing the other 7 weekly AFL matches between Network Ten and Foxtel.
During its time as the broadcaster of the Olympic Games, it has won the Olympic Golden Rings for the Best Television coverage for the best television programme during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. [2]
During the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Seven and NBC Universal were the major recipients of the Golden Rings; with Seven taking the Golden Rings for the best Olympic Programme, the Silver Rings for the best Olympic feature (NBC Universal received the Golden Rings), and the Bronze Rings for the Best Sports Coverage (behind SRG Switzerland and YLE Finland).[3]
[edit] Theme
Seven Sport has used Fanfare for the Common Man as its theme since 1990. In recent years it has used a remixed version of the tune.
[edit] Events
Seven Sport holds broadcast rights to the following events:
[edit] Future
| Sport | Event | Broadcast Partner(s) | Major Hosts | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | Beijing 2008 | SBS Television | Bruce McAvaney, Johanna Griggs, Sandy Roberts, Matthew White | 8th August - 24th August, 2008 |
| Motor Racing | IndyCar Series | Fox Sports | Matthew White | 2008 |
[edit] Current
| Sport | Event | Broadcast Partner(s) | Major Hosts | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian rules football | Australian Football League | Network Ten (2007-), Fox Sports (2007-) | Bruce McAvaney, Dennis Cometti | 1957-2001, 2007- |
| Golf | Australian Open | - | Sandy Roberts, Jack Newton | 1996- |
| Tennis | Australian Open | Fox Sports (2003-) | Bruce McAvaney, Johanna Griggs, Matthew White | 1973- |
| Tennis | Davis Cup | Fox Sports (2001-) | Sandy Roberts | 1990- |
| Tennis | Kooyong Classic | - | Johanna Griggs | 1988- |
| Rugby Union | Bledisloe Cup | Fox Sports (2003-) | Gordon Bray, Dan Crowley, Tim Horan | 1996- |
| Rugby Union | Tri Nations Series | Fox Sports (2003-) | Gordon Bray, Dan Crowley, Tim Horan | 1996- |
| Horse Racing | The Melbourne Cup Carnival | Sky Racing | Bruce McAvaney,Simon Marshall | 2002- |
| Yachting | Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race | - | Mark Beretta | 2004- |
| Motor Racing | V8 Supercars | - | Matthew White, Grant Denyer, Neil Crompton | 1963-1997, 2007- |
| Motor Racing | Bathurst 1000 | - | Matthew White, Grant Denyer, Neil Crompton | 1963-1997, 2007- |
[edit] Past
| Sport | Event | Date | Reason/Subsequent Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 | 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 | Outbid: Nine and Fox Sports |
| Winter Olympics | Lillehammer 1994, Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 | Outbid: Nine and Fox Sports |
| Basketball | National Basketball League | 1986-1991 | Dropped: Network Ten then Fox Sports |
| Horse Racing | Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival | 2002-2006 | Dropped: Nine |
| Rugby Union | Super 12 | 1996-2004 | Dropped: Fox Sports |
| Cricket | The Ashes in England | 2001 | Dropped:Fox Sports and SBS(2005), SBS only (2009) |
[edit] Programs
Programs (past and present) produced by Seven Sport include:
[edit] External links
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