WIN defects to 7...

[Footy Chick]

Win TV jumping ship to 7?

Any truth in this DW?

Does this mean the AFL won't talk to you now?

[Dogwatcher]

WIN TELEVISION SEALS DEAL WITH SEVEN NETWORK


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Andrew Gordon, WIN Corporation Chairman today announced a programming deal with the Seven Network to deliver Seven Network programming to WIN regional South Australia viewers, replacing the current Nine Network schedule.



WIN’s regional South Australia program line-up will be headlined by major sports coverage, the highest-rating new series in the current American television season and the biggest programmes on Australian television from the Seven Network.



WIN Corporation Chairman, Andrew Gordon said Seven is acknowledged as the leader in sports television.



“Sports coverage leads the assault on Seven, alongside a host of great Australian programmes and some of the biggest shows on television as the network moves towards its coverage of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008,” Mr Gordon said.



“South Australians love AFL and AFL dominates Seven’s sporting commitment.”



“We’re confident our South Australian viewers will welcome this new line-up”.



David Leckie, Chief Executive Officer of Seven Media Group and the Seven Network, said: “We are pleased to have secured a partnership with WIN Corporation in South Australia. Seven is the market leader in Australia, with a commitment to local news and public affairs, Sunrise, AFL and the best in primetime programming, and we look forward to extending this leadership throughout South Australia.”



Seven delivers all-encompassing coverage of the Australian Open (along with four other major Australian tennis events and the Davis Cup), and delivers a one-two punch with the biggest sport in Australia - the Australian Football League, with coverage of the pre-season NAB Cup, the AFL Premiership Season and the AFL Finals Series; and the fastest-growing spectator sport: V8 Supercars.



Seven’s year in sport also includes coverage of all major horse racing events including the Melbourne Cup Carnival, major golf events, including The Australian Open, the Australian Masters and the PGA Championship of Australia and the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race. Seven will also follow the Wallabies’ test campaign in rugby union, including The Bledisloe Cup and The Tri-Nations Series.



WIN Corporation CEO George Papadopoulos said Seven will continue its success and momentum in regional SA with an extremely strong program line-up.



“Seven’s new and regular programs have been going from strength to strength and the Network’s commitment to Australian produced entertainment such as City Homicide, All Saints, Dancing With the Stars, It Takes Two, Kath & Kim, Australia’s Got Talent, Border Security and Home & Away is unmatched,” Mr Papadopoulos said.



“We’re very pleased to deliver these programs to our regional South Australian viewers.”



The entertainment keeps coming with My Name is Earl, Las Vegas, Scrubs, Heroes, Ugly Betty, Brothers and Sisters and Shark joining the established favourites - Desperate Housewives, Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Bones and Prison Break.



WIN General Manager, South Australia, Robin Reid reinforced WIN’s commitment to delivering local news across the Limestone Coast including Mount Gambier, Naracoorte, Millicent, Bordertown, Riverland, Berri, Loxton, Barmera and Renmark.



“WIN News produces ‘live’ half-hour bulletins each weeknight from 19 different regional centres across the country plus a 7-day a week bulletin in Tasmania,” Reid said.



“Every WIN News bulletin provides comprehensive local news, sport and weather and our commitment to local news will not waver in South Australia.”



WIN Network’s regional South Australian viewers should expect the new schedule sometime in October 2007.

[Baron Greenback]

Awesome.
Channel 7 shits all over 9.

[heater31]

that's bit weird isn't it DW?? WIN own c9 in Adelaide these days but broadcast c7 to regional areas.

Couldn't they do what GTS does being majority c7, when a c9 program is on they want to broadcast just butcher the programming to suit themselves

[Dogwatcher]

Don't ask me mate, I just work here.

Me thinks though, that there's a bit more to the story...

[am Bays]

Hasn't there been an ongoing disagreement between WIN and Ch 7 about the cost of programming??

Seem s like the parties couldn't agree and so WIN have walked...

[Footy Chick]

Hasn't there been an ongoing disagreement between WIN and Ch 7 about the cost of programming??

Seem s like the parties couldn't agree and so WIN have walked...

that wouldnt work in Victoria though, as they have Prime which is ch 7. They couldn't have 2 channel 7's??

[Magpiespower]

Nine has been trying to screw WIN over.

WIN threatened to pull the plug a few weeks ago.

Leaving blank screens all across regional Australia...