Hoops

Is ONE-HD going to be axed?

Sounds pretty good.
Looks like they'll do more news on Ten , more sport on One and shift The Simpsons and the like to their new youth channel 11.

A-list events like Melb cup must be shown live on FTA main channel
B-list events - FTA have first right but option to show on digital channel and that's new rule, which would be pretty good for OneHD sports channel.

it will be interesting to see how all this will pan out

Saw a thing on sunrise this morning that said that the ACCC were going to invesitgate Packer's investment in Ten/One. That's all I know of it though.

Cheers for that Isaac, its good to get some fact in the discussion. There are so many different angles that he could take but that sounds reasonable that if he wants to get AFL he will need to share the rights with someone

I know people have been saying that it costs money for camera's etc for sporting so there is alot of overheads. and so its cheaper to play repeating crap. but in saying that, alot of the stuff One HD does show is cheap, they dont have 7 and 9 competing against them for events unless its something major. one thing i have been really loving is the formula 1 everywhere else in the world they would be fighting for rights, over here i bet channel 10 got it cheap as no one else was keen to air it except for probably just the Australian race. And some of these rights channel ten might be getting for the same cost as the other channels pay for old tv shows. Would be good to have some figures but im just saying what i heard a while ago.

almost got excited when reading the adelaide now breaking news. the little sentence said:
"Backpacker dies after hotel balcony plunge"

When you read it really quickly and your wondering about this packer and One HD situation you skip straight past the "Back" part of the first word

plenty of profits for the last financial year the way things are, especially for ONE

http://linky.com.au/dfjp9

HO thats what i have read as well. sounds as if his plan is to stop One HD being a sport orientated channel and make it a 24 hour news channel.

Talk about killing off ratings!

I guess he would want them both to do well, but sometimes you need to spend money to make money. Maybe he see's it better to spend the money to get in the door, kill his competition then in turn make more money than what he spent because people are getting foxtel as they have no access to sport. although i know the government is regulating how much sport can go on pay tv, im sure they wont care too much about basketball they will only regulate afl and nrl and major events like olympics and world cups.

i really hope ONE HD is left alone, but its hard to tell with all the speculation, would be nice to hear some facts. dont take what im saying as gospel im just thinking about the worst case scenario. people like Packer in my opinion always have their own agenda and no worried about whats the good thing to do. Packer only cares about Packer

i tell you what im not liking this one bit. He definitely has a reason for this and i believe its to help Foxtel and not the ten network. if he thought the channel was doing something wrong then so be it, leave them to do stuff wrong, but i bet he is feeling threatened about how truly well One HD is doing as a sports channel. thats my theory

Actually i do agree with that Paul. there is only so much that re runs can do for you. and i gotta admit One HD needs stay but they should change some of the stuff they put on, for example NASCAR, im sure there are a few die hard red neck fans here in Aus but seriously the majority arent watching it same with the bull riding they show. play more good sports, and when nothing is on play re runs, and i know they are doing that at the moment with the NBA they play the occasional awesome game from the past. Keep that up and it will keep crowds. I bet One HD rates higher than the Fox Sports channels, for the simple fact that anyone can watch it. whats with Foxtel trying to take all sports. GET LOST! even if they get all sports im still not gonna waste my money on foxtel!

lets hope not. that would be devastating to the NBL

Sam Grantham and Max Papendieck left today to take up US College Scholarships at Carroll College and Lewis & Clark respectively. Just wanted to wish them good luck on the next chapter in their lives and congratulate them on the commitment they have shown to get themselves there in the first place.
Both have the athletic potential to play NBL, but it will depend on their journey over the next few years.

There are a few South Australians over there, or going over there, and I definitely believe it is the right route for young players. At the end of four years, your have a college degree at worst. There are dozens of colleges interested in SA players, it's a legit option for our elite.

It forms part of the Norwood Flames' long-term plan for its elite junior players, and we actively engage the recruitment process.

Anyway, good luck Sam and Max. Fly the flag.