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Broad Shoulders Jan 28th 2010 8:27 pm
My Vent
 
I love this country so much and couldn't imagine living anywhere else in the world, but I still get really angered by some things in Australian society.

I always see posts on here from people talking about how crap Aus TV and mostly, they are right, but I don't really care that much for TV for it to affect me that much. Except when it comes to sport broadcasting.

For me, Channel 7 are the biggest bunch of unscrupulous w@nkers there are on TV when it comes to how they treat their sports viewers. The Aus Open tennis is only the latest thing to piss me off about them. They have been doing this for years, whereby they go to an ad and return at 30-0 in a game, missing two points. I would say this happens on average 2 or 3 times throughout the course of a day. What's more important here? The game or the ads?
Then if you are unlucky enough to live in QLD they show the evening games with an hour's delay so that they can ensure the Aussie public get their much needed doses of TodayTonight and Home & Away!!!!!! FFS!!!!!!! At least Channel 9 delay the 6 o'clock news for 5 mins until the cricket is over.

The 2008 Olympics had to have been the worst of the lot though. Again, Channel 7 the culprits, showing the third F#$%ing repeat of Grant Hackett's HEAT swim instead of showing the final of another event that no Aussie was taking part in! They even showed medal ceremony repeats for an Aussie that won bronze instead of another final that was live at the time. It almost seems deliberate in a way as they could easily run a simulcast of the other events (or tennis matches) on their alternative 7 digital channel (but that would get in the way of a "Brand New Series" of Hogan's Heros!)

Vent over

That'll be 5 pound 60 please mate

Wol Jan 28th 2010 9:21 pm
Re: My Vent
 
On the other hand, the day they don't show *any* sport will not be a day too soon so far as I'm concerned <g>.

Hey! I've just found a button on my remote: according to the manual (p194) it's the "off" button....... Problem solved.

viviennef Jan 28th 2010 9:24 pm
Re: My Vent
 
sports coverage is awful. ad placement is just thoughtless. News is biased and misses out all of the key little details that makes the news informative and enjoyable.

I also love it here though and when my OH is away, which is most of the time, I dont turn the tv on

The Bloke Jan 28th 2010 9:33 pm
Re: My Vent
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8292805)
I love this country so much and couldn't imagine living anywhere else in the world, but I still get really angered by some things in Australian society.

I always see posts on here from people talking about how crap Aus TV and mostly, they are right, but I don't really care that much for TV for it to affect me that much. Except when it comes to sport broadcasting.

For me, Channel 7 are the biggest bunch of unscrupulous w@nkers there are on TV when it comes to how they treat their sports viewers. The Aus Open tennis is only the latest thing to piss me off about them. They have been doing this for years, whereby they go to an ad and return at 30-0 in a game, missing two points. I would say this happens on average 2 or 3 times throughout the course of a day. What's more important here? The game or the ads?
Then if you are unlucky enough to live in QLD they show the evening games with an hour's delay so that they can ensure the Aussie public get their much needed doses of TodayTonight and Home & Away!!!!!! FFS!!!!!!! At least Channel 9 delay the 6 o'clock news for 5 mins until the cricket is over.

The 2008 Olympics had to have been the worst of the lot though. Again, Channel 7 the culprits, showing the third F#$%ing repeat of Grant Hackett's HEAT swim instead of showing the final of another event that no Aussie was taking part in! They even showed medal ceremony repeats for an Aussie that won bronze instead of another final that was live at the time. It almost seems deliberate in a way as they could easily run a simulcast of the other events (or tennis matches) on their alternative 7 digital channel (but that would get in the way of a "Brand New Series" of Hogan's Heros!)

Vent over

That'll be 5 pound 60 please mate
You'll find that it's not the game or the ads that they are concerned with, but the advertising income that they charge. Events like that attract higher premium $$$$$ rates that the late night movie....;)

fish.01 Jan 28th 2010 9:58 pm
Re: My Vent
 
Originally Posted by viviennef (Post 8292961)
sports coverage is awful. ad placement is just thoughtless. News is biased and misses out all of the key little details that makes the news informative and enjoyable.

I also love it here though and when my OH is away, which is most of the time, I dont turn the tv on
Like everywhere the national news is far better than the regional...it is excellent.

moneypenny20 Jan 28th 2010 10:02 pm
Re: My Vent
 
I have no issues with Australian TV per se. Find it shows exactly the same crap that the UK does. Do not get the UK TV is superior bit at all. Only watch sports coverage on Pay TV though, the commentary isn't quite so anal.

Centurion Jan 28th 2010 11:28 pm
Re: My Vent
 
I could not survive with Australian normal channels. If I did not have Foxtel I would probably not bother ever switching on my TV.

fairwayskid Jan 29th 2010 12:33 am
Re: My Vent
 
Hey Broad

Glad you posted this. I was watching Murray and Nadal in the bedroom the other night and then came downstairs to watch the end of it on my pc and low and behold it was over. Then it dawned on me there was an hour delay.

The bas***ds

Paddy:thumbup:

Vash the Stampede Jan 29th 2010 1:00 am
Re: My Vent
 
Originally Posted by viviennef (Post 8292961)
sports coverage is awful. ad placement is just thoughtless. News is biased and misses out all of the key little details that makes the news informative and enjoyable.
Tune into ABC or SBS and watch these problems disappear.

Fenton Beasley Jan 29th 2010 2:48 am
Re: My Vent
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8292805)
I love this country so much and couldn't imagine living anywhere else in the world, but I still get really angered by some things in Australian society.

I always see posts on here from people talking about how crap Aus TV and mostly, they are right, but I don't really care that much for TV for it to affect me that much. Except when it comes to sport broadcasting.

For me, Channel 7 are the biggest bunch of unscrupulous w@nkers there are on TV when it comes to how they treat their sports viewers. The Aus Open tennis is only the latest thing to piss me off about them. They have been doing this for years, whereby they go to an ad and return at 30-0 in a game, missing two points. I would say this happens on average 2 or 3 times throughout the course of a day. What's more important here? The game or the ads?
Then if you are unlucky enough to live in QLD they show the evening games with an hour's delay so that they can ensure the Aussie public get their much needed doses of TodayTonight and Home & Away!!!!!! FFS!!!!!!! At least Channel 9 delay the 6 o'clock news for 5 mins until the cricket is over.

The 2008 Olympics had to have been the worst of the lot though. Again, Channel 7 the culprits, showing the third F#$%ing repeat of Grant Hackett's HEAT swim instead of showing the final of another event that no Aussie was taking part in! They even showed medal ceremony repeats for an Aussie that won bronze instead of another final that was live at the time. It almost seems deliberate in a way as they could easily run a simulcast of the other events (or tennis matches) on their alternative 7 digital channel (but that would get in the way of a "Brand New Series" of Hogan's Heros!)

Vent over

That'll be 5 pound 60 please mate
My vent...

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rabsody Jan 29th 2010 11:02 am
Re: My Vent
 
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede (Post 8293387)
Tune into ABC or SBS and watch these problems disappear.
That's what I do. Don't often watch TV but when I do it's either of these, can't tolerate any of the other channels. Oh, and I'm in love with Tony Jones :wub::lol:

Hebe Jan 29th 2010 11:32 am
Re: My Vent
 
I know that the adverts are annoying but without these there would be no TV at all - they pretty much pay for the network.

Broad Shoulders Jan 29th 2010 1:14 pm
Re: My Vent
 
Originally Posted by Hebe (Post 8294785)
I know that the adverts are annoying but without these there would be no TV at all - they pretty much pay for the network.
yeah, I agree, but not at the expense of the show you are watching, surely? I am used to the ads every 5 mins these days, but what really sh!ts me is when they come back to the match midway through a game

DeadVim Jan 29th 2010 1:57 pm
Re: My Vent
 
Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 8294957)
yeah, I agree, but not at the expense of the show you are watching, surely? I am used to the ads every 5 mins these days, but what really sh!ts me is when they come back to the match midway through a game
The sports coverage is appalling from the scheduling through the stupid adverts for upcoming shite, cross-promotions (betting anyone?), inane KFC adverts and continuing to the commentary.

Talking of KFC ("Can't Eat That Shite"), since when did "Win A Years Supply Of KFC" have any place near a sporting event? And that grinning tosser in the advert ... <and breath>

I do like listening to the cricket on ABC radio though.

slapphead_otool Jan 29th 2010 2:04 pm
Re: My Vent
 
Why the bloody hell, when they now have a number of digital channels, do they drop regular programs to put on hours on mind numbingly boring tennis....

Apart from monitoring the size of the Williams girls breasts its like watching paint dry.....


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