Hi Ron,
That's not good to hear!
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Originally Posted by CJ
It was unusual that they screened it on ONE in HD. They usually put the race on TEN in standard definition.
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Hi Chris,
A bonus in your case! In Sydney it aired live on TEN whilst they showed the
movie "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" on ONE.
When James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch bought into the TEN network
in 2011, many commentators said part of their rationale was to sideline
ONE as a sports channel, which is precisely what happened.
Foxtel's sports-only channels are a major drawcard for a large number of
their subscribers so when Freeview provided a sports-only channel by
way of the TEN network's ONE HD it would have been seen as competition.
Foxtel in Australia was 50% owned by the Packers and 50% owned
by the Murdochs.
For a while Lachlan was appointed acting CEO of the TEN network and
chairman of the board.
The raid was successful and despite organizations such as the ACCC
and ACMA, they got away with it, the legacy being ONE HD ceased to
be a sports-only channel and F1 followers only get to see the race live
in HD on rare occasions.
In an ideal world, F1 would always be broadcast live on ONE and the
scheduling mix-up Ron experienced on his satellite service would not
have happened.
But then again money never sleeps.
See -
http://www.backpagelead.com.au/index...or-sports-fans
http://www.smh.com.au/business/accc-...021-16w3r.html
http://www.smh.com.au/business/indus...426-1dv00.html