Channel 7 announced by SANFL as preferred telecast partner

[SimonH]

For those that wont get the live Channel 7 coverage will be pleased to know they can still watch the game on the SANFL website, the day after the game...

From the SANFL twitter account earlier tonight...

The @Ch7Adelaide #SANFL match of the round will be available to watch the following day on the SANFL website this season.

The bad:
1. This seems to be confirmation that SANFL won't be broadcast nationally on 7 Mate. (Even though asking for a national live broadcast of SANFL was probably a stretch, I would have thought there's no reason not to do the ABC 2013 thing of 7 Mate replaying it nationally at, e.g., 2:30am on Tuesday—I suppose there's still a small chance they might do this.)
2. Not available on the 'net live.

The good:
1. If they really do get it on the site the next day, without fail, they'll be doing a fair bit better than ABC iView which (even though it stepped up its game late in the piece) would regularly not load matches until Tue/Wed night.
2. It's free? (Sure, the tweet doesn't say it's free, but I'm guessing 'cos equally it doesn't say that it costs.)

The unknown:
1. How long will each game stay up for?
2. Will it only be streaming, or will it be possible to download the games? (iTunes style, for later viewing on devices that aren't in a wi-fi area and are either offline, or have a 'net speed too dodgy for streaming.)

Seeing that $ has been a big issue in getting this TV deal up, I was thinking/hoping that they'd try to get another revenue stream going by saying 'if you're not in the broadcast area, you can watch the SANFL match of the round live on the internet on a PPV basis'. Seeing that at least Port Pirie, Port Lincoln and Broken Hill are getting SANFL on 7 Mate, maybe they just thought there weren't enough warm bodies interested to make it worth their while.

[johntheclaret]

3. Will o/a fans be able to watch it or will it be only for Aussies like iview was

[RustyCage]

It's great seeing ads for Port v Norwood being shown during the footy. Great coverage for the comp

[Big Phil]

Good to see new Channel 7 commentator John Casey here at The Parade learning his numbers...

[Bounce of the ball]

It's great seeing ads for Port v Norwood being shown during the footy. Great coverage for the comp

Absolutely. Hopefully it's good , I'm looking forward to it.

[Big Phil]

Heard tonight that former Channel 7 Sports reporter and Fox Sports Tom Wilson will be the boundary rider for the SANFL TV Coverage...

[Bounce of the ball]

Good to see those involved having a sneak peak and doing research. Finally some professional image portrayed for the league. Its been going backwards for years but we just accept it . This is a big shot in the arm and hopefully an injection of professionalism for other media.

[topsywaldron]

Good to see those involved having a sneak peak and doing research. Finally some professional image portrayed for the league. Its been going backwards for years but we just accept it . This is a big shot in the arm and hopefully an injection of professionalism for other media.

Apparently the ABC commentators never knew the names of one single SANFL player during the twenty odd years they telecast the league.

Great to see someone who's getting paid 'money' to do a 'job' doing the tough yards though.

John Casey we salute you.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Good to see those involved having a sneak peak and doing research. Finally some professional image portrayed for the league. Its been going backwards for years but we just accept it . This is a big shot in the arm and hopefully an injection of professionalism for other media.

Shouldn't we wait and see if it is professional.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Can confirm no coverage into the NT of SANFL. A lot of expat South Aussies used to watch the ABC on Saturdays.

[Big Phil]

Can confirm no coverage into the NT of SANFL. A lot of expat South Aussies used to watch the ABC on Saturdays.

Can watch it on the SANFL website the next day, though. Better than nothing...

[The Sleeping Giant]

Can't watch replays unfortunately. Oh well. Plenty of other things to do.

[Big Phil]

Can't watch replays unfortunately.

Why?

[The Sleeping Giant]

I like the unknown of sport. Once I know the result, there is no point.

[Big Phil]

I like the unknown of sport. Once I know the result, there is no point.

Have you watched any replays of Swans Premierships, then?

[BD1]

For those that wont get the live Channel 7 coverage will be pleased to know they can still watch the game on the SANFL website, the day after the game...

From the SANFL twitter account earlier tonight...

The @Ch7Adelaide #SANFL match of the round will be available to watch the following day on the SANFL website this season.

The bad:
1. This seems to be confirmation that SANFL won't be broadcast nationally on 7 Mate. (Even though asking for a national live broadcast of SANFL was probably a stretch, I would have thought there's no reason not to do the ABC 2013 thing of 7 Mate replaying it nationally at, e.g., 2:30am on Tuesday—I suppose there's still a small chance they might do this.)
2. Not available on the 'net live.

The good:
1. If they really do get it on the site the next day, without fail, they'll be doing a fair bit better than ABC iView which (even though it stepped up its game late in the piece) would regularly not load matches until Tue/Wed night.
2. It's free? (Sure, the tweet doesn't say it's free, but I'm guessing 'cos equally it doesn't say that it costs.)

The unknown:
1. How long will each game stay up for?
2. Will it only be streaming, or will it be possible to download the games? (iTunes style, for later viewing on devices that aren't in a wi-fi area and are either offline, or have a 'net speed too dodgy for streaming.)

Seeing that $ has been a big issue in getting this TV deal up, I was thinking/hoping that they'd try to get another revenue stream going by saying 'if you're not in the broadcast area, you can watch the SANFL match of the round live on the internet on a PPV basis'. Seeing that at least Port Pirie, Port Lincoln and Broken Hill are getting SANFL on 7 Mate, maybe they just thought there weren't enough warm bodies interested to make it worth their while.

SimonH makes vaild points.

All other major state leagues (WAFL, VFL and NEAFL) have at least one game each week broadcast live right across the country via free-to-air satellite and/or internet streaming.

Channel Seven/Southern Cross/VAST have chosen to ignore people living in remote areas (not in a terrestrial broadcast zone) and by doing so have effectively reduced SANFL's live coverage from what ABC did.

[smac]

I like the bit where they demand SANFL clubs move 30m of sponsor signage to accommodate the telecast sponsor signage.

[The Sleeping Giant]

I like the unknown of sport. Once I know the result, there is no point.

Have you watched any replays of Swans Premierships, then?

No I haven't. Or North.

[Big Phil]

I like the unknown of sport. Once I know the result, there is no point.

Have you watched any replays of Swans Premierships, then?

No I haven't. Or North.

Wow. Each to their own, I guess. Your loss !!!

[The Sleeping Giant]

What's my loss?