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Does this mean that Channel 7/10 could offer Friday night footy to Sydney and Brisbane as part of a joint bid.
PS: Good to be back !!!

Seven joins Ten in AFL bid
By Rachel Kleinman
March 16, 2005

Channel Seven is joining forces with Channel Ten to try to snatch the rights to screen AFL matches.

The two channels will team up to bid for TV rights when the AFL's existing $450 million deal with Channel Nine, Channel Ten and Foxtel expires at the end of the 2006 football season.

Seven holds the right to bid last for the next round of free-to-air broadcast rights - although not the pay TV rights.

A Channel Ten spokeswoman said: "We have an agreement with the Seven network to jointly bid for the next AFL rights.

"We will not be making any further comment."

― Big Bird (Big Bird), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 06:25 (twenty-one years ago)

BB In the past we've had coverage of many matches via radio 4AAA, but apparently they are only covering Brisbane games this season. Something about too much AFL and needing to satisfy their C&W audience. Stuff!

So until they sort out the TV deals we will still be getting very limited coverage up here.

― Lucy Lion (Lucy Lion), Wednesday, 16 March 2005 07:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Had another thought on this. What bliss to not have to listen to the inane chatter of Eddie McGuire and Dermot Brereton. What a blessing, looking forward to that!

― Lucy Lion (Lucy Lion), Thursday, 17 March 2005 02:03 (twenty-one years ago)

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