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| Country | Template:Aus |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ten Network Holdings |
ONE is a free-to-air Australian television channel, set to commence broadcast on March 26, 2009. [2] Once it launches, the channel, which will be owned by Network Ten, will feature 24/7 sport content including live sport and sports documentaries.[3]
Upon its launch, ONE will broadcast in high definition on Digital Channel 1, Channel 11 and standard definition on Digital Channel 12 .[4] One SD began broadcasting February 11 under the banner of TenSD2 simulcasting content from 10HD. Southern Cross Ten has announced they will start broadcasting ONE Mid-Year.
Events and Programs
The channel is said to feature the following sports upon implementation:[4]
- Australian Football League (AFL) (includes the NAB Cup, home and away season, finals, and grand final)
- Netball (including the ANZ Championship, and all Test matches featuring the Australian Diamonds)
- 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
- Indian Premier League cricket (IPL)
- Formula 1 (includes every round of the F1 World Championship)
- Moto GP (includes extensive coverage of every round of the Moto GP World Championship)
- NASCAR (includes live coverage of the Daytona 500, Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series)
- Australian Rally Championship (includes coverage of every round)
- National Football League (NFL) (includes three live games per week, flagship Sunday and Monday night games, the playoffs, and the Super Bowl)
- Major League Baseball (MLB) (includes five live games per week, the playoffs, and the World Series)
- National Basketball Association (NBA) (includes three live games per week)
- Golf (includes U.S. Masters, U.S. Open, World Golf Championships, and 15 additional international and domestic events)
- U.S. College Sports (includes American football and basketball)
- Tennis (includes approximately 11 ATP and WTA tournaments in 2009)
- Swimming (includes the Aus. Swimming Champs, Pan Pacific Champs, Aus. Short Course Champs, FINA World Short Course Champs, and Swimmer of the Year)
Also:
- Weekly review & preview shows for the majority of sports telecasted on One.
- A brand new live AFL program, shown on Monday night called One Week At A Time.
- Two expanded editions of Sports Tonight shown every weeknight, broadcast during primetime at 7pm.
- A brand new live Sports Panel program, shown Thursdays called Thursday Night Live. Hosted by Bill Woods
Personalities and Hosts
- Brad McEwan - Sports Tonight host (mon-thu)
- Rob Canning - Sports Tonight host (fri-sun)
- Anthony Hudson - AFL & swimming commentator
- Tim Lane - AFL & athletics commentator
- Nicole Livingstone - swimming commentator
- Leigh Diffy - golf host
- Mark Howard - swimming, golf and beach cricket ground level reporter
- Ian Cohen - athletics ground level reporter
- Luke Darcy - AFL and netball commentator, "one week at a time" panellist
- Robert Walls - AFL special comments and "one week at a time" panellist
- Michael Christian - AFL commentator
- Stephen Quartermain - AFL commentator and "one week at a time" host
- Bill Woods - "thursday night live" host
- Andrew Maher - beach cricket commentator and AFL ground level reporter
References
- ^ "Network Ten Press Release" (PDF). Ten Corporate. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ "Network Ten Golf Partnership" (PDF). Ten Corporate. 2009-2-2. Retrieved 2009-2-3.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Wilson, Caroline (2008-10-28). "Game on with new 24-hour sport channel". Fairfax Media. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ a b "New sports digital multi-channel to launch in 2009: ONE" (PDF). Ten Network Holdings. Australian Stock Exchange. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-10-28.