Seven Sport
Network | Seven Network |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Owner | Seven West Media |
Key people | Lewis Martin (Network Head of Sport) |
Headquarters | Docklands, Melbourne |
Major broadcasting contracts | AFL International Test Cricket International Women's Cricket Big Bash League Women's Big Bash League Summer Olympics Winter Olympics Tour Down Under V8 Supercars |
Official website | 7plus |
Seven Sport is the brand and production department under which all sporting events on the Seven Network are broadcast. It broadcasts some of Australia's most prominent sporting events, such as cricket, AFL, the Olympics and Paralympics, as well as horse racing and motor racing.
In late September 2019, it was announced that Head of Sport Saul Shtein (who had been in the position since 2004) would be leaving the company after the AFL Grand Final, reportedly as a result of wide-spread company cost cutting and restructuring. He was replaced by long-time Seven Melbourne managing director Lewis Martin.
History
The Seven Network is a major player in Australian sports broadcasting.
Australian rules football
From the first year of television in Australia in 1956 to 2001, Seven was the main broadcaster of the Australian Football League. From the early 1970s to 1986 Seven was along with the ABC the main broadcaster of the VFL showing replays and highlights of matches played that Saturday. In 1977 Seven paid the VFL $500,000 to broadcast the Grand Final and a further $500,000 to broadcast the Grand Final Replay also live with the drawn match watch by 1.2 Million viewers at the time the biggest daytime audience in Australia television history. In 1987, after taken over by new ownership from Sydney, Seven lost the VFL rights to Broadcom who on sold the rights in Victoria to the ABC after offering less money compared to the previous year, the rights were regained the next year. In 2001 the Seven Network announced that after 45 years as the official broadcaster of the VFL/AFL that it would finished its partnership at the end of the season, Nine and Ten entered a joint rights deal with pay TV provider Foxtel to ensure that all eight matches of each round were televised, starting in 2002 and concluding in 2006. At the time and being the only broadcaster, Seven broadcast only one match at a timeslot at a time and showed highlights of other matches that weren’t broadcast.
On 5 January 2006, Seven regained the rights to the AFL in the following broadcast deal, covering the period between 2007 and 2011 inclusive, in a joint contract with Ten and Foxtel. The cost of the deal was A$780 million, an A$280 million increase on the Nine/Ten/Foxtel 2002-2006 joint broadcast venture. Under the deal, Seven and Ten alternated the Brownlow Medal ceremonies and the AFL Grand Final;[1] Seven televised the Friday night and Sunday afternoon Premiership season matches, while Ten televised the two Saturday matches and Foxtel televising the rest. Both Seven and Ten alternate in show the NAB Cup Grand Final, the Brownlow Medal count (2007, 2009 and 2011 were shown on Seven) and the AFL Grand Final (2008 and both in 2010)
In 2011, it was announced that Seven and Foxtel would share the football broadcast rights from 2012–2016, bringing Ten's 10-year run to an end. Under the new deal, Seven would televise four games per week, and Foxtel would simulcast coverage of Seven's games and broadcast the other five weekly games live and exclusive. Seven televised the entire finals series, with Foxtel simulcasting all finals except for the Grand Final, which was televised live and exclusively by Seven. The deal required Seven to televise all but the Saturday afternoon match live into Victoria and Tasmania; all four games were shown live into the northern states on 7mate and games were shown live or on delay into Western Australia (night matches on 7mate, day matches on Seven) and South Australia (all on Seven) depending on Seven's television schedule.
It was announced in 2015 that Seven would again be the sole free-to-air broadcaster of AFL matches, for the period between 2017 and 2022. Under the deal, Seven no longer televises the Saturday afternoon match into Victoria, however, matches in this timeslot involving interstate teams continue to be televised into their respective markets.[2][3] Controversially, however, up to three matches involving each of all four of the Western Australia and South Australia clubs (the West Coast Eagles, Fremantle, Adelaide and Port Adelaide) are televised on a significant delay, with the telecast starting after the final siren has gone in real time.[4][5][6]
Under the revised deal (post COVID-19) agreement, Channel Seven will show up to five matches per week live on their networks, with Fox Sports broadcasting each and every game on either a Fox Footy or Fox Sports 503. One match of both the Eagles and Dockers in WA and one match of both the Crows and Power in SA was shown on a significant delay in 2020. On June 11 the AFL and the Seven Network extended it current agreement until 2022 for an extra two until the end of 2024 with deal virtually the same as the original one signed prior to 2017.
Olympics
The network's coverage of the 2000 Sydney Olympics attracted a TV audience of over 6.5 million Australians for the opening and closing ceremonies. The broadcast also ran on the short-lived C7 Sport subscription channel.
During its time as the broadcaster of the Olympic Games, it has won the Olympic Golden Rings for the Best Television coverage for the best television programme during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[7]
During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Seven and NBC Universal were the major recipients of the Golden Rings; with Seven taking the Golden Rings for the best Olympic Programme, the Silver Rings for the best Olympic feature (NBC Universal received the Golden Rings), and the Bronze Rings for the Best Sports Coverage (behind SRG Switzerland and YLE Finland).[8]
During Seven's coverage of the XXIX Olympiad, numerous complaints by the general Australian public were made to the Seven Network for several reasons, including the lack of a broadcast of events to which Australia is not competing in, too many advertisements and at inappropriate times during events and poor commentating of events. There has also been media speculation about the editing of Olympic events by Seven; how live sound from events is faded and the commentary sound is the prominent sound feature.
Seven had exclusive Australian free-to-air, pay television, online and mobile telephony broadcast rights to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The live telecast of the XXIX Olympiad was shared by both the Seven Network and SBS Television. Seven broadcast the opening and closing ceremonies and mainstream sports including swimming, athletics, rowing, cycling and gymnastics. In stark contrast, SBS TV provided complementary coverage focused on long-form events such as soccer, road cycling, volleyball, and table tennis.[9]
Seven's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics was widely criticised by viewers, with many angry at the networks contractual obligation to show AFL football over the Olympics. Viewers also complained that many team sports were delayed, with the absence of Roy and HG and with seemingly large amounts of advertising breaks during live events upsetting some viewers.[10] Despite this, the International Olympic Committee awarded Seven the 'Golden Rings' award for "Best Olympic Programme". The award is given for the best overall Olympic coverage.[11]
From 2016, Seven once again became the home of the Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games and the Summer Paralympic Games. The Network secured the Australian broadcast rights to the Olympic Games in a deal that ensures its place as the Olympic broadcaster until 2020. The multimillion-dollar deal includes TV rights to the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020, the winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang in 2018 and the summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020.[12] In October 2020, the Seven Network announced it would be the home of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing [13]
Commonwealth Games
Seven screened the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April 2018.[14]
Motor racing
From 1963 to 1997, Seven was the home of motor sport in Australia as they broadcast the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) and the Bathurst 1000. Seven were the first broadcasters to use race cam in the 1979 Bathurst 1000, which allowed them to talk to the drivers mid-race.
The Seven commentary team included Evan Green, Will Hagon and Geoff Stone (late 60s to the mid 70s). From 1977–1995 Mike Raymond and Garry Wilkinson from 1978–1996 (V8 1000). Neil Crompton reporting from the pits from around 1985, Mark Oastler (1989–1996), Doug Mulray (1988–1994), Allan Moffat (1985–1996, V8 1000) and as a pit reporter Andy Raymond (early 90s). At the Bathurst 1000, Sandy Roberts or Bruce McAvaney would be the host during the early to mid 1990s.
In 1997, Seven lost the rights to the ATCC to Network Ten, but still broadcast the Australian Super Touring Championship until the series' demise in 2001. In 2003, Seven Sport broadcast the Nations Cup and V8 Utes, before Network Ten broadcast the V8 Utes in 2005 after the collapse of organising body Procar Australia.
From 2007 to 2014, Seven regained the rights to V8 Supercars. The commentary team included Neil Crompton, Mark Skaife and Mark Larkham. From 2015, Seven Sport broadcasts the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race.
In 2020, Seven regained the TV rights to the Supercars Championship, sharing the rights with Foxtel in a deal worth $200 million for 5 years (2021-2025). The new deal has Seven Sport show seven rounds of the Supercars Championship live and showing highlights of the rounds it is not able to televise.[15]
Cricket
On 13 April 2018, Cricket Australia announced that the Seven Network had acquired free-to-air media rights to a package of events beginning in the 2018–19 season, under a six-year contract as part of a consortium with Foxtel. Seven would broadcast coverage of all test matches, Women's internationals, 43 Big Bash League matches per-season, and 23 Women's Big Bash League matches per-season. All events would be shared with the newly-established Fox Cricket channel. This ended Nine's 45-year run as television rightsholder of international cricket in Australia.[16]
In September 2020, it was reported that Seven was attempting to exit its contract, citing an alleged breach of contract surrounding the scheduling of the 2020–21 season, and that the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia would diminish the quality of the 2020–21 Big Bash League season (violating a contractual obligation for the quality of events carried by Seven to meet that of the previous season).[17][18][19] In November 2020, Seven lodged an affidavit in the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne, seeking access to communications with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in regards to scheduling changes for India's 2020–21 tour of Australia. Seven took issue with the ODIs being moved to the start of the series rather than the test matches (which will be the final event of the series) as they would be exclusive to Fox Cricket, and the final test would overlap the end of the holiday season, reducing potential viewership. Seven West Media CEO James Warburton argued that "there aren't many sports that would launch their season behind a paywall", and that the broadcaster wanted to be "fairly compensated for the value reduction caused by the changes to the schedule and other changes."[20][21]
Rugby League
In 2016, the Seven Network won the broadcasting rights deal to be the main broadcaster of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Australia, beating the other regular rugby league broadcasting channels of Fox League and the Nine Network to secure the deal.[22]
Theme
Seven Sport has used "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer as its theme since 1989. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Seven used the music piece for Sporting events such as: AFL, Australian Open and Australian Touring Car Championship. Up until 2011, an abridged version of the opening fanfare was used. The music piece returned for introductions of the networks sporting coverage since 2018 AFL Grand Final with a version of the Fanfare for the Common Man being used for all sporting coverage including AFL, Cricket and Horse Racing.
Events
Seven Sport holds broadcast rights to the following events:
Current
Sport | Event | Broadcast partner(s) | Date | Notes |
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Summer Olympics | Melbourne 1956, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 | ABC (1956, 1972, 1976), Nine Network (1956, 1972, 1976), C7 Sport (1996, 2000), Foxtel (2004, 2008), SBS (2004, 2008) | 1956, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2021 | Full rights Live coverage on Seven, 7two and 7plus. |
Winter Olympics | Lake Placid 1980, Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006, Pyeongchang 2018, Beijing 2022 | Foxtel (2006) | 1980, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022 | Broadcast on Seven, 7two and 7plus |
Summer Paralympic Games | Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 | 2016, 2021 | Broadcast on Seven and 7two | |
Winter Paralympic Games | Beijing 2022 | 2022 | Broadcast on Seven, 7two and 7plus | |
American football | National Football League | ESPN | 2014– | 2 games a round Live on 7mate every Monday morning |
American football | Super Bowl | ESPN | 2015– | Live on 7mate/Seven |
Australian rules football | Australian Football League | ABC Sport (1957 - 1986), Sports AFL (1995–1999), C7 Sport (1999–2001), Network Ten (2007–2011), Fox Sports (2007–2011), Fox Footy (2012–) | 1957–1986, 1988–2001, 2007– | 5 live matches a week. QLD, NSW and WA matches shown live into those states on 7mate |
Australian rules football | E. J. Whitten Legends Game | 2016– | Live on Seven in VIC, SA & WA. On 7mate in NSW and QLD. | |
Australian rules football | International Rules Series | 2008, 2010, 2013– | Live on Seven in VIC, SA & WA, Live on 7mate in NSW & QLD. | |
Australian rules football | South Australian National Football League | 1965–1987, 2010– | 1 Live match only in Adelaide on 7mate and all finals including the grand final | |
Australian rules football | Victorian Football League | 2015– | 1 Live match only in Melbourne. ; finals and the Grand Final. | |
Australian rules football | West Australian Football League | 2011– | 1 Live match only in Perth; finals and the Grand Final. | |
Cricket | All International Test Matches in Australia | Fox Cricket | 2018– | Every Test Match Live on Seven |
Cricket | All Women's International Matches in Australia | Fox Cricket | 2018– | Every Match Live on Seven |
Cricket | Big Bash League | Fox Cricket | 2018– | 43 of 59 Matches Live on Seven |
Cricket | Women's Big Bash League | Fox Cricket | 2018– | 23 Matches Live on Seven |
Cycling | Tour Down Under | 2019– | ||
Golf | Australian Open | 1989–2008, 2012– | ||
Golf | Australian PGA Championship | 2014– | ||
Horse Racing | Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival | 2002–2006, 2013– | live on 7two/Seven | |
Horse Racing | Autumn Racing Carnival | Sky Racing | 2013– | live on 7two/Seven |
Motor racing | Bathurst 12 Hour[23] | 2015- | Live on 7mate | |
Motor Racing | Supercars Championship | Speed (Highlights, 2014) Fox Sports (2021) |
1963–1996, 2007–2014, 2021– | |
Motor Racing | SuperUtes Series | Speed (Highlights, 2014) Fox Sports (2021) |
2003–2004, 2007–2014, 2021– | |
Motor racing | TCR Australia Touring Car Series[24] | 2020- | Live on 7mate | |
Surfing | World Surf League[25] | 2020- | Live on 7mate | |
Yachting | Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race | 2005– |
Past
Programs
Seven Sport has presented the following recurring programmes:
Current
Sport (event) | Program | Date |
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Australian rules football (AFL) | AFL Game Day | 2008–2020 |
Australian rules football (AFL) | Talking Footy | 1994–2004 2013- |
Australian rules football (AFL) | FootyPlus | 2018– |
Australian rules football (AFL) | The Front Bar | 2016- |
Australian rules football (AFL) | The Game | 2019- |
Australian rules football (AFL) | The Crows Show | 2015- |
Australian rules football (AFL) | Sunday Soapbox | 2016– |
Australian rules football (AFL) | Friday Night Countdown | 2016- |
Australian rules football (AFL) | Armchair Experts | 2018- |
Australian rules football (AFL) | The Kick | 2018- |
Australian rules football (AFL) | Unchaged | 2019- |
Past
Sport (event) | Program | Date |
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All | World of Sport | 1959–1987 |
All | Sportsworld | 1988–2006 |
All | Sport Fever! | 2012 |
All | Road to Rio | 2016 |
Australian rules football (AFL) | The Bounce | 2010 |
Australian rules football (AFL) | Rex's Footy Panel | 1994–2003 |
Australian rules football (AFL) | The Club | 2002 |
Motor Racing (V8 Supercars) | V8Xtra | 2007–2014 |
Motor Racing (V8 Supercars) | Friday Night Live | 2012–2014 |
Motor Racing (Historical) | Shannons Legends of Motorsport | 2014-2015 |
Rugby league (NRL) | The Matty Johns Show | 2010 |
Staff and commentators
The following network personalities are seen across multiple Seven Sport events:
•Bruce McAvaney (chief commentator, all sports; member since late 1980s)
•Hamish McLachlan (host, Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Australian Open; presenter AFL, Melbourne Cup, cricket; member since 2008)
•Mel McLaughlin (host, Olympics, cricket and Australian Open; presenter Commonwealth Games, Melbourne Cup; member since 2016)
•Johanna Griggs (host, Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Australian Open; member since 1994)
•Jason Richardson (host, cricket and Australian Open; presenter Olympics, Commonwealth Games and Melbourne Cup; member since 2014)
•Abbey Way (host, Olympics, Cricket, AFL, Horse Racing, Motor Racing; member since 2018)
2016 Rio Olympics
Most Seven programs, except Sunrise and The Chase Australia, went on hiatus during Seven's broadcast of the Olympic Games.[31]
- Bruce McAvaney (Host/Main Commentator)
- Hamish McLachlan (Host)
- Mel McLaughlin (Host)
- Jim Wilson (Host)
- Kylie Gillies (Host)
- Todd Woodbridge (Host)
- David Koch (Olympic Sunrise Host)
- Natalie Barr (Olympic Sunrise Host)
- Johanna Griggs (Host/Reporter/Ceremonies Commentator)
- Rachael Finch (Reporter)
- Edwina Bartholomew (Olympic Sunrise Reporter)
- Mark Braybrook (Commentator)
- Neil Kearney (Reporter)
- Ryan Phelan (Olympic Update Host)
- Amanda Abate (Olympic Update Host)
- Steve Hooker (Athletics Commentator)
- Tamsyn Lewis (Athletics Commentator)
- Dave Culbert (Athletics/Canoeing/Kayaking Commentator)
- Pat Welsh (Trackside Athletics Commentator)
- Basil Zempilas (Swimming Commentator)
- Giaan Rooney (Swimming Commentator)
- Nathan Templeton (Poolside Swimming Commentator)
- Phil Liggett (Cycling Commentator)
- Scott McGrory (Cycling Commentator)
- Kate Bates (Cycling Commentator)
- Drew Ginn (Rowing/Canoeing/Kayaking Commentator)
- Brenton Speed (Rowing Commentator)
- John Casey (Basketball Commentator)
- Andrew Gaze (Basketball Commentator)
- Lauren Jackson (Basketball Commentator)
- Michael McCann (Diving Commentator)
- Loudy Wiggins (Diving Commentator)
- David Christison (Hockey Commentator)
- Rechelle Hawkes (Hockey Commentator)
- Vicki Roycroft (Equestrian Commentator)
- Martin Gostelow (Equestrian Commentator)
- Geoff Masters (Tennis Commentator)
- Debbie Watson (Water Polo Commentator)
- Bill Woods (Water Polo Commentator)
- Mark Readings (7TWO & 7mate Host/Commentator)
- Jason Richardson (7TWO & 7mate Host)
- Aaron Noonan (7TWO & 7mate Host)
- Michael Zappone (7TWO & 7mate Host/Football Commentator)
AFL and AFLW
As Seven is forced to show viewers in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland games featuring their respective teams live, sometimes it will show a different game at the same time into these markets then into the rest of Australia. On these occasions, it will pick up Fox Footy's coverage of the match.
Current AFL
- Bruce McAvaney (1990–2001; 2007–present) (Host/Commentator)
- Tim Watson (1992, 1996–1998, 2001; 2007–present) (Commentator/Talking Footy Panelist)
- Leigh Matthews (1996–1998; 2009–present) (Commentator)
- Matthew Richardson (2010–present) (Commentator/The Kick Panelist)
- Brian Taylor (2012–present) (Host/Commentator)
- Luke Darcy (2012–present) (Host/Commentator/Talking Footy Host)
- Cameron Ling (2012–present) (Commentator)
- Hamish McLachlan (2012–present) (Host/Commentator/AFL Game Day Host)
- Basil Zempilas (2012–present) (Host/Commentator, Women's Commentator for Perth games)
- Wayne Carey (2014–present) (Commentator/Talking Footy Panelist)
- Jason Bennett (2016–present) (Fill-in commentator, VFL Commentator, Women's Commentator)
- James Brayshaw (2018–present) (Host/commentator)
- Samantha Lane (2013–present) (Reporter/Women's Commentator)
- Jude Bolton (2014–present) (Field Commentator NSW Games Only)
- Mick Molloy (2014–present) (The Front Bar Panelist)
- Daisy Pearce (2016–present) (Field Commentator)
- Nigel Carmody (2016–present) (AFLW/VFL/Fill-in Commentator)
- Andy Maher (2016–present) (The Front Bar Host)
- Sam Pang (2016–present) (The Front Bar Panelist)
- Luke Hodge (2016–present) (Commentator)
- Jimmy Bartel (2017–present) (Commentator)
- Jobe Watson (2019–present) (Commentator)
- Brendon Goddard (2019–present) (AFL Game Day)
- Mark Soderstrom (2017–present) (AFLW/Field Commentator (SA Games Only)
- Campbell Brown (2018–present) (VFL Commentator/The Kick Panelist)
- Abbey Holmes (2018–present) (AFLW/Field Commentator)
- Nat Edwards (2018–present) (AFLW Commentator/AFL Game Day Panelist/The Kick Host)
- Gilbert McAdam (2019–present) (Field Commentator)
- Tom "15%" Browne (2018–present) (Reporter)
- Jacqui Felgate (2019–present) (Footy Central Updates)
- Bryon Cooke (2019–present) (The Kick Reporter)
- Xavier Ellis (2019–present) (Field Commentator WA Games Only)
- Ryan Daniels (2020–present) (Reporter/Field Commentator)
- Abbey Way (2020–present) (Host/Field Commentator)
- Dani Orlando (2020–present) (AFLW Field Commentator)
- Bec Goddard (2019–present) (AFLW Expert)
- Georgie Parker (2019–present) (AFLW Expert/Boundary)
- Neroli Meadows (2020–present) (Reporter)
- Chelsea Randall (2018–present) (AFLW Expert)
- Jo Wotton (2020–present) (AFLW Commentator)
- Michael Voss (2020–present) (AFLGF Commentary)
- Gavin Wanganeen (2020–present) (Commentary)
Current AFL Women's
- Jason Bennett (2016–present) (Fill-in commentator, VFL Commentator, Women's Commentator)
- Samantha Lane (2013–present) (Reporter/Women's Commentator)
- Daisy Pearce (2016–present) (Field Commentator)
- Nigel Carmody (2016–present) (AFLW/VFL/Fill-in Commentator)
- Andy Maher (2016–present) (The Front Bar Host)
- Mark Soderstrom (2017–present) (AFLW/Field Commentator (SA Games Only)
- Abbey Holmes (2018–present) (AFLW/Field Commentator)
- Nat Edwards (2018–present) (AFLW Commentator/AFL Game Day Panelist/The Kick Host)
- Jacqui Felgate (2019–present) (Footy Central Updates)
- Dani Orlando (2020–present) (AFLW Field Commentator)
- Bec Goddard (2019–present) (AFLW Expert)
- Georgie Parker (2019–present) (AFLW Expert/Boundary)
- Neroli Meadows (2020–present) (Reporter)
- Chelsea Randall (2018–present) (AFLW Expert)
- Jo Wotton (2020–present) (AFLW Commentator)
Past
- Tony Charlton (1957–1960)
- Mike Williamson (1960–1976)
- Alan Gale (1962-1970)
- Jack Edwards (1964-1986)
- Allan Nash (1964-1967)
- Frank Adams (1968-1978)
- Bob Skilton (1972-1973, 1978-1986)
- Lou Richards (1974-1986)
- Doug Wade (1976-1982)
- Peter Landy (1977–1999)
- Peter McKenna (1978-1999)
- Sandy Roberts (1981–2001)
- Dennis Cometti (1988-2001, 2007-2016)
- Drew Morphett (1988–2000)
- Ian Robertson (1988-2001)
- Malcolm Blight (1988, 1995–1996, 2000)
- Bernie Quinlan (1988-1994)
- Ross Glendinning (1989-1998)
- Gerard Healy (1991–2001)
- Kevin Bartlett (1994-2001)
- Terry Wheeler (1994-1999)
- Neil Kerley (1994–2001)
- Robert Dipierdomenico (1994–2001)
- Jason Dunstall (1999-2001)
- Graham Cornes (1995-2001)
- Adrian Barich (1995-2001)
- Richard Osborne (1999–2001)
- Tony Shaw (2000-2001)
- Anthony Hudson (1999–2001)
- Robert Walls (2001)
- Matthew Campbell (1997–2001)
- Mick McGuane (1997-1999)
- Craig Hutchison (2001)
- Paul Salmon (2001)
- Chris Dittmar (2001)
- Dale Lewis (1999-2001)
- Paul Roos (2000)
- Tony Lockett (2000)
- Nathan Buckley (2008–2009)
- Rick Olarenshaw (2007–2009)
- David Schwarz (2007–2011)
- Peter Larkins (2012–2013)
- Peter Bell (2016–2018)
- Nick Maxwell (2014-2015)
- Mark McVeigh (2013-2014)
- Michael Malthouse (2012)
- Tom Harley (2010–2014)
- Andrew Welsh (2014-2017)
- Brad Sewell (2015-2017)
Cricket
Test Matches
- Mel McLaughlin (Host) 2018/19-
- James Brayshaw (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) Early 2000s, 2018/19-
- Alison Mitchell (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
- Tim Lane (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
- Hamish McLachlan (Presenter/Interviewer) 2018/19-
- Ricky Ponting (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Damien Fleming (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Michael Slater (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Glenn McGrath (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
- Greg Blewett (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Trent Copeland (Touch Screen Analyst) 2018/19-
- Simon Katich (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Simon Taufel (Umpire Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
- Sunil Gavaskar (International Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
- Mathew Hayden (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
- Holly Ferling (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
- Peter Lalor (Lunch Panelist) 2018/19-
- Gideon Haigh (Lunch Panelist) 2018/19-
- Neil Kearney (Reporter) 2018/19-
- Abbey Way (Reporter) 2018/19-2019/20
- Emma Vosti (Reporter) 2018/19-2019/20
Women's International Matches
Current
- Abbey Gelmi (Host) 2018/19-Present
- Erin Holland (Host) 2019/20-Present
- Andy Maher (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-Present
- Jason Richardson (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-Present
- Lisa Sthalekar (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
- Julia Price (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
- Holly Ferling (Expert Commentator) 2019/20-Present
- Elyse Villani (Expert Commentator) 2020–Present
- Brad Hodge (Expert Commentator) 2019–Present
- Belinda Clarke (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
- Mel Jones (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
- Kirby Short (Expert Commentator 2020/21-Present
- Damien Fleming (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
- Jess Duffin (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-Present
Past
- Mel McLaughlin (Host) 2018/19
- Mark Readings (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19
- Alastair Nicholson (Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19
- Jason Gillespie (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
- Kristen Beams (Expert Commentator) 2019/20
Big Bash League
- Mel McLaughlin (Host) 2018/19-
- Abbey Way (Host) 2018/19-
- Erin Holland (Host) 2019/20-
- Andy Maher (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
- Jason Richardson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
- James Brayshaw (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
- Alister Nicholson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-
- Ricky Ponting (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Damien Fleming (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Michael Slater (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Glenn McGrath (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Greg Blewett (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Trent Copeland (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Brad Hodge (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Lisa Sthalekar (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Julia Price (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-
- Phil Tufnell (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
- Brendon McCullum (Expert Commentator) 2019/20
- Tim Paine (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
- Elyse Villani (Expert Commentator) 2019/20
- Brian Lara (Expert Commentator) 2020/21-
- Amelia Mulcahy (Adelaide Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
- Tom Cooper (Tasmania Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
- Ryan Daniels (Perth Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
- Neil Kearney (Reporter) 2018/19-2019/20
- Peter Siddle (BBL|10 Hub Guest Commentator- Hobart/Launceston)
- Callum Ferguson (BBL|10 Hub Guest Commentator- Canberra)
- Marcus Stoinis (BBL|10 Hub Guest Commentator- Launceston)
- Carlos Brathwaite (BBL|10 Hub Guest Commentator- Hobart)
- Eoin Morgan (BBL|10 Hub Guest Commentator- Canberra)
Women's Big Bash League
- Abbey Gelmi (Host) 2018/19-Present
- Andy Maher (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
- Jason Richardson (Host/Ball-by-Ball Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
- Dirk Nannes (Expert Commentator) 2018/19
- Lisa Sthalekar (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
- Julia Price (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
- Trent Copeland (Expert Commentator) 2019/20-Present
- Amelia Mulcahy (Boundary Commentator) 2018/19-2019/20
- Brad Hodge (Expert Commentator) 2018/19-Present
- Mel Jones (Commentator) 2020/21-Present
- Katey Martin (Expert Commentator 2020/21-Present
- Megan Barnard (Host) 2020/21-Present
- Michael Slater (Commentator) 2020/21-Present
Past
- Jeff Thompson (Early 2000s)
- Tony Squires (2005)
- Stuart MacGill (2005)
- Kerry O'Keeffe (2005)
- Sam McClure (BBL Host/Boundary Commentator) (2018-2019)
- Jim Wilson (BBL Host/Boundary Commentator) (2018-2020)
- Dirk Nannes (Expert Commentator) (2018-2019)
- Phil Tufnell (International Expert Commentator) (2018-2019)
- Kath Loughnan (Bushfire Bash Boundary Commentator) (2020)
- Mark Howard (Bushfire Bash Commentator) (2020)
- Pat Cummins (Womens Expert Commentator) (2018)
- Mitch Starc (Womens Expert Commentator) (2019)
- Bruce McAvaney (Presenter) (2018-2019)
- Jason Gillespie (Expert Commentator) (2018-2019)
- Aakash Chopra (International Expert Commentator) (2018-2019)
- Marvan Atapattu (International Expert Commentator) (2019)
- Brendon McCullum (International Expert Commentator) (2019-2020)
- Ramiz Raja (International Expert Commentator) (2019)
Tennis
Final
Wimbledon
- Todd Woodbridge (Host/Commentator)
- Rennae Stubbs (Commentator)
- Sam Smith (Commentator)
- John Newcombe (Commentator)
- Geoff Masters (Commentator)
- Jim Courier (Expert comments)
- Darren Cahill (Expert comments)
Davis Cup
- Todd Woodbridge (Host/Commentator)
- Basil Zempilas (Host/Commentator, Perth events)
- John Fitzgerald (Commentator)
- Roger Rasheed (Commentator)
Past
- Garry Wilkinson (1976-2014) (Host/Commentator)
- Kylie Gillies (1996–2010) (Reporter/Presenter, Australian Open)
- Bruce McAvaney (1990–2016) (Commentator)
- Scherri-Lee Biggs (2013–2014) (Reporter)
- John Alexander (1987–2010) (Commentator)
- Sandy Roberts (1980–2013) (Host/MC/Commentator)
- Tracy Austin (2006–2010) (Commentator)
- Matthew White (2005–2012, 2014) (Host/Commentator)
- Tom Williams (2000s–2013) (Reporter)
- Luke Darcy (2014) (Host/Commentator, Brisbane International)
- Johanna Griggs (1990s–2012, 2014) (Host)
- Rebecca Maddern (2014–2015) (Reporter)
- Jo Griggs (2016) (Early Morning Host)
- Jim Wilson (2014-2016) (Afternoon Host)
- Dave Culbert (2016) (Afternoon Host)
- Jason Richardson (2016) (Late Evening Host)
- Kim Clijsters (2016) (Commentator)
- Giaan Rooney (2013, 2015) (Reporter)
- Alicia Molik (2011, 2015) (Commentator)
Horse Racing
Melbourne Cup
- Bruce McAvaney (Host, 2002–2018)
- Simon Marshall (Co-host, 2002–2018)
- Rachael Finch (Presenter/Reporter, 2011–2018)
- Hamish McLachlan (Presenter/Reporter, 2007–2018)
- Edwina Bartholomew (Presenter/Reporter, 2013–2018)
- John Letts (Interviews, 2002–2018)
- Johanna Griggs (Presenter/Reporter, 2002–2018)
- Pat Welsh (Presenter/Reporter, 2002–2018)
- Ryan Phelan (Presenter/Reporter, 2014–2018)
- Basil Zempilas (MC, 2014–2018)
Major races
- Bruce McAvaney (Host, 2013–present)
- Simon Marshall (Co-host, 2013–present)
- Edwina Bartholomew (Presenter/Reporter, 2016–present)
- Rachael Finch (Presenter/Reporter, 2013–present)
- Hamish McLachlan (Presenter/Reporter, 2013–present)
- John Letts (Interviews, 2013–present)
Minor races
- Simon Marshall (Co-host, 2013–present)
- John Letts (Interviews, 2013–present)
Past
- Giaan Rooney (2013)
- Scherri-Lee Biggs (2012–2013)
- Sonia Kruger (2002–2011)
- Matthew White (2004–2012)
- Glen Boss (2011)
- Sandy Roberts (2002–2013)
- Kylie Gillies (2002–2006)
- Rebecca Maddern (2013–2015)
- Ryan Phelan (2014–2020)
Motor Racing
V8 Supercars
- Mark Beretta (Host/Commentator/Pit reporter, 2007–2014)
- Neil Crompton (Host/Commentator/V8 Xtra Host, 2007–2014)
- Mark Skaife (Commentator, 2009–2014)
- Mark Larkham (Pit reporter/Expert Analysis, 2008–2014)
- Greg Murphy (Pit reporter/Commentator, 2012–2014)
- Aaron Noonan (Support category commentator, 2007-2014)
- Chad Neylon (Support category commentator, 2013-2014)
- Matthew White (Host/Commentator, 2007–April 2014)
- Tom Williams (Reporter, 2007–2013)
- Daniel Gibson (Pit reporter, 2007–2008)
- Grant Denyer (Pit reporter, 2007–2011)
Bathurst 12 Hour
- Mark Beretta (Host/Pit reporter, 2015–present)
- Chris Stubbs (Host/Pit reporter, 2020–present)
- Richard Craill (Commentator, 2015–present)
- Graham Goodwin (Commentator, 2015–2017)
- Jonny Palmer (Commentator, 2018–Present)
- John Hindhaugh (Commentator, 2015–present)
- Shea Adam (Pit reporter, 2015–present)
- Chad Neylon (Pit reporter, 2016–present)
- Alex Hart (Reporter, 2018–present)
TCR Australia
- Mark Beretta (Host, 2020–present)
- Abbey Way (Host, 2020–present)
- Richard Craill (Commentator, 2020–present)
- Greg Rust (Commentator, 2020–present)
- Matt Naulty (Commentator, 2020–Present)
- Chris Stubbs (Commentator, Pit reporter, 2020-present)
- Cameron van den Dungen (Commentator, 2020–present)
- Molly Taylor (Pit reporter, 2020–present)
- Jack Perkins (Pit reporter, 2020–present)
- Jess Dane (Pit reporter, 2020–present)
2017 Rugby League World Cup
- Jim Wilson (Host)
- Dan Ginnane (Lead Commentator)
- Andrew Moore (Lead Commentator)
- Mark Braybrook (Lead Commentator)
- Brett Kimmorley (Expert Analysis/Sideline Commentator)
- Laurie Daley (Expert Analysis)
- Gary Belcher (Expert Commentator)
- Andrew Ryan (Expert Commentator)
- Scott Sattler (Expert Commentator)
- Brent Tate (Sideline Commentator)
- Adrian Morley (Expert Commentator)
- Ryan Girdler (Sideline Commentator)
- Shane Webcke (Commentator)
- Benji Marshall (Expert Analysis)
- Mark Geyer (Expert Analysis)
- Josh Massoud (Reporter)
- Liam Cox (Reporter)
- Pat Welsh (Reporter)
- Michelle Bishop (Reporter)
- Chris Garry (Reporter)
- Renee Gartner (Reporter/Commentator - Women's Matches)
- Allana Ferguson (Expert Analysis/Commentator - Women's Matches)
- David Tapp (Commentator - Women's Matches)
- Drury Forbes (Commentator - Women's Matches)
- Bill Harrigan (Commentator - Women's Matches)
- Nathan Cayless (Commentator - Women's Matches)
Golf
Current
- Pat Welsh (Host/Commentator, 2012–present)
- Wayne Grady (Commentator, 2012–present)
- Grant Dodd (Commentator, 2012–present)
- Ewan Porter (Commentator, 2017–present)
- Todd Woodbridge (On Course Commentator/Reporter, 2017–present)
- Alison Whitaker (On Course Commentator/Reporter, 2017–present)
- Bree Laughlin (Reporter, 2017–present)
- Jason Richardson (Host, 2018–present)
Past
- Sandy Roberts (Host/Commentator, 2012–2013)
- Peter Donegan (Host/Commentator, 2014–2016)
- Ian Baker Finch (Commentator, 2012–2016)
Swimming
Current
- Basil Zempilas (Host/Commentator, 1998–present)
- Giaan Rooney (Commentator, 2018–present)
- Ian Thorpe (Commentator, 2018–present)
- Nathan Templeton (Poolside Commentator, 2018–present)
Rugby Union
Rugby World Series
- Mark Doran (Host/Commentator, 2018)
- Gordon Bray (Commentator, 2018)
- Ashley Morrison (Commentator, 2018)
- Michael Lynagh (Commentator, 2018)
- Tony Lewis (Commentator, 2018)
- Scott Fava (Commentator, 2018)
- Peter Rowsthorn (Commentator, 2018)
- Dani Orlando (Reporter, 2018)
- Sam Longley (Field Reporter, 2018)
Soccer
Manchester United vs Perth Glory/Leeds United
- Mark Readings (Host, 2019)
- Mel McLaughlin (Host, 2019)
- David Davutovic (Commentator, 2019)
- Stan Lazaridis (Commentator, 2019)
- David Basheer (Commentator, 2019)
- Jim Wilson (Host, 2015)
- Archie Thompson (Commentator, 2015)
Logo history
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1975 – 1988
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1989 – 1999
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2000 – 2003
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2003 – 2011
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2012 – 2014
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January 2015 – 2018
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September 2018 – June 2020
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June 2020 – present
See also
- ABC Sport
- Nine's Wide World of Sports
- Ten Sport
- SBS Sport
- List of Australian television series
- List of longest running Australian television series
- Sports broadcasting contracts in Australia
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