TdU Channel Nine coverage

[DavidS]

Yep, 6pm every night on Gem and Go has old comedy repeats. Would the cycling really rate any lower?

Then again I probably wouldn't bother watching highlights for an hour on channel 9 as the highlights would consist of about 25 minutes of cycling, 10 minutes of inane chat, 15 minutes of ads and 10 minutes of station promos and ads for their other shows.

This is what I really hate about the coverage of the olympics. The idiotic comperes sit around droning on while 20 sports are happening live all around them. It's so bad it is close to unwatchable.

DS

[bosvit]

Yep, 6pm every night on Gem and Go has old comedy repeats. Would the cycling really rate any lower?

Then again I probably wouldn't bother watching highlights for an hour on channel 9 as the highlights would consist of about 25 minutes of cycling, 10 minutes of inane chat, 15 minutes of ads and 10 minutes of station promos and ads for their other shows.

This is what I really hate about the coverage of the olympics. The idiotic comperes sit around droning on while 20 sports are happening live all around them. It's so bad it is close to unwatchable.

DS

+1

[ozzymac]

Does anyone have any contact details for anyone associated with programming on nine that we could annoy, I mean ask why it's being telecast at such stupid times?

Cheers

[Marty Moose]

I agree with you all very disappointed what cyclist is awake at that time of night. Off to buy a recorder

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[skull]

Live coverage will be on the TDU website
http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/live-feed.htm

[ozzymac]

Live coverage will be on the TDU website
http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/live-feed.htm

Not sure if it will be live coverage or just live tweets etc.

Has anyone noticed any sort of advertising on nine anywhere for this event?

Up here in QLD on Win I haven't seen any mention of it.

How impressed would sponsors etc be?

I just sent an email to the TDU tourism people to tell them about how impressed cyclists are with the telecast times.

Cheers

Also there is track racing on Eurosport tonight 7.00pm

This is the key lead up series to the world's biggest track cycling events - the Olympic Games and UCI World Championships. Hold on tight as the Aussie contingent attempts to dominate the velodrome.

[stats]

Has anyone noticed any sort of advertising on nine anywhere for this event?

Up here in QLD on Win I haven't seen any mention of it.

How impressed would sponsors etc be?

I have been watching abit of the cricket and seen no advertising for the cycling.

[1st XV]

Better yet, does anybody have Mike Turter's email?? I emailed Channel 9 numerous times during their woeful Rugby World Cup coverage, only for the blame to be shifted to the programmers, which apparently could not be contacted by the public........

I hope Turter made a decent amount of money out of this deal, as 3 years of next to no coverage can only be negative for the event in the long run..........

[rudeboy]

channel 9 are live streaming some of the stages on their WWOS website starting 7:30 tonight
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx ... 2%2Cfollow

[TimW]

Live streaming for Aussy viewers
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/livestreamin ... id=8403278

from 7.20pm


edit beaten to it!!

[1st XV]

Nice one!!!

[hosko]

7;30 NSW or QLD time?

[PathOfGrin]

Colour me unimpressed, was really looking forward to the TDU, an hour of highlights in the middle of the night and a pathetic "livestream" are not what I call coverage. New Zealand gets live coverage, yet the home of the race doesn't, sad.

[TimW]

7;30 NSW or QLD time?

livestream on now NSW time

[GraemeK]

Can anyone see the live stream -- the link does not show me anything but a header and some text?

[Chuck]

Has anyone noticed any sort of advertising on nine anywhere for this event?

Up here in QLD on Win I haven't seen any mention of it.

How impressed would sponsors etc be?

I have been watching abit of the cricket and seen no advertising for the cycling.

I've not seen one add 9 are clearly massive supporters of cycling

[TimW]

Can anyone see the live stream -- the link does not show me anything but a header and some text?

Yes stream is on race has started, try refresh, or go to the nine msn site and try to connect through the cycling page.

[TimW]

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/cycling/

[jet-ski]

live stream won't work on my mac ((

[GraemeK]

Looks like so many people are trying to access it that the site can not cope --- Good on you channel 9

[PathOfGrin]

Looks like so many people are trying to access it that the site can not cope --- Good on you channel 9

A grainy, pixellated image 2 inches by 1 and a half. Broadcasting at its finest.

[skull]

I was excited and thought I would watch it on my la-di-da internet tv. Unfortunately cannot download the media player plug-in required.

[TimW]

Looks like so many people are trying to access it that the site can not cope --- Good on you channel 9

A grainy, pixellated image 2 inches by 1 and a half. Broadcasting at its finest.

double click the image and it will expand, still grainy though.Tim

[PathOfGrin]

Looks like so many people are trying to access it that the site can not cope --- Good on you channel 9

A grainy, pixellated image 2 inches by 1 and a half. Broadcasting at its finest.

double click the image and it will expand, still grainy though.Tim

Ya, tried that, it's worse, at least small I can tell they are cyclists :p

[GraemeK]

Yep - the stream will not work in Safari on a Mac but it will work using Firefox although the image is small and grainy.