Olympics

Ray Hadley is cracking me up! From his hate of Aussie swimmers wearing white vs yellow caps to the very hard pronounciation of foreign names, he has me laughing everywhere.

His pronounciation and love of saying the swimmer Schlanger has had me in fits of laughter and is worth me leaving my bed at an Un-Godly hour. Loving Ray! He’s rocking my world! His passion and love of the sport brings tears to my eyes. If you don’t have Foxtel you are crazy (NO they don’t pay me) but you need it for Ray!

With less than a week to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games commence, Foxtel takes a look at some of the incredible showdowns viewers will see during its extensive coverage of the Games. Continue reading »

As we enter the final sprint to the LONDON 2012 Olympic Games, all eyes are on the Australian Athletics team as they compete in their last warm up events before the Games begin. Continue reading »

Nine have now provided details of their 3D coverage of The London 2012 Olympic Games. Press release follows.

The Nine Network 3D Olympic Trial channel will be available from July 28 on digital channel 95. Continue reading »

With just days to go until the LONDON 2012 Olympic Games commence, all eyes are on the Australian swim team as they finish their final preparations in Manchester in Northern England. Continue reading »

So far, The Voice US remains in Nine’s schedule for the week July 15-21, despite its very poor ratings, and therefore also is still in the schedule for July 22-28 – the week that ends with the Olympics starting on Nine – which can’t come soon enough for Nine, seeing that its current schedule is relatively empty and not attracting viewers.

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RACE TO LONDON – A journey to remember.

Across Australia thousands of athletes share the ultimate dream, to represent their country at two of the greatest sporting events on the planet .

RACE TO LONDON follows six contenders in the year leading up to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics where dreams will be made or shattered. The series gives a compelling insight to what it takes to be an Olympic hero. Continue reading »

Foxtel is set to launch its Olympics subscription drive at the end of the month with a new ad campaign telling the back stories of some of Australia’s athletes. It will be followed swiftly by the pay-TV provider unveiling its new brand positioning and new logo on July 1, following it’s merger with Austar. Continue reading »

Channel Seven is set to “have a crack” at Nine’s Olympic coverage with an “entire schedule of first run content”.

The network has broadcast all but two summer games since 1964, and Adam Elliott, the director of network sales, admits being the challenger is unfamiliar territory for them. Continue reading »


ACMA have given Nine the go ahead to air the Olympics in 3D.

But before owners of 3D TVs get too excited, the 3D coverage of the Olympics Games will be limited to a 6 hour highlights package, aired between 10am and 4pm daily during the Games.
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