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Free-to-air 24/7 sport comes late March

By Ty Pendlebury on 06 February 2009

Ten's 24-hour sports channel, ONE, will begin broadcasting in metropolitan areas on 26 March, while rural areas will have to wait a little longer.

Move over Ten HD, 24/7 sport is here to stay. (Credit: Network Ten)

In the move, the existing Ten HD will become ONE HD, while ONE will be simulcast in standard definition on channel 12. Ten SD will remain as is.

The service kicks off with the round one AFL clash between Richmond and Carlton at 7.30pm, and the match will be broadcasted simultaneously on ONE and Ten.

In a not-so-coincidental move, the launch weekend also coincides with the Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix, and ONE will broadcast 22 hours of coverage from Friday through to Sunday.

Network Ten's general manager for sport, David White, said he was excited about the opportunities the channel offered viewers.

"We know our opening weekend will give viewers a sensational introduction to ONE, and mark the beginning of a lifetime's habit of essential sports viewing," White said.

A spokesperson for Southern Cross Broadcasting, which retransmits Network Ten in rural areas, said ONE would also be coming "as is" to rural viewers but sometime later in 2009.

Ongoing ONE content will include extended versions of new and locally produced Sports Tonight shows, in addition to coverage of AFL, motor sport (Formula 1, Moto GP, NASCAR), netball, cricket, swimming, golf, NFL, NBA Major League Baseball, and NCAA College Basketball and Football.

Ten's announcement is the first of several expected to coincide with the launch of the Freeview service.

Topics: 24-hour, one, one hd, ten, sport, channel, digital tv, freeview, coincide, sports

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Comments (29)

  • wilson commented on 28/10/2009 15:19

    thank you for sending me that free copy

  • wilson commented on 28/10/2009 15:18

    can you send me a free copy??

  • ainunkno commented on 26/08/2009 02:28

    180 results source less 1800s increases

  • Paul commented on 13/08/2009 21:57

    Well, i'm not totally surprised. When digital was first coming in, it was up to Richard Alston to decide the format. This decision determined what tv's, Set Top boxes we buy and i dare say has an effect on how TV is transmitted. I was following the "tech " side of it at the time. The final conclusion was that Alston chose the wrong answer in a multiple choice question consisting of only 2 answers.At that time, it was pointed out that after a few years of digital, we were going to have to turn around and re purchase our viewing machines of choice, once the penny dropped that he'd stuffed up and set us all back about 7 years. The upside is, by then we should have One HD.

  • happy commented on 11/08/2009 19:03

    i live in sydney and its awesome,cheers

  • PJ from Canberra commented on 10/06/2009 14:39

    Once again the 10 network totally ignores the needs of regional Australia.

    Typical!

  • southern cross are monkeys commented on 15/05/2009 15:49

    The bozos at southern cross could be the dumbest managers of a business anywhere, and have absolute contempt for everyone who lives in a rural area .They must think all the yokels out of metro transmission areas wont catch on there is a new channel on tv.Ring them and they will politely remind you that the country areas are just where they make money, they certainly wouldnt go there , well because you cant watch the IPL cricket there.

  • foxtel lover commented on 01/05/2009 15:10

    Just called southern cross ten(Telephone: +61 2 6242 2400)...... One hd is coming to Canberra in either June or July this year........ well at least they have narrowed down the launch date to a 2 month period, but it remains to be seen if they stick to it!

  • foxtel lover commented on 01/05/2009 15:03

    this anti phising laws or whatever they are that were brought in have killed any chance of competition! Let foxtel show Australian sports live again, and what 7 and 10 pull their fingers out. Isn't ten just sportal anyway? if so, doesn't that mean that one hd won't be able to show any aussie sports live, or will all sports shown live have to be similtaniously shown to non-metro viewers?

  • Great SCAM 2009! commented on 20/04/2009 21:56

    the only thing worth watching and waiting for ALL year is the IPL and even in the "BIG SMOKE" like Canberra we can't get ONE HD to watch the IPL...Great work 10 for having the rights yet not letting cricket fans enjoy there holidays watching the IPL...NOT HAPPY TEN...

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