When the 4 game fixture was announced our game this weekend was to be televised FTA on Ch 7:

 

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/693805/fixture-confirmed-for-dees-next-four-matches

 

I have noticed that the FTA coverage has disappeared now from the broadcast guide on the AFL site:

 

https://www.afl.com.au/broadcast-guide-premiership

Same also when checking the TV guide for this week.  

What is going on?

Edited June 17, 20205 yr by george_on_the_outer

The broadcast arrangements were revised last week. I wonder if the agreement came into effect immediately and our game this week was booted from its free to air spot. 

Edited June 17, 20205 yr by Ethan Tremblay

6 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The broadcast arrangements were revised last week. I wonder if the agreement came into effect immediately and our game this week was booted from its free to air spot. 

None of the other games on the Sunday are listed as free to air. The sunday arvo game rolls in to the news (which is why it starts at 3:20) so channel 7 wouldn't want the other ones so is perhaps it is an oversight?

1 minute ago, binman said:

None of the other games on the Sunday are listed as free to air. The sunday arvo game rolls in to the news (which is why it starts at 3:20) so channel 7 wouldn't want the other ones so is perhaps it is an oversight?

Nothing on the MFC site yet.

Clicking on the second link provided by George it does show our game as FTA. Maybe it was fixed a short time ago.

13 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Clicking on the second link provided by George it does show our game as FTA. Maybe it was fixed a short time ago.

That’s funny, when I clicked it the channel 7 ‘free to air tv’ logo definitely wasn’t there. 

Edit: The game time is showing as 1:35pm for me so it’s picked up that I’m in Perth therefore won’t be on 7 over here. 

Edited June 17, 20205 yr by Ethan Tremblay

27 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The broadcast arrangements were revised last week. I wonder if the agreement came into effect immediately and our game this week was booted from its free to air spot. 

Seems that's likely but ur means 7 FTA is on only now on Thurs and Frid night games !!

if that's what Gil has arranged its nit such a great deal then.

Uts the same as fir the next 2 rounds vs Geel and Sydney 

Our next 3 game will be on the channel 7 3:20 timeslot.

13 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Our next 3 game will be on the channel 7 3:20 timeslot.

Looks as though it had been amended thank goodness !

https://www.ourguide.com.au/tv_guide.php?r=melbourne&d=21062020&t=3

Seems to me the AFL site is not being maintained well at present. Last weekend it was very difficult to find  the game date scores etc.

Edited June 19, 20205 yr by old dee

2 hours ago, old dee said:

Seems to me the AFL site is not being maintained well at present. Last weekend it was very difficult to find  the game date scores etc.

They have a new web provider apparently.The format is very similar to that used in soccer and NRL with timelines etc. The stats page is all over the place (or is it just different). One stat that I could not find was hit outs.

The match day function is a a mess compared to the simple format they used to have.

In the end of the day they are trying to make money out of it and info for fans is secondary. I really object to being funneled through their site for internet radio coverage. Just a way of getting more clicks for their advertisers...may as well employ a click farm for all the good it does.

2 hours ago, old dee said:

Seems to me the AFL site is not being maintained well at present. Last weekend it was very difficult to find  the game date scores etc.

That website is a bleedin' joke!  Can't find anything of any use very easily!  And, the MFC site is just as bad...!!

2 hours ago, old dee said:

Seems to me the AFL site is not being maintained well at present. Last weekend it was very difficult to find  the game date scores etc.

The website is a disgrace for such a big organization

 

5 minutes ago, sue said:

The website is a disgrace for such a big organization

 

has been for a long time, and as soon as they get it stable they introduce a lot of format changes which don't improve anything and just introduce new bugs

telstra must give a good discount because they don't provide quality web design

7 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

has been for a long time, and as soon as they get it stable they introduce a lot of format changes which don't improve anything and just introduce new bugs

telstra must give a good discount because they don't provide quality web design

agree, but they seem to have plumbed new depths now.