Making your TV viewing decisions easy
SURFING THE MENU: NEXT GENERATION; DNA NATION; STACEY DOOLEY: CYBER SEX GIRLS; BOGANS; THE BOOK CLUB; DONNA HAY: BASICS TO BRILLIANCE; KISS BANG LOVE; THE HUNT WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH; KITCHEN CABINET S06; BLOODLINE S02; WAYWARD PINES S02 - welcome to Week 14 of the 2016 ratings year.
With the launch of 7HD across Australia’s five main metro cities last week, regional viewers have again been left to feel second rate.
Geelong vs Adelaide will be the first game broadcast on 7HD
image source - News Corp
As you were flipping through the channels on your TV today, you may have noticed something different about channel 70.
For the longest time it's been a rebroadcast of Seven's main signal but today it made the change to 7HD.
A spokesperson for the Seven Network has confirmed to DeciderTV that the new 7HD channel will provide different programming for different states.
In Melbourne and Adelaide 7HD on Ch70 will provide a simulcast of the main Seven channel, meaning viewers in those states will be able to enjoy Seven's AFL coverage in HD for the first time.
However in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, 7HD on Ch70 will provide a simulcast of 7Mate content, meaning viewers in those states will continue to miss out on viewing Seven's main channel content in High Definition.
As part of the change, 7Mate (channel 73) will revert to being and SD channel.
The new 7HD channel is also available for Foxtel metro customers on channel 207, while the SD version of 7Mate is on channel 188. Foxtel customers may need to perform a rescan to find the channels.
Commencing this weekend viewers across all metro areas will be able to watch AFL games on the new 7HD channel.
What this means for Seven's coverage of the Rio Olympic games is yet to be confirmed.
Spokespersons for Prime TV and Foxtel have been approached for comment.
by Kevin Perry and Steve Molk
On the eve of a new AFL Football season, the Seven Network has confirmed it will not be moving its main channel into High Definition anytime soon.
The Seven Network will launch a High Definition version of its primary channel early next year in time for the Australian Open Tennis.