Nothing like a bit of healthy competition in the TV biz! No sooner has Network Ten announced their new high-definition channel to be launched later this year – the Seven Network has now announced that they will also be launching their own HD multi-channel in the coming months.
While Ten has put a name to their new channel (the very creative TenHD!) and given an indication as to the channel’s content, Seven have really only said that they will be launching a new channel so one suspects that they are not as progressed as Ten is but obviously using Ten’s lead to say “Hey, we’ll be there too!”.
It is probably safe to say though that Seven’s new break-away HD channel will feature a fair amount of sport – with the network having coverage rights to AFL, V8 Supercars and next year will have the Olympic Games. Plus they’ll no doubt relish the opportunity to extend their hit shows such as Dancing With The Stars, It Takes Two, Kath & Kim and City Homicide with time-shifting or additional features on the new channel.
