The WIN and Seven networks have resolved their stand-off which saw Seven’s channels taken off the air in WIN’s Riverland, Mount Gambier and Griffith markets late on 30 June.
From 5:00pm (AEST) today, WIN resumed the local broadcast of Seven in the affected regions — just in time for the commencement of this week’s AFL round.
In a joint press release, WIN and Seven said:
The Seven Network and WIN Network have reached a new content agreement which has seen Seven’s channels return to the Riverland, Griffith and Mount Gambier via aerial transmission this afternoon.
Both Seven and WIN acknowledge the significant impact of free-to-air television in regional communities and the importance of providing news, sport, entertainment, and a voice to regional Australians.
We thank the people of the Riverland, Mount Gambier and Griffith communities for their patience while we worked through this matter.
With Seven West Media completing its acquisition of the former Southern Cross Austereo television assets, Seven has direct coverage over almost all of Australia — except for the Riverland, Mount Gambier and Griffith regions where it relies on WIN to rebroadcast its signal subject to commercial agreement.
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Sweet relief! I had just come back from Mt. Gambier back in early May and one feature I noticed about the town is the incredible number of very tall antenna masts dotted all over the place with aerials pointing towards both Hamilton and Mt. Burr. Many of us recall that this was the only way the locals could watch Seven programmes being relayed though Prime back then when SES8 (now Nine SA) was the only local commercial outlet in town. Finally, real common-sense negotiating prevails (for a change).