ONE in Tassie: close but not yet
Negotiations for ONE in Tassie have delayed hopes for a launch on TDT tomorrow, but the channel expects to make an announcement shortly.
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Negotiations between Tasmanian network TDT and Network TEN for the delivery of ONE HD have caused a delay in launching the channel on July 2nd, in line with Southern Cross.
But the network remains committed to ONE and is hoping to make an announcement shortly.
“We’re expecting to put out a Press Release tomorrow to announce what’s going on,” General Manager Stephen Giles told TV Tonight.
“Certainly we are going ahead with ONE and what I want to make sure is we give an accurate time,” he said.
“TDT is still committed to providing ONE HD. At this stage we are finalising negotiations and we hope to be putting out a Press Release in the next day or so.”
Last month, Southern Cross COO Greg Dodgson told TV Tonight that ONE would launch in Tasmania on July 2nd, but unforseen circumstances have since caused a delay.
There are no immediate plans for an SD broadcast of ONE.
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David Knox said:
“Managing Director of TDT I spoke to on Wednesday. Committed to ONE HD.”
Seems to me he’s only committed to silence over ONE HD.
how bout u give us HD in tassie
SCTV=Fail
Spoke to a bloke at JBHiFi who said Tassie will get ONEHD some time but it will be in SD not HD
Right.. up to you whether you to decide whether he would know more than the Managing Director of TDT I spoke to on Wednesday. Committed to ONE HD. No plans for SD (Southern Cross also has no plans for SD).
can’t Mr Giles find the switch
I guess there have been more “unforeseen circumstances” or perhaps Mr Giles is having trouble finding the right form of words to say how sorry he is to be so incompetent at foreseeing circumstances, that he has to repeatedly break his word.
We can’t even get a press release when they say as Quoted below on July 1 so lets just not hold our breath while waiting for One HD to arrive in Tas. Some of these. GM’s just thrive on publicity.
Quote From July 1.
We’re expecting to put out a Press Release tomorrow to announce what’s going on,” General Manager Stephen Giles told TV Tonight
Where is it Mr Stephen Giles? its July 3 now if you never noticed!!!
If there is a media release, where is it posted? Does anyone know?
Has there been any so called Further Media Releas’s yet? I certainly would’nt mind reading something about this.
No.
wel… tassie rocks so if ur not gonna give it too us you can suck
how f%*$ ing pathetic.
tasmania is just a state like every other state in australia you d!&@ snaps
we aren’t a piece of chewing gum wanting to be chewed then spat out at you’re leisure.
How about youse figure it all out. when you can just flick the switch tell us ONEHD will be on
How sad to see a communications company so pathetically poor at communicating with its customers.
So much for this ‘announcement’…I have not seen one published report of any announcement or ‘board meeting’ taking place. Once again us Tasmanians get unfairly treated and shoved aside. And people wonder why we are the butt of jokes??! This has got to stop and we need to take a stand!
This is now beyond a joke…why announce ONE HD will be switched on in Tasmania and then not do it?? The only reason I think of is poor planning. I gather the commercial negotiations have been finalised and now they are thinking about the implementation details. If this is the case I would have thought this would have been considered by TDT prior to making this announcement….how pathetic!!!!!
I am a full on motorsport fan so hurry up…..
you’re all f***ing pathetic………………i agree with adam’s comments……..tasmania will stand idly by while we get buttf***ed by the TEN HD…..
that is so true twice we have been given the run around with ONE HD ..it sure is crap it cant be that hard to get it right .. we want ONE HD same as rest of Australia.. so come on give us Tasmanians a fair go
its all a flamin scam…..
its time someone was honest with tassie vieweres and say
“It’s not on for Tasmanian viewers, we at the network are sorry”, blah blah f-ing blah…..
stand up and stand by your obviously inferior product……….
Weak!!!!
Raced home to switch on “ONEHD” but no luck.
once again the corporate B S restricts the mainland product being broadcast in Tassie. Pull your socks up GM’s and CEO’s. give us a break. Don’t leave us in the dark, get a press release out ASAP.
This is absolute BS!
This is now twice One HD have advertised that the channel will go live without any result, pathetic!
@Grant: I doubt it, if southerncrossbroadcasting.com.au is the Southern Cross website, then the last media release was in 2007…
Any sign of the press release, or is it like the one that was coming out in mid-June that never appeared?
This is frustrating to say the least!
I’m pretty sure I had read a while back, that the whole Freeview / extra FTA content concept, was to deter the uptake of subscription TV.
By waving the promise of additional channels under our noses, and then taking it away at the 11th hour…not once but twice too I might add, it seems almost worth paying for Austar/SelecTV just to stick it to the idiots that run the networks down here.
And congratulations to the salesperson at Harvey Norman in Tamworth who convinced my uncle (who went in specifically to purchase a HD STB) that he would be able to get One on SD. Must have had some units he really needed to shift.
Ouch.
@ Russell, Tasmania is actually one of australia most densely populated states, due to its small land area.