107-761: Seven News (stylised 7NEWS ) is the television news service of the Seven Network and, as of 2021, the highest-rating in Australia . National bulletins are presented from Seven's high definition studios in South Eveleigh , Sydney , while its flagship 6 pm statewide bulletins are produced in studios based in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide , and Perth . The network also produces local news bulletins for regional markets in Queensland , New South Wales (including
214-413: A cutaway half-hour bulletin at 4:30pm, following the first half-hour of the national bulletin at 4pm. Regional and Remote Western Australia did not receive the 4.30 afternoon news on Seven Regional WA , rather, the network substituted it with its own local news service at 5:30pm. In December 2012, the bulletin was renamed as Seven Afternoon News . In January 2013, the bulletin returned to an hour due to
321-545: A 14.9% share of the company later in the same year. The 1980s saw the introduction of stereo sound, as well as a number of successful shows, most notably A Country Practice in 1981, and Sons and Daughters , which began in 1982. Wheel of Fortune began its 25-year run in July 1981, produced from ADS -7's studios in Adelaide . The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow were shown live on
428-564: A digital channel owned by the Prime Media Group , in December 2011 on channel 64 in Prime7 and regional areas and channel 74 in other areas. In September 2011, Seven broadcast a report featuring journalist Tim Noonan and writer and adventurer Paul Raffaele visiting Brazil's Suruwaha tribe and describing them as child murderers, "Stone Age" relics, and "one of the worst human rights violators in
535-439: A greater award. The latter two awards are stated by the chaser; since 2016, lesser awards can be zero or even negative. Once the contestant chooses a starting position, the host begins to ask a series of questions with three answer options. The contestant and chaser separately lock in their guesses on keypads; once either person locks in, the other must do so within five seconds or be locked out for that turn. A correct answer moves
642-516: A guest in 2024. The series has also spawned a prime-time celebrity series, and a spin-off called Beat The Chasers . In mid-2014 it was reported that the Seven Network had considered producing a local version of The Chase on the back of good ratings for the British version of the show which has been airing in the 3:00 pm timeslot since August 2013. A pilot episode on the UK set was made, but ultimately it
749-552: A high definition simulcast on channel 70 on 10 May 2016. Initially, the Melbourne and Adelaide markets received 7HD as a HD simulcast of Seven's primary channel, while the Sydney, Brisbane and Perth markets received 7HD as a HD simulcast of 7mate; this was to allow Australian Football League (AFL) matches to be broadcast in HD in those markets. Sydney, Brisbane and Perth temporarily received 7HD as
856-485: A new look for programme advisory ratings, programme listings and programme advertisements and promos. As of 10 December 2013, Seven no longer broadcasts on analogue TV and is now only available through digital TV or digital set-top box. On 26 June 2015, Racing.com began broadcasting on channel 78 as a joint venture between Seven West Media and Racing Victoria following a blackout of Victorian horse racing by Sky Racing . Initially broadcasting an interim live feed from
963-420: A new question once someone has buzzed in and either answered or passed. Unlike the original British version, the chaser remains onstage to witness the team's performance. The chaser then has two minutes to answer questions from the unused set, moving one step ahead per correct response. If the chaser passes or misses, the clock stops and the team is given a chance to discuss it and respond. A correct answer pushes
1070-415: A number of timeslot changes, was moved in 1998 to Wednesdays. This was to make room for a new series, medical drama All Saints . Both dramas rated quite highly, and along with new lifestyle shows Better Homes and Gardens and The Great Outdoors , resulted in a stronger ratings position for the network. In 1995, Sunshine Television , a Seven Network affiliate in regional Queensland, was purchased by
1177-537: A purpose-built high-definition television production facility at the Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh . The present Seven Network began as a group of independent stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide and Perth . HSV-7 Melbourne, licensed to The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (owners of two local papers at the time, The Herald and The Sun ), was launched on 4 November 1956,
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#17328445936271284-503: A purpose-built studio at the Australian Technology Park . The new space is five times larger than Martin Place, allows for permanent sets for all programs, with two complete control rooms and more than 40sq m of LED screens, while all newsroom operations are located on a second entire floor. In November 2024, Seven's local Gold Coast news bulletin, airing at 5.30pm on weeknights, was axed. Sunrise Early News airs at 5 am on weekdays and
1391-416: A question or get five right; a miss on the first question immediately eliminates the contestant with no winnings. They must then decide how many chasers from two to four to face in a timed head-to-head round, with the chasers specifying a time limit for themselves (up to a maximum of 60 seconds) and offering larger cash prizes as an incentive to face more of them. The offer to face two chasers is always equal to
1498-587: A share in the network, and continued to produce news and current affairs programming for it. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, a state-of-the-art high definition national broadcast facility was constructed in Docklands, Melbourne , replacing the previous facility in Epping, Sydney . This new facility would also house HSV-7 's Melbourne offices and studios. The year 2000 saw former Nine executive David Leckie appointed as head of television operations, re-launching
1605-411: A simulcast of the primary channel for the duration of the 2016 Summer Olympics before the change was made permanent during and after the 2017 Australian Open tennis. Up until 16 January 2020, breakaway programming was used to show further AFL matches and Australian cricket matches in HD. In June 2017, following the acquisition of Yahoo! by Verizon Communications , Seven announced plans to launch
1712-538: A sports presenter was added to the bulletin. Jim Wilson started to present sports shortly after, and continued to present Tuesday – Friday sports until he resigned from the Seven Network in June 2020. Jacqueline Felgate presented Monday sport from June 2019 until March 2022, the role that was previously shared between Ryan Phelan and Matt Carmichael. A weather presenter was added to the bulletin in 2014. Fill-in presenters for
1819-539: A studio audience like the regular version. Since debuting in September 2015, The Chase Australia has generally performed well in the ratings, often beating the Nine Network 's Millionaire Hot Seat and Network Ten 's 10 News First in the important 5:00 to 6:00 pm timeslot. The debut episode drew 520,000 for its first half-hour, and 720,000 for its second half-hour which went up against Millionaire Hot Seat . This
1926-511: A subsidiary of West Australian Newspapers , publisher of The West Australian , began broadcasting almost two years later, on 16 October 1959, as the city's first television station. BTQ-7 Brisbane followed on 1 November 1959, signing on as Brisbane's second television station. ADS-7 Adelaide was launched on 24 October 1959 as the final capital city VHF7 station. The station later swapped frequencies with SAS-10 on 27 December 1987 as ADS-10 and SAS-7 . HSV-7 began its relationship with
2033-409: A warehouse in Sydney. The exact location is North Head Sanctuary, also known as The Barracks. On the night Big Brother premiered, Seven also changed their on air theme. On 19 June 2020, it was announced that The Daily Edition had been cancelled by the Seven Network after 7 years with hosts Sally Obermeder and Ryan Phelan leaving the network. The final episode aired on 26 June 2020. In July 2020,
2140-752: A wholly owned standalone service to replace PLUS7 . In September 2017, Seven announced the new service would be known as 7plus and would launch in November 2017. As of September 2017, Seven's live streaming service, now named 7Live , is no longer accessible from within the PLUS7 and the Yahoo7 portal. Seven announced 7food network , a new digital channel, which launched on Channel 74 on 1 December 2018. The announcement with Discovery network follows SBS Food Network losing its deal with Discovery-owned Scripps Network . The channel ceased broadcast on 28 December 2019, just over
2247-458: A year since it launched, though Seven continues to utilise the Food Network branding elsewhere In June 2020, Big Brother Australia made a return on the Seven Network with a rebooted program. Hosted by Sonia Kruger , the series was pre-recorded and not live as in previous series, with the new version of Big Brother described like a "Survivor in a warehouse", with producers opting to film at
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#17328445936272354-445: Is directed by Sean Power and presented by Mark Ferguson and Angela Cox from Sunday to Thursday and Michael Usher and Angie Asimus on Friday and Saturday from Seven's headquarters, located at Eveleigh . Sport is presented by Mel McLaughlin from Sunday to Thursday and Matt Carmichael on Friday and Saturday. Weather is presented by Angie Asimus from Sunday to Tuesday and Sally Bowrey on Friday and Saturday. The Sydney bulletin
2461-458: Is one of the five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney . As of 2014, it is the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. The Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts ( Seven News ) and sports programming—as well as fiction shows. In 2011, the network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of
2568-538: Is played if all the players are caught in their individual chases. On 13 July 2023, an updated app called The Chase: World Tour was released by Barnstorm Games, featuring the Australian chasers (now including Toh and Lejins), alongside the British and American chasers. On 8 February 2016, a board game version was released by Crown and Andrews . It features three of the chasers: Issa, Brydon, and Matt. Another edition of
2675-479: Is presented by Ann Sanders (Monday-Thursday) and Sally Bowrey (Friday). This bulletin is a semi-national bulletin because it airs across Australia, except in South Australia and Western Australia who have their own local 4 pm News. Fill-in presenters include Mike Amor and Angie Asimus (News). Seven's national afternoon bulletin was introduced in 2003 as Target Iraq , during extensive coverage of
2782-472: Is presented by Edwina Bartholomew (Monday-Wednesday), and Monique Wright (Thursday-Friday), and includes news, business, finance, sport and weather. It airs from Seven's Eveleigh studios. Fill in presenters include Shaun White, Teegan Dolling, Sally Bowrey, and Gemma Acton. The bulletin is followed by Sunrise . The bulletin first aired on 14 July 2008 as Seven Early News , presented by Simon Reeve , with sport presented by Mark Beretta . Reeve presented
2889-456: Is simulcast to Seven-owned regional transmitters in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory , and to Griffith via WIN Television 's Seven Griffith. Seven Network The Seven Network (stylised 7Network , commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven ) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network . It is owned by Seven West Media Limited , and
2996-457: The 2003 invasion of Iraq , and presented from Sydney by David Johnston . The program was retained after the initial invasion and moved production to Melbourne and was subsequently renamed the Seven 4.30 News . Johnston retired in September 2005 and was succeeded by Rebecca Maddern until production returned to Sydney in July 2006. Former US correspondent Mike Amor took over as anchor and the bulletin
3103-483: The Australian Television Network in 1963. The new grouping was soon joined by other capital-city channel 7 stations, ADS-7 Adelaide and BTQ-7 Brisbane. The new network began to produce and screen higher-budget programs to attract viewers, most notably Homicide , a series which would continue for another 12 years to become the nation's longest running drama series. However, it was not until 1970, after
3210-561: The My Kitchen Rules specials aired at 7:30 p.m in February 2017, with the remaining two airing at 5:00 p.m.. In New Zealand, episodes of The Chase Australia originally aired weekly on TVNZ 1 and now airs on TVNZ Duke . On 14 March 2016, The Chase Australia began airing on UK TV channel Challenge , also available in Ireland, but this has since stopped. A localised version of
3317-411: The Nine Network 's A Current Affair , was launched in 1992 but was later replaced by the more successful Today Tonight . The network was listed on the stock exchange in 1993, soon after the entry of subscription television provider Australis . One of Seven's most popular series, A Country Practice , ended in 1993 after 1058 episodes. 1993 saw the introduction of Blue Heelers , which after
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3424-521: The Seven Media Group and Foxtel officially signed an agreement allowing Seven's digital signal to be transmitted via Foxtel 's cable and satellite services. Seven became available on Foxtel in early 2009. On 25 September 2009, Seven announced its new digital channel, 7two , which officially launched on 1 November 2009. On 18 January 2010, Seven launched the online catch-up TV website called PLUS7 . On 25 September 2010, in conjunction with
3531-402: The Seven Media Group announcing their intention to start a high definition multichannel, that was initially expected to launch in December 2007. However, 7HD became the first free-to-air commercial television channel introduced to metropolitan areas since 1988, when it launched prior on 15 October 2007, with 25th Hour being the first programme broadcast at 10:30 pm. On 14 February 2008,
3638-486: The Seven Network after nine years in the role, with Rob Raschke named as his successor. In October 2013, it was announced that the Saturday 6pm bulletins would be extended to one hour, likely as a reaction to Nine News regaining its national lead in 2013. On Monday 20 January 2014, the news theme was overhauled with the traditional The Mission piece removed after two decades, however, due to viewer backlash, The Mission
3745-494: The Spring Racing Carnival and the 2020 Summer Olympics ). These episodes feature two contestants instead of four. Each contestant plays the cash builder round, and the contestant that earns the higher amount of money takes the combined total of the two contestants to the gameboard for the head-to-head. If both contestants earn the same amount in the cash builder, the pair chooses which contestant will play head-to-head. If
3852-488: The iOS and Android game from Barnstorm Games was released. The app features five chasers (excluding Cheryl 'Tiger Mum' Toh, who had not yet appeared on the programme at the time of release) and can be played by up to four people, as in the actual show. There is one significant difference between the show and the app; only three choices are presented for questions in the Cash Builder and Final Chase rounds, and no Final Chase
3959-413: The 'Early Edition' (not to be confused with the local morning bulletin with the same name). It is presented by Elspeth Hussy (Saturday), and Gertie Spurling (Sunday). The local 5 PM bulletin is occasionally broadcast nationally. The Latest: Seven News airs at or sometime after 10 pm and is presented by Tim McMilllan (Sunday-Monday) or Jerrie Demasi (Tuesday-Wednesday) from Seven's Perth studios. As
4066-457: The 2010 AFL Grand Final, Seven launched its second multi-digital channel 7mate . In January 2011, the big red 7 logos were expanded to GWN7 and Prime7 's rebranding respectively. The news bulletins were renamed as GWN7 News and Prime7 News . GWN and Prime relaunched on 16 January 2011 at 6:00 pm, digital channels are branded as 7two and 7mate . Seven announced its intention to expand into digital datacasting known as 4ME ,
4173-463: The ACT), Victoria and Western Australia . It draws upon the resources of ITN , NBC , CBC , CNN , APTN and Reuters for select international coverage. Seven News — previously known as ATVN News , Channel Seven News , Seven Eyewitness News , Seven National News and Seven Nightly News — is one of Australia's longest-running television news services, founded in 1958, along with Nine News on
4280-547: The Federal Court upheld the ruling. In October 2012, Seven began cost cutting shedding a number of behind the scenes technical positions and reducing their SNG transponder link capacity on Optus D1 from three (at 12.661,12.671&12.681 GHz) to two (at 12.644&12.653 GHz) which are used by ATN Sydney for Sunrise and national news location uplinks as well as for other local station location uplinks. In November 2012, Seven changed its on-air theme. This included
4387-561: The Prime branding after 33 years in favour of Seven Network's branding, and would see all news bulletins carry the Seven News brand. Prior to this, Prime7 (and sister GWN7 in regional and remote Western Australia) was the only network not to fully use its metro affiliate branding despite carrying Seven branded promos, since WIN Television (except for WIN News) and Southern Cross Austereo use full Nine and Ten network branding on their stations. It
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4494-632: The Prime7 and GWN7 logos transition into the national Seven branding. Seven announced in October 2022 it would launch a new free-to-air channel, 7Bravo on 15 January 2023, on LCN 75 in metropolitan areas and LCN 65 in regional areas. As a result ishop TV moved from LCN 65 to LCN 67 in the former Prime7 areas. 7Bravo shows reality shows and true crime . The launch is a partnership between Seven Network and NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer. On 30 November 2022, various channel changes on
4601-492: The Racing.com website, the channel was officially launched on 29 August 2015. In January 2016, Seven changed its on-air theme. This included a new look for program listings, program advertisements and promos. On 7 February 2016, during the ad-break of Molly , after months of speculation, Seven officially announced their new channel as 7flix on channel 76. 7flix was launched at 6 am on 28 February 2016. 7HD returned as
4708-414: The Seven Network announced senior presenter Chris Bath 's resignation and that Melissa Doyle would take over as Seven News Sydney weekend presenter from July. Between 2015 and 2017, the national bulletin was gradually replaced by local editions presented from Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The last incarnation of the national bulletin was broadcast from the network's Martin Place studios and
4815-744: The Seven Network happened to accommodate for the new 7Bravo channel, including a 7mate SD (Channel 73) switch-off. On the same day, 7Bravo on channel 75 appeared on the Seven multiplex, and ishop TV moving to channel 67 placeholder in Seven regional areas. In June 2023, 7NEWS moved their operations from Martin Place to their new purpose-built studios in Eveleigh . In July 2023, Sunrise hosted its first broadcast at its new studios. The first edition went to air live at 5.30am on 24 July 2023, with hosts Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvington , newsreader Edwina Bartholomew and sports presenter Mark Beretta , followed by The Morning Show 's Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies . For
4922-504: The Seven Network unveiled new logos, for its multichannels, beginning with 7mate then 7two and 7flix respectively. The change in logos also included their on demand platform 7plus now stylised as ″ 7+ ″ as part of a major branding overhaul of its multi channel stations. In March 2021, it was announced that the Seven Network would move out of Martin Place to Eveleigh by the end of 2022 after almost two decades. On 1 November 2021, Seven West Media announced that it would acquire all
5029-701: The Sydney studios on Sundays. The bulletin does not air on a Sunday in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth during the AFL season. Seven's affiliate in Tasmania airs the bulletin on tape delay at 5:30 pm right before the main bulletin at 6 pm. The bulletin first aired on 1 March 2015 as a 'Special Presentation' until it became permanent on 29 March 2015. Fill-in presenters include Mike Amor , Angela Cox, Sally Bowrey , Katrina Blowers, Teegan Dolling, Liam Tapper, Chris Reason and Amber Laidler. Since 2021, Adelaide has received its edition of Seven News at 5, locally regarded as
5136-652: The Victorian Football League (now the Australian Football League ) in April 1957, when the station broadcast the first live Australian rules football match. Throughout this time, the stations operated independently of each other, with schedules made up of various simple, and relatively inexpensive, programs, such as Pick a Box and spinoffs of popular radio shows. In the early 1960s, coaxial cable links, formed initially between Sydney and Melbourne, allowed
5243-423: The amount earned in the Cash Builder. The contestant's clock is set to 60 seconds, while the chasers' clock is set to their agreed-on time. Only one clock runs at any given moment, starting with the contestant; the side in control must answer a question correctly to stop their clock and turn control over to the opposing side. The chasers must buzz-in to respond and may not confer on any questions. The contestant wins
5350-536: The axing of The Price Is Right and returned to the Melbourne studio with Rebecca Maddern replacing Samantha Armytage . However, in August 2013 Maddern was replaced by Melissa Doyle and Matt White and the bulletin expanded to start at 4 pm. In April 2014, Matt White resigned from the Seven Network to join Network Ten . The bulletin was presented solo by Melissa Doyle up until July 2015. In June 2015,
5457-533: The bulletin include Sally Bowrey, Liam Tapper, Chris Reason , Mike Amor (from Melbourne), Matt Carmichael , Mel McLaughlin and Ben Davis (Sport), Sally Bowrey and Amber Laidler (Weather). Separate editions for the Adelaide and Perth markets were launched in 2021. The Summer edition of Seven Afternoon News is a national edition presented from Seven's Eveleigh studio and previously from its Martin Place studio. The bulletin airs when local editions are on break and
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#17328445936275564-476: The buzzer. Each correct answer moves the team ahead one step, and they are given a head start of one step per contestant participating in the round. Only the contestant who buzzes-in may answer or pass, and may not confer with their teammates; if a contestant responds without buzzing-in, the answer is automatically ruled wrong. The buzzer is not used if only one contestant is in the Final Chase. The host will only ask
5671-427: The chaser back one step, or moves the team ahead by one if the chaser is at the starting line. If the chaser catches the team before time runs out, the prize fund is lost and all four contestants leave with nothing. If the chaser fails to catch the team, the participating contestants split the prize fund equally. Half-hour episodes have occasionally aired due to Seven's commitments to air various sporting events (such as
5778-431: The contestant faces the day's chaser in a head-to-head contest, attempting to move the money down to the bottom of a seven-step gameboard and into the team bank ("home"). They may start three steps down from the top (giving a three-step head start and requiring five correct answers to reach home) and play for the money earned in the Cash Builder, start one step farther down for a lesser award, or start one step farther up for
5885-419: The contestant makes it back to the bank, the Final Chase is played as normal. If the contestant is caught in the head-to-head, the team nominate one contestant to play for them for an amount of money offered by the chaser in the Final Chase. In 2024, the show introduced a new Double Trouble format variation, in which contestants face off against a pair of chasers in each episode, with the chasers alternating in
5992-404: The eighth season of My Kitchen Rules playing for a home viewer. A weekly prime-time version of the show began airing on Seven from 21 August to 25 September 2019, entitled The Chase Celebrity Specials Australia (informally known as The Celebrity Chase ). In it, teams of celebrities compete against the chaser to win prize money for their chosen charities. The game is played in the same way as
6099-407: The first bulletin as Natalie Barr was hosting Sunrise at the time. In January 2016, it was announced that Jodie Speers would replace Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta due to Sunrise starting at 5:30am. The bulletin also moved to the earlier time of 5am. In March 2024, Jodie Speers announced her resignation from the Seven Network. The bulletin was renamed Sunrise Early News and Speers
6206-565: The first television station in the country to use the VHF 7 frequency. ATN-7 Sydney, licensed to Amalgamated Television Services, a subsidiary of Fairfax , was launched on 2 December 1956, signing on as Sydney's third television station. The two stations did not immediately share resources, and instead formed content-sharing partnerships with their VHF 9 counterparts by 1957: ATN-7 partnered with Melbourne's GTV-9 , while HSV-7 paired up with Sydney's TCN-9 . TVW-7 Perth, licensed to TVW Limited,
6313-604: The first time in 1998. Between 1995 and April 2001, Alan Jackson of Nylex was the non-executive director of Seven, after being asked by Stokes to lead the company. A successful $ 1.3 billion bid for United Artists was made in conjunction with Kirk Kerkorian in 1996; the network sold its stake two years later for $ US389 million. Seven took control of Australia Television , the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 's Asian satellite channel, in 1997. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation still maintained
6420-477: The first time in more than 40 years, the whole Seven Sydney operation, including all staff, were under one roof. The new space offers space five times larger than the previous Martin Place location, with permanent sets for all programs. In July–August 2023 when the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was hosted by Australia and New Zealand, there was some controversy worldwide about broadcasting rights to it , when broadcasters' offers were very low, and FIFA's handling of
6527-400: The five capital cities in terms of being the most watched 6 pm news bulletin. On 5 July 2008, Channel Seven introduced a watermark on news and current affairs programmes. In 2007, Seven News beat National Nine News and Ten News in ratings for the first time in the Melbourne market. During the year, they ranked highest twenty weeks compared to Nine's nineteen weeks, while one week
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#17328445936276634-454: The flagship 6pm bulletin with a significant lead-in audience. In recent years, under the guidance of former longtime National Nine News chief Peter Meakin, Seven's news and current affairs division has produced more locally focused content, which has been lifting ratings for key markets such as Sydney and Melbourne . Since February 2005, the ratings of Deal or No Deal , Seven News and Today Tonight have gradually increased. Seven News
6741-464: The head-to-head rounds. During the Final Chase, the remaining contestants then choose a chaser to compete against from the pair. In 2024, the show introduced a new format, called the Mega Money Spinner . The show is as usual until The Final Chase, where if the contestants reach 10 steps, they get a spin at the money spinner, for a maximum of $ 50,000. If the team gets 15 steps, they get a spin at
6848-602: The lead nationally the following year, aided by the new game show lead-in The Chase Australia , which helped to increase numbers in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as a narrow 3,000 viewer loss to Nine in Brisbane. In July 2016, a new locally focused bulletin for the Gold Coast was introduced, airing at 5.30pm every evening from the network's Surfers Paradise studios. The debut bulletin won its timeslot with 49,000, compared to
6955-431: The local Chasers of the series: Brydon Coverdale, Issa Schultz, Matt Parkinson and Cheryl Toh, as contestants try to beat them in order to win big cash prizes. The series premiered on 1 November 2020 and aired on Sunday nights at 7:00 p.m. for five consecutive weeks. A single contestant plays the Cash Builder round, answering a series of multiple-choice questions worth $ 1,000 each. The round ends once they either miss
7062-413: The mega money spinner, where they can win a maximum $ 100,000. If they get the money spinner or the mega money spinner, whatever they land on is added to their total cash prize pool. Special shows featuring shortened gameplay have featured during Saturday Night Footy , Sunrise , Fifi, Dave & Fev and The Morning Show . In February and March 2017, four specials aired featuring two teams from
7169-492: The money on offer if the chasers' clock runs out first, or nothing if their clock runs out. Unlike the original British version, the Australian version of Beat the Chasers utilises a tournament format. The seven contestants with the highest cash winnings after the first four episodes are invited to return for a final showdown against the chasers in the fifth. The final follows the same rules, with some changes: On 12 April 2021, it
7276-570: The network adopted the Network 7 name, that a national network logo was adopted, albeit still with independently owned and operated stations with local advertising campaigns. Colour television was introduced across the network in 1975, when a new colour logo was adopted. Rupert Murdoch made an unsuccessful bid for the Herald and Weekly Times , owners of HSV-7 , in 1979, later going on to gain control of rival ATV-10 . Fairfax, however, successfully bought
7383-472: The network returned to the "Australian Television Network" branding. The next year, another new logo was introduced along with evening soap Home and Away and a relaunched Seven National News , now known as Seven News . The network became truly national in 1988 when Skase bought TVW-7 for $ 130 million. In 1991, the network changed its name once again to the Seven Network , though it had been unofficially using that name for some time before then. Despite
7490-466: The network the year before. Neighbours began on Seven in 1985, but low ratings in Sydney led to the cancellation of the new series at the end of the year, which later moved to Network Ten and went on to achieve international success. Perth based businessman Robert Holmes à Court , through his business the Bell Group, bought TVW -7 from its original owners, West Australian Newspapers in 1982. It
7597-411: The network with an updated logo, and a new advertising campaign timed expressly for the network's coverage of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The opening ceremony was one of the highest-ever rating television programmes in the country, with 6.5 million viewers, contributing to the network winning the ratings year for the first time in twenty-two years. Digital television was introduced to most of
7704-414: The network's coverage area on 1 January 2001. This was soon followed by the gradual introduction of wide screen and high definition programming. In January 2006, the Seven Network, Pacific Magazines and online portal Yahoo! Australia and New Zealand combined in a joint venture to form Yahoo!7 , representing all three companies' online assets. 7HD was officially announced on 15 September 2007, with
7811-405: The network's parent company, Seven Network Limited . Sunshine Television 's regional stations effectively became a part of the Seven Network, identical in appearance and programming to the rest of the business' stations. Australian Gladiators Series 1 and Series 2 in 1995-1996 filmed in Brisbane, and Series 3 filmed in Sydney proved popular. Seven Queensland won the annual audience ratings for
7918-470: The network's successes, a failed $ 1.5 billion bid for MGM Studios in the same year sent Qintex into receivership. Christopher Skase fled Australia in 1990 to escape extradition. The business' assets were bundled together by receivers and made into a new company, the Seven Network Limited , in 1991. Real Life , a national current-affairs programme hosted by Stan Grant , similar in format to
8025-430: The person who gave it one step down the board, but a miss or lock-out leaves them in place. If the contestant reaches home without being caught, they advance to the Final Chase and their money is added to the team's prize fund (or deducted, if they chose to play for a negative amount). If the chaser catches up, the contestant is eliminated and their money is forfeited. If all four contestants lose their head-to-head chases,
8132-556: The press regulator of serious violations of the broadcasting code. The ACMA ruled that the Channel was guilty of breaking its racism clause – having "provoked or perpetuated intense dislike, serious contempt or severe ridicule against the Suruwaha people on the grounds of ... national or ethnic origin ... race [or] religion". It also ruled that the Channel was guilty of broadcasting inaccurate material. Seven sought judicial review, but in June 2014
8239-468: The previous national bulletin in full. Melbourne and Brisbane launched local afternoon bulletins in August 2015. In July 2017, Adelaide launched their own local edition, while the previously half-hour Perth bulletin was extended to replace the national bulletin in full. At this time, the national bulletin was replaced by a Sydney bulletin. Presently, Seven Afternoon News is aired at 4 pm on weekdays in five separate local editions: Seven News Sydney
8346-403: The program. The Chase Australia The Chase Australia is an Australian television quiz show based on the British program of the same name . It is broadcast on the Seven Network and premiered on 14 September 2015. Four contestants play against an opponent, known as the "chaser", who plays for the bank. The show was originally hosted by Andrew O'Keefe until July 2021, when he
8453-630: The ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2023, the Seven Network is the highest-rated television network nationally, in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network , ABC TV , Network 10 and SBS . Seven's administration headquarters are in Eveleigh , Sydney, completed in 2003. National news and current affairs programming are based between flagship station ATN-7 in Sydney and HSV-7 in Melbourne. In 2009, Seven moved its Sydney-based production operations from Epping to
8560-460: The regular version. If a celebrity does not make it to the Final Chase, or if the team is caught during the Final Chase, a consolation prize is awarded to the charities for each celebrity. Unlike the regular version, the series is filmed in front of a studio audience. In February 2022, a celebrity episode aired in the regular 5:00 pm timeslot to promote Dancing with the Stars . This was produced without
8667-456: The rights was also criticised. The Seven Network won the rights to broadcast 15 of the matches. These included four round of 16 games, two quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the final, along with all of the Matildas games. The pay channel Optus Sport has rights for every game in the tournament. This raised public criticism, with many arguing that the entire tournament should be free-to-air, as
8774-605: The rival Nine Gold Coast News which drew 34,000 viewers. Although the Seven bulletin became the ratings leader in 2019, the rival service from Nine went onto regain its lead In November 2019, the Adelaide and Perth editions of Today Tonight were axed, finally bringing their nightly news shows to an hour edition in line with the east coast. In 2023, Seven News in Sydney began to vacate its previous Martin Place studios, with all national and state-based operations for New South Wales transferred to Seven's news facility in South Eveleigh . From 26 June 2023, it began broadcastin from
8881-480: The rival Nine Network . In 2003, former Nine Network news and current affairs chief Peter Meakin was appointed to Seven News , tasked with lifting ratings in the struggling east coast markets by including more local content in those bulletins. Seven News has been the top rating news service nationally for all but three years since 2005, partly attributed to the success of television game show Deal or No Deal (and later The Chase Australia ), which provided
8988-500: The same duration. Despite the changes, The Chase Australia remained well ahead of Millionaire Hot Seat in the ratings, often winning by an average margin of 100,000, until the latter show's axing in November 2023. Since January 2024, The Chase Australia competes against Nine's Tipping Point Australia , produced by Banijay 's Endemol Shine Australia . In August 2020, it was announced that an Australian version of Beat The Chasers would be produced. This version includes all
9095-416: The shares and subsidiaries of Prime Media Group . This was Seven West Media's second attempt at purchasing Prime, after its previous attempt in 2019 was thwarted by Australian Community Media boss Antony Catalano and rival WIN Corporation owner Bruce Gordon , who cited Seven's debt problems at the time and its poor ratings performance as their reason for their refusal. This development would mark an end to
9202-597: The sharing of programmes and simultaneous broadcasts of live shows. In 1960, Frank Packer , the owner of Sydney's TCN-9 , bought a controlling share of Melbourne's GTV-9 , in the process creating the country's first television network (unofficially called "the National Nine Network ") and dissolving the ATN-7 / GTV-9 and the HSV-7 / TCN-9 partnerships. Left without their original partners, ATN-7 and HSV-7 joined to form
9309-498: The state-based presenters. When breaking stories occur, newsflashes are presented from Seven's Eveleigh studio or Seven Melbourne's national broadcast centre. Seven News at 5 airs at 5 pm every Saturday and Sunday and is presented by Karina Carvalho (Saturday) and Angie Asimus (Sunday), which includes news, sport, finance and weather. Sport is presented by Matt Carmichael (Saturday) and Mel McLaughlin (Sunday). It airs from Seven's Melbourne studios on Saturdays, and from
9416-412: The team nominate one contestant to play for them for an amount of money offered by the chaser in the Final Chase. The remaining contestants now must work together to avoid being caught by the chaser. They blindly choose one of two question sets for themselves during the final commercial break, with the other set put aside for the chaser, and then have two minutes to answer as many questions as possible on
9523-412: The time). Cross-media ownership laws introduced in 1987 forced Fairfax to choose between its print and television operations – it chose the former, and later sold off its stations to Qintex Ltd., owned by businessman Christopher Skase . Qintex had previously bought, and subsequently sold off, stations in Brisbane and regional Queensland before taking control of the network. It was also in 1987 that
9630-412: The title suggests, the late-night bulletin provides up-to-date information on the latest news of the day. Previously known as Seven Late News , it was presented by Chris Bath or Anne Fulwood from 1995 to 2003, with Natalie Barr filling in. The bulletin was cancelled in December 2003 due to declining ratings. Chris Bath was moved to Seven Morning News (later Seven News Sydney ) and Natalie Barr
9737-476: The world". Survival International , the global movement for tribal people's rights, sent a complaint to Seven outlining the many errors and distortions in the report. After the channel refused to correct the inaccuracies in the program, Survival filed a complaint at the Australian Communications and Media Authority , who opened a formal investigation. In September 2012, the network was found guilty by
9844-590: Was a key factor in Seven News regaining its crown as Australia's most-watched news service, but, as of September 2017, it continues to trail Nine News across the eastern seaboard, while it still leads comfortably in the Adelaide and Perth markets. In response to continued strong ratings for The Chase Australia throughout 2016, the Nine Network announced rival game show Millionaire Hot Seat would extend to one hour from 2017, meaning both shows competed for
9951-433: Was also announced that Seven would look to expand its investment in local news following the merger. Majority of Prime's shareholders voted in favour of the deal on 23 December, with the sale completed on 31 December. Commencing June 2022, Seven moved to a national brand in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games across all of its regions. Introduced to regional audiences on 6 June 2022, viewers in those markets began to see
10058-463: Was announced that Larry Emdur would replace O'Keefe as host of the program, with future episodes to continue to be recorded in Sydney. The final new episode with O'Keefe as host aired on 20 July 2021. Episodes with Emdur as host began airing from 26 July 2021. Each contestant plays the first two rounds alone. In the first round, the "Cash Builder", they have one minute to answer as many questions as possible, earning $ 2,000 per correct answer. Next,
10165-480: Was announced that beginning with the spin-off, Beat The Chasers , production of The Chase Australia would move from Melbourne to Sydney in September 2020 due to COVID restrictions in Victoria at the time. On 2 February 2021, Seven announced that the network did not renew host Andrew O'Keefe's contract in December 2020 and parted company with him after he was charged with domestic violence . On 22 February 2021, it
10272-572: Was decided not to proceed. However, interest in a local version was renewed in May 2015 and in July the Seven Network commissioned the show to eventually replace Deal or No Deal and Million Dollar Minute in the 5:00 pm timeslot in a bid to revive ratings for its struggling 6:00 pm nightly news . From June 2020, social distancing measures were applied on set due to the COVID-19 pandemic , with contestants spaced apart from each other. In August 2020, it
10379-473: Was in 1984 that the network proceeded to drop the "Network 7" branding. The Herald and Weekly Times , owner of HSV -7 and ADS -7, was sold to Rupert Murdoch in December 1986 for an estimated A$ 1.8 billion. Murdoch's company, News Limited , sold off HSV-7 to Fairfax soon afterwards, for $ 320 million. Fairfax went on to axe a number of locally produced shows in favour of networked content from its Sydney counterpart, ATN -7 (also owned by Fairfax at
10486-447: Was moved to Sunrise . In February 2024, it was announced that production would shift to Seven's Perth studios from March, resulting in Usher stepping down from the program. In March 2024, it was confirmed that Tim McMillan would replace Michael Usher and Angela Cox from 18 March. Hour–long local editions of Seven Afternoon News were launched periodically in the capital cities, replacing
10593-411: Was presented by Ann Sanders (Monday – Thursday) and Chris Reason (Friday). Sport was presented by Mel McLaughlin (Monday) and Jim Wilson (Tuesday – Friday) and weather was presented by David Brown (Monday – Thursday) and Amelia Mulcahy or Angie Asimus (Friday). Short localised updates are presented during the afternoons by various state-based reporters and eventually presenters and evenings by
10700-607: Was reinstated on Friday 24 January 2014. In February 2014, Today Tonight was axed in the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane markets and the news bulletins were extended to one hour. The Adelaide and Perth bulletins remained at 30 minutes with Today Tonight being retained in only those two markets. In 2015, Seven News suffered its worst ratings year for over a decade, with all three of its east coast bulletins, as well as its regional Queensland bulletins, languishing behind Nine News and its Adelaide bulletin also starting to lose to Nine on weeknights. However, Seven News soon reclaimed
10807-476: Was relocated to the Martin Place Sydney studio. Amor was later replaced three months later by Samantha Armytage . On 3 December 2010, the bulletin was extended to 60 minutes and began to feature a sports bulletin. However, on 7 May 2012, the bulletin was truncated back to 30 minutes as The Price is Right returned to the 5:00 pm timeslot. On 2 April 2012, a 30-minute Perth edition was launched, airing as
10914-430: Was replaced by Edwina Bartholomew . Seven Morning News airs at 11.30 am on weekdays in three separate markets: Garry Wilkinson, Chris Reason and Chris Bath have previously presented the bulletin. In 2006, Bath and Sanders swapped roles with Bath being appointed weekend presenter on Seven News Sydney and Sanders appointed presenter of Seven Morning News . Ryan Phelan was the initial sports presenter when
11021-401: Was replaced by Larry Emdur . The series began with Brydon Coverdale , Anne Hegerty , Matt Parkinson and Issa Schultz as chasers, with Mark Labbett joining in 2016. Shaun Wallace appeared as a guest chaser in 2018, and Cheryl Toh has appeared as a chaser since 2019. Mara Lejins joined as a chaser in 2022, and David Poltorak joined in 2024. Brandon Blackwell also appeared as
11128-863: Was reported that Seven has commissioned a second season of Beat The Chasers with Larry Emdur as presenter. It was also announced that Seven were negotiating for Anne Hegerty to join the four Australian chasers for the second season. The Chase Australia airs at 5:00 p.m. on weeknights in most markets, however, on the Gold Coast it airs at 4:30 pm due to Seven Gold Coast News airing at 5:30 p.m. It also airs at 4:30 in all of Regional and Remote Western Australia because of 7 WA News broadcasting statewide except Perth at 5:30 p.m. Until July 2021, episodes have typically been repeated on Fridays from March 2016 and Thursdays from October 2019. Occasionally Wednesdays sees repeat episodes. Episodes have also aired at 7:30 p.m. on 10 January and 13 January 2016, and on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. in February 2016. Two of
11235-487: Was the 2022 (men's) World Cup in Qatar , on SBS Television . In September 2023, a female Queensland contestant in an upcoming Seven Network reality show was charged with multiple counts of indecent treatment of children aged under 16, multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, torture and assaults over a 15-year period. Her partner was also charged with a number of assaults. Seven refused to confirm whether it will cancel or alter
11342-416: Was the highest-rating news service nationally in both the 2005 and 2006 ratings seasons. A key aspect of Seven's recent ratings dominance in news and current affairs has been attributed to Deal or No Deal' s (and, since late 2015, The Chase Australia 's) top rating audience, which provides Seven News with a large lead-in audience. Between 2007 and 2010 inclusive, Seven News completed a clean sweep across
11449-456: Was tied. Previously, in 2006, Seven had ranked on top 16 weeks in while Nine had 24 weeks on top in Melbourne. During 2008, from weeknight to weeknight, Seven and Nine had similar ratings, often changing the most popular show from night to night. As of 2013, Nine News retains a national lead, although Seven still has a tight grip on the Adelaide and Perth bulletins. In November 2012, Peter Meakin resigned as director of news and current affairs of
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