Apparantly the rights to the vision of all gallops meetings go to TVN as of midnight tonight....
As an Austar customer, I will no longer have any vision of the races..... Only Foxtel digital subscribers will have access to this channel.....
Added to this is the fact that the only reason Austar is hooked up is to get this vision.....

How many people are in the same boat...?

I believe my facts are correct....

Austar have about 300,000 of which a great number would be in a similar position to yourself, that being they mainly subscribe for the racing vision.

I'm a Foxtel digital subscriber and already have TVN hooked up so will not be directly affected, but my recommendation to you is to lodge a complaint with the ACCC as have others. I know for a fact that the ACCC are monitoring the situation and may well step in at some stage in the near future. The more people who complain to them, the more ammunition they have to take action.

Hi Guys,

What are you saying, i am a foxtel digital subscriber also, are you saying i am going to loose the racing channels, do i have to call them to get another package, ive got three boxes with them, they better come to the party !

Thanks
Dingoboy

Foxtel digital subscribers are ok.... It is Austar and Optus customers....
After further reading I am under the impression that it is only Sydney or NSW gallops meetings....?

BJ - As from midnight tonight, TVN will be the lone provider of all Victorian races, including Melbourne. Dependant on what happens as 3.30pm today in the court in Sydney, the Sydney races will also only be shown on TVN.

Currently, TVN is only available to Foxtel Digital subscribers and online via Telstra Bigpond.

Online?
I have Bigpond ISDN.... Are you saying that I can watch still....?
At a speed of 128kbps it probably isn't worth it anyway..... But still worth a try....

BJ - Probably not ideal at such a speed, but why not vist the Bigpond home page and find out what they offer?

I only really need to watch so I know when the race is about to start.... I am a numbers man not a form man, so actually watching the races is a novelty just to see if my bet was a winner.
But yes, I will visit Bigpond to see what they have available, but as far as internet speed goes, this is as fast as is available in my area.....

i am an austar subscriber only to watch the races. (and perhaps hogan's heroes) but foxtel will be charging $12 per month extra or are doing it now for the races.
it is possible that austar will be doing that also.
but austar (half an hour ago) could not tell me anything so will have to do with out. i suppose.
good luck.

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Gday All

I am in the Country at Port Macquarie and as such have no access to foxtel.. I do however have Austar.. From what I have read in the past.. ALL NSW Country for sure (they signed a 10 year deal recently) and I think provincial racing will continue to be shown on Sky.. ALL VICTORIAN RACING IS GONE... Depending on the outcome of the court case, SYDNEY racing could also be gone from SKY.. What does it all mean?

The way I read is that Foxtel subscribers will have to flick between TVN and SKY to watch the gallops, which isnt a huge problem. The problem for the Austar people (me included) is that we will Have all states (except Vic) Country Racing, Metro racing from BRIS PERTH and ADLEAIDE, and as I said I think Provincial NSW racing.. There will be no repeat NO Sydney Metro OR Victorian Racing, due to a cunning little contract deal that SKY really doesnt want you to know about.. They have SOLE EXCLUSIVE rights to broadcast thoroughbred racing delivered over satellite into people's homes.. How's that for being shafted all you non city people? I believe that if sky was to give up this SOLE right to transmit via Satellite, we would have TVN in our homes in rural and country Australia.. but that is as likely to happen as me ever being a size 8 again.
For me the true viliain in all this is the contract that allowed one channel a monopoly over a broadcasting platform... Disgraceful.. I wont be getting rid of Austar for a couple of reasons... I LOVE country racing and my GF loves some of the other channels... My two bobs worth

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