Australian TV to Broadcast Pacific Games
NITV will have Exclusive Broadcast Rights for Free to Air terrestrial broadcasts in Australia through NITV and SBS. It will also have Non Exclusive Online Rights within Australia.
NITV is a channel made by, for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. From its humble beginnings in 2007, it has continued to grow, launching as part of SBS on free-to-air television (Channel 34) in December 2012.
For the first time ever, Australians and Pacific Islanders living in Australia will be able to witness the talent of the Pacific Games in the comfort of their own homes in Australia.
NITV will also distribute across the Pacific through digital and satellite broadcasts on SBS in agreement to territories.
It will do Live broadcast of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and will carry up to 6 hours a day of programming each day of the Games.
As part of the agreement NITV will be providing the commentating services of Mark Ella and Evan Charlton. Mark, a former Australian rugby union player, whom many would be familiar with. He is often considered as one of his country’s all-time greats in Rugby Union, while Evan is a well-known sport reporter and broadcaster in Australia.
Executive Manager for GOC Operations Clint Flood said, “With the inclusion of Australia in the 2015 Pacific Games in four sports, the participation by NITV is significant. The broadcast coverage is extensive, and the contribution of Mark Ella and Evan Charlton will add another level to the great talent of pool we have involved in the Broadcast of the Games.”
He said, the coverage by NITV is not only significant by being the first Australian broadcast deal, but its link to Indigenous people in Australia and Torres Straight Islands provides an additional cultural link to the Pacific Games.
Meanwhile, Pacific Games Council President Vidhya Lakhan has warmly welcomed NITV into the rights holding family for the Games.
Mr Lakhan said, with Australia invited to participate in four sports at this year’s Games it was entirely appropriate for an Australian broadcaster to join the 2015 Pacific Games team.
“The broadcasting of the Port Moresby 2015 Pacific Games into the homes of all Australians is a landmark moment for our sporting movement in the Pacific. We thank and congratulate NITV for their commitment to the 2015 Pacific Games and we trust that their viewers will enjoy watching the athletes of the Pacific in competition with their Australian friends,” Mr Lakhan said.
NITV joins the following countries/companies as rights holders for the 2015 Pacific Games.
National Broadcasting Company of PNG – NBC Radio and Kundu 2, Click TV, EMTV, Solomon One News Limited, Fiji One TV, Fiji Broadcast Corporation, Vanuatu television and Broadcast Corporation, Samoa Quality Broadcast Corporation, Cook Islands TV, France TV and Solomon Telekom Television Ltd. Others are expected to be signed in the next 2 weeks.
Media Release: 2015 Pacific Games
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