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International TV Information for Aussie Rules Fans

by admincms — Thu, 2007-03-15 10:01 — Last Updated: Sun, 2008-06-08 23:24

International Television Guide for 2008

The information on this page is now updated for 2008; broadcast time slots still being verified.  Additional info will be added as it becomes available.  Important Note: If you live in one of the countries below and can provide us more accurate information please e-mail us . We depend on feedback from fans to help keep this page up to date. We are unaware of coverage for any country not listed below. Updated: 9-Jun-08.

COUNTRY BROADCASTER PROGRAMS TIME SLOT*
Canada (Coverage live via Setanta Sports Canada - See our main TV page for details.)

Same as USA (see USA - Setanta below).

 See the AFANA schedules for the latest update




Grand Final coverage live on Setanta Canada only. 
Asia and Pacific Region:
(Anywhere reachable by the PAS-2 and PAS-8 satellite footprint)

Asia:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China (People’s Republic), Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia (DTH only), Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (Republic of China), Thailand, Tibet, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Micronesia comprising FSM.

Oceania:
Guam, Marianas, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tongo, **Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Polynesia comprising Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tuvalu, Wallis, Futuna, Niue, Kiribati, Nauru. (**Fiji viewers see separate listing below.)

Middle East:
Bahrain, Dubai, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikstan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the territories of the "West Bank" and "Gaza Strip".

Australia Network #
(via PAS-2 & PAS-8 satellites)

(Papua New Guinea residents also see below)

# Name was ABC Asia Pacific Network until 7 Aug 2006
 Full matches (at least 4, sometimes 5 per weekend and more on holidays, sometimes tape delayed and edited for time slot, 2 or more expected to be live)
All finals covered live.  Coverage taken from all 3 networks in Australia.  Matches selected depend on team interest, ladder position, and finals prospects. 
For more info on schedule see: australianetwork schedule




 

 





 


All finals live or short delay
Grand Final live (4.5 hrs)
(unencrypted, free to air)



International Rules Series       

Fri night 8:00 PM HKT (30 mins delayed), Saturday afternoon match: 12:30 PM HKT (live or 30 mins delay)
Saturday night match: 6 or 9:00 PM HKT (delayed)
Sometimes a
Sunday match:11:30 AM or  11:30 PM HKT (tape delay)
Times may vary if match start times vary; Match coverage may vary according to regional feeds. 




Sept 27 11:24 AM HKT, Live


No International matches scheduled by AFL and GAA in 2007.
Europe

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordania, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State.

 		Eurosport One full or edited match on delay each week


"Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights Program


1 delayed match each of first three weeks of  finals.


Grand Final		 Initially on Eurosport 2 at 21:30 UT Sun night and other weekend times


Schedules not yet known



Delayed coverage.
Fiji
 Fiji TV
 One live or delayed match per week.



"Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights Program

Grand Final
 Recent coverage taken from Australian networks on Sunday local time

Schedule not yet known

Coverage TBA
Ireland

(Republic of Ireland as well as Northern Ireland)

 Setanta Sports




TG4		 Same as United Kingdom (see UK section below).  Live and delayed coverage of 3 or more matches per week and all finals.


"Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights Program

Grand Final (5 hour delay)



Schedule not yet known

Delayed coverage.
Israel See Europe and Middle East listings

Middle East and North Africa

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharijah, Umm al-Quwain), Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, Syria, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, and the territories located in the areas currently known as the "West Bank" and "Gaza Strip".

 Showtime Two live matches each week (3 hrs)
expected to be among the matches shown in the UK or USA up thru and including the first 3 weeks fo finals

Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights Program


Grand Final
Taken off air from Australian networks, schedules vary.

Schedule not yet known



Live
New Zealand
and parts of Oceania

Sky Television Sport
One full match live, 3 hrs.,usually on Sky Sport 2 or 3, thru first 3 weeks of finals




"Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights program



Grand Final, Sky Sport 3 
Schedule varies weekly, usually Saturday afternoon, 4:00 or 6:00 PM NZT, replayed later.

Schedule varies




9/27 Grand Final 4:00 PM Live 
Papua New Guinea EM TV
Not confirmed for 2008.
 Full Match coverage, 3 matches per week, taped, 3 hrs.  

Grand Final
 Coverage taken off air from Australian broadcasts.  Schedules not known.

9/27 Live.
South Africa
(also seen in other countries in Africa and Middle East)		 Supersport
Not confirmed for 2008.
 		 One full match weekly delayed plus all finals delayed


"Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights program

Grand Final		 Schedule not yet known.


Most recently on Saturdays at 4:00 AM local time.


Grand Final Live on Supersport, schedule TBA
UK, Ireland, Isle of Man,
Channel Islands		 Setanta Sports UK
 Full match coverage, 2 or 3 live and delayed matches per week with some repeats, about 3 hrs, all finals live





AFL Finals (2.5 hrs)


Grand Final Live 		Matches aired similar to USA; schedule may differ from that isted on main AFANA TV page.




All matches to be aired


Live.
USA

 Setanta Sports
(on DirecTV ch. 615, DISH Network ch. 406, Globecast satellite services ch. 752, and ITVN internet service only)
 Full match coverage, 2 or 3 live matches per week with some repeats, about 3 hrs, at least one match delayed, other matches on delay possible later this season or next year, all finals live


"Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights Program 
 
Grand Final  Live		 See the AFANA schedules for the latest update

Fridays 5:00 PM EDT.


Sept 26 11:20 PM EDT (live) (4.7 hrs)
USA MHz Worldview
(on WorldTV satellite service from Globecast, DirecTV International and some other cities and local cable systems including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Charleston IL, San Francisco, Seattle, Tacoma, Centralia WA, Flint, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Charlottseville, Denver, Richmond, Stanford Univ -see our TV Info)		 "Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights Program 


"Toyota Aussie Rules" 2 hour Match of the Week 



Grand Final (tape delay) (3 hrs)		 See the AFANA schedules for the latest update

See the schedules noted above.


Tape delayed, Date TBA, 8:00 PM EDT with repeat at 11:00 PM.
USA MHz Networks 1 (WNVC-TV) Washington DC area only
 "Toyota Aussie Rules" 60 minute Highlights Program 


Toyota Aussie Rules" 2 hour Match of the Week 



Grand Final (tape delay) (3 hrs)		 See the AFANA schedules for the latest update

See the schedules noted above.


Tape delayed, Date TBA, 8:00 PM EDT with repeat at 11:00 PM

* Local time except as noted; times subject to change. 

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