Seven Network - Hsv, 7two, C7 Sport, Tvw, Atn, Seven Network-Draft, Kerry Stokes, SAS, Stq, Perth Entertainment Centre, Seven HD, Btq, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: HSV, 7Two, C7 Sport, TVW, ATN, Seven Network/draft, Kerry Stokes, SAS, STQ, Perth Entertainment Centre, Seven HD, BTQ, 7mate, Yahoo 7, Austext, Seven Guide, The Mission, Only the Best on 7. Excerpt: The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney. It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach. In 2007 Seven was the highest rating television network in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network and Network Ten in second and third place respectively. Seven's administration headquarters are based in a converted warehouse at Jones Bay Wharf in Pyrmont, Sydney. National news and current affairs programming is based at studios in Martin Place. In 2009, Seven moved its Epping-based production operations to a purpose-built high-definition television production facility at the Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh. The majority of content is broadcast out of the network's digital Broadcast Centre in the Melbourne Docklands. The 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 the first station in the country to use the VHF7 frequency. It launched on 4 November 1956, soon joined on 2 December by Amalgamated Television Services ATN-7 in Sydney. The two stations did not immediately begin sharing resources, and instead formed content-sharing partnerships with their VHF9 counterparts by 1957: ATN partnered with Melbourne's GTV-9, while HSV paired up with Sydney's TCN-9. HSV's relationship with the...