Seven hopes for 2018 Commonwealth Games ratings bonanza as it opens broadcast HQ on Gold Coast

June 22, 2016 9:45

Network Seven will have a team of 1,200 working on the 2018 Commonwealth Games and is hoping for a ratings bonanza for the event which takes place on the Gold Coast.

Kurt Burnette: “This is a very big deal for the Gold Coast and Queensland”

Yesterday Seven and production services company NEP Australia were formally announced as the host broadcaster with state minister for the Commonwealth Games, Stirling Hinchliffe, officially opening the broadcast HQ.

“This is a very big deal for the Gold Coast and Queensland,” Seven’s sales boss Kurt Burnette told Mumbrella. “It’s an unusual one in that we are bringing our expertise in how we produce these events – be it the Rugby World Cup in 2003, the host broadcaster for the swimming in 2000 – it is about bringing that expertise around people, planning and processes to the Commonwealth Games in 2018.”

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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