http://blogs.abc.net.au/abc_tv/2012/06/competition-sporting-nation-episode-1.htmlCompetition: Sporting Nation, Episode 1
John Clarke is set to show us that Australia's sporting obsession is about more than just bats and balls in the new three-part series, Sporting Nation. It starts this Sunday at 7.30pm, ABC1. You can watch a preview here.
It features candid interviews with some of the country's sporting greats, including Dawn Fraser, Kieren Perkins, Herb Elliot, Marjorie Jackson, the late Murray Rose, Pat Rafter, Robert Dipierdomenico and Shane Gould.
It wouldn't be sport without a competition, so for each episode of Sporting Nation, we're giving you the chance to win your own copy of the series. Details for the first round are below.
COMPETITION
To be in the running to win a DVD copy of Sporting Nation, you need to email us answers to the following questions.
Question 1
You'll need to watch the episode to answer this question. Three Australian men have won Olympic gold medals on the track. Who were they and how many of them are interviewed in Sporting Nation?
Question 2
The series looks at Australia's proudest moments in sport. In 50 words or less, what sporting moment makes you proudest to be Australian and why?
Email your answers to
switched.on@abc.net.au.
Competition closes at 5pm (EST) on 27 June 2012. You can read the terms and conditions here.
Terms and Conditions
This document sets out the terms of participation in ABC TV Marketing’s “Sporting Nation Episode 1 Competition” (the “Competition”).
1. The promoter of this Competition is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the “Promoter”) (ABN 524 292 78345), 700 Harris Street, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
2. Entry to the Competition is open to all Australian residents An entrant must be an individual and not a company or organisation. Entrants must be 18 years or over. Employees of the Promoter and any person associated with the Competition, and any organisation or individual associated with the provision of the prize(s), are not eligible to enter.
3. Each entry must be entered in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. By entering the Competition, each entrant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter may in its discretion refuse to award any prize to any entrant who fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions. All relevant instructions on the Promoter’s website (if any) form part of these Terms and Conditions.
4. Entry into the Competition is free.
5. The Competition opens at 9.00am (AEST) on 22 June 2012 and closes at 5pm (AEST) on 27 June 2012 (“Competition Period”). Any entry received after the expiry of the Competition Period will be deemed invalid. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost, delayed or misdirected entries.
6. To enter the Competition, you need two answer two questions. (1) After watching Episode 1: Three Australian men have won Olympic gold medals on the track. Who were they and how many of them are interviewed in Sporting Nation? (2) Which sporting moment makes you the most proud to be Australian?
7. All entries become the property of the Promoter and will not be returned to the entrants.
8. By submitting your Work to the Promoter, you grant the Promoter and its licensees and assignees an exclusive licence to exercise all rights in perpetuity throughout the world in your Work and all other material provided by you to the Promoter pursuant to this Competition at any time.
9. Without limiting the rights granted to the Promoter under clause 12, you specifically agree that clause 12 grants to the Promoter the non-exclusive right to communicate your Work in whole or in part to the public throughout the world on any media platform and you grant to the Promoter all associated rights necessary to exercise the above rights.
10. Your Work may be edited or adapted at any time by the Promoter in order to:
(i) meet the requirements of broadcasting authorities;
(ii) adhere to any requirements of the ABC Editorial Policies (available at
www.abc.net.au/corp );
(iii) ensure your Work meets any legal or classification requirements or to avoid any breach of law;
(iv) use your Work for promotional purposes; and/or
(v) use your Work on other ABC media platforms.
11. The top 2 entrants whose Works are judged by the Promoter’s panel of judges to be the most original and creative will each win a prize. Chance plays no part in determining the prize winners.
12. The prize is as follows:
• 1 x Sporting Nation DVD.
13. No component of the prize can be transferred or redeemed for cash. In the event that any of the prizes become unavailable, the Promoter reserves the right to provide a similar product to the same or greater value as the original prize, subject to any applicable laws or written directions made under applicable legislation.
14. You warrant that:
(i) all details provided with your entry are true and accurate;
(ii) you have all necessary rights and licences to grant the rights set out in these Terms and Conditions;
(iii) the exercise of the rights granted to the Promoter in these Terms and Conditions will not infringe the rights of any third parties;
and you will indemnify the Promoter against any loss or damage resulting from any breach of these warranties.
15. You acknowledge that the Promoter is under no obligation to exercise any of the rights granted to it by these Terms and Conditions and any communication of your Work to the public by the Promoter is at the complete discretion of the Promoter.
16. You agree that the Promoter may use your entry and any personal details provided to the Promoter for any promotional, marketing and publicity purposes of the Promoter in any media without notice and without any fee being paid to you, subject to the ABC’s Privacy Policy available at
http://www.abc.net.au/privacy.htm.
17. Decisions of the Promoter and its panel of judges are final and will be binding on each person who enters the Competition and no correspondence will be entered into. The name of each prize winner and the city/town/suburb in which he/she lives will be announced on the ABC TV blog on 30 July 2012. Please allow at least 28 days from the date of notification for the delivery of the prize.
18. If there is any event that prevents or hinders the Promoter’s conduct of the Competition or the Promoter’s ability to deliver the prize/s to the prize winner/s of the Competition, the Promoter may, in its discretion, cancel the Competition and recommence it at another time under the same conditions or select another winner.
19. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, or for any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this Competition, or for any technical error that may occur in the course of the administration of this Competition. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
20. To the full extent permitted by the law, the Promoter will not be liable for any injury, damages, expenses, or loss whatsoever (whether direct or consequential) to persons or property as a result of any person entering into the Competition or accepting or using any prize, including without limitation non-receipt of any prize or damage to any prize in transit.
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