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New AFLW boss confident of hitting metrics ahead of new season as smart ball technology unveiled
Technology tamfitronics New AFLW boss Emma Moore is adamant the competition can find the momentum needed to thrive and hit its own metrics for further season expansion.The 2024 season starts during next week’s AFL pre-finals bye, kicking off with Sydney hosting Collingwood at North Sydney Oval on Friday night.The 18-team competition, which is now 11 games plus finals, is due to expand to 12 regular-season rounds by 2025, and potentially 14 during the five-year deal signed last September.Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today But the latter expansion is dependent on achievement of key audience metrics (average attendance of 6000 fans, average broadcast viewers of 100,000).There were 234,525 fans across 90 regular-season AFLW games last season (average: 2606) while the regular-season average viewership was 54,969, according to the AFL’s annual report.“There’s great momentum....
Starliner crew confident spacecraft will bring them safely home
NASA Space Technology Boeing Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore spoke to reporters Wednesday and said they’re confident the spacecraft will bring them safely back to Earth. In the meantime, Williams said, they’re both enjoying their extended stay aboard the International Space Station. Image: NASA TVThe crew of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft said Wednesday they’re confident the capsule will carry them safely back to Earth at the end of their extended stay aboard the International Space Station, despite helium leaks in the ship’s propulsion system and trouble with maneuvering thrusters.Launched June 5, commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams originally expected to spend about eight days in space, putting the Starliner through its paces in the ship’s first piloted test flight.But the helium leaks and thruster issues have prompted NASA to extend their...
CE confident in GBA opportunities
Technology tamfitronics Chief Executive John Lee on Friday said he believed there were many opportunities to explore in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and Hong Kong could contribute with its unique strengths as an international financial centre. Speaking with the media on the issue, Lee said Hong Kong would achieve greater benefits through cooperation with mainland counterparts in terms of technology and talent. "Technology integration is important. We contribute what we have been good at, such as research, such as high quality education, and then we combine that with the high quality research and talent in the mainland," he said. "Hong Kong has a strength of attracting both international talent, as well as mainland talent, and Hong Kong has been nurturing local talent. So Hong Kong has again the advantage of having the beauty...
