Australian TV News

"Seven News at 4" premieres next Monday
 
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"Seven News at 7" with Melissa Doyle
 


These newscasts are to supplement the main Seven News at 6 local newscasts around the country.

Important to note that Seven News at 7 is on Seven's multichannel 7Two. Home&Away is safe on Seven at 7

Although H&A only runs four days a week at the moment with a double episode once a week.

Is it just me, or does Doyle seem positively thrilled about Abbott's poll bounce? With the possible exception of Fox News hosts, most anchors tend to have a more serious demeanor when reading political news items.

Both Seven and Nine are backers of Sky News Australia, along with BSkyB, and editorially favour the "Liberal" Party (was ever a party totally misnamed, it's pure conservatism.) over the Labour Party. There's no expectation in Australia to political neutrality.

I think she's just more happy with her new job than anything.

What a strange design for a news desk. Looks like a totally solid top. Do the presenters not do anything but read prompter or paper scripts? Couldn't see a laptop or PC monitor/keyboard for them to do any copy-tasting, fact-checking, cue re-writing etc.? Are they literally "gobs on sticks"?

Or is there a laptop (or keyboard+screen) lurking under the desk or off to one side?

No titles for it either...I would imagine there would be a keyboard and monitor lurking underneath that desk somewhere.

I actually can't believe that BSkyB own a share in what has become the ugliest news channel I've ever seen. Here are some caps of Sky News National, Sky News Business Channel and Sky News Weather Channel.
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As for the whole Seven News laptop discussion, the other studio sometimes used in national bulletins (in Melbourne) has a laptop on the desk occasionally.

Seven News Perth Promo 1987

"Channel Nine News" Perth - STW9, 1986

News output on free-to-air:

ABC
6:00-9:30 ABC News Breakfast
12:00 Midday Report
5:30 ABC News at 5:30
7:00 ABC News
7:30 7:30
10:30 Lateline
11:00 The Business

Seven
5:30 Seven Early News
6:00 Sunrise
9:00 The Morning Show
11:30 Seven Morning News
3:00 Daily Edition
4:00-5:30 Seven News at 4
6:00 Seven News
6:30 Today Tonight
7:00 Seven News at 7 on 7TWO

Nine
5:00 Nine Early Morning News
5:30 Today
9:00 Mornings
11:00-12:00 Nine Morning News
3:00-4:00 Nine News Now
4:00-5:30 Nine Afternoon News
6:00 Nine News
6:30 A Current Affair
7:00 Nine News at 7 on GEM

Ten
5:30 Ten News (there is speculation about a newscast leading into 'Wake Up')
6:00 Wake Up (coming soon)
9:00 Studio 10 (coming soon)
5:00-6:00 Ten News First at Five
6:30-7:30 The Project
10:30 Ten Late News

SBS
5:30am Worldwatch foreign newscasts through the morning
4:30 PBS Newshour
6:30-7:30 SBS World News Australia
10:30 SBS World News Australia