Discuss Seven News Content and Appearance
No news review of 2015 anywhere!
Itâs been pretty pathetic by all networks except the ABC. But even the national broadcaster abandoned their plans for a three-part special looking back at the year that was.
Nothing on 7 in Melbourne tonight. The last two years have been huge in terms of news events but the year that was has been neglected.
Have the graphics in Sevenâs latest âexperienceâ promo (floating around their social medias) been seen before?
I wouldnât half mind a refresh based around this sort of style. Would love to see them go dark and moody in contrast to the bright white/red of Nine News.
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Thatâs a great promo from Seven (yes, Iâm actually saying something nice about them for once!), but personally I think it would work even better if the network made a really important switch in Sydney for 2016 and Iâm not just talking about On-Air PresentationâŚif you get my drift. 
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I think its fair to say that the recent Seven News promos have improved greatly since Craig McPherson took over.
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The interesting thing here is that the new promo posted online hasnât been shown on TV yet, still running the âWhat Is Experience?â one from what I saw earlier today. So perhaps that promo is something weâll see launched on TV during the Australian Open, perhaps?
Also something else thatâs come to mind: While the âMark Ferguson started in Tamworthâ angle might be something that would work well on Prime7 to promote the bulletin to a regional audience, I think itâs probably inappropriate to highlight that in a promo aimed at the Sydney market. Really, I can just imagine the response promo that Nine would make considering that (if Iâm not mistaken) Peter Overton grew up in and has spent quite much of his media career in Sydney from the early days to now!
I saw the Melbourne version of the new promos on air yesterday so maybe theyâre gradually being rolled out across the various states
I spoke too soon, the newer âMark Fergusonâ promo has been airing in Sydney tonight from what Iâve seen.
Anyone have a video of that ânewishâ promo?
Also, Sydneycity, I meant to say âstaleâ not âstoleâ in my last post. You must have thought I said stole because you responded they have license. 
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Just found it on Youtube. Compliments to the uploader.
I donât think 9 could have produced a better promo. The âolder manâ voiceover at the end I thought was brilliant.
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Saw the Melbourne one last night with Peter Mitchell. Great promos.
Nine out-Everywhered Sevenâs âEverywhereâ promos with âAlways Onâ in late 2014 and they out-Trusted âTrustâ with âSydney is Watchingâ last year, so I definitely think the Nine News Sydney promotional department have the potential to steal Sevenâs thunder again by taking their concept and making a better promo.
Personally, I think promotional phrases that Nine have used such as âthe most experienced news team in the countryâ and âSydney is Watching the #1 Newshourâ are so much more commanding and powerful (and quite arguably, more truthful) than something like âWhat is Experience?â or the tired old âMake The Switchâ line with promos that donât really say to viewers why they should be watching Sevenâs Sydney 6pm news over the equivalent on Nine.
But in any case, I think weâre going to be seeing big promotional pushes (and possibly even relaunches) from the news services of both Seven and Nine in the lead-up to the start of the 2016 ratings season. While Seven may have clawed back some pride in the final few months of 2015, weâre now in a new year and as we all know, absolutely anything can happen between now and the end of 2016!
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I think that promo is pretty good. The endbord reminds me a lot of the NBC graphics. Hopefully itâs a sign! Fingers crossed !
Indeed.
Perhaps weâll see a relaunch for the âMark Ferguson returnsâ promo, then on his first night back, a brand new refreshed Seven News.
I actually think that promo is quite awful.
The best thing about it is the theme music.
The Melbourne one will probably resonate with viewers much more due to the fact that Peter Mitchell has been presenting at 7 Melbourne throughout all of those years. Ferguson only popped up on 7 Sydney six to seven years ago. And I donât recall him being around presenting when those big events captured in that promo happened. Where as I do remember Mitchell presenting the morning and evening of September 11 etc.
I just think the whole push towards Mark Ferguson is an utter waste of time. He is no good.
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Not getting all the fawning over that promo- I mean itâs just beating a dead horse really.
All it says is âMark Ferguson is our presenter and he has had a career leading up to this point. Also he was quite hansom when he was about 21â
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I believe Mark Fergusonâs first bulletin presenting Seven News Sydney was on November 28 2009, the day after the late Ian âRoscoeâ Ross signed off for the last time.
Personally, I think Mark Ferguson would actually be fine presenting a Morning or Afternoon News bulletin. Even a rolling news channel, heâd probably be good on. Presenting Sydneyâs 6pm news against Peter Overton as competition on Nine? No, just noâŚ
I definitely think Melissa Doyle is a more marketable newsreader than Mark Ferguson, thatâs for sure.
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Really? I still recall Mark Ferguson presenting 9News in the wake of the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009 and I also thought he was on 9âs shortlived Afternoons program, which was also a 2009 incarnation? Happy to be corrected on that?