Loving the use of the newsroom as a backdrop for the temporary presentation area, wouldn’t be mad if they used this more regularly at all and really updates the whole look of the bulletin/s.
However I really can’t stand that they’ve carried over that faux control room backdrop in the NSW set. IMO it’s too flat, looks like something from the early 2000’s and doesn’t go with the rest of the elements.
They’re on stools this morning for Breakfast.
Are they presenting Breakfast from the NSW set?
Yep, although it doesn’t look great with the standard backdrop.
Looks really nice just wish the desk had an ABC News Breakfast graphic in it and wasn’t just turned off most of the time and they could have changed the colour on the side walls surely they are LED?
Really hoping they remain permanently on this set when possible. It’s a big step up.
Why don’t they just bring back Insiders early even if it’s just special editions with only interviews and analysis no Roundtable and other segments
Will Today and Sunrise cross live to the ABC’s interview?
Hallelujah! The News set is finally getting replaced!
It was looking incredibly dire.
Now to sit back and anticipate it’s debut. 
I honestly think the design of the NSW set suits N24 more than it does for just their 7pm news.
It looks cheap at the moment, but it should definitely be used as the base of a new lightwell background loop. Think of the great effects they could do on the windows - and the ABC would finally have a day and night background loop graphic!
Are we expecting the new set to launch on Monday to coincide with News Breakfasts new set?
Celebrating 10 years as Australia’s No 1 source of continuous news
In 2020 ABC NEWS Channel will celebrate a decade on air as Australia’s leading source of continuous broadcast news.
Launched on 22 July 2010, ABC NEWS Channel is the home of breaking television news and the hub for video creation, curation and distribution across the ABC’s digital and broadcast news platforms.
ABC NEWS channel was Australia’s most-watched 24-hour news channel in 2019 with a metro average weekly reach of 2.1 million viewers on broadcast TV, a monthly average of 735,000 live-streams via ABC iview and 11 million views of the live-stream on YouTube (up 52% YoY). (Source: OzTAM 5 City Metro; YouTube Analytics; OzTAM VPM)
“Viewers want an accurate, up-to-the-minute news service they know they can trust,” said Director ABC NEWS Gaven Morris. “I was proud to lead the launch of ABC NEWS Channel, and a decade on it continues to demonstrate its value to audiences – delivering factual news coverage and independent analysis, not opinions.
“Having set the standard for live local broadcast news, today ABC NEWS Channel is also leading our strategy to provide the video-on-demand services Australian news consumers are increasingly demanding.”
Key programming highlights in 2020:
In this US election year, Planet America gets promoted to an exciting new timeslot of 10:10pm Wednesday nights on ABC TV, with a second show on Friday nights at 8pm on ABC News Channel. Join Chas Licciardello and John Barron as they bring you the latest from the US campaign trail – and attempt to make sense of it – two nights every week.
The Drum continues 6pm weeknights on ABC TV and at the later time of 9pm on the ABC NEWS channel. Hosts Ellen Fanning and Julia Baird lead a panel of experts and opinion-leaders discussing the key issues gripping or confounding Australia. The Drum will also continue to go on the road for in-depth programs from regional Australian communities.
Exclusive to the ABC NEWS Channel, Afternoon Briefing with Patricia Karvelas extends to every weekday from 4pm, delivering coverage of current events and PK’s trademark sharp political analysis.
New to our audience offering is a series of regular segments led by senior presenter Jeremy Fernandez. Across broadcast and digital platforms, these reports will deliver topical stories and useable information on subjects including education, entertainment, health, families, finances, environment, social affairs, the economy, Indigenous affairs, Australia in the Asia Pacific, security and crime.
Also, in 2020 … Barrie’s back! After signing off from Insiders after 18 years, Barrie Cassidy returns to the hosting chair, this time for a special series of One Plus One focused on leadership on both ABC TV and ABC News Channel. Later in the year Kurt Fearnley takes over the hosting chair to bring more in-depth conversations about excellence.
Throughout the day and night the latest breaking news will be brought to you by our top team of experienced journalists and presenters: Joe O’Brien , Miriam Corowa , Ros Childs , Kirsten Aiken , Gemma Veness , Karina Karvalho, Andrew Geoghegan and Michael Tetlow ; and our presenting team in Canberra led by Greg Jennett , Andrew Probyn and Jane Norman .
Rounding out the schedule are returning favourites: Arts program The Mix , The World with Bev O’Connor each weeknight at 10pm, Weekend Breakfast with Jo Nicholson and Fauziah Ibrahim and The Business with Elysse Morgan (at the new time of 8.45pm on ABC News Channel, and at 10:15pm on Main Channel, as part of the Late News ).
ABC NEWS channel is Australia’s only 24-hour news channel that everyone can watch lol! 
Doesn’t mean that ratings are guaranteed though. Some programs on Pay TV rate higher than those on Free To Air. A news channel on Pay TV could be watched by more if it was actually better.
Sky is actually one of the top 5 pay channels already. Really just beaten by sports, Original lifestyle content and the Simpson’s or NCIS repeats
The thing holding it’s ratings back is it’s paywall. If it was “better” I’m not so sure it would rate much higher. They have actually found a niche that works pretty well.
I wonder what the FTA viewership across WIN markets adds
Still no news on the new set?
