Most of the content is made by the community. So yes some would be.
It’s not just the graphical elements I’m referring to.
I mean the direction of how to evolve the channel and make it survive online and on FTA. A lot of time has been wasted and seems only now it’s realised what to do which could be too late…
While I understand what you’re saying, the period the organisation was told to move online, there wasn’t any set direction and people were more invested in their pet projects and a lot of things that were done to assist this move kept hitting roadblocks and lack of knowledge of the online space and what content viewers want.
With the Best 5 in 5, I understand the objective of this, however when you look at the viewing figures for the content, people aren’t engaging with it. My point is this exactly it doesn’t drive viewership, yet they still are being produced 2 years later from when they started.
I regards to the live events yes they are all quality talent, but it is the same people involved/presenting the “events” who are still on air today and the more newer talent seem to have close ties with people within and organisation and trying to give them a platform.
So while I appreciate the hard effort going in, and It’s great they have fresh blood there who are passionate like yourself and it’s great you’re so heavily involved. My point moreso is that organisation should be well ahead of where it is now and it’s not which is due to the failings of the process over the 4 years since the governments decsion.
Look I still have a very keen interest in the space and since and looking in from the outside as a “viewer” now nothing much has changed over the last few years. Nothing content wise that engages me in wanting to watch whether it be on Facebook, instagram or the broadcast.
That is what really will determine the existence and growth of C31 if it survies. It really needs to change, because I can’t really see the government seeing it as much of the asset that it is. Purely due to lack of evolution over all of these extensions they have granted.
Anyway congrats on all of your work @MitchellC31 it seems like you’re doing an awesome job! And I really hope and wish all of the success to you guys heading into this year and hope for some evolution in content (outside of the standard producers pool) that really hits the mark and that C31 continues to prosper. 
And most of the big comic shows are produced by RMITV or outside productions, not C31 itself anyway. About Tonight was the last big show that C31 pioneered, as you mentioned.
@TVHead ’m not speaking of comedy shows and I am aware of About Tonight. I’m speaking of the live coverage shows they do, they are all presented by comedians. I know most of the night comedy shows came out of RMITV
@MitchellC31 that looks like fun! But yes! No liquids in the studio haha
To be honest I would love to see them do a twice a week news panel show similar to The Project, Focusing on a mix of topics, news, opinions, events but all with a more local Melbourne community vibe. It would be ready to get RMIT involved (assuming they still have a relationship with C31) or any of the universities as internships to form the research/production and shooting. Would be able to do crosses to live events from the studio and also guest appearances in the studio also.
There are a lot of possibilities.
It has to make sense form RMITV’s POV as well, into the future RMITV can’t be totally Melbourne centric (especially in its flagship program) if it wants it content to be consumed online. It has a news satire panel show called The Leak that focuses on national and international news.
I think you’ve pointed that comment to the wrong person? I haven’t mentioned anything about comedy shows? 
While we wait for the next possible licence extension, UniSA and 44 Adelaide have announced a new “collaborative agreement”:
The strategic partnership will deliver more hands-on training opportunities to budding media professionals in South Australia and bring more locally made content to screens across the state.
The collaboration will see increased placement opportunities both on set and in the office for UniSA students studying communication, journalism, media, web development, marketing, film and TV.
Students will have the opportunity to work on C44 TV and digital content productions, including the shows FringeWatch and Adelaide Community Diary, as well as UniSA-produced shows such as SA Sports Show and Our Time.
Recognising the important role that community broadcasters play in supporting the creative industries and artists of tomorrow, UniSA has signed on as a Channel 44 sponsor as part of the agreement.
“With so much media content available to us, it’s more important than ever to see South Australian stories and events represented on our screens,” says Professor Jason Bainbridge, Head of UniSA’s School of Creative Industries.
Early Jan on hols in Melb, loved the seemingly repeats of the show that visited local wineries.
Another local show on architecture seemed a better choice than more BBL that always seemed to be on when returning home for the day.
In other cities, local journalism students within semester used to present news bulletins, is/can that be done?
Newsline does this from RMIT
WTV Perth are airing practically only films and commercial content (Diagnosis Murder etc) in primetime. Surely this is a breach of community ACMA rules?
44 Adelaide and 31 Melbourne do a great job of focusing on community content, WTV doesn’t seem interested.
They’re allowed to screen that type of content but it’s possibly a concern if it’s filling the schedule. Maybe put in feedback to ACMA?
It’s because there is next to no staff at the station in Perth. It’s a real shame when you have Adelaide and Melbourne trying to show the relevance of the service and you have Perth who don’t seem to give a crap and drag that down. Not a good look for the sector with them acting rogue.
To be fair I’ve looked at the WTV programme schedule and they do have some community programmes (most of them aired on C31 years ago) but have noticed them playing films (one upcoming film is Walt Disney’s Bambi - how did they get the rights to that as Disney programming is usually seen on either Seven or Ten). They must have got shows such as Dick Van Dyke, Beverly Hillbillies, Diagnosis Murder (recently aired on One) and Skippy fairly cheap.
Channel 31 in Melbourne used to run classic shows like I Love Lucy (as part of its former Renaissance TV programming block but still ran some of these shows after RTV folded) and even now I think they’re still showing old black and white movies in the mornings… Stuff that’s probably very cheap and public domain.
When it was still on-air, I think TVS also used to air old black & white content that was very cheap/public domain. Also programing from DWTV Germany (which I thought most community broadcasters have used at some point over the years) and at one point, Al Jazeera English news bulletins.
Anymore*
I do remember there was a youtube video online of a tour at ABC Perth and some american sounding guy said that WTV was mostly Perth based. I found it odd.
And I think you uploaded a video of a program on TVS that was from Nine with a boxy endboard.
If they don’t have anything better to show, just chuck a block of BBC World News and fill the rest with cheap and recent programming from somewhere.
WTV also had Cricket Coverage right?
Yeah, that was from the 1st day that TVS aired Humphrey repeats in mid-2013.
what sort of “cheap and recent” programming is there? At least by airing classic titles they’re providing an alternative to the mainstream channels which is part of the reason CTV exists as well apart from the community aspect.
And BBC World News. Yawn.
They aren’t airing community content in primetime, even when it’s offered…