Maybe more polished off Local News and some BBC World News Bulletins if they need fillers.
Naturally all of the content (including the fishing shows) Is made and just broadcast on the channel. C31 are just the broadcaster not the content maker in that sense.
C31 in house production though is what I am referring to, they arenāt using the FTA broadcast to their advantage. When they do itās a comedian thatās been on all of their live events for the 100th time trying to get a gig.
A lot of the online content however is more branded short videos, which is fine but based off the engagement of the posts on their social media where they are posted, people arenāt interested. The only ones who do are the voulenteers and staff that work at c31 who actually engage with the content.
Itās a real shame because if the right people knew what they were doing 2 years ago, the channel and itās online counterpart would be a real great resource and outlet.
It didnāt move with the times and evolve. A lot of time was floundered sending people off on all different directions to try something without a real knowledge of what to doā¦
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Paging @SydneyOnAirTV because I reckon that they would be a good asset when It comes to the Graphical Design and suchā¦
I did like the animated popup graphic that they done in around 2016-2017 for the App.
Tho, I must admit. There are some shows on C31 that do seem to be made on iMovie
Most of the content is made by the community. So yes some would be.
Itās not just the graphical elements Iām 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 itās realised what to do which could be too lateā¦
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The problem with this is that our core audience hasnāt transitioned to digital media outlets like we have, so before we start looking for patrons we need to grow on these profiles first. Itās definitely on our radar though!
We have those roundtable discussions coming up very soon, so fingers crossed that all goes well!
Unfortunately because of our unstable status as a broadcaster, itās hard to put all of our eggs in one basket. The series like Best Five in Five and Community Designs are āmade for webā, but still need to be applicable to our TV broadcast too, which limits how crazy we can go with them.
Weāre also simply not attracting as many new producers as we used to, again likely to our uncertain status as a broadcaster. Numbers are starting to ramp up again which is nice (weāve got new programs like Walks Around Britain, The Original House of Wax etc. airing soon).
I personally donāt think thatās fair, we do have some crossover between hosts for live events, but weāve also have some regular big names too (Aunty Donna, Aaron Gocs, Luis from Lessons with Luis).
Itās important to realise that this organisation was founded around television broadcast, itās a pretty big jump to suddenly be told āgo onlineā when your core audience is purely on TV. I honestly think the organisation has done quite well to move so rapidly in this direction, and now that weāve been through this period of trial and error, Iām positive weāll come out with something great to show of it.
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While I understand what youāre saying, the period the organisation was told to move online, there wasnāt 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 arenāt engaging with it. My point is this exactly it doesnāt 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 āeventsā 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 Itās great they have fresh blood there who are passionate like yourself and itās great youāre so heavily involved. My point moreso is that organisation should be well ahead of where it is now and itās 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 āviewerā 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 canāt 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 youāre 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. 
Thatās disappointing to hear, Iām only a fairly recent hire (coming up on 1 year now) so things mustāve changed considerably since then - Even still, itās a right shame you had that experience
I think this goes back to the uncertain broadcaster status though, we donāt have many comedians coming through the doors anymore (unlike back in the day with About Tonight) - Weāre constantly trying new initiatives to bring this back to life, but these all take time unfortunately
This has me curious, what content would you like to see us making? This is the question Iām trying to put forward to everyone this year, because itās important that we get feedback on what weāre doing, and what you want to see from us in the future!
Personally, I want something like this - But Iām pretty sure my Technical Coordinator would murder me if I brought that amount of milk within a 5km radius of our studio.
<3 - Thanks dude 
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.
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@TVHead ām not speaking of comedy shows and I am aware of About Tonight. Iām 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 RMITVās POV as well, into the future RMITV canāt 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.
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I think youāve pointed that comment to the wrong person? I havenāt mentioned anything about comedy shows?
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I imagine you got along quite well with everyone hereā¦
Yep, we still have a strong relationship with RMIT(V), problem is thatās a very big commitment for anyone to undertake, and with such limited resources already (i.e only one studio instead of the 5+ that most commercial networks have) itās a pretty big ask. That being said, Iāll pass on the suggestion to my higher-ups and see what they want to do with it
100% spot on, itās time to look past just the Melbourne and Geelong areas!
While we wait for the next possible licence extension, UniSA and 44 Adelaide have announced a new ācollaborative agreementā:
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.
āWith so much media content available to us, itās more important than ever to see South Australian stories and events represented on our screens,ā says Professor Jason Bainbridge, Head of UniSAās School of Creative Industries.
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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?
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Newsline does this from RMIT
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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 doesnāt seem interested.
Theyāre allowed to screen that type of content but itās possibly a concern if itās filling the schedule. Maybe put in feedback to ACMA?
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Itās because there is next to no staff at the station in Perth. Itās a real shame when you have Adelaide and Melbourne trying to show the relevance of the service and you have Perth who donāt seem to give a crap and drag that down. Not a good look for the sector with them acting rogue.
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To be fair Iāve 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 Disneyās 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.
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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 theyāre still showing old black and white movies in the morningsā¦ Stuff thatās probably very cheap and public domain.
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