AEST: Eyewitness News at 5pm, The Election Project at 6pm - covering exit polls, the fluff that Seven and Nine would have been peddling for an hour already; run a film up until 9pm and then come in with (hopefully) a result
ACST: Eyewitness News at 5pm, The Election Project at 5.30pm, film until 8:30
This thread is about media coverage, not the personal political preferences of forum members nor is it a debate about federal politics (that belongs in this thread).
…and I’m sure there will be plenty of alternative programing on the multichannels come Federal Election night for those who really don’t want to watch the coverage!
Of course since 2013, analogue TV has been switched off completely (was still running in a few markets at the time of the last Federal Election), more multichannels have been launched and the proliferation of online streaming services has exploded. But I guess we’ll ignore that…
There are NO excuses for Ten not to be doing some sort of coverage of the 2016 Federal Election (or any major news event that warrants extended/rolling coverage outside of regular bulletins, but that’s for another topic) as far as I’m concerned. Alternative programing should be left purely for the multichannels, of which there are plenty on free to air TV let alone Pay TV.
It’s not about ratings. It’s about offering a service and branding. They pay a licence fee for public airwaves and therefore should provide the public with a news and information service.
Ideally this would be good. Unfortunately you don’t get the premium content that airs on the main channel moved to multichannels. It’s pretty rare these days to get any premium content on multichannels. Look at the crap that airs on ONE and ELEVEN on Saturdays. Star Trek lol
One possible way to stand out would be for The Project to run commercial free (or with limited breaks). That would have to be promoted well ahead of the night of course
Riiight - but let me guess, you won’t apply this same reasoning to what Ten actually will be showing in it’s place, will you? Tell me - with most movies online, who really wants to watch a bunch of advertisements dispersed in a 20 year old children’s movie at 6:30pm? There’s no need for it?
The coverage online feeds off what is broadcast on TV - in an age where live TV rates, where FTA TV stations have almost become rolling news sources, not covering a federal election is so unbelievable stupid.
I disagree. They occupy public airwaves. It should be used to inform the public.
Have you seen what Ten air on Saturday nights? Complete and utter rubbish that is not watched as it is. They can do the election project. It isn’t going to rate any worse than what they have their now anyway.
4:00pm Australia Votes: Nationwide Live With only two hours until polls close in the Eastern States, ABC presents a fast-paced special criss-crossing the nation with live updates from polling stations as Australia Votes.
5:00pm ABC News On Election Night
5:30pm Australia Votes: Election Night Live
11:00pm The Drum: Election After Party After the votes have been counted and Election night parties wind down, Julia Baird and a panel of die-hard political pundits and commentators dissect the results and the talking points of Election Day in a Drum special.