National Nine News 1991-Late 2000

Wade · June 8, 2016, 11:57pm

This set of images features a mish mash of opening title cards and various presenter shots used on air between 1991 and 2001.

Opening Title Cards

Presenter Shots

sammy123 · June 23, 2019, 8:32am

Some content from this era.

Zampakid · September 5, 2020, 1:02pm

Rugby League: The Verdict Coverage 23/2/1996:

Scroll during programming:

Zampakid · September 6, 2020, 3:32am

Princess Diana’s Funeral Coverage 6/9/1997:

Zampakid · September 14, 2020, 2:33am

National Nine Morning News Closer - Tuesday 18/7/2000

Squee · September 14, 2020, 2:46am

Still cannot believe they stuck with that opener / graphics package through to 2000. Looks so, so out of place with that national set and especially on a Plasma in the background!

SydneyCityTV · September 14, 2020, 8:14am

That closing theme music isn’t the greatest. OK, so the actual bed is alright (and potentially could’ve made for a decent update to the main National Nine News theme) but the ending is a real letdown IMO!

…not to mention that presenter, then-rising star (2020 household name) Peter Overton!

I’d have to imagine there was a scramble to get updated graphics/theme music on-air at least in Sydney before the 2000 Olympics - thankfully Nine managed to get new stuff on TCN just as the torch relay entered NSW.

That said, it probably wasn’t until the 26/1/2004 relaunch that National Nine News (at least on the East Coast) had its first truly modern On-Air Presentation package for the 21st century. VizRT animated graphics are just about the industry standard for Australian TV news these days but it must’ve been truly groundbreaking to see real-time animated elements on Nine in 2004 while the other networks stuck with largely static graphics for several years afterwards!

BigVic · September 15, 2020, 4:47am

The package was one of the longest in National Nine News history lasting until 2000! Modified graphics were launched in August to make way for digital TV.

SydneyCityTV · September 15, 2020, 5:01am

For the Opener, yes. But even that was brought in sometime around 1994, a darker blue version was used during the Early 1990s.

Supers & other full screen graphics (at least in Sydney) were changed several times during the 1990s. Of course back in those days there wasn’t quite the same level of standardised branding as there is now, so there was some notable differences in the graphics for National Nine News across the country.

Zampakid · November 13, 2020, 11:50am

National Nine News Adelaide Updates 1994-1999

Aurora · November 14, 2020, 8:58pm

The closer music was good, was it just for the morning news?

Zampakid · November 18, 2020, 12:53pm

10 minutes of National Nine Morning News with Peter Overton 8/9/1997

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Wade · November 18, 2020, 2:10pm

I never knew that the morning news had a different theme. I remember Daybreak (later the Early edition) having a different theme though

utaussiefan · December 10, 2020, 11:54am

5 minutes of Nine News Adelaide from 2004 with Georgina McGuinness in the Southern Cross era. Definitely brings back memories for myself.

Zampakid · February 10, 2021, 11:50am

Princess Diana’s Death - Special Late Bulletin 31/8/1997

Zampakid · June 7, 2021, 4:45am

National Nine News Brisbane - Saturday 6/9/1997

Zampakid · June 16, 2021, 12:45pm

National Nine News Perth with Tina Altieri - Sunday 21/6/1992

Wade · June 16, 2021, 10:30pm

Wow what a great find, not many caps out there of Perth from this era. Would love to see the video too should you have one

Bergoine · June 16, 2021, 11:32pm

They were still using the network look in 1992 before they went rogue in the mid 90’s and decided to use their own graphics and even their own music in 93.

Glad we don’t have to put up with that nonsense now that NWS and STW are networked owned.

Zampakid · June 17, 2021, 3:05pm

I’ll post the video in a few days, as a #OnThisDay upload.