# News First (Sky Open NZ) **URL:** \ **Category:** Subscription, Streaming and International News\ **Created:** [June 7, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390 "2016-06-07T12:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![theGradyConnell](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/thegradyconnell/32/318021_2.png) [@theGradyConnell](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/theGradyConnell)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/42 "2021-03-11T06:09:58Z")
Newshub produces Prime News. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Eccles](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/54ee81/32.png) [@Michael\_Eccles](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Michael_Eccles)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/43 "2021-03-11T06:10:31Z")
I know but if sky takes over when the contract finnish ---
**Author:** ![Akash\_Prakash](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/akash_prakash/32/88611_2.png) [@Akash\_Prakash](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Akash_Prakash)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/44 "2021-03-11T07:05:01Z")
New Zealand needs another News outlet Producer/Brand, the current lot just not up to standard in delivery of service. ---
**Author:** ![DJPizarro](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/djpizarro/32/56537_2.png) [@DJPizarro](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/DJPizarro)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/45 "2021-03-11T13:02:06Z")
No guarantee whatsoever. Remember when Paul Holmes jumped ship from One to Prime in 2005? It was a ratings flop despite his star power ---
**Author:** ![ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/screentower/32/3358_2.png) [@ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ScreenTower)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/46 "2021-03-13T05:03:06Z")
**(13-14/3/2021)** Sacha McNeil is presenting the bulletin this weekend. ![6054](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/a/daa454c0a857ab81335d770af9ba5e33fca9d3bc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/killy06/32/366375_2.png) [@killy06](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/killy06)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/47 "2021-03-13T07:37:23Z")
Interesting choice in screen grab lol. ---
**Author:** ![ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/screentower/32/3358_2.png) [@ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ScreenTower)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/48 "2021-06-19T05:31:57Z")
**(19/6/2021)** Heather Keats presented the bulletin on Saturday. ![6368](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/6/66bda274b4455bebd4d26c9d326b3d8c4a75ad69.jpeg) * * * **(20/6/2021)** Janika ter Ellen returned tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Sheldon\_Betteridge](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sheldon_betteridge/32/212478_2.png) [@Sheldon\_Betteridge](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sheldon_Betteridge)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/49 "2021-06-20T06:59:52Z")
Imagine if Sky sells Prime off, will they invest in making their own news set and Current affairs? ---
**Author:** ![Leotv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/leotv/32/345158_2.png) [@Leotv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Leotv)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/50 "2021-06-20T08:09:39Z")
In an ideal world yes but I highly doubt a new owner would want to invest in news on a low rating commercial channel. They’d probably just sign another deal for Newshub to produce their news. ---
**Author:** ![TV4](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv4/32/346890_2.png) [@TV4](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV4)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/51 "2021-06-20T19:08:02Z")
> [@Sheldon\_Betteridge](#): > > if Sky sells Prime off When Sky gets tired of kicking the ball around, Prime is far more likely to be shut down rather than sold off. There’s bugger-all assets, no infrastructure and little in terms of programming deals that would make it worthwhile to buy. ---
**Author:** ![ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/screentower/32/3358_2.png) [@ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ScreenTower)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/52 "2021-06-22T05:34:06Z")
**(22/6/2021)** Sacha McNeil is presenting tonight. ![6369](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/d/3d263abbf988cadd67929d789f14c2853a1d2796.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![lm123](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9e8a1a/32.png) [@lm123](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/lm123)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/53 "2021-06-22T12:37:06Z")
Interesting that Janika hosted Newshub Late tonight instead of filling in for Eric. Sacha used to pretty reliably host Late Mon-Tue but hasn’t been doing this shift so much recently. ---
**Author:** ![Sheldon\_Betteridge](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sheldon_betteridge/32/212478_2.png) [@Sheldon\_Betteridge](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sheldon_Betteridge)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/54 "2021-06-24T04:38:39Z")
> [@TV4](#): > > When Sky gets tired of kicking the ball around, Prime is far more likely to be shut down rather than sold off. There’s bugger-all assets, no infrastructure and little in terms of programming deals that would make it worthwhile to buy. It is now inevitable that channel does not make sense anymore, years ago what I wished Prime TV have more assets rather than ridiculous stuff that some programmes aired on this channel could have aired on TVNZ 1, and buying CBS deal makes stuff unpopular here than it did on TV3 (now Three) years before that. ---
**Author:** ![ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/screentower/32/3358_2.png) [@ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ScreenTower)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/55 "2021-07-03T05:32:13Z")
**(3-4/7/2021)** Heather Keats is presenting this weekend. ![6377](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/2/d2bd813ca76eb3bc72146a95e45a41094f7885a3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/narutvmock/32/148506_2.png) [@NaruTVMock](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/NaruTVMock)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/56 "2021-07-14T05:44:32Z")
Prime News tonight having some issues First story airs and when it ends it crashes into a break. Plays the start of Shipping wars for 2 minutes and then returns to bulletin plays a few more stories and then crashes back into Shipping Wars and displays the following message. Now back on air again. ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/f/9f313e7ca979fa6e0ad8f60cb3112f2b283a1a97.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Leotv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/leotv/32/345158_2.png) [@Leotv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Leotv)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/57 "2021-07-19T10:34:51Z")
Some caps from tonights bulletin with the “Developing News” banner: ![20210719_222525](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/0/306d10998017f983a802442a725c35d33fd23374.jpeg) ![20210719_222320](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/1/117049c22f483017ed1a60649a2196e545860d6b.jpeg) ![20210719_222245](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/a/da3d4c55eff8e031d8464cde6a3d18c55c948218.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/58 "2021-07-19T11:59:51Z")
They don’t even have a greenscreen newsroom for Prime… ---
**Author:** ![Leotv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/leotv/32/345158_2.png) [@Leotv](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Leotv)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/60 "2021-07-19T14:21:23Z")
They usually tilt the camera to the right so the Newshub logo isn’t shown or have a reporter stand on the roof to give the illusion it’s all from Prime. It would be nice if reporters out in the field made an effort to cover up the Newshub logo in their reports. ---
**Author:** ![lm123](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/9e8a1a/32.png) [@lm123](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/lm123)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/61 "2021-07-19T14:35:17Z")
Just rebrand the bulletin ‘Newshub on Prime’ or something like that. Sort of thought that sort of flexibility was part of the idea behind not tying the news brand name to the channel. ---
**Author:** ![ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/screentower/32/3358_2.png) [@ScreenTower](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ScreenTower)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390/63 "2021-07-31T05:31:51Z")
**(31/7-1/8/2021)** Sacha McNeil presented on Saturday and Heather Keats presented on Sunday. ![6382](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/d/2d30c4b7f7083d4f08ba16bb5c5001a04acf5716.jpeg) ![6383](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/5/95bd74529768fd2f152726ba4c132a1ac94cb0fd.jpeg) [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/news-first-sky-open-nz/1390.md?page=4)