I guess it is going, sigh another one bites the dust.
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I know Sinead said after they announced the deal with WBD that they would be keen to talk with Sky⌠but maybe that didnât go both ways lol
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Unlike WBD, Sky probably donât want to fork out a cent under the deal.
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They already are though for the Newshub product. I suspect itâs actually a logistical issue for Stuff.
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I donât think Sky pays at all. WBD was buying the airtime essentially and sold the spots.
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How much could they have possibly made from that? What a dud deal.
I think Sky was paying Eric Youngâs salary but I may be wrong.
All the content was essentially already there as it was Newshub aired anyway. Probably earned enough to make it worthwhile? (Although not for much longer)
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Iâm pretty sure he was paid by Mediaworks/WBD like everyone else. Would explain how he used to fill in for DG on the AM show a while back. I know he also did bits for Sky Sport on occasion, but I suspect the latter might have just been a separate side gig. I know he was off air for months when Prime News first moved to Mediaworks because of some contractual issues, which would back up my assertion.
Not that this really matters, I suppose. 
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There was some weird thing there where Eric was contracted to Sky News AU and they wouldnât release him. I think I do have it around the wrong way thought maybe thinking about it but I thought theyâd brought it back under their salary.
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Thatâs right they had Wayne Hay filling in on Prime for a while didnât they, when Mediaworks first took over production?
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That was a little odd in itself as I think Wayne was still with Al Jazeera then⌠presumably he must have been on some sort of break from them at the time.
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Simon Sheppard hosting tonightâs bulletin (5/6/2024).
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It appears Pawn Stars is the Mo-Fr replacement for news First.
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So theyâve given up all together? Donât put anything vaguely interesting or different at 5:30? They may as well bring back Hoganâs Heroes!
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So much for the weâll look into keeping news on Sky Open! Such a waste to let that audience built up over many years disappear. News First is probably the only programme on Sky Open that draws a large audience. Oh the tragedy of it all.
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I wonder if TVNZ were approached or had a look - could have been a revenue opportunity.
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they should put at least some news content on their. even if itâs not local - such as nbc nightly news
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Youâd be better off showing an australian news bulletin than US news not that I think either is a satisfactory state of affairs.
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Supposedly there have been talks between Sky and TVNZ in the past. But they obviously never led anywhereâŚ
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